Lethbridge Municipal Railway (17 August 1912 - 1947?)
Municipal operation.
Converted two car lines to buses 1939.
(Bill Krause 2013, Photo courtesy William Thorne).
Lethbridge Transit (1947? - present)
No distinct change-over date between LMR and
Lethbridge Transit System. Buses purchased in 1939 were not lettered Lethbridge Municipal Railway.
Cited as
City of Lethbridge, Transit Department in Dawes et al. 1972 and
CUTA 1976-77.
Used the name
L.A. Transit between the mid-1990s and circa 2012 (http://dtmn.com/lethad/transit/latrans.htm 1996, website 2013).
(Canadian Coach 1969, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992, photo: Peter Cox).
system logo (1968) system logo |
Service area population | 62,000 (1991) | Vehicle fleet | 35 buses (2000) | Employees | 60 (1991) | Data sources: | CUTA 1991/2 CTHF/SSG 2000 website 2010 (logo) |
Electric railway | 17 August 1912 - 08 September 1947 | Motor bus | 1939 - present |
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