| Rollsigns from Brampton, ON |
| Brampton has had a number of operators since its inauguration in the 1920's. Conventional transit service began in the 1950's. It went through five private operators until the City of Brampton finally took over operations, including service in Bramalea, in 1974. It's current incarnation began service on January 1, 1976, and runs to this date. |
This front route and destination
mylar rollsign is off 1977 GMC
T6H-4523N #7751. It has no
print date. It has 35 exposures.
mylar rollsign is off 1977 GMC
T6H-4523N #7751. It has no
print date. It has 35 exposures.
| An interesting note about the blue and red signs: The ink used to print them appears to have been water-based. It was common to see white streaks on these signs as a result of water leaking through the bus's clearance lights onto it, essentially erasing the ink. |
This mylar side route
rollsign is off 1975
GMC T6H-4523N
#7532. The sign has
no print date. It has
26 exposures.
rollsign is off 1975
GMC T6H-4523N
#7532. The sign has
no print date. It has
26 exposures.
This front route and destination mylar
rollsign is off 1977 GMC T6H-4523N
#7751. It has no print date, but with
the addition of the "3 McLaughlin"
exposure, it would place its print date
from sometime in 1989. It has 36
exposures.
rollsign is off 1977 GMC T6H-4523N
#7751. It has no print date, but with
the addition of the "3 McLaughlin"
exposure, it would place its print date
from sometime in 1989. It has 36
exposures.
This front route and destination mylar
rollsign has 38 exposures. The original
section has no print date, but would be
from 1989, like the third sign. The
addition of route 77 at the end was
manufactured by Multilite, and is dated
May 1990. It's sign tag is shown below.
rollsign has 38 exposures. The original
section has no print date, but would be
from 1989, like the third sign. The
addition of route 77 at the end was
manufactured by Multilite, and is dated
May 1990. It's sign tag is shown below.
| Brampton Transit 1975 built GMC T6H-4523N #7532, the bus the side sign shown above came from, is seen with others stored out of service and retired at the Brampton Transit yard on July 12, 1994. |
This front route and destination mylar
rollsign has 37 exposures. The original
section has no print date, but predates
the 1989 update that included route 3.
The addition of route 77 at the end was
manufactured by Multilite, and is dated
May 1990. Its sign tag is shown below
rollsign has 37 exposures. The original
section has no print date, but predates
the 1989 update that included route 3.
The addition of route 77 at the end was
manufactured by Multilite, and is dated
May 1990. Its sign tag is shown below
BRAMPTON TRANSIT
90131/MAY 1990
MULTILITE PRODUCTS,
TORONTO
MADE IN CANADA
90131/MAY 1990
MULTILITE PRODUCTS,
TORONTO
MADE IN CANADA
BRAMPTON TRANSIT
90131/MAY 1990
MULTILITE PRODUCTS,
TORONTO
MADE IN CANADA
90131/MAY 1990
MULTILITE PRODUCTS,
TORONTO
MADE IN CANADA
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This mint condition jumbo front route and destination mylar rollsign was from a special order placed for
some second- hand NewFlyer D40-91 suburban buses purchased from GO Transit after their retirement.
The width of these signs was designed to fit in to the destination side of the sign display only. Unlike the
GO Transit ones, there was no corresponding "via" sign printed. In most cases, the original GO Transit
rollsign was left either blank, or on the "BRAMPTON" exposure.
Another interesting note: The rollsign's format was designed to replicate the format of British double
decker buses. It was influenced by Branpton Transit's long time employee and transit fan, Paul Bateson,
who was from England. This rollsign is dated March 15, 2000, and has 66 exposures. It's sign tag and a
photo of one of the NewFlyer buses that had these signs is shown below.
some second- hand NewFlyer D40-91 suburban buses purchased from GO Transit after their retirement.
The width of these signs was designed to fit in to the destination side of the sign display only. Unlike the
GO Transit ones, there was no corresponding "via" sign printed. In most cases, the original GO Transit
rollsign was left either blank, or on the "BRAMPTON" exposure.
Another interesting note: The rollsign's format was designed to replicate the format of British double
decker buses. It was influenced by Branpton Transit's long time employee and transit fan, Paul Bateson,
who was from England. This rollsign is dated March 15, 2000, and has 66 exposures. It's sign tag and a
photo of one of the NewFlyer buses that had these signs is shown below.
BRAMPTON TRANSIT
P.O.# 0000023335
MULTISCREEN #12131
MARCH 15/2000
FRONT SIGN CURTAIN
MANUFACTURED BY
MULTISCREEN INT'L INC.
MADE IN CANADA
P.O.# 0000023335
MULTISCREEN #12131
MARCH 15/2000
FRONT SIGN CURTAIN
MANUFACTURED BY
MULTISCREEN INT'L INC.
MADE IN CANADA
| Brampton Transit NewFlyer D40-91 #9176, one of five former 1900 series GO Transit buses picked up by Brampton in 2000 and showing a rollsign from the same order as the one here, is seen at the Bramalea City Center terminal on May 23, 2002. |
