Yarmouth Street Railway Company (26 August 1892 - 1912)
Incorporated 1887 (NS). Also reported as just “Yarmouth.”
(photo:
History of Railway Companies in Nova Scotia).
Yarmouth Street Railway Company (26 August 1892 - 1912)
Incorporated 1887 (NS). Also reported as just “Yarmouth.”
(photo:
History of Railway Companies in Nova Scotia).
Yarmouth Light and Power Company (1912 - 20 August 1928)
Amalgamation of the YSRy and the
Yarmouth Electric Company (RFC). Company sold to the WNSECo 1928.
Western Nova Scotia Electric Company (20 August 1928 - 20 October 1928)
Operated the street railway just long enough to complete formal abandonment
procedures. No replacement service (CR&MW Nov. 1928, p. 667).
Trefry's Garage, Ltd. (circa February 1929 - 01 November 1930?)
Replacement bus service. Three buses, 10¢ fare (3 tickets for 25¢),
20 minute headway (CR&MW Mar. 1929, p. 164). Discontinuation anticipated for
01 November 1930 (CR&MW Nov. 1930, p. 732).
Does not appear on the list of P.U.B. operating certificates for the end of 1930.
Trefry's Bus & Transportation Limited (1940's?)
Public Utilities Board 1946 certificate to operate scheduled bus service between Yarmouth and Arcadia [4 km] (Gillis p. 148). Does not appear on 1938 or 1954 lists.
Yarmouth Argyle Transit Authority (circa 1982 - circa 1995?)
Bus service for Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Belleville, Argyle, and Port Maitland
(Bus Industry Vol. 9, No. 2, Apr-May-Jun 1982 p. 40).
(CUTA 1988, CUTA 1989, CUTA 1991/2, photo David Slater/flickr 1992).
(not in pb89)
| Service area population | 25,000 (1991) | Vehicle fleet | 3 buses (1995) | Employees | 5 (1991) | Data source: | CUTA 1991/2 CTHF/SSG 1998 (1995 data) |
Hut's Transit (summer 1996 - 30 April 2014)
Owner-operator
Gary Hudson.
A one-man, one-van operation (email 1997).
(online brochure 2011).
Service ended for financial reasons 2014 (NovaNewsNow.com 30 April 2014).
Town of Yarmouth Public Transit (01 February 2016 - present)
A municipally operated public transit service began operation in Yarmouth in February of 2016.
A day of introductory free service was operated 26 January 2016.
| Electric railway | 26 August 1892 - 20 October 1928 | Motor bus | circa February 1929 - 30 April 2014 01 February 2016 - present |
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