Belleville Transit Page

Transit service in the city of Belleville is provided by Belleville Transit, an agency with 14 buses providing service for a population of 49,000. Belleville Transit operates eight routes with half-hour service, and all routes meet at the central bus terminal on Pinnacle Street across from city hall. The bus fleet consists entirely NovaBus LFS buses, although in the past there were GM New Looks, GM and MCI Classics, and Orion I and VI buses in service.

All photos are by the webmaster.

	7536 was a 1975 GM T6H-4523N, seen at the downtown transit terminal on May 24, 2002. This bus was painted with the new livery, also seen on the Orion VI buses, and was retired in 2005.
	7637 was a 1976 GM T6H-4523N, and it is also painted in the new livery. This photo was taken on May 24, 2002, at the transit terminal. Both this bus and 7536 were rebuilt by Eastway Refurbishing and 7637 was withdrawn from revenue service in 2006.
	8038 was a 1980 GM T6H-4523N, painted in the original livery, seen at the transit terminal on Nov. 16, 2002.
	39 was another 1980 GM New Look in the original livery, seen at the transit terminal on May 24, 2002. This bus was the last Belleville bus whose fleet number had not been changed to contain the year of purchase. This bus and 8038 were retired in 2004.
	8644 was a 1986 Orion 01.504, shown at the transit terminal in downtown Belleville on May 24, 2002. This bus was powered by a Detroit Diesel 6V71N engine. It has since been removed from service.
	8845 was a 1988 MCI TC-40102N, refurbished by Eastway and painted in the new livery, seen at the transit terminal on Sept. 2, 2003. This bus was retired in March 2010.
	8946 was a 1989 MCI TC-40102N, seen at the transit terminal on November 16, 2002.
	8946 has been repainted into the new livery, and is shown at the transit terminal on Oct. 12, 2005.
	8946 was spotted again at the transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008. This bus was retired once the 2010 LFS buses were delivered in March 2010.
	9147 was a 1991 MCI TC-40102N, seen here at the transit terminal on May 24, 2002. This bus seems to have push-operated exit doors, rather than automatic doors as the other Classics in eastern Ontario are equipped.
	9849 was a 1998 Orion 06.501, seen at the central transit terminal on Nov. 16, 2002. These buses were the first to be delivered in the new paint scheme, which was almost identical to that of Mississauga Transit, but the orange stripe was later changed to a deep orange-red hue.
	9849 was spotted again at the downtown transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008. This bus was retired in 2012 once 1169 entered service.
	9850 was another 1998 Orion VI, seen boarding passengers at the bus terminal on Nov. 14, 2008. This bus was retired in 2010.
	9851 is shown laying up at the transit terminal on November 16, 2002. This bus, along with the GM New Looks, has a darker stripe than 9849.
	9851 was seen again at the transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008. After GM Classic 0255 was retired, these buses became the oldest in the fleet, and 9851 remained in service until 1370 entered service in November 2012.
	0255 was a 1986 GM TC-40102N, formerly Detroit DOT 1959. It was refurbished by Eastway Refurbishing and is seen at the transit terminal on Sept. 2, 2003.
	0255 was spotted again resting at the transit terminal on Nov. 17, 2010. It was the last high-floor bus still in revenue service in Belleville at the time, and it was withdrawn from service shortly after these photos were taken.
	0256 was another ex-DDOT Classic, this one 1944, also spotted at the transit terminal on Sept. 2, 2003.
	0457 is a 2004 NovaBus LFS, a former demonstrator once used at Walt Disney World, later purchased by Belleville Transit. This photo was taken at the transit terminal on October 12, 2005.
	0457 was seen again at the transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008.
	0458 is another former NovaBus demonstrator, shown at the transit terminal on Oct. 12, 2005.
	0458 was seen again almost seven years later, waiting for riders at the downtown transit terminal on July 28, 2012.
	0559 is a 2005 Nova LFS, another ex-demo, seen at the transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008.
	0559 was spotted again boarding passengers at the transit terminal on July 28, 2012.
	0660 is a 2006 LFS, spotted at the transit terminal on Oct. 10, 2008. Given the proximity of CFB Trenton, Canada’s largest airbase, Belleville’s buses often show patriotic slogans on their headsigns. This bus is also a former demonstrator.
	0660 was seen again at the transit terminal on July 28, 2012.
	0761 is another ex-demo, this one a 2007 LFS, spotted at the transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008.
	0862 is a 2008 NovaBus LFS, seen at the transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008. This bus and 0863 are both former NovaBus demonstrators.
	0862 was seen again nearly four years later, boarding passengers at the downtown transit terminal on July 28, 2012.
	0863 is another 2008 LFS, shown at the downtown bus terminal on Oct. 10, 2008.
	0863 was spotted again at the transit terminal on Nov. 14, 2008.
	1064 is a 2010 Nova LFS, seen at the transit terminal on November 17, 2010. Belleville Transit purchased three production LFS buses from NovaBus in early 2010, numbered 1064, 1065 and 1066, the first LFS buses delivered new to Belleville.
	1064 was spotted turning from Pinnacle Street into the transit terminal on July 28, 2012.
	1068 is another 2010 LFS, spotted waiting to resume service at the transit terminal on August 20, 2011. This bus is one of two from a second order of LFS buses which was delivered in December 2010.
	1068 is shown on Pinnacle Street in downtown Belleville on July 28, 2012.
	1068 is shown again just after arriving at the downtown transit terminal on July 28, 2012.
	1169 is a 2011 NovaBus LFS, spotted waiting for passengers at the transit terminal on July 28, 2012.

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