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General Motors Buses

In the late '60s the Government of Ontario set up a commuter transit authority for the Toronto region. The Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority (operating as GO -- for Government of Ontario -- Transit) took over the financial responsibility for the unprofitable commuter routes, and then contracted with their former operators (in most cases Gray Coach Lines) to actually provide the service under contract.

All photos by Alan Gryfe and © Alan Gryfe unless otherwise noted.

Fleet Number	Date	Builder	Model	Notes
300-303	1974	GMDD	T8H-5307A	renumbered G300-G303	no centre exit

1000-1019	1970	GMDD	T8H-5305A	first air-conditioned transit buses built by GMDD
1020-1029	1973	GMDD	T8H-5307A
1030-1043	1974	GMDD	T8H-5307A	1040-1043 ex 9900-9903, renumbered 1120-1123
1045-1049	1975	GMDD	T8H-5307A	ex 9910-9914
1050-1061	1975	GMDD	T8H-5307A	1057-1061 renumberd 9910-9914 before delivery
1060-1099	1976	GMC	S8H-5304A	suburbans
1100-1119	1977	GMDD	T8H-5307A	1115-1119 ex 9920-9924
1120-1123	1974	GMDD	T8H-5307A	ex 1040-1043

9900-9903	1974	GMDD	T8H-5307A	ex G300-G303; renumbered 1040-1043	no centre exit
9910-9914	1975	GMDD	T8H-5307A	ordered as 1057-1061; renumbered 1045-1049	no centre exit
9920-9924	1977	GMDD	T8H-5307A	renumbered 1115-1119

G300-G303	1974	GMDD	T8H-5307A	ex 300-303, renumbered 9900-9903	no centre exit

1000 GMDD T8H-5305A C001 at the York Regional Bus Terminal	1015 GMDD T8H-5305A C016 inside the Edward Street Garage June 26, 1976	1024 GMDD T8H-5307A C005 exiting Edward Street Garage August 24, 1976
1028 GMDD T8H-5307A C009 at York Mills Station January 29, 1979	1039 GMDD T8H-5307A C023 laying over between runs at the Elizabeth Street Terminal June, 1980	1049 GMDD T8H-5307A C039 arriving at the York Regional Bus Terminal
1065 GMC S8H-5304A 201 entering York Mills Station April 20, 1981	1084 GMC S8H-5304A 220 inside Edward Street Garage July 16, 1977	1096 GMC T8H-5304A 232 northbound on Mont Pleasant south of Merton May 27, 1976
1099 GMC S8H-5304A 235 at the Canadian National Exhibition Labour Day 1981	1113 GMDD T8H-5307A C061 at Sherbourne Garage May 1, 1977
9900 GMDD T8H-5307A C024 laying over at the York Regional Bus Terminal April 25, 1978	9910 GMDD T8H-5307A C035 Eastbound on Elm Street, crossing Elizabeth August, 1980	9922 GMDD T8H-5307A C045 at Richmond Hill GO Station April 29, 1978