Rollsigns from Mississauga, ON P A G E 1 o f 2 |
Transit in Mississauga was originally operated by the Toronto and York Railway. Service began in 1905, operating interurban railway cars between Port Credit and Toronto. During this run, a number of bus companies offered supplemental services in the area: From 1922 to 1927, the competing bus lines of the Lake Shore Motor Bus Company and White Star Transit Company operated service to the Toronto and York Railway Mimico division, and Red Bus Lines operated parallel service between Toronto and Port Credit until 1928, when Gray Coach Lines took over the service. In 1935, the Toronto Transportation Commission operated bus service between the Long Branch terminal in southwest Etobicoke to a bus loop just west of Hurontario St on the southeast corner of Lake Shore Rd. and Pine St. South in Port Credit. (A small car dealership occupies the land where the loop once existed.) In 1955, Arrow Bus Lines operated three buses over one route in Port Credit and Cooksville until the fall of 1968 when Charterways Transportation Ltd. took over the service. Meanwhile, Georgetown Transportation Company was contracted to operate one route in the Malton area. Mississauga Transit as it is known today began on September 2 1969, first operated by Charterways, then taken over by the City of Mississauga, when the city was incorporated in 1974. Mississauga Transit didn't pay much regard to their bus's side destination signs, as shown by the rather large variety of dates listed. All of these signs were acquired from a Hamilton, Ontario scrap yard over a very short period of time. |
This mylar side route sign is off of 1974 built GMC T6H-5307N #2045. Its print date is May 29, 1974, just days after the City of Mississauga and Mississauga Transit were incorporated. It has 18 exposures. Its sign tag is shown below. |
This mylar side destination sign is off of 1976 built Flyer D800A #2074. It is dated March 16, 1975, and it has 16 exposures. Its sign tag is shown below. |
This mylar side route sign is off of 1976 built GMC T6H-5307N #2066. Its dated January 28, 1976, making it likely this was the one and only side sign to occupy this vehicle. It has 25 exposures. This series introduced the orange route numbers on the front and side rollsigns. Its sign tag is shown below. |
This mylar side route/destination sign (for some reason) was installed on 1974 built Toronto Transit Commission Flyer D800A #8000, after it was retired and sold to a movie vehicle company. Its print date is August 26, 1975, and it has 25 exposures. Its sign tag is shown below. |
This mylar side rollsign is off of 1977 built GMC T6H-5307N #2104. Its print date is April 18, 1977, making it likely this was the one and only side sign to occupy this vehicle. It has 25 exposures. At this time, Mississauga Transit's front signs had a similar layout to this side sign. The image of this sign has been drawn to scale, but has been enlarged slightly compared the signs to the left, to better show detail. Its sign tag is shown below. |
This rare "Charterways of Mississauga" mylar side destination sign is off of 1973 built GMC T6H-5307N #2032. Its print date is August 15, 1973, about 10 months before the City of Mississauga, and Mississauga Transit were incorporated. It has 19 exposures. Its sign tag is shown below. |
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