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Since 1961, St. Catharines Transit has been providing bus service in the cities of St. Catharines and Thorold, which are home to about 131,000 people. The bus fleet consists of Orion V and VI; and New Flyer D40i Invero, D40LF, DE40LF, DE40LFR, D60LF and XD40 Xcelsior buses. Transfers with Niagara Falls Transit and Welland Transit can be made a Brock University in the south end of St. Catharines.

All photos by the webmaster unless noted otherwise.

	735 is a 1973 GM T6H-5307N, seen on Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls on May 26, 2004. This bus is now owned by NTC Tours, but it is still painted in the original SCT paint scheme.
	8168 is a 1981 GM T8H-5307A, spotted at the downtown bus terminal on May 26, 2004. This bus was originally San Diego Transit 950, acquired in 1997, and the original fleet number is still visible on the rear window of the bus.
	8737 is a 1987 Orion 01.508, shown boarding passengers at the Pen Centre on Sept. 4, 2007. This bus is painted in the newer paint scheme, with the dark blue stripe.
	8738 is another 1987 Orion I, seen at the downtown transit terminal on May 26, 2004.
	8740 is shown at the Pen Centre on Sept. 4, 2007. This bus is still painted in the older paint scheme with the lighter blue stripe.
	8842 is a 1988 MCI TC-40102N, spotted at the downtown bus terminal on May 26, 2004.
	8849 is another 1988 MCI Classic, shown at the Pen Centre on September 4, 2007.
	9051 is a 1990 Orion V, seen at the Pen Centre on Sept. 4, 2007. These buses were the first air-conditioned buses purchased by St. Catharines Transit.
	9155 is a 1991 Orion 05.501, shown in the downtown bus terminal on May 26, 2004.
	9158 is another 1991 Orion V, also shown inside the downtown bus terminal on May 26, 2004. This bus is painted in the new livery with the motto “Driving Ahead” on the front of the bus.
	9160, 9265 & 9987 were two Orion V buses, one from 1991 and the other from 1992, and a 1999 Orion VI which were leased to Niagara Falls Transit during the summer of 2009 for use on the Falls Shuttle service. All of these buses were returned to St. Catharines after the summer, and 9160 was retired in November 2009, though 9265 and 9987 were still in service during the summer of 2011. (Photo by jmegs)
	9988 is a 1999 Orion VI, shown waiting for passengers at the downtown bus terminal on May 26, 2004. These buses were the first low-floor buses put into service by St. Catharines Transit.
	91 is a 2002 New Flyer Invero, spotted boarding riders at the Pen Centre on Sept. 4, 2007. St. Catharines was the first city to purchase the Invero. Only six other cities followed: London, Burlington, and Ottawa, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Everett, Washington and Aspen, Colorado.
	92 is a 2003 NFI D40i, seen at the Pen Centre on Sept. 4, 2007. This bus is actually a replacement for the original 92, which had been destroyed by fire in 2002.
	96 is a 2003 New Flyer D40LF, shown waiting for passengers at the Fairview Mall on Sept. 4, 2007.
	100 is a 2004 New Flyer D40LF, shown at the Fairview Mall on September 4, 2007.
	101 is another 2004 NFI 2004 D40LF, spotted at the Fairview Mall on Sept. 4, 2007.
	102 is seen at the Fairview Mall on Sept. 4, 2007.
	0601 is a 2006 New Flyer D40LF, shown waiting for passengers at the Fairview Mall on Sept. 4, 2007.
	0605 is another 2006 NFI D40LF spotted at the Fairview Mall on September 4, 2007.
	0608 was seen at the Pen Centre on Sept. 4, 2007.

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