The Ajax Pickering Transit Authority (APTA) was a public transit operator in the Town of Ajax, Ontario, Canada, and the City of Pickering. It was merged with the other public transit agencies in Durham Region on January 1, 2006 to form Durham Region Transit.
APTA was jointly owned by Pickering and Ajax and governed by members of the Authority appointed by both municipalities.
Routes The following routes were operated: Industrial Liverpool Amberlea Glendale West Shore Bay Ridges Rosebank Rouge Hill Shuttle Ajax Finch/Highway 2 Brock Road Maple Ridge Beach Westney Shoal Point Nottingham Harwood Duffins Elm Village Puckrin Applecroft Flag Bus 1,2,3
History APTA was created on September 4, 2001 from the merger of Pickering Transit and Ajax Transit. It operated until the creation of Durham Region Transit in 2006.
Fleet
The following was APTA's roster at its dissolution on December 31, 2005:
+Conventional Bus Fleet List Numbers Qty Year Make Model Notes 2001-2011 11 1999 OBI 06.501 2012-2015 4 1994 OBI 05.501 2016-2019 4 1992 OBI 05.501 2020 1 1991 OBI 05.501 2022-2023 2 1989 OBI 05.501 2024-2025 2 1989 OBI 01.507 2026-2029 4 1988 NFI D40 2030-2031 2 1988 OBI 01.508 2033 1 1988 OBI 01.507 2034-2035 2 1987 OBI 01.508 2036 1 1987 OBI 01.507 2037-2038 2 1997 MTB glider 2039 1 1986 OBI 01.508 2040 1 1984 OBI 01.507 2042-2043 2 1984 OBI 01.502 2044 1 1982 OBI 01.504 ex-Timmins Transit 2050-2055 6 2003 OBI 05.501 2060-2061 2 1990 OBI 05.501 ex-RGRTA 2062-2065 4 1992 OBI 05.501 ex-PaT
Abbreviations MTB Mississauga Truck and Bus NFI New Flyer Industries OBI Orion Bus Industries
External links Drawings and photos of APTA (Ajax-Pikering Transit Authority) buses