134 Tapscott Route History

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134 TAPSCOTT Route History
by Jeffrey Kay From Transfer Points, Vol XVII, No. 2, February 1991

March 23, 1985

A new route replacing the 43 KENNEDY route (Progress branch) east of Scarborough Centre Station. Buses run between Scarborough Centre and Finch Avenue via Progress, Markham Road, Sheppard Avenue, Washburn Way and Tapscott, looping via Tapscott, Newgale, Finchdene Square, Finch, Baldoon and Crow Trail.

TAPSCOTT	134	FINCH SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Monday through Saturday, 18 hours/day

January 5, 1986

Sunday and holiday service introduced.

TAPSCOTT	134	FINCH SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Daily, 18 hours/day

April 19, 1987

Evening and weekend looping at Finch revised to provide a service to the Finch Avenue/Neilson Road area. Buses run from Scarborough Centre Station over the existing routing to Crow Trail & Tapscott, and loop via Tapscott, Finch, Neilson and Crow Trail.

TAPSCOTT	134	FINCH SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Monday through Saturday, 12 hours/day
TAPSCOTT VIA FINCH	134A	NEILSON SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Monday through Friday, 6 hours (evenings only) Saturday & Sunday, 18 hours/day

March 14, 1988

The Finch loop is revised, with buses now loop via Tapscott, Newgale, the north side of Finchdene Square, Finch, Baldoon and Crow Trail.

March 13, 1989

Weekday evening buses now use the 134 branch loop via Finchdene Square.

TAPSCOTT	134	FINCH SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Monday through Friday, 18 hours/day
TAPSCOTT VIA FINCH	134A	NEILSON SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Saturday & Sunday, 18 hours/day

October 30, 1989

Saturday morning trips--between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.--operate over an extended loop at Finch Avenue, via Newgale, Finchdene Square, Finch, Neilson, and Crow Trail.

February 19, 1990

Rush hour service is extended north into the Ironside Crescent industrial area. Buses continue north of Finch Avenue on Tapscott, and loop clockwise via McNicoll and Ironside, returning south via Tapscott, Newgale, Finchdene, Finch, Baldoon and Crow Trail.

TAPSCOTT	134	FINCH SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Monday through Friday, midday & evening
TAPSCOTT VIA FINCH	134A	NEILSON SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Saturday & Sunday, 18 hours/day
TAPSCOTT	134B	McNICOLL SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
rush hours only

April 1, 1990

The Finch Avenue/Neilson Road looping is replaced by an extended 133 NEILSON route. All off-peak trips use the 134 branch loop at Finchdene Square.

TAPSCOTT	134	FINCH SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
Daily, 18 hours/day, except rush hours
TAPSCOTT	134B	McNICOLL SCARBOROUGH CENTRE
rush hours only

The above information is drawn from Toronto Transit Commission maps, TTC Headlights--now called Rider News--and pocket timetables in both the Toronto Transportation Society's and the author's collection.

Can you help with other Route Histories? Our sources do not detail the many short turn services operated on some of the longer routes during the 1950s and 1960s. Many of these routes also operated both local and express services at rush hours. Specific routes that we require help with are 7 BATHURST, 29 DUFFERIN, 32 EGLINTON WEST, 34 EGLINTON EAST, 41 KEELE, 59 NORTH YONGE and 86 SCARBOROUGH. If you can help, please contact Jeffrey Kay at a Society meeting, by e-mail at jeffrey_kay@hotmail.com, or regular mail care of the Toronto Transportation Society at