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'TTC Wheel-Trans' is a specialized accessible transit service provided by the Toronto Transit Commission within the City of Toronto, Canada.

Contents

History

Operations

Fleet

Contracts

Celebrity Taxi/Dignity Transportation

Able Atlantic Taxi

Scarboro City Cab

Toronto Para Transit

Wheelchair Taxi

Royal Taxi

See also

External links

History

The para-transit system was created in 1975 and operated on behalf of the TTC, Metropolitan Toronto and the province of Ontario. Service was initially contracted to 'All-Way Transportation Corporation' of Toronto before being taken over by the TTC. Service is provided by accessible buses and contracted accessible taxi mini-vans. Wheel-Trans is a door-to-door service. Rides are reserved one day in advance, by calling the reservation line, or by using the automated Ride-Line touch-tone phone service.

Operations

Fleet

'Product list and details (date information from TTC)'

' Make/Model '	' Description '	' Fleet size '	' Year acquired '	' Year retired '	' Notes '
Overland Custom Coach ELF	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	124	1998-2000	Still active
Ontario Bus Industries Orion II	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	88	1985	1998 - all retired
Ontario Bus Industries Orion II Community bus	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	5	1987-1991	Still active
Thomas Built Buses Mighty Mites	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	62	late 1970s - by contractor	1985 - all retired by TTC
Thomas Built Buses Transette	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	5	late 1970s - by contractor	1985 - all retired by TTC
Accessobus	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	1	1986 - demo only	N/A
Dutcher	custom built wheelchair accessible vehicle	1	1987 - demo only	N/A
Chevrolet Caprice Classic	wheelchair accessible station wagons	22-27	early 1980s	1989

Contracts

Most of Wheel-Trans operations are provided by the TTC, but some of the services are contracted out to private operators:

Celebrity Taxi/Dignity Transportation

Able Atlantic Taxi

' Make/Model '	' Description '	' # passengers '	' Year acquired '	' Year retired '	' Notes '
Chrysler Caravan	Converted van	2

Scarboro City Cab

' Make/Model '	' Description '	' # passengers '	' Year acquired '	' Year retired '	' Notes '
Dodge Grand Caravan Sport	Converted van	2

Toronto Para Transit

' Make/Model '	' Description '	' # passengers '	' Year acquired '	' Year retired '	' Notes '
Chevrolet Venture-Kino Maxi Shuttle	Converted van	2
Chrysler Caravan	Converted van	2

Wheelchair Taxi

Make/Model	Description	passengers	Year acquired	Year retired	Notes
Ford E350 minibus	Converted van
Chrysler Caravan	Converted van	2
Chrysler Sprinter van	Converted van	2

Royal Taxi

' Make/Model '	' Description '	' # passengers '	' Year acquired '	' Year retired '	' Notes '
Dodge Grand Caravan Sport	Converted van	2
Pontiac Montana	Converted van	2

★ Bee Line Taxi

★ Beck Taxi

See also

★ York Region Transit Mobility Plus

★ Mississauga Transit Accessible Services

★ Transhelp

External links

★ TTC website

★ TTC Wheel-Trans

★ Wheelchair Taxi

★ Toronto Para Transit