Ajax-Pickering Transit

The Ajax Pickering Transit Authority (APTA) was the former public transit operator in the Town of Ajax, Ontario and the City of Pickering, Ontario. It, along with the other public transit agencies in Durham Region, were merged on January 1, 2006 to form Durham Region Transit.

APTA's organizational structure was unusual in that it 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 (C. 1970s) and Ajax Transit (c. 1973). 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