Rollsigns from Toronto, ON
Streetcar System - Page 2
This mylar front destination sign is dated October 10, 1979,
making it one of the first issue CLRV signs to be purchased
by the TTC. It has 81 exposures. Its sign tag is shown below.
When the PCC's started to show their age the TTC introduced the Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) to their fleet. Originally designed by the Urban Transit
Development Corporation, these stylized cars made their introduction in 1978. The first six, numbered 4000 to 4005, were manufactured by "Schweizerische
Industrie Gesellschaft" (German for "Swiss Industrial Company"), commonly known by just "SIG". As more PCC's were retired, an additional 190 cars were
purchased from 1979 to 1981 to add to the original six. They were built by Hawker-Siddeley and based off the design of the original six. In 1982, the Urban
Transportation Development Corp. (UTDC) designed a prototype articulated CLRV. Numbered 4900 and equipped with a flipdot front sign, this demonstrator
vehicle ran from the Summer of 1982 to the Winter of 1983. This demonstration run led to the TTC adding 52 Articulated Light Rail Vehicles (ALRV's) to the
fleet between 1987 and 1989. These cars primarily served the heavier Queen Street and Bathurst Street routes. In 2009, the TTC began a program to
modernize their streetcar fleet. New Bombardier built "Flexity Outlook" five segment articulated low floor streetcars were chosen as the design for the new
vehicles, and the first two of them entered service on the 510 Spadina line on August 31, 2014. With enough of the new Flexity cars delivered, the last ALRVs
were retired from service on September 2, 2019. Cars #4204 and #4207 made the farewell run. Finally the CLRVs made their last run on December 29, 2019,
ending 42 years of reliable service to the City of Toronto. One of the original six "SIG" cars, #4001, was the final CLRV to exit service. After their retirement,
13 CLRVs and two ALRVs were preserved by various museums or in private ownership. Of those, two CLRVs and one ALRV were preserved by the TTC.
The TTC's CLRV and ALRV streetcars were the last surface vehicles to use rollsigns in the fleet. The new Flexity cars are equipped with LED electronic signs.
This set of mylar signs were received in "mint condition" having never been installed in a streetcar. All three signs have a print date of November 2, 1999. When
the TTC introduced system-wide overnight service in the city called the "Blue Night Network", the overnight routes received 300 series route numbers and had
blue background exposures. By 1999, the TTC had retired nearly all buses that had rollsigns. With their bus fleet being nearly 100% electronic signs, the idea
of a blue exposure for Blue Night routes became redundant. - This set of signs is the first series to be printed after the use of the blue background for the 300
series "Blue Night" routes was stopped. As shown, the 300 series numbers have a black background like the day service 500 series routes.

The front sign (left) and side sign (middle) each have 115 exposures. The rear number sign (right) has 19 exposures. Their respective sign tags are shown below.
U.T.D.C.
FRONT CURTAIN
PO 1837
10/10/79 TRANSIGN
T.T.C.
TTC P.O.# PC0030269
MULTISCREEN # 11960-A
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
FRONT - STREETCAR

MANUFACTURED BY
MULTISCREEN INT'L INC.

MADE IN CANADA
T.T.C.
TTC P.O.# PC0030269
MULTISCREEN # 11960-B
NOVEMBER 2  1999
SIDE - STREETCAR

MANUFACTURED BY
MULTISCREEN INT'L INC.

MADE IN CANADA
T.T.C.
TTC P.O.# PC0030269
MULTISCREEN # 11960-C
NOVEMBER 2, 1999
REAR - STREETCAR

MANUFACTURED BY
MULTISCREEN INT'L INC.

MADE IN CANADA
Toronto Transit Commission's Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) #4072,
seen displaying rollsigns from the same order as the last three on this
page, is posed westbound on Queens Quay West at Lower Spadina Rd.
far side, for the opening day tour of the new 509 Route on July 29, 2000.
to go to the earliest
Toronto Transit Commission
electronic sign list page.