Grand River Transit bus fleet

Grand River Transit has a fleet of 240 buses These include:

  • 32 NFI XD40 "Xcelsior"
  • 152 NOVA LFS
  • 41 NFI D40LF
  • 30 Orion VII
  • 12 NOVA LFS HEV
  • 4 ORION VI

Kitchener-Waterloo Division: current fleet

Numbers and Model(s)

Special Features/Notes

Current status

9200 - 9213 New FlyEr Industries D40LF 1992 Detroit Diesel 6V92T Voith D863

First ever low floor buses in Ontario to be in service

Retired

  • Fleet retired in June 2013 of old age (21 years of service)

9400 - 9403, 9405 - 9410, 9412 - 9419, 9421 - 9424 New Flyer Industries D40LF 1994 Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R

9409 was fully rebuilt due to engine fire

  • 9404 Retired due to engine fire
  • 9411 Retired due to engine fire on Sept 22,2011
  • 9420 Retired due to Winter 2008/2009 Crash

In Full Service

530-531 Nova Bus LFS 40102 1997 Cummins C8.3 Allison B400R
  • Ex Cambridge Transit

In full service

532-535 Orion Bus Industries 06.501 1998 Cummins M11 Allison B400R
  • Ex Cambridge Transit

In full service

536-537 Nova Bus LFS 40102 1999 Cummins ISC Allison B400R
  • Ex Cambridge Transit

In full service

2200 - 2207 New Flyer Industries D40LF 2002 Cummins ISC Allison B400R

First order delivered to Grand River Transit

  • New drivetrain

In full service

2300 - 2329 Orion Bus Industries 07.501 2003 Cummins ISC ZF HP592, Allison B400R

In full service

2400 - 2433 Nova Bus LFS 40102 2004/2005 Cummins ISL ZF Ecomat

Largest order to date for Grand River Transit

  • 2400-2418 ordered in 2004, 2419-2433 ordered in 2005
  • 2433 destroyed in fire and retired
  • 2408 and 2409 bear the iXpress livery and are used on the iXpress route

In full service

2601 - 2614 Nova Bus LFS 40102 2006 Cummins ISL ZF Ecomat
  • New seat designs included
  • Numbering system adjusted - orders now start with bus #~~01, instead of bus #~~00.
  • All of these units have LED headlights now.

In full service

2701 - 2724 Nova Bus LFS 40102 2007 Cummins ISL ZF Ecomat
  • Some have LED headlights now
  • First order delivered with rear LED screens

In full service

8007 - 8021 Nova Bus LFS 40102 2008 Cummins ISL ZF Ecomat
  • Numbering system begins with 8007 instead of 8001

In full service

8022 - 8027 Nova Bus LFS HEV 40102 2008 Cummins ISL Allison EP 40 Hybrid System
  • First hybrid-diesel buses in fleet
  • Numbering scheme adjusted

In full service

20901 - 20913 Nova Bus LFS 40102 2009 Cummins ISL ZF Ecomat
  • Numbering scheme expanded to five digits
  • All 12 buses bear the iXpress livery and are being used for the iXpress route
  • New symmetrical layout
  • Some have LED headlights now

In full service

21001 - 21009 Nova Bus LFS 40102 2010 Cummins ISL ZF Ecomat
  • 21001-21006 bear the iXpress livery and are being used for the iXpress route

In full service

21101 - 21121 Nova Bus LFS/LFS HEV 40102 2011 Cummins ISL9/Cummins ISB6.7 ZF EcoLife/Allison H 40 EP Hybrid System

In full service

21201-21220 Nova Bus LFS 40102 2012 Cummins ISL9 ZF EcoLife
  • Features "Smart Bus" Interior

In full service

21301-21333 New Flyer Industries XD40 "Xcelsior" 2013 Cummins ISL9 ZF EcoLife

In full service

Cambridge Division (ordered before incorporation)

  • Leased GM New Look fishbowl (returned)
  • Motor Coach Industries & GM TC40102N (Classic)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 1997-1999)
  • Orion Bus Industries I 01.507 (retired in 2006)
  • Orion Bus Industries V 05.501
  • Orion Bus Industries VI 06.501
Grand River Transit Ex-Kitchener Transit 793 preserved

Kitchener-Waterloo Division (ordered before incorporation)

  • 793: 1978 Flyer Industries D800-B (ordered 1977, 771-788 built Nov.-Dec. 1977, 789-795 built January 1978, original temporary fleet #203) (793 Retired 2004) last D800-B in service in Canada
  • 804-808: 1981 GM T6H-5307N New Look (retired November 2005) (803 retired due to accident before GRT incorporation)
  • 809: 1984 GM TC40102N Classic (retired)
  • 8501-8508: 1985 GM TC40102N Classic (ordered 1985) (retired)
  • 8509-8510: 1985 GM TC40102N Classic, first buses painted with flat black in driver's area (retired)
  • 8801-8806: 1986 MCI TC40102N Classic (ordered 1988) (retired)
  • 8901-8906: 1986 MCI TC40102N Classic (ordered 1989) (retired 2012)
  • 8907-8914: Orion Bus Industries V 05.501 (ordered 1989) (retired in 2012)
  • 9001-9013: Orion Bus Industries V 05.501, first buses with electronic destination signs (ordered 1989) (retired in 2012)
  • 9200-9213: New Flyer Industries D40LF (ordered 1992)
  • 9400-9424: New Flyer Industries D40LF (ordered 1994, manufacturing completed and delivered in February 1995 due to NFI financial problems)
  • 9600-9623: New Flyer Industries C40LF (ordered 1996) (retired summer 2008) 9618 First bus in GRT livery

Both Divisions (ordered after incorporation)

  • New Flyer Industries D40LF (ordered 2002)
  • Orion Bus Industries VII 07.501 (ordered 2003)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2004)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2006)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2007)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2008)
  • NovaBus LFS HEV (ordered 2008)
  • Ford minibus – F450 chassis
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2009)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2010)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2011)
  • Ford minibus – F450 chassis (ordered 2009-2011)
  • NovaBus LFS (ordered 2012)
  • New Flyer Industries XD40 "Xcelsior" (ordered 2012)

Denotes wheelchair-accessible vehicles.

Berlin/Kitchener

  • horse drawn cars - Berlin Gas Company
  • Preston Car & Coach Company cars - Berlin PUC
  • ex-Cleveland Street Railway cars - Berlin PUC
  • 10 Yellow Coach model 733 bus - Kitchener PUC
  • 20 Canadian Car & Foundry T44 trolleybus - Kitchener PUC
  • 2 CCF-Brill model C-36 gas bus - Kitchener PUC
  • 5 ex-Ottawa Transportation Commission trolley buses - Kitchener PUC
  • 8 General Motors TDH-3501 bus - Kitchener PUC
  • 10 GMDD TDH-3502 bus - Kitchener PUC
  • 1 Aerocoach - ex-Wellesley Bus Lines - Kitchener PUC
  • 2 Brills - ex-Wellesley Bus Lines - Kitchener PUC
  • 1 Ford - ex-Wellesley Bus Lines - Kitchener PUC
  • 6 GMDD T6H-5305 - Kitchener PUC