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This page is meant to be a source of information on the history of public transit in Toronto – The material will be posted in chronological order and will include articles, stories, images, and videos - Please feel free to contribute or comment This page is meant to be a source of information and a place for comment and discussion on the history of transit in Toronto, and as a way of promoting my websites; TorontoTransitBlog.com and SmarterTracks.com

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Throwback commute on the TTC!

📸: City of Toronto Archives

17/09/2022

TTC buses heading southbound on Mount Pleasant Road at Belsize Drive in 1922 and the same spot in 2019.

Toronto's first generation of electric buses began service on June 19, 1922 on the Mount Pleasant route. The experimental buses were so successful that the "trackless trolleys" ran themselves out of service, as the ridership grew to a point where the TTC felt that streetcars were required. On November 3, 1925, an extension of the St. Clair streetcar entered service, bringing an end to the short-lived Mount Pleasant route. It would be another twenty-two years before trolley buses ran again.

Out of the four 1st generation of TTC trolley coaches, only one survives in a museum today. TTC bus #23 is currently at the Halton County Radial Railway and undergoing restoration.

1922 photo is from the Toronto Archives.
2019 photo was taken by Trevor the Time-Traveler.

08/09/2022

Someone in Toronto recently found a TTC subway transfer from 69 years ago, and it just might be the oldest subway ticket out there. The transfer d...

25/09/2021

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