Ottawa Transportation Commission Explained

Ottawa Transportation Commission was the public transit operator for the city of Ottawa from 1948 until the creation of OC Transpo in 1973.

OTC took over streetcar operations from the Ottawa Electric Railway, but they were gradually abandoned for trolley bus and bus operations. Some streetcars were sold to the Toronto Transit Commission.

Routes

List of routes as of 1948:

Streetcar Routes

Bus Routes

Fleet

ModelYearFleet
Number(s)		Number in FleetTransmissionNotes
Mack CW1939121-1266?Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
Mack CW19401281?Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
Ford 09B1940151-156, 158-16110?Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
Mack LD1941130-136, 138-14010Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers. Retired 1960-1961.
Ford19411721?Ex-Eastview Bus Service ?. Acquired 1950.
Reo 56TD194255-584?Ex-Eastview Bus Service 50, 60, 64 & 68. Acquired in 1950.
Reo 56TD194259-602?Ex-Uplands Bus Line 22 and 24. Acquired in 1951.
Ford1943164, 166-1717Ex-Eastview Bus Service ?, 166-167, ?, ?, ? & ?. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1959.
Ford19441651?Ex-Eastview Bus Service ?. Acquired in 1950.
CC&F C-361945195-2006?Ex-London Transportation Commission 204-209. Bought in 1960.
Reo 96HT194650-512Ex-Eastview Bus Service 50 and 52. Acquired in 1950.
Reo 96HT194661-622?Ex-Uplands Bus Line 26 and 30. Acquired in 1951.
CC&F C-361946201-206, 208-216, 218-22220?Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
CC&F IC-4119463001Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same number. Used for sightseeing. Retired in 1959.
Reo 96HT194752-543?Ex-Eastview Bus Service 54, 56 and 58. Acquired in 1950.
Reo 96HT194763-642?Ex-Uplands Bus Line 32 and ?. Acquired in 1951.
Ford1947162-1632?Ex-Cyrville Bus 10 and 12. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1959.
White 798194880-834?Ex-Nepean Bus Lines same numbers. Acquired in 1949. Retired in 1957
CC&F C-361948223-226, 228-2329?Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers. Retired in 1965.
Twin 38-S19483271?Ex-Eastview Bus Service 92. Acquired in 1950.
Twin 41-S19483281Ex-Eastview Bus Service 90. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1964.
CC&F C-361949233-2419?
Twin 44-S1949310-31910Retired in 1965.
Twin 38-S19493291?Ex-Eastview Bus Service 94. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1964.
CC&F 36-A19502271?Ex-Brantford Transit 501. Bought in 1953. Retired in 1961.
CC&F 36-A1950242-2476?
Twin 41-S1950320-3212?Ordered by Uplands Bus Line but delivered to OTC.
Twin 45-S1950322-3265Retired in 1967.
CC&F CD-44A1952248-26720?
CC&F CD-44A1953268-2714??
CC&F CD-44A1954272-28514??
GMC TDH-45121955400-42021?To OC Transpo 400-420.
CC&F CD-5219575701-571515Retired in 1970
GMC TDH-510519595101-511010?
GMC TDH-510519595901-599797?
GMC TDH-530119616101-611212?
GMC TDH-530119626221-623010?
GMC TDH-530319636331-634010?To OC Transpo 6331-6340.
GMC TDH-530319646441-645212?To OC Transpo 6441-6452.
GMC TDH-530319656561-657313?To OC Transpo 6561-6573.
GMC TDH-530319666674-669724?To OC Transpo 6674-6697.
GMC TDH-53031967671-679 and 6710-672626?To OC Transpo 671-679 and 6710-6726.
GMC TDH-530519686831-685020?To OC Transpo 6831-6850.
GMC TDH-530519696961-699030?To OC Transpo 6961-6990.
Western Flyer D700A1970701-7033?
  • Leased 1970-1972 then bought in 1972.
  • To OC Transpo 8701-8703.
GMC TDH-530519707001-702020?To OC Transpo 7001-7020.
GMC TDH-530519717121-714020?To OC Transpo 7121-7140.

Electric Trolley Bus Roster

Trolley Bus operation began December 15, 1951, and ran until June 27, 1959

Streetcar Roster

Streetcar operation continued from the Ottawa Electric Railway and ran until May 1, 1959

ModelYearFleet
Number(s)		Number in FleetThumbnailLengthTrucksNotes
Ottawa Car Company 500 Series1911650149'6"Brill 27-FE-1DTSE 2-man wood car acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1953.
Ottawa Car Company 600 Series1913651-656, 658-666, 668-669, 680-6822049'6"Brill 27-FE-1DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-1958.
Ottawa Car Company 600 Series 1915683-686, 688-690, 693-6951049'6"Brill 27-FE-1DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-1959.
Ottawa Car Company 600 Series1917691-692, 6963 49'6"Brill 27-FE-1DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-1958. 696 preserved by OC Transpo, being restored.
Ottawa Car Company 800 Series1924-1925800-821245'3"CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E)DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959.
Ottawa Car Company 800 Series1926822-8432245'3"CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E)DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1958-59. 825 preserved by Seashore Trolley Museum, 829 sold to a Toronto restaurant, front third of 831 bought by OC Transpo in 1985 but scrapped 1999.
Ottawa Car Company 800 Series1927850-869, 880-8812245'3"CC&F F-790 (Brill 77-E)DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. 854 preserved by Canada Science & Tech Museum, 859 preserved by Canadian Railway Museum.
Ottawa Car Company 900 Series1933901-906, 908-910945'3"Brill 77-EDTSE 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. #905 preserved and to be restored.
Ottawa Car Company 900 Series1934911-916, 918-9231245'3"Brill 77-EDTSE 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. #921 is reported to be at Lac Huot, QC
Ottawa Car Company 1000 Series19471000-1003445'6"Brill 77-EDTSE Closed 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959.

Demo Buses

ModelYearFleet
Number(s)		ThumbnailTransmissionNotes
GMDD TDH-5301 196161??Arrived 1961?
CC&F TD-511960500??Arrived 1960?
Canadair-Flxible CL-21819655097??Montreal Transportation Commission. Arrived ?.

References

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