Rollsigns from Peterborough, ON |
The Peterborough and Ashburnham Street Railway Company first operated transit service in August of 1893. The franchise was later awarded to Canadian General Electric, the competing bidder for service, who in turn, acquired the P&ASRC. In 1901, the City of Peterborough revoked CGE's franchise. The Peterborough Radial Railway was then introduced in 1902. First privately owned, the city acquired the service on March 1, 1916 and ran it until March 31, 1927 (operations were transferred to the Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario in 1926). For a short time in 1927, a company called Cooney and Jopling operated temporary bus service, until the contract was finally awarded to Border Transit Ltd. that same year. Border Transit continued to provide service until 1978, when the service was taken over by the City of Peterborough, and the Peterborough Transit that runs today was placed under the control of the city's transportation division. |
This mylar side route sign is dated March 20, 1975. It has 20 exposures. Interesting note: The "School Bus" exposure cannot be backlit, as the black that is used for the text fully extends the width of the sign underneath the yellow colouring. Its sign tag is shown below. |
This mylar side route sign was recovered from the Peterborough Municipal Storage yard (with permission) from 1973 built GMC T6H-4523N #70 (photographed, below). The sign is dated December 22, 1977 and has 19 exposures. The "Portage" exposure was a later addition to the original rollsign. It's sign tag is shown below. |
This mylar front route sign is dated October 12, 1983. It has 27 exposures. All the readings from "Portage" to the end of the sign are later additions to the original rollsign. Its sign tag is shown below. |
This mylar front route sign was recovered from the Peterborough Municipal Storage yard (with permission) from 1977 built GMC T6H-4523N #82 (At the time, bus #82 was the only bus retired after receiving their new colour scheme). The sign is dated February 6, 2003 and has 22 exposures. It's sign tag is shown below. |
Peterborough Transit 1973 built GMC New Look #70 is seen exiting the downtown Peterborough bus terminal onto eastbound Simcoe Street on June 29, 1999. This bus housed the second side sign, seen above, right. |