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Transit service in London is provided by the London Transit Commission, the fifth largest transit agency in Ontario. The bus fleet consists of GM and MCI Classic and New Flyer Invero, D40LF and D60LF buses. Service is provided to a population of about 352,000 people and the main transfer points are at the University of Western Ontario, Fanshawe College, the Argyle, Masonville, Westmount and White Oaks Malls, and at Richmond and Wellington Streets in downtown London.

All photos are by the webmaster unless noted otherwise.

	178 was a 1985 Orion 01.508 painted in the new paint scheme, seen at the White Oaks Mall in May 2003. (Photo by “the Snapmeister”)
	194 was a 1986 GM Classic, shown on Wellington Road in the southern part of the city on Oct. 10, 2008.
	195 was another 1986 Classic, the last GM bus purchased new by the LTC, shown turning from Dundas Street onto Wellington Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008. The last of London’s GM Classics were retired by the summer of 2010.
	205 was a 1988 Orion 01.508 painted in the old livery. This photo was taken at the White Oaks Mall in May 2003. All of London Transit’s Orion I, V and VI buses have been retired. (Photo by “the Snapmeister”)
	222 is a 1990 MCI Classic, shown unloading passengers on Wellington Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008. These buses were originally built with full-sized rear windows but they have since been covered over as shown in this photo.
	227 is another 1990 Classic, this one painted in the new livery. It was spotted on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	234 was spotted on Wellington Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008.
	238 is shown on Dundas Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	248 is a 1990 MCI TC-40102N painted in the old paint scheme, spotted at the White Oaks Mall in May 2003. The Classics were the only buses still painted in the orange livery in 2008. (Photo by “the Snapmeister”)
	281 is a 1983 GM Classic, originally STRSM 8-314, seen at the White Oaks Mall in May 2003. London Transit acquired this bus in 2000 along with fifteen other buses from Longueuil, Quebec City and Chicoutimi. (Photo by “the Snapmeister”)
	284 is a 1984 GM Classic, seen on Dundas Street on Oct. 10, 2008. This bus was originally STCUQ 8339.
	285 is another ex-STCUQ Classic, this one originally numbered 8319, and is shown on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	286, originally STCUQ 8321, was spotted on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	295 is shown on Wellington Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008. This bus was originally STCUQ 8340 and this photo shows the double-width exit doors specified by most Quebec transit agencies.
	310 was a 1997 Orion 06.501 CNG, spotted retired at the Guelph Transit garage. The 44 Orion VI buses, along with two Orion V buses acquired from Chatham Transit in 1999 and an ex-demo Orion II, were the only CNG buses operated by London Transit. The Orion VI buses were also the first buses to be delivered in the new blue and green stripe paint scheme. After being retired, this bus and a few others were sold to Guelph for parts. (Photo by Orion 4)
	402 is a 2002 New Flyer D40i Invero, spotted on Clarence Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008. London Transit operates 49 of these buses and was one of only seven transit systems to purchase this model.
	412 is another 2002 Invero, seen at the White Oaks Mall in May 2003. (Photo by “the Snapmeister”)
	415 is shown on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008. In the summer of 2008, the LTC began to replace the original Detroit Diesel Series 40 engines with Cummins ISL engines due to reliability issues with the S40 engines.
	429 was seen on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008. The LTS does have some full-body ad wrapped buses, though rear-end ads seem to be more common. This bus had had its ads removed by August 2009.
	430 was spotted on Wellington Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008.
	445 is a 2003 Invero, seen boarding riders on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	601 is a 2003 New Flyer D60LF, one of three purchased that year, spotted on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008. London Transit was the fifth city in Ontario to purchase new articulated buses after Mississauga, Ottawa, Hamilton and Toronto.
	455 is a 2004 NFI D40LF, shown on Dundas Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	462 is another 2004 D40LF, seen waiting for riders on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	463 was spotted on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	484 is a 2005 New Flyer D40LF, seen on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	109 is a 2006 NFI D40LF, shown on Wellington Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008. With this purchase, the LTC started numbering its buses in the 100 series after running out of room in the 400-series numbering scheme.
	119 is a 2007 D40LF, spotted on King Street in downtown London. This photo was taken on Oct. 10, 2008.
	22 is a 2008 New Flyer D60LF, seen on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008. As with other New Flyer articulated buses built around this time, these buses feature a flat panel on the back of the buses and an elongated front ventilation unit incorporating the air conditioner. Again, London Transit purchased three of these buses to bring the total number of articulated buses in LTC service up to six.
	133 is a 2008 New Flyer D40LF, shown on Wellington Street on Oct. 10, 2008.
	136 is another 2008 D40LF, seen on Wellington Street in downtown London on Oct. 10, 2008.

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