Ottawa Transportation Commission

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

  • Line A - Britannia
  • Line H - Hull-St Patrick
  • Line S - Sommerset and Laurier
  • Line R - Preston-Rockcliffe
  • Line B - Bank-Rideau
  • Line E - Bronson

Bus Routes

  • Elgin
  • Crosstown
  • Templeton
  • Crerar

Fleet

Model Year Fleet
Number(s) 		Number in Fleet Transmission Notes
Mack CW 1939 121-126 6 ? Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
Mack CW 1940 128 1 ? Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
Ford 09B 1940 151-156, 158-161 10 ? Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
Mack LD 1941 130-136, 138-140 10 Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers. Retired 1960-1961.
Ford 1941 172 1 ? Ex-Eastview Bus Service ?. Acquired 1950.
Reo 56TD 1942 55-58 4 ? Ex-Eastview Bus Service 50, 60, 64 & 68. Acquired in 1950.
Reo 56TD 1942 59-60 2 ? Ex-Uplands Bus Line 22 and 24. Acquired in 1951.
Ford 1943 164, 166-171 7 Ex-Eastview Bus Service ?, 166-167, ?, ?, ? & ?. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1959.
Ford 1944 165 1 ? Ex-Eastview Bus Service ?. Acquired in 1950.
CC&F C-36 1945 195-200 6 ? Ex-London Transportation Commission 204-209. Bought in 1960.
Reo 96HT 1946 50-51 2 Ex-Eastview Bus Service 50 and 52. Acquired in 1950.
Reo 96HT 1946 61-62 2 ? Ex-Uplands Bus Line 26 and 30. Acquired in 1951.
CC&F C-36 1946 201-206, 208-216, 218-222 20 ? Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers.
CC&F IC-41 1946 300 1 Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same number. Used for sightseeing. Retired in 1959.
Reo 96HT 1947 52-54 3 ? Ex-Eastview Bus Service 54, 56 and 58. Acquired in 1950.
Reo 96HT 1947 63-64 2 ? Ex-Uplands Bus Line 32 and ?. Acquired in 1951.
Ford 1947 162-163 2 ? Ex-Cyrville Bus 10 and 12. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1959.
White 798 1948 80-83 4 ? Ex-Nepean Bus Lines same numbers. Acquired in 1949. Retired in 1957
CC&F C-36 1948 223-226, 228-232 9 ? Ex-Ottawa Electric Railway same numbers. Retired in 1965.
Twin 38-S 1948 327 1 ? Ex-Eastview Bus Service 92. Acquired in 1950.
Twin 41-S 1948 328 1 Ex-Eastview Bus Service 90. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1964.
CC&F C-36 1949 233-241 9 ?
Twin 44-S 1949 310-319 10 Retired in 1965.
Twin 38-S 1949 329 1 ? Ex-Eastview Bus Service 94. Acquired in 1950. Retired in 1964.
CC&F 36-A 1950 227 1 ? Ex-Brantford Transit 501. Bought in 1953. Retired in 1961.
CC&F 36-A 1950 242-247 6 ?
Twin 41-S 1950 320-321 2 ? Ordered by Uplands Bus Line but delivered to OTC.
Twin 45-S 1950 322-326 5 Retired in 1967.
CC&F CD-44A 1952 248-267 20 ?
CC&F CD-44A 1953 268-271 4 ? ?
CC&F CD-44A 1954 272-285 14 ? ?
GMC TDH-4512 1955 400-420 21 ? To OC Transpo 400-420.
CC&F CD-52 1957 5701-5715 15 Retired in 1970
GMC TDH-5105 1959 5101-5110 10 ? *5101 preserved *To OC Transpo 5101-5110.
GMC TDH-5105 1959 5901-5997 97 ? *5931 preserved *To OC Transpo 5901-5997.
GMC TDH-5301 1961 6101-6112 12 ? *6101 preserved *To OC Transpo 6101-6112.
GMC TDH-5301 1962 6221-6230 10 ? *Ex 6201-6210. *To OC Transpo 6221-6230.
GMC TDH-5303 1963 6331-6340 10 ? To OC Transpo 6331-6340.
GMC TDH-5303 1964 6441-6452 12 ? To OC Transpo 6441-6452.
GMC TDH-5303 1965 6561-6573 13 ? To OC Transpo 6561-6573.
GMC TDH-5303 1966 6674-6697 24 ? To OC Transpo 6674-6697.
GMC TDH-5303 1967 671-679 and 6710-6726 26 ? To OC Transpo 671-679 and 6710-6726.
GMC TDH-5305 1968 6831-6850 20 ? To OC Transpo 6831-6850.
GMC TDH-5305 1969 6961-6990 30 ? To OC Transpo 6961-6990.
Western Flyer D700A 1970 701-703 3 ?
  • Leased 1970-1972 then bought in 1972.
  • To OC Transpo 8701-8703.
GMC TDH-5305 1970 7001-7020 20 ? To OC Transpo 7001-7020.
GMC TDH-5305 1971 7121-7140 20 ? To OC Transpo 7121-7140.

Electric Trolley Bus Roster

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

Model Year Fleet
Number(s) 		Number in Fleet Thumbnail Motors Notes
CC&F T-48A 1951 2001-2010 10 ? 2001-2005 sold to Kitchener Transit and 2006-2010 sold to Toronto Transit Commission in 1959

Streetcar Roster

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

Model Year Fleet
Number(s) 		Number in Fleet Thumbnail Length Trucks Notes
Ottawa Car Company 500 Series 1911 650 1 49'6" Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 2-man wood car acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1953.
Ottawa Car Company 600 Series 1913 651-656, 658-666, 668-669, 680-682 20 49'6" Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-1958.
Ottawa Car Company 600 Series 1915 683-686, 688-690, 693-695 10 49'6" Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 1 or 2-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1954-1959.
Ottawa Car Company 600 Series 1917 691-692, 696 3 49'6" Brill 27-FE-1 DTSE 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 Series 1924-1925 800-821 2 45'3" 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 Series 1926 822-843 22 45'3" 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 Series 1927 850-869, 880-881 22 45'3" 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 Series 1933 901-906, 908-910 9 45'3" Brill 77-E DTSE 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959. #905 preserved and to be restored.
Ottawa Car Company 900 Series 1934 911-916, 918-923 12 45'3" Brill 77-E DTSE 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 Series 1947 1000-1003 4 45'6" Brill 77-E DTSE Closed 1-man steel cars acquired from the Ottawa Electric Railway. Retired 1959.

Demo Buses

Model Year Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Transmission Notes
GMDD TDH-5301 1961 61 ? ? Arrived 1961?
CC&F TD-51 1960 500 ? ? Arrived 1960?
Canadair-Flxible CL-218 1965 5097 ? ? Montreal Transportation Commission. Arrived ?.

References