Ottawa Transportation Commission
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Ottawa Transportation Commission was the public transit operator for the city of Ottawa from 1948 until the creation of OC Transpo in 1973.
OTC took over streetcar operations from the Ottawa Electric Railway Company, but they were gradually abandoned for trolley bus and bus operations. Some streetcars were sold to the Toronto Transit Commission.
Fleet
Electric Trolley Bus Roster
Trolley Bus operation began December 15, 1951, and ran until June 27, 1959
Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Motors | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-10 | 1951 | CC&F | T-48A | ? | 2001-05 sold to Kitchener Transit in 1959, 2006-10 sold to Toronto Transit Commission in 1959 |
Streetcar Roster
Streetcar operation continued on from the Ottawa Electric Railway and ran until May 1, 1959
Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Length | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Trucks | Notes |
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650 | 49'6" | 1911 | Ottawa Car Company | 500 Series | Brill 27-FE-1 | DTSE 2-man wood car acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1953. | |
651-656, 658-666, 668-669, 680-682 | 49'6" | 1913 | Ottawa Car Company | 600 Series | Brill 27-FE-1 | DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-58. | |
683-686, 688-690, 693-695 | 49'6" | 1915 | Ottawa Car Company | 600 Series | Brill 27-FE-1 | DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-59. | |
691-692, 696 | 49'6" | 1917 | Ottawa Car Company | 600 Series | Brill 27-FE-1 | DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-58. 696 preserved by OC Transpo, being restored. | |
800-821 | 45'3" | 1924-25 | Ottawa Car Company | 800 Series | CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E) | DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. | |
822-843 | 45'3" | 1926 | Ottawa Car Company | 800 Series | CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E) | DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1958-59. 825 preserved by Seashore Trolley Museum, 829 sold to a Toronto restaurant, front third of 831 bought by OC Transpo in 1985 but scrapped 1999. | |
850-869, 880-881 | 45'3" | 1927 | Ottawa Car Company | 800 Series | CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E) | DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. 854 preserved by Canada Science & Tech Museum, 859 preserved by Canadian Railway Museum. | |
901-906,908-910 | 45'3" | 1933 | Ottawa Car Company | 900 Series | Brill 77-E | DTSE 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. #905 preserved and to be restored. | |
911-916,918-923 | 45'3" | 1934 | Ottawa Car Company | 900 Series | Brill 77-E | DTSE 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. #921 is reported to be at Lac Huot, QC | |
1000-1003 | 45'6" | 1947 | Ottawa Car Company | 1000 Series | Brill 77-E | DTSE Closed 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. |
Demo Buses
Fleet Number(s) |
Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | 1961 | GMDD | TDH-5301 | ? | ? | Arrived 1961? | |
500 | 1960 | CC&F | TD-51 | ? | ? | Arrived 1960? | |
5097 | 1965 | Canadair-Flxible | CL-218 | ? | ? | Montreal Transportation Commission. Arrived ?. |