| Rollsigns from the late John McDonnell Custom Made, Each One of a Kind |
| This mylar side route sign is a replica of an original Kitchener (Ontario) Public Utilities Commission linen side rollsign he used to own. The original rollsign was from 1969 built GMDD T6H-5305 "New Look" #691. The original rollsign was damaged by water. This rollsign's tag is shown below. |
| John McDonnell was an avid collector of transit related memorabilia among other things. Among his collection were several custom made rollsigns. When he passed away in 2019, his will stated that many rollsigns from his collection including these custom made ones shown here, were to be donated to Rollsign Gallery. He was a big fan and supporter of the site, and knew they would be in good hands and well preserved in my possession. He was a good friend, and will be sorrowfully missed. |
This mylar front rollsign is an extended replica of a Toronto Transit Commission electric trolley bus linen
designed for the TTC's 1970 built Western Flyer E700A #9210. Its sign tag is shown below. The original
rollsign made up the first section of this replica, up to the "SHORT TURN 89S WESTON" exposure.
The second "GARAGE" exposure is extra. The second section of exposures contains newer routes and
branches as well as the vintage "YONGE 97" trolley coach route.
The third section shows the coloured special exposures that diesel bus rollsigns had, as well as the
"Toronto The Better Way" exposure from the TTC's "InfoBus".
The final four exposures are ones personal to John McDonnell, featuring the 514 exposure with his wife's
name, the 51 and 4127 exposures with some Kitchener area towns, and "DAYTONA EXPRESS" for Florida.
The original TTC rollsign was also donated to Rollsign Gallery by John McDonnell, and can be seen here.
designed for the TTC's 1970 built Western Flyer E700A #9210. Its sign tag is shown below. The original
rollsign made up the first section of this replica, up to the "SHORT TURN 89S WESTON" exposure.
The second "GARAGE" exposure is extra. The second section of exposures contains newer routes and
branches as well as the vintage "YONGE 97" trolley coach route.
The third section shows the coloured special exposures that diesel bus rollsigns had, as well as the
"Toronto The Better Way" exposure from the TTC's "InfoBus".
The final four exposures are ones personal to John McDonnell, featuring the 514 exposure with his wife's
name, the 51 and 4127 exposures with some Kitchener area towns, and "DAYTONA EXPRESS" for Florida.
The original TTC rollsign was also donated to Rollsign Gallery by John McDonnell, and can be seen here.
JOHN MCDONNELL
PO 091592
D1814-MA
12/5/92 TRANSIGN
PO 091592
D1814-MA
12/5/92 TRANSIGN
| TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISION T14 P.O. E700A 9210 SGL. FRONT CURTAIN 5/09 TRANSIGN LLC |
This mylar front rollsign was created by John McDonnell to be an all-time list of in house designed red sign exposures used
by Kitchener Transit (Kitchener, Ontario being his home city) throughout the history of these signs, from 1982 to 1996. A
three webpage collection of in-service used Kitchener Transit rollsign can be seen starting here. The last seven exposures
were his own additions to the list that had personal meaning. The exposures "TRAINING VEHICLE", "KITCHENER TRANSIT
ROADEO" and "KITCHENER TRANSIT" didn't appear on any actual rollsign. This sign has a print date of May, 2009. It has
99 exposures. The image of this sign was created from the original PDF file sent to Transign to create the actual rollsign.
by Kitchener Transit (Kitchener, Ontario being his home city) throughout the history of these signs, from 1982 to 1996. A
three webpage collection of in-service used Kitchener Transit rollsign can be seen starting here. The last seven exposures
were his own additions to the list that had personal meaning. The exposures "TRAINING VEHICLE", "KITCHENER TRANSIT
ROADEO" and "KITCHENER TRANSIT" didn't appear on any actual rollsign. This sign has a print date of May, 2009. It has
99 exposures. The image of this sign was created from the original PDF file sent to Transign to create the actual rollsign.
| KITCHENER TRANSIT PO# 8507 D7000 MA FRONT TRANSIGN LLC 5/09 |
