Guelph Transit Page
Guelph Transit provides bus service in the city
of Guelph, home to 115,000 people. The
fifteen bus routes operate seven days a week, except holidays, on a
twenty-minute schedule from St. George’s Square, at the corner of Wyndham and
Quebec Streets in downtown Guelph. There
are 69 buses in the fleet, consisting of MCI Classics, Orion VI, and NovaBus LFS buses.
Guelph is also the westernmost terminal of GO Transit’s bus service,
providing commuter service and train connections to Hamilton, Toronto and other
communities in the GTA. These buses
depart from the central Bus Terminal on MacDonell
Street.
All photos are by the webmaster unless noted
otherwise.
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126 & 127 are two 1980 GM T6H-5307N, shown retired behind the Guelph Transit garage. These two buses were Guelph originals. (Photo by Orion 4, courtesy of Orion 4’s Transbus Gallery) |
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152 was a 1984 GM T6H-5307N, originally Anchorage People Mover 6102. It was spotted on Quebec Street near St. George’s Square in downtown Guelph on August 15, 2005. Guelph purchased five of these buses in 2001, along with five Classics from Quebec City, Longueuil and St. John’s. These buses and all GM New Looks have since been withdrawn from service. |
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153 was another ex-Anchorage New Look, originally 6106, shown on Wyndham Street turning onto Quebec Street on August 15, 2005. |
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115 is a 1984 GM TC40-102N, temporarily leased from Eastway Refurbishing in 2007 and again in the summer of 2008. This bus was originally an STCUQ bus from Quebec City and was parked at the Guelph Transit garage in this photo taken on October 4, 2008. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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116 is another 1984 GM Classic originally Quebec City, spotted at the Guelph Transit garage in November 2008. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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168 is a rebuilt 1986 GM TC-40102N, acquired second-hand from the Detroit DOT, spotted waiting for passengers on Wyndham Street on August 15, 2005. This bus was sold to a private owner after being retired in January 2009. |
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136 was a 1986 GM Classic, one of Guelph’s original buses shown on Quebec Street. These buses were the last ones to be equipped with rollsigns as opposed to digital headsigns. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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136 was spotted on Oct. 10, 2008, seen at St. George’s Square in downtown Guelph. |
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136 was seen again a short time later, turning from Wyndham Street onto Quebec Street on Oct. 10, 2008. This bus has since been retired along with all of Guelph’s GM Classics. |
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138 is one of Guelph’s original Classic buses, shown at St. George’s Square on August 15, 2005. This bus is a 1989 MCI TC-40102N. |
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277 was a 1986 GM TC40-102N leased from Eastway Refurbishing in 2008 and later returned. 277 was originally MRC de L'Assomption 28008 and is shown at the Guelph Transit garage on August 25, 2008. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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278 was another 1986 GM Classic temporarily leased from Eastway in 2008. This photo shows 278 in service on Wyndham Street in downtown Guelph. 278 was originally MRC de L'Assomption 28603. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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275 was originally OC Transpo 8772, a 1987 GM TC40-102N temporarily leased from Eastway in 2008. It is shown at the Guelph Transit garage on Sept. 9, 2008. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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276 was originally OC Transpo 8768, another 1987 GM Classic leased from Eastway in 2008 and later returned. This photo was taken in 2008, and shows the small rear window ordered on GM Classics in Ottawa and a few other cities across Canada. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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110 is a 1990 MCI Classic, originally UTA 9020 from Salt Lake City, Utah. It has been completely rebuilt and was acquired by Guelph Transit in 2007, and is shown on Wyndham Street. The ex-UTA buses are now the only Classics still in service with Guelph Transit in early 2010. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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142 is a 1992 Orion 05.501, the only Orion V in Guelph. It was originally a demonstrator, was purchased in 1996 and retired in February 2009. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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142 was spotted again in downtown Guelph in 2008. This bus was withdrawn from service in February 2009 and sold to Welland Transit to be used for parts. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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143 is a 1998 Orion 06.501, shown boarding riders on Quebec Street on August 15, 2005. The Orion VI buses are the oldest original Guelph buses in service in early 2010. |
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145 is another 1998 Orion VI, spotted on Wyndham Street turning onto Quebec Street on August 15, 2005. |
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171 is a 2003 NovaBus LFS, seen on Wyndham Street. This photo was taken on August 15, 2005. This was the first year that Guelph Transit purchased the LFS. |
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172 is another 2003 Nova LFS, spotted on Wyndham Street at Quebec Street on August 15, 2005. |
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174 is shown boarding passengers on Quebec Street at St. George’s Square in downtown Guelph on August 15, 2005. |
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179 is a 2004 NovaBus LFS, seen on Quebec Street on Oct. 10, 2008. |
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183 is a 2005 Nova LFS, spotted on Wyndham Street at St. George’s Square. This bus has been repainted into the new Guelph Transit livery, first seen on the 2008 LFS buses and subsequently applied to all of Guelph’s LFS. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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184 is another 2005 Nova LFS, shown on Nov. 20, 2005. This bus and 183 were originally ordered by Oshawa Transit but went to Guelph instead after being rejected. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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187 was spotted on Wyndham Street on Oct. 10, 2008. |
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190 is a 2006 Nova LFS, shown on Wyndham Street in downtown Guelph. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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191 is another 2006 LFS, spotted at St. George’s Square in downtown Guelph. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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192 was seen waiting for passengers on Wyndham Street on Oct. 10, 2008. |
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193 is shown at the main transfer point in downtown Guelph. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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193 was seen again on Wyndham Street at the main transfer point on Oct. 10, 2008. |
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194 was spotted on Wyndham Street at St. George’s Square on Oct. 10, 2008. |
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196 is a 2008 Nova LFS, seen waiting for riders at St. George’s Square on Oct. 10, 2008. These were the first Guelph LFS buses to feature the updated front end, with smaller headlamps spaced farther apart to make room for a bicycle rack. |
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197 is another 2008 LFS, shown at the St. George’s Square transfer point on Oct. 10, 2008, while still painted in the original colour scheme. |
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197 was spotted again in downtown Guelph, this time painted in the new livery. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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198 was spotted on Quebec Street on Oct. 10, 2008. |
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199 is a 2008 LFS, painted in the new scheme and seen on Wyndham Street at Quebec Street on Oct. 10, 2008. |
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203 is shown on Quebec Street in downtown Guelph. This bus was once used as a promotion vehicle for the bicycle racks. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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213 is a 2009 NovaBus LFS, spotted on Wyndham Street in downtown Guelph in August 2009. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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219 is another 2009 LFS, seen in downtown Guelph on March 17, 2009. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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220 is the last of the LFS buses purchased with the 2nd-generation design with the original rear end cap. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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222 is a 2010 NovaBus LFS seen on Quebec Street in downtown Guelph on October 13, 2010. This bus was one of four purchased in 2010, which feature the newly designed rear end cap with the full-width rear window. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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223 is another 2010 Nova LFS spotted on Wyndham Street at St. George’s Square. This photo was taken on October 4, 2010. (Photo by Orion 4) |
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224 was spotted in downtown Guelph on Oct. 10, 2010. (Photo by Orion 4) |
