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Durham Region Transit was formed on January 1^st, 2006, from the four transit agencies in the Regional Municipality of Durham: Clarington Transit, the Oshawa Transit Commission, Whitby Transit, and the Ajax-Pickering Transit Authority, which itself had been a merger of Ajax Transit and Pickering Transit in September 2001. There is also new service in the rural northern areas of the region to communities in the townships of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge. To serve a population of 561,000, there are about 200 buses in the fleet, mostly MCI Classic, Orion V and VI, and NovaBus LFS vehicles inherited from the four predecessors. In addition, Durham Region Transit has placed several recent orders for New Flyer D40LF and Xcelsior buses as part of a consortium of several mid-sized southern Ontario transit systems, which purchase nearly identical buses in order to reduce costs for the individual agencies.

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Ajax-Pickering Transit Authority

	2037 (ex-Pickering 916) was a 1982 Orion 01.508 that was rebuilt in 1997 with an Orion V body by Mississauga Truck & Bus. It is seen at the Pickering GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8037 before being retired in November 2007.
	2036 (ex-Pickering 921) was a 1987 Orion 01.507, spotted at the Pickering GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus is still painted in the Pickering Transit livery. This bus was numbered DRT 8036 before being retired.
	2028 (ex-Ajax 912) was a 1989 New Flyer D40, seen at the Pickering GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8028 before being retired in February 2008.
	2023 (ex-Ajax 915) was a 1991 Orion 05.501 repainted into the new APTA scheme, spotted at the Ajax GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8023 and was retired in March 2008 because of frame corrosion.
	2016 (ex-Ajax 917) is a 1994 Orion 05.501 still painted in the old Ajax Transit livery. This photo was taken on Sept. 3, 2003, at the Ajax GO terminal. This bus became DRT 8016 and was retired in May 2010.
	2001 (ex-Pickering 931) is a 1999 Orion 06.501, seen at the Pickering GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8001.
	2004 (ex-Pickering 934) is another 1999 Orion VI, shown leaving the Pickering GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8004.
	2006 (ex-Pickering 936) was spotted waiting for riders at the Pickering GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8006.
	2007 (ex-Pickering 937) was spotted waiting for passengers at the Pickering GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus is now DRT 8007.
	2010 (ex-Ajax 9022) is a 1999 Orion VI, and is shown at the Ajax GO terminal on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8010.

Clarington Transit

	98 is formerly STCUQ 8510, a 1985 GM TC-40102N rebuilt by Dupont Trolley, and fit with a rooftop air conditioner. It is shown on Church Street near Division Street in Bowmanville on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus became DRT 8098 before being retired and sold to Transit Windsor in 2008, where it is still running as bus 566.
	99, formerly Detroit DOT 1942, is a rebuilt 1986 GM TC-40102N. It is seen at the Church Street transfer point on Sept. 3, 2003. This bus, which became DRT 8099, was retired in March 2008 and subsequently became Transit Windsor 565.

Oshawa Transit Commission

	112 was a 1977 GM T6H-5307N, which was on display on the front lawn of the DRT Oshawa garage on Raleigh Avenue at Farewell Street for several years before being scrapped in 2012. This bus was painted for the Festival of Murals, with pictures highlighting the history and community spirit in the largely industrial city of Oshawa. Despite having been retired and parked outside for several years, this bus appears to be in excellent shape in this photo taken on Oct. 9, 2008.
	146 was a 1981 GM T6H-5307N, originally Denver RTD 4900, spotted on Simcoe Street in downtown Oshawa on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus is shown still equipped with a roof-mounted air conditioner, but it was probably not connected. 146 was retired before Durham Region Transit was formed.
	127 was a 1988 MCI TC-40102N, spotted waiting for passengers at the Oshawa Centre on Sept. 4, 2003. This bus became DRT 8127 and was withdrawn from service in June 2008.
	128 was another 1988 MCI Classic, seen on Church Street in Bowmanville on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus was numbered DRT 8128 before being retired in April 2008.
	131 was a 1990 Orion 05.501, seen boarding riders on King Street in Oshawa on Sept. 2, 2003.
	131 is seen again at the Oshawa Centre of Sept. 2, 2003. Unlike the later Orion V buses, this bus was not equipped with air conditioning. This bus became DRT 8131 before being retired in December 2011.
	133 was a 1991 Orion V, equipped with A/C, spotted at the Oshawa Centre on Sept. 4, 2003. This bus was renumbered 8133 after the formation of Durham Region Transit and was retired in February 2012.
	141 was a 1992 Orion V, shown waiting for riders at the Oshawa Centre on Sept. 4, 2003. This bus was later DRT 8141 and has been retired.
	154 is a 2002 NovaBus LFS, shown on King Street on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus became DRT 8154 and is shown in the DRT section below.
	159 is another 2002 LFS, and was seen on Simcoe Street on September 2, 2003. This bus is now DRT 8159.
	160 is shown on Bond Street on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus is now DRT 8160.

Whitby Transit

	1708 was a 1975 GM T6H-4523A, formerly from Harrisburg, PA, and is a shown parked with an unidentified ex-Brantford New Look in the Coach Canada lot on Victoria Street East on Sept. 2, 2003.
	8704 was a 1987 Orion 01.508, spotted just after arriving on Colborne Street East on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus became DRT 8304 before being retired in March 2007.
	8819 was a 1988 MCI TC-40102A, originally Queen Surface Transit 943 and purchased from Dupont Trolley in 2005, painted in the most recent Whitby Transit livery. This photo was taken at the Whitby GO station on Oct. 12, 2005. This bus was renumbered DRT bus 8319 and was retired in January 2010.
	8908 was a 1989 MCI TC-40102N, shown boarding passengers on Green Street on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus was later DRT 8308 and was retired in January 2010.
	9013 was a 1990 Orion 05.501, seen waiting for riders on Green Street on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus was renumbered DRT 8313 and was retired in August 2008.
	9116 was a 1991 Orion V, spotted on October 12, 2005, at the Whitby GO station. This bus became DRT 8316 before being retired in September 2008.
	9217 was a 1993 MCI Classic, shown at Whitby GO on Oct. 12, 2005. This bus was renumbered DRT 8317 and was retired in January 2010.
	9732 was a 1997 Orion V, part of a rejected order for WMATA in Washington, DC, shown at the Whitby GO station on October 12, 2005. This bus is shown painted in the then-new Whitby Transit livery, but it soon became DRT 8332 before being retired in January 2009. Before being acquired by Whitby Transit, this bus had been Coach USA/Red & Tan Lins 1016 and Coach Canada 21016.
	9821 is a 1998 Orion 06.501, spotted loading passengers on Green Street on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus is now DRT 8321.
	9822 is another 1998 Orion VI, spotted on Dunlop Street East at Brock Street South on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus became DRT 8322.
	0427 is a 2004 NovaBus LFS, seen at the Whitby GO station on October 12, 2005. LFS buses were popular with Oshawa Transit, and these were the first purchased by the Town of Whitby. The LFS was also the first new bus model acquired by Durham Region Transit. This bus is now DRT 8327.

Durham Region Transit

	8125 (ex-OTC 125) was a 1988 MCI Classic, retired in March 2008 and shown parked at the Raleigh garage on Oct. 9, 2008.
	8132 (ex-OTC 132) was a 1990 Orion V, seen parked inside the DRT Oshawa garage on Raleigh Avenue on Oct. 9, 2008. This bus was retired in January 2012.
	8138 and 8139 were 1992 Orion V buses, shown retired and parked outside Raleigh garage on Sept. 6, 2012, after having been retired the previous May and July respectively.
	8141, 8142 and 8144 were three 1994 Orion V, seen parked at the Raleigh garage with 8619 on August 2, 2013. These buses were retired in November and December 2013, with 8142 being the last Orion V is service in Oshawa until its withdrawal on Dec. 31, 2013.
	8142 is shown parked at the Raleigh garage on August 2, 2013.
	8013 (ex-APTA 2013, originally Ajax 920) was a 1994 Orion V shown at the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007. This bus was withdrawn from service in July 2012.
	8003 (ex-APTA 2003, originally Pickering 933) is a 1999 Orion VI, spotted at the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8011 (ex-APTA 2011, originally Ajax 9023) is another 1999 Orion VI, seen leaving the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8145 (ex-OTC 145) was a 2001 Orion V, shown boarding riders at the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007. This bus was retired in April 2012.
	8050 (ex-APTA 2050) is a 2003 Orion V, seen laying up at the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8154 (ex-OTC 154) is a 2002 NovaBus LFS, the same bus shown in the OTC section above. This photo was taken at the Raleigh garage on Oct. 9, 2008.
	8161 (ex-OTC 161) is a 2004 Nova LFS, seen parked at the Raleigh garage on Oct. 9, 2009.
	8166 (ex-OTC 166) is another 2004 NovaBus LFS spotted waiting for passengers at the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8401 is a 2007 New Flyer D40LF, the first bus purchased by DRT after the merger. It was spotted parked at the DRT Oshawa garage on Raleigh Avenue on Oct. 9, 2008.
	8429 is another 2007 New Flyer D40LF, shown at the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8430 was spotted waiting to resume service at the Ajax GO terminal on Oct. 15, 2007.
	8523 is a 2012 New Flyer XD40 Xcelsior, shown parked at the Raleigh garage on Sept. 6, 2012. This bus in one of forty-five Xcelsior buses to have entered DRT service since 2011, in addition to twenty-six buses ordered for the Pulse bus rapid transit service that started in June 2013.
	8603 is a 2013 New Flyer XD40, seen parked at the Raleigh garage on August 2, 2013.
	8619 is another 2013 NFI Xclesior, spotted parked at the Raleigh garage on August 2, 2013. These buses are reserved exclusively for the Pulse rapid transit service along Highway 2 between downtown Oshawa and Scarborough.

Miscellaneous Buses

	These two Coach Canada Orion V buses were spotted in the Coach Canada lot on Victoria Street East in Whitby on Sept. 2, 2003. On the left is 21016, which would later become Whitby Transit 9732, and 21006 is on the right.
	21004 is another Coach Canada Orion V, spotted at Whitby GO on October 12, 2005.

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