Manitoba Transit Heritage Association

The Manitoba Transit Heritage Association Inc. (MTHA) is a non-profit tax charitable organization whose members volunteer in the restoration, maintenance and display of Manitoba’s largest collection of vintage transit vehicles.

The mission of the Association is to restore old transit vehicles for historic purposes; to create a transit museum for display of transit vehicles and related transit-industry memorabilia; and to provide restored transit vehilces for public parades and community event displays.

The MTHA has a fleet of ten operational historic vehicles, and eight vehicles which are awaiting restoration. These buses were previously used in public transportation service (both public and private companies) between 1937 and 2009.

Historic Collection

Buses

• 1937 Twin Coach model 23R, Winnipeg Electric Company 111
• 1941 Twin Coach model 30GS, Winnipeg Electric Company 214
• 1946 Ford transit model 69B, Winnipeg Electric Company 565
• 1950 Canadian Car and Foundry model T-48A, Winnipeg Electric Company 1768
• 1956 Western Flyer model T36-2L, Grey Goose Bus Lines 20
• 1958 Western Flyer model T38/40, Royal Canadian Air Force
• 1961 General Motors model TDH-3501, Beaver Bus Lines 28
• 1961 GMC model SDM-4502, Beaver Bus Lines 33
• 1971 General Motors model TDH-4521A, Metro Transit (Winnipeg) 751 (ex-132)
• 1981 Orion model 01.501, Winnipeg Transit 953
• 1984 Flyer Industries model D901-10240, Winnipeg Transit 107

Artifacts

In addition to historic vehicles, the MTHA has a large collection of related transit-industry memorabilia such as badges, uniforms, passes, tickets, transfers, transfer punches, fareboxes, decals and manuals.

External Links

Manitoba Transit Heritage Association Website

Manitoba Transit Heritage Association on Flickr