The RTCS, standing for Régie du transport en commun de Shawinigan and formerly the RITCCM, is a sub-agency of Autobus LPR, a charter bus company based in Shawinigan. Autobus LPR also provides school buses and highway coaches for various excursions. The RTCS fleet has seven buses, consisting of four GM and MCI Classics and three ElDorado E-Z Rider II MAX buses. There are two weekday routes and one weekend-and-summer route which serve the communities of Shawinigan, Shawinigan-Sud, St-Georges and Grand-Mère.
All photos by the webmaster.
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1004 is a 1986 GM Classic, seen here at the Collège de Shawinigan on Sept. 28, 2002. This bus was originally purchased as 1004-86, but the last two digits in the fleet number had been dropped by 1990. |
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TUM-05 is a 1990 MCI Classic, originally numbered 1005, seen at La Plaza de la Mauricie on Sept. 16, 2010. This bus has been repainted into the new RTCS livery. |
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1007 is a 1994 NovaBus Classic, formerly Autobus La Québécoise 9496, spotted waiting at the Collège de Shawinigan on Sept. 28, 2002. This bus has fibreglass seats with no inserts of any kind, as one can see through the windshield of the bus. Both 1004 and 1007 have been retired from service. |
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TUM-09 is a 2010 El Dorado E-Z Rider II MAX, shown loading riders at the Collège de Shawinigan on Sept. 16, 2010. This bus is one of three El Dorado buses purchased by the RTCS and placed into service in February 2010. |
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10 is another 2010 E-Z Rider II, seen at the Collège de Shawinigan on Sept. 16, 2010. |
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11 was spotted at La Plaza de la Mauricie on Sept. 16, 2010. |
