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TTC Wheel-Trans is a specialized accessible transit service provided by the Toronto Transit Commission

Toronto Transit Commission

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within the City of Toronto

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, Canada

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History

The para-transit system was created in 1975 and operated on behalf of the TTC, Metropolitan Toronto

Metropolitan Toronto

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and the province of Ontario

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. Service was initially contracted to All-Way Transportation Corporation of Toronto before being taken over by the TTC. Service is provided by accessible buses and contracted accessible taxi mini-vans. Wheel-Trans is a door-to-door service. Rides are reserved one day in advance, by calling the reservation line, or by using the automated Ride-Line touch-tone phone service.

Fleet

Wheel-Trans currently operate a fleet of 129 buses. With 540 wheel chair accessible buses in the regular fleet the TTC operates one the of the largest para-transit systems in North America, behind New York City's MTA

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...

Access-A-Ride with a total of 2116 buses.

Numbering of buses prior to 2010 used the same 4 digit format as the TTC regular fleet. Starting in 2010, Wheeltrans' newer buses used a numeric format starting with W and followed by three digits.

**Product list and details (date information from TTC)**
Make/Model	Description	Fleet size	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Dalls Smith Corporation Friendly Buses - with Ford F-450 Lo-Floor Chassis-Cab	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	110	2009–2010	Still active; new	Marketing by American Bus Products Incorporated, body by Supreme Corporation Startrans; option for 88 additional buses for deliver 2011–2014; expected to replace ELF and remaining Orion II Community buses
Overland Custom Coach ELF	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	124	1998–2000	Still active; retirement by 2014	Retiring after Friendly Bus delivery completed and buses reach retirement
Ontario Bus Industries Orion II	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	88	1985	1998 - all retired	Buses experienced mechanical problems and was deemed too costly to fix
Ontario Bus Industries Orion II Community bus	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	5	1987–1991	Still active; retirement by 2014	Will be retiring after Friendly Bus delivery completed and buses reach retirement
Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses, Inc. is a bus manufacturer based in High Point, North Carolina, United States and a subsidiary of the German Daimler AG. Thomas produces school buses, activity buses/MFSAB , and commercial buses; both small and full-size buses are produced.Thomas traces its roots to 1916, when... Mighty Mites	custom-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle	62	late 1970s - by contractor Allways Transportation	1985 - all retired by TTC	Buses did not have regular TTC livery (cream with red and white stripe); all buses owned by contractor
Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses, Inc. is a bus manufacturer based in High Point, North Carolina, United States and a subsidiary of the German Daimler AG. Thomas produces school buses, activity buses/MFSAB , and commercial buses; both small and full-size buses are produced.Thomas traces its roots to 1916, when... Transette	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	5	late 1970s - by contractor Allways Transportation	1985 - all retired by TTC	Buses did not have regular TTC livery (cream with red and white stripe); all buses owned by contractor
Accessobus Mark II (likely a Prevost Car Prevost Car Prevost is a Quebec, Canada-based manufacturer of touring coaches and bus shells for high-end motorhomes and specialty conversions.The company now owns Nova Bus and in turn is owned by Volvo Bus Corporation.- History :... H3 series suburban bus)	48 seat highgway coach-custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	1	1986	N/A	Demonstrater bus only
Dutcher Motors Corporation Para Transit Vehicle (PTV)	custom-built 7-passenger van based wheelchair accessible vehicle	1	1987 - demonstrator bus only	N/A	Dutcher Motors founded 1984 and failed to make any production PTV and later acquired by MedNet Inc of Battlefield, Michigan
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... Caprice Classic	wheelchair accessible station wagons	22-27	early 1980s	1989	Cars were not painted with TTC livery

Contracts

Most of Wheel-Trans operations are provided by the TTC, but some of the services are contracted out to private operators.

Able Atlantic Taxi


Make/Model	Description	# passengers	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... Caravan	Converted van	2

Beck Taxi


Make/Model	Description	# passengers	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... Uplander	Converted van	?

Celebrity Taxi/Dignity Transportation


Make/Model	Description	# passengers	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... E350 minibus	Converted van

Royal Taxi


Make/Model	Description	# passengers	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... Grand Caravan Sport	Converted van	2
Pontiac Pontiac Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the... Montana	Converted van	2

Scarboro City Cab


Make/Model	Description	# passengers	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Dodge Dodge Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... Grand Caravan Sport	Converted van	2

Toronto Para Transit


Make/Model	Description	# passengers	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918... Venture-Kino Maxi Shuttle	Converted van	2
Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... Caravan	Converted van	2

Wheelchair Taxi


Make/Model	Description	# passengers
Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... E350 minibus	Converted van
Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... Caravan	Converted van	2
Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.... Sprinter van	Converted van	2

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