All-Time List of Canadian Transit Systems

Brandon, Manitoba

Principal System

Brandon Municipal Railway (02 June 1913 - 30 April 1932)
Municipal operation. Car service suspended 15 August 1931 - 01 October 1931 by municipality. Service closed in 1932 without substitute arrangements. (Photo: Winnipeg Tribune Collection, University of Manitoba Archives).

H.J. Varcoe (25 August 1931 - circa 2 weeks)
Stop-gap jitney service.

MacArthur Transportation Company Limited (04 July 1932 - 1955)
Incorporated by Manitoba letters patent 07 June 1932 to assume the transportation-related activities of MacArthur and Son Limited (Manitoba Gazette, v.61, no. 25, 18 June 1932, p. 489). Franchise to operate buses replacing street cars. Company name changed to BT Ltd 1955. (photos New Flyer collection, Brandon University, token: Travis Koch-Gensiorek collection).

Brandon Transit Limited (1955 - 31 August 1957)
Privately owned operation.

Brandon Transit (01 September 1957 - present)
Municipal operation. (CUTA 1976-77, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, CUTA 1992. Photos: Dennis Cavanagh, Alex Regiec, Peter Cox)

system logo (2001)   system logo (2010)	Service area population	38,000 (1991)
	Vehicle fleet	18 buses (2000)
	Employees	38 (1991)
	Ridership	974,035 (2009)
	Data sources:	CUTA 1991/2 CTHF/SSG 2000 Website (2001 logo) CTF [Aug. 2010] (ridership) APR (2010 logo)

Modes

References

• Parker, Douglas V., “The Brandon Municipal Railway”, Canadian Rail, No. 168, July/August 1965, pp. 128-134.