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Image:Reginatransit566.JPG Regina Transit is the public transportation agency operated by the city of Regina, Saskatchewan It is the oldest public transit system in Saskatchewan and has been city-owned since its inception.

History

Regina Transits roots go back to July 28, 1911 (as the Regina Municipal Railway)http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/regina/north/transit.html Regina: The Early Years 1880 - 1950], 2007. with streetcar operations, originally on 10 miles of track, growing to 20 miles in the early 1930s. The "Dirty Thirties" saw huge deficits resulting in major cut-backs in service. With a shortage of gasoline and steel during World War II, streetcar ridership grew dramatically. The 32 streetcars used in 1945 carried 9,000,000 more passengers than they did in 1940. An important event in the systems history was a fire in its "bus barn" on January, 23, 1949 that destroyed 17 trolley coaches, 9 gasoline buses, 5 steel streetcars and 9 wooden cars. On September, 5th, 1950 The last streetcar made its final run through the streets of Regina and the Regina Municipal Railway became the Regina Transit System. Regina Transit provided trolley bus service from 1947 to 1966 using Canada Car and Foundry Brill trolley buses. Since 1955, its preferred transit fleet has been buses because their freedom from overhead lines makes them suitable for detours and charters. An innovation in the early 1970s was its Telebus service, which used a telephone/radio dispatching system to send buses to individual homes. This service ended in the early 1980s because of its high cost.http://www.regina.ca/Page1638.aspx City of Regina - Discover Regina Transits history] In 2008 Regina Transit adopted 3 new express route centred around the university, cutting bus trip time by up to 20 minutes.

Routes

Regina Transit operates 17 routes on Weekdays and Saturdays (except holidays)http://www.regina.ca/Page2145.aspx City of Regina - Bus Schedules] * 1 Dieppe, Broad North * 2 Argyle Park, Downtown * 3 University, Sherwood Estates * 4 Hillsdale, Walsh Acres * 5 Uplands, Downtown * 6 Westhill,Downtown * 7 Glencairn, Whitmore Park * 8 RCMP, Eastview * 9 Parkridge, Albert Park * 10 Woodland Grove, Downtown * 11 Normanview, Normandy Heights * 12 Varsity Park, Downtown * 13 Mount Royal, South Lakeview * 14 Ross Industrial * 15 Heritage * 16 Rochdale* * 17 Community Services Village Modified routes operating on Sundays include * 901 Dieppe, Broad North * 902 Argyle Park, Downtown * 903 Sherwood Estates, Glencairn * 904 Normanview, University * 905 Southland, Superstore East * 906 University Park, Parkridge * 907 Varsity Park, Glencairn * 908 RCMP, Eastview * 909 Albert Park, Golden Mile * 910 Superstore, Normanview * 912 Whitmore Park, Golden Mile * 913 Normandy Heights, Downtown Campus Express (university express buses) * 20 Northwest * 21 East * 22 South

Bus Fleet

The system, whose service area is confined to Reginas city limits, maintains a fleet of 108 buses. Most of the buses listed, especially the New Looks and Classics, have been refurbished and given new livery colors, along with newly installed electronic destination signs. in 2010, Regina Transit announced that it will add new buses from NovaBus, which is expected to replace the New Looks.

Other Services

Regina Transit operates a charter bus service and a 26-fleet paratransit service for residents who cannot use the regular transit system.http://www.reginatransit.com/rps/02_general_info.html#about_us Regina Paratransit main page], 2007.

References

External links

*http://www.reginatransit.com/ Official Regina Transit website] *http://infoweb.regina.ca Regina Transit - Online Trip Planner] *http://www.trolleybuses.net/reg/reg.htm Toms North American Trolleybus Pix - Regina] *http://www.kevinsbusrail.com/regina.html Bus photos] *http://www.barp.ca/bus/rt/rtphotos.html More bus photos] *http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/regina-sk.html David A. Wyatt - Transit History of Regina] Category:Transportation in Regina, Saskatchewan Category:Transit agencies in Saskatchewan Category:Bus transport in Saskatchewan