Rollsigns from Welland, ON
Public transportation in the Welland area began with the Niagara, Welland and Lake Erie Railway
Company in January of 1912. This service ran until it was discontinued sometime around the end
of June or the beginning of July in 1930. A short lived replacement bus service was operated by
F.I. Wherry after that time. Welland transit as it exists today began on November 19, 1973 with a
contracted service operated by the privately owned Metro Niagara Transit, but funded by the city.
In 1977 the city assumed full control over all operations. Recent Welland Transit contracted
services have included service in Port Colborne, introduced on March 31, 2008, and trial service
to Pelham on September 2, 2008. This trial service to Pelham was later discontinued on August 31,
2009. Additional shared service on Niagara Transit's Route 12 commenced on September 12, 2011.
On the same date, Niagara Region Transit commenced operations, initially providing intermunicipal
routes around the region. On January 1, 2023, Niagara Region Transit took control of all transit
services provided in the Niagara Region, including the local services in Niagara Falls and
St. Catharines, with additional links to Fort Erie and Port Colborne.
Although unconfirmed, this mylar side route sign is
likely off one of their GMC New Look buses. It has
no print date. The sign has 21 exposures. The last
three exposures were painted on the sign later.
Welland Transit 1980 built GMC T6H-4523N #128 (ex Whatcom of
Bellingham, Washington #883, acquired in 1997), showing a side
sign similar to the one here, is seen at the downtown Welland
terminal, at East Main Street and Dorothy Street, in December of
2000. All the GMC buses in Welland have since been retired.