Sureline Bus Service Ltd. (circa 1978 - 01 May 1981)
Subsidized private operator between Kentville and Wolfville. Operation assumed by KTA.
(Bus Industry Vol. 8, No. 1, Jan.-Feb.-Mar. 1981, pp. 36-37).
Kings Transit Authority (01 May 1981 - present)
(Bus Industry Vol. 8, No. 2, Apr.-May-Jun. 1981, p. 25; RS, CUTA 1988, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992)
| Service area population | 18,000 (1991) | Vehicle fleet | 4 buses (2000) | Employees | 11 (1991) | Data source: | CUTA 1991/2 CTHF/SSG 2000 |
Liverpool & Milton Tramway Company, Limited (01 February 1897 - circa 1907)
Chartered in 1896 (NS). This 4½ mi. (7 km) line from Liverpool,
to Rapid Falls, Nova Scotia operated a steam dummy railway in
the streets of Liverpool. Passengers were carried but the line's principal
business was freight for a pulp mill at Rapid Falls. The L&MTCo was
sold to Mackenzie and Mann's
Halifax and South Western Railway Company steam road in 1907.
The H&SWRy passed into Dominion hands, becoming a
component of
Canadian National Railways in 1919.
Most of the L&MTCo line was abandoned in 1936. (Martin, Stephens, Dorman)
Egerton Tramway Company, Limited (10 October 1904 - 23 April 1909)
Incorporated 27 March 1902 (NS).
Often erroneously enumerated as
"Edgerton Tramways". Formal opening ceremonies held
14 October 1904 (RFC). (Due lists start of operation as 11 October 1904).
Acquired the local electricity utility, the
New Glasgow Electric Company, Limited (incorporated 1887 (NS)) 16 March 1909.
Resulting enterprise renamed PCECo 1909.
Pictou County Electric Company (23 April 1909 - 07 May 1924)
Company acquired by the PCPB 1924.
Pictou County Power Board (07 May 1924 - 07 May 1931)
Bus service was introduced on the Pictou system in 1926 (CR&MW 1931, 1932).
(Due reports end of electric railway service in May 1930). PCPB continued to operate as an electricity utility
until acquired by the Nova Scotia Power Commission 1963.
Pictou County Bus Services Limited (May 1931? - ?)
Bus services began in 1926, under the auspices of the
Pictou County Power Board.
(Scrafton et al. 1970 indicates that bus service in this area is handled by
Irving Bus Line, while Dawes et al. 1972 lists
Irving's Transfer and
Pictou County Bus Service).
Pictou County Regional Transit Authority (1980? - 31 March 1996)
New Glasgow, Trenton, Westville.
Service ceased as a result of provincial funding changes. (\maps, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992)
| Service area population | 34,000 (1991) | Vehicle fleet | 8 buses (1995) | Employees | 17 (1991) | Data source: | CUTA 1991/2 CTHF/SSG 1998 (1995 data) |
| Interurban electric railway | 10 October 1904 - 07 May 1931 | Motor bus | 1926 - 31 March 1996 |
According to its Winter 1956/57 time table,
Canadian National Railways operated a daily except Sunday train between
New Glasgow and Pictou (15.9 mi./25.4 km, 50-60 min.).
After calling at Stellarton, Westville, and flagstops Alma, Sylvester, Loch Broom, Brown Point, Norway, and West End, commuters arrived at
Pictou at 8:30am. The reverse journey departed at 5:10pm. This meets a basic definition of a commuter train (weekdaily, rush-hour scheduling and run time under about 90 minutes).
The single train round trip was supplemented by three daily bus trips from
New Glasgow to Pictou and four in the reverse direction.
By the 1960 time table the afternoon train had been moved to a 3:50pm departure, too early for work commuting.
None of these service appear in the 1966/67 CN time tables.
Colchester Transportation Co-op Ltd. (2000? - circa 2002?)
Operates five times daily bus service between Bible Hill and Truro Heights, as
well as dial-a-ride service, a once weekly run between Truro and Bass River,
and on-call service to Stewiacke and Tatamagouche. On 19 July 2001 CTC
applied to end the scheduled Bible Hill - Truro Heights service on account of
low ridership and the exhaustion of a start-up subsidy.
"The co-op operates the only scheduled bus run in the Truro area."
(canada.com article by Cathy von Kintzel, 2001).
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