York Region Transit, Markham Transit, Newmarket Transit, vaughan Transit, Richmond Hill Transit

2002	Markham Transit GM 2002 was seen on Raymerville Express in May 2000. 2002 never received the YRT livery and became the first former Markham Transit GM bus to be retired in September 2003 after an accident
2003 (1999) 2003 (2001) 2003 (2002)	In spite of no extensive rebuild like their TTC's counterparts, some of the 25-year old Markham Fishbowls such as 2003, BB1134 have received some modifications in the past 3 years. This includes the removal of the standee windows, the new YRT livery and the improved black-and-yellow mylar.
2003 back (2001) 2003 back (2002)	Markham Transit 2003 was repainted in the all white livery in late 2000, the "Town of Markham" logo remained at that time until the new year of 2001 when all the Markham, Richmond Hill, Newmarket and Vaughan Transit buses began to carry the new York Region Transit logo.
2004 (2000) 2004 (2002) 2004 back (2002)	YRT or ex. Markham Transit GM 2004 (BB1135) could not make it to the year of 2004, the bus became a YRT bus in the year of 2001, received new yellow and black destination sign in the year of 2002. 2004 was assigned to the 2 Milliken in late September 2003, just 2 months before the end of the 26 years of service.
2005 (2002)	The 28-year old YRT 2005 (BB1136) is still active in the year of 2005. This bus received a new yellow and black mylar in October 2002.
2006 (front 2000) 2006 (Apr 2005)	Markham Transit 2004 BB1137 was seen in Aug 2000. YRT 2006 was refurbished with the full YRT livery in the year of 2005.
2006 (back)	By Jan 2002, all former Markham Transit buses have received the new YRT logo, the Markham Transit logo have all been removed, Ex. Markham Transit 2006 is an example.
2019 (Jan 2003) 2019 (Mar 2003)	Orillia Transit Solo 9710 and Markham Transit Orion I 2019 were seen at Miller yard on Mar 24 2003. Orillia 9710 was a fire victim and her license plate has been removed. It took about 2 months to refurbish Markham Transit 2019, remember 2019 was parked at the same spot in mid January. Notice that the Fletcher 2000 ad and the "Sorry, Not In Service" exposure were still there after the refurbishment.
2020 (2001) 2020 (2003) 2020 (2004)	YRT / Markham Transit Orion I 2020 was seen at Don mills and Steeles in May 2001. 2020 received new "black and yellow" roll sign in 2002, rebuild and the white ghost livery in summer 2004. The original BA 9555 plate, the Orion crest were retained.
2028 (2007)	YRT 2028 was painted with blue livery for testing purposes and this painting scheme is not successful, 2028 broke down at 16 Ave east of Markham Road and 8503 was dispatched as a replacement bus.
2034 (2002) 2034 (2007)	YRT 2034 (BD6103) were seen in Sept 2002 and Sept 2007, the bus received repaint in early 2006.
2046 (2002) 2046 (2004)	YRT or Ex. Markham Transit 2046 (BC6120) received rebuild and body repaint at the age of 17 in late 2004. Each of the repainted YRT Classics has their own distinct characteristics.
2047	Markham Transit 2047 just returned to Miller yard on Apr 17 2003 after rebuild and repaint.
2047 (2001) 2047 (2003) 2047 (2004)	YRT Classic 2047 (BA9802) went through a rebuild in the year of 2003, the MCI crest was lost but the original license plate was retained. All the ex. Markham Transit Classics have been repainted with the full YRT livery in late 2004.
2048 (1999) 2048 (2000) 2048 (2002)	Markham Transit 2048 has been refurbished in summer 2002, the Markham City logo and the Ontario Public Transit plate were removed.
2049 (1999) 2049 (May 2002) 2049 (Sept 2002)	Markham Transit 2049, BE9967 was the 2nd Classic bus repainted with the full YRT livery, the first one was 2052 and the third one was 2050. The fleet # 2049 on the front has later been added just above the head light on the driver side. YRT 2049 received the new black and yellow roll sign in Oct 2002.
2050 (?)	An unidentified Ex Markham Transit Classics (probably 2050) was seen repainted with the YRT livery, no fleet # was applied yet. The photo was taken on Apr 5 2002.
2066 (original) 2066 (all-white) 2066 (YRT)	YRT Orion VI 2066 (BJ 5611) was seen in the white ghost livery in the Dec 30 2004 afternoon and the bus returned to service the next afternoon with the full YRT livery All the ex. Markham Transit Orion VIs have been repainted with the full YRT livery in Jan 2005 as 2061 was also repainted in Jan 2005.
2062 / 2047	YRT 2047 and 2062 were retired at the age 20 and 13, both were seen at Finch terminal in May 2002.
YRT 312	Brand new Flyer D40LF 312 arrived on the YRT property on Aug 5 2003, the front were covered with plastic wrap.
YRT 313 (1) YRT 313 (2)	The first batch of brand new Flyer D40LFs arrived at the YRT property on Aug 5 2003. After inspection, some of these buses entered service in late August and 313 (BL2297) was one of the example. More photos on YRT 313 are here (3) (4).
YRT 8503 YRT 8503 (back)	Markham Transit 30ft Orion I 2019 and YRT 8503 (BL3975) were seen at Markham Miller yard in Jan 2003. YRT 8503 was originally new to Collingwood Transit, the bus was sold to PMCL for the Toronto Airport service, as PMCL lost the Airport service contract, the bus was used in Orillia for a few months before YRT purchased the bus from PMCL recently.
YRT 8503 YRT 8503 (Apr 2003)	YRT 8503 (BL3975), ex. Collingwood bus was recently refurbished in Jan 2003. The bus has begun passenger service in April 2003.
YRT 9003	BM2413 joined YRT and became 9003 in July 2005. Before that this bus used to be working in Pembroke Transit as well as Dallas Coach Lines.
YRT 9705	YRT 9705 (BL2329) was seen at Bernard terminal on Oct 31 2003. Because of the shortage of buses and the delay in the arrival of the new bus 301-310 order, Orion supplied this bus to YRT in Sept 2003 for about 2 months.
YRT 404 / 2060 YRT 403 / 2057 YRT 402 /405 /401	YRT has received the brand new Flyer D40LFs 401-405 in mid June 2004, these buses should begin revenue service soon. At the mean time, Champion Solos 2057 and 2060 are awaiting for repair.
Axess / YRT2030	An ElDorado Axess demo bus arrived at the YRT Miller yard for a brief stay on Oct 24 2004, the demo bus headed to Vaughan the following day. The same bus also showed up at the Ontario Transportation Expo 2003 in Mississauga. Here is a closer look on the ElDorado Axess bus
VIVA 5119 VIVA 5119(back) VIVA 5111 VIVA 5211	VIVA began operation on Sept 4 2005, Van Hool AG300 artics and A300 40 ft buses are now regularly seen in the Toronto area.
VIVA 1089 / 5138	VIVA Nova LFX 1089, with the non-functional destination signs, began passenger service in February 2010.

201 206	2 new Dennis SLF235 buses 201 and 206 were on the 5 Clark duty, these photos were taken on Sept 4 2002. This is the back of 201
515 (1) 515 (2)	RT 515 (BK2378) showed up on the 5 Clark occasionally in a 2003 summer afternoon. As the new buses came in, the older and smaller buses are no longer needed on the busy routes like the 5 Clark. The 19-year old 515 was also retired in early 2004.
519	YRT 519 (BK1393) received the Ride 410 Bethesda Rockville Transit painting scheme in May after losing the ex. Vaughan Transit livery in early 2004. This photo was taken on Jun 16 2004.
910	YRT 910 and TTC 2324 were seen at York Lanes. Both buses got the new fleet # and are operating beyond the 18-year mark.
911	YRT 911 was about to begin the afternoon rush hours service. This photo was taken in summer 2002.
914 914back 915 915back	2 ex. Oshawa Transit D900 Flyers 114 and 113 were taken over by Can-Ar and they are now at Vaughan Transit of YRT, the fleet #s are now 914 (BK 6574) and 915 (BK 6933). These 2 buses have single stream centre door and can be seen at YRT Terminal almost everyday. 914 has received the YRT logo while 915 is still all-white when she was photographed in May 2002. Here is another photo on the back of 915.
YRT 8719 (1) YRT 8719 (2)	After getting the YRT fleet # and decals in Sept 2003, this Orion I bus lost the YRT decals and fleet # again when the bus was seen running out of service at the Woodbine and Esna Park area on Jan 22 2004. The license plate BH7010 used to belong to YRT 8719.
YRT 9828 / 2057	2 YRT Solos 9828 and 2057 were wrapped for the Crime Stoppers. This photo was taken on Jun 19 2004.
GO 1130/1139	As the ownership of 1130 and 1139 were going to be taken over by YRT in the fall of 2003, GO was removing their decals and repainting these buses during the transition periods. This photo was taken on July 30 2003.
GO 1140 (1) GO 1140 (2) YRT 8720	After 16 years of active service, GO Transit Orion I 1140 (BH7011) became YRT 8720 on Aug 30 2003.
GO 1151/1165	As YRT is going to take over the Bayview and the C route on August 30, the existing 1100 series GO buses are going to be sold to the YRT. Orion V 1151 has been repainted in late July for the transition. 1165 is going to be repainted in the coming weeks.
GO 1154 YRT 005 (1) YRT 005 (2)	GO 1154 or YRT 005 (BK3930) has received full YRT livery in the summer of 2004. This photo was taken in May 2002 when the Dennis Trident double decker demo 9036 had trial runs on route 'C'.
GO 1164 (1) GO 1164 (2) YRT 224 YRT224 TTC2611	GO Orion V 1164 (BL4451) has lost the Orion logo and the wheelchair accessible sticker as the bus becomes YRT 224. Both TTC 2611 and YRT 224 were seen in service in April 2005 with the second operator. Both buses have been retired.
YRT 232	As YRT is taking over the Bayview and the C route on August 30, the 2002 ex. GO Orion V buses are renumbered to 224-233. 232 (BL4746) is ex. GO 1172. Here is the view of 1172 in the full GO livery and here is a photo on 1172 in the all-white livery
YRT 8301 YRT 8304	YRT 8301 (BL2306) and 8304 (BL2303) were former Utah buses and began their second career in September 2003 at the age of 20. 8304 has received the front and side mylar.

514 8914	Richmond Hill Transit D40-89 Flyer 514 has received black and yellow mylar, new fleet # 8914 and YRT logo on the front. Despite all the changes, the original livery and the license plate BE 9007 were retained. The mark of the original fleet # 514 can still be seen from this larger size photo
8916 8916 (back)	Richmond Hill Transit 8916 has been sitting in the Miller yard since early April, the bus is probably awaiting for rebuild or maintenance work. YRT8916 was wrapped with the South Hill Shopping Centre ad in October 2003, the bus got smaller fleet # on the back window after receiving body work in March 2003.
519 8919 8919 & 8923	Richmond Hill Transit D40-89 Flyer 519 (BE9011) used to carry the Royal Lepage ad for a long time. As 519 became a YRT bus, she received a new license plate BK4988 in the year of 2001. 519, which is now known as 8919, was the first bus that received the full YRT livery and the new yellow and black mylar in the year of 2002. All YRT D40 Flyers have been retired by the end of 2009, 9 out of the total fleet of 14 buses were chosen for an extra of 6 years service in 2002 while the other 5 (8911, 8913, 8915, 8916, 8920) were withdrawn in the next year or so. this photo was taken in December 2002.
522 8922	Richmond Hill Transit 522 (BE 9012) joined YRT in the year of 2001, the former number was retained for a few months before renumbering to 8922 in late 2001. 8922 was refurbished and repainted with the all-white livery in late 2002 before getting the full YRT livery in summer 2003.
99106 99106 / 8919	Richmond Hill Transit of YRT 99106 (BK 7649) or ex. STCUM 25-028 recently began service after the bus was refurbished by Eastway. 99106 was on the 88 Bathrust when photographed on Dec 11 2002. Here is another photo on the same bus. Most of the STCUM features were retained after the refurbishment
99106 interior 99106 VIN	Eastway 99106 (ex. STCUM 25-028) joined Richmond Hill Transit of YRT in November 2002. Unlike the TTC's 2600 series buses, most of the STCUM features including the seats, the side signs and even the original # 25-028 above the rear window were retained. The Mckay gates, however, was removed while the centre doors remain the original. Here is the photo on the new steering wheel.
YRT 221 door YRT 221 driver	Richmond Hill Transit of YRT 221 (BL3200) was seen at Seneca College, the bus was only a few months old when the bus was photographed on Dec 11 2002.
YRT 8237	Oakville Transit GM bus 8237 was sold to Eastway after retiring, the bus was refurbished and has joined YRT, the fleet # 8237 was retained. Here, YRT 8237 (BK8344) was seen on route 88.

YRT 9801	Orion VI 9801 was seen at New Market GO Station.
YRT 9802	The back of Orion VI 9802.
YRT 7526 Door	YRT 7526 (BH9513) was seen at 404 Plaza during the lunch hours on Apr 2 2004. The 29-year-old bus is operated by Laidlaw and the 2-speed transmission is still retained
YRT 7526 YRT 7526 back	Operated by Laidlaw Transit Limited, YRT GM 7526 (BH 9513) was still running strong at the age of 29 and the bus is not expected to be retired until the year of 2006 or so. The interior of the bus still looks clean and neat. Here is another shot on the interior of 7526. Here is the view of the side sign.