0: 10 row 60 passenger school bus (40 adults)
1: 11 row 66 passenger school bus (44 adults)
2: 12 row 72 passenger school bus (48 adults)
3: 13 row 78 passenger school bus (52 adults)
4: 14 row 84 passenger school bus (56 adults)
5: city bus or highway coach up to 35 feet long
6: minibus, car or truck
7: city bus or highway coach, 40 feet long
8: 8 or fewer rows 48/42/36 passenger school bus
(32/28/24 adults)
9: 9 row 54 passenger school bus (36 adults)
1: A - Wayne
2: B - Blue Bird
3: C - Chevrolet
4: D - Dodge
5: E - city
6: F - Ford
7: G - General Motors
8: H - highway:
Eagle/MCI/Prevost
9: I - International
0: O - other
0-9: last digit in year
4th (& 5th) digit(s)
1-99: year-unit number
No Date Make Model Serial Nos Notes
==== ==== ==== ========= ============ =============================
5501 SE90 OBI 01.507 2568
5502 DE90 OBI 01.507 2701
5503 DE90 OBI 01.507 2702
5531 MR93 OBI 05.501 31348
5532 MR93 OBI 05.501 31349
5541 AU84 OBI 01.501 1020
5551 JN85 OBI 01.502 1198 x-LIN 8504
5581 DE88 OBI 01.502 2026 x-LIN 8805
5591 OC79 OBI 01.501 0174 x-LIN 7901; x-LIN 7906
5721 1962 GMDD TDH-4517 C011 x-TW 704
5722 1962 GMDD TDH-4517 C014 x-TW 707
5723 1962 GMDD TDH-4517 C064 x-TW 712
7701 1970 GMC PD-4905 164 x-DTL 540
7711 1971 GMC PD-4905 215 x-DTL 541
7721 1972 GMC P8M-4905A 248 x-DTL 542
7731 1973 GMC P8M-4905A 424 x-DTL 544
7741 1973 GMC P8M-4905A 525 x-DTL 543
7791 MR85 OBI 01.509 1156 x-MCS
7801 1970 MCI MC-7 8344-10584 x-STC 702, 1978
7802 1970 MCI MC-7 8345-10585 x-STC 703, 1978
7811 1971 MCI MC-7 8726-10897 x-STC 705
7821 1981 MCI MC-9 S15645-35537
7831 1979 MCI MC-9 S14187-34277 x-MH
7832 JL83 MCI MC-9 DP038426
7842 1984 MCI MC-9 EP038951
7843 1984 MCI MC-9 EP039143
7844 1984 MCI MC-9 EP039407
7851 1985 MCI 96A3 FP040088
7852 1985 MCI 96A3 FP040351
7891 1968 MCI MC-7 7821-10150 x-DEN 79; x-McG 74; x-ChC 136
Abbreviations
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CHEV Chevrolet Division, GMC Detroit MI
GMC General Motors Corporation Pontiac MI
GMDD General Motors Diesel Division London ON
MCI Motor Coach Industries Winnipeg MB
OBI Ontario Bus Industries Mississauga ON
PRE Prevost Car Compagnie La Pocatière QU
ACE Ambassador Charter Express
BB Bluebird Coach Lines
ChC Chatham Coach Lines Chatham ON
DEN Denure Tours Chatham ON
DLX Deluxe
DTL Diversified Transportation Ltd. Calgary AB
GCL Gray Coach Lines Toronto ON
LIN Lindsay Transit Lindsay ON
McG McGinniss
MCL Maverick Coach Lines New Westminster BC
MH Murray Hill Limousines Montréal QU
MCS Corrections Ontario/Ministry ON
of Correctional Services
RWT R. Walsh Transportation Haileybury ON
STC Saskatchewan Transportation Co. Regina SK
TW Transit Windsor Windsor ON
VOY Voyageur Inc. Montréal QU
