CTHF Charters

CTHF hosted a special weekend of heritage charter tours celebrating Ottawa’s transit history and two bus models nearing the end of their service with OC Transpo. With the fleet transition underway and new New Flyer XE40 and XD60 buses and Nova Bus LFSe+ buses being introduced, the weekend provided a unique opportunity to experience these

In conjunction with the Toronto Transportation Society, CTHF hosted a special heritage tour celebrating the history of the New Flyer D40LF, one of Canada’s early low floor transit buses. With this iconic model now disappearing from streets across the country, the charter provided a rare opportunity to experience two remaining examples in active service. The

To celebrate 70 years of publicly operated transit service in Stratford, the Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation sponsored a special charter aboard Stratford Transit bus #9764 on Saturday, October 29. Built in 1997, the NovaBus LFS #9764 originally operated for Hamilton Street Railway as #9703. At the time of the charter, it was the oldest transit

A 1995 Novabus TC40102N was chartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on June 2, 2018.

A 1989 Motor Coach Industries TC40102N was chartered in Saint John, New Brunswick on September 16, 2017. A 1999 Nova Bus RTS-06 (RTNFD72) was chartered in Moncton, New Brunswick on September 17, 2017.

A 1991 Motor Coach Industries TC40102N (Ex-Calgary Transit 5034) was chartered on July 8, 2017. It was substituted for Société de transport de l’Outaouais 7901 (1979 GMC T6H-5307N), due to critical safety repairs required.

A 1994 New Flyer Industries D40 was chartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 30, 2015.

A 1982 GMDD T6H-5307N was chartered in Calgary, Alberta on September 14, 2013.

A 1993 Motor Coach Industries TC60102N was chartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 26, 2012.

CTHF’s first ever charter! A 1972 GMC T6H-4521 was chartered in Brantford, Ontario on October 24, 2009.