Fan Trips
The TTS has sponsored several fan trips (charters) each year since it's inception in 1973. The majority of the charters have involved the Toronto Transit Commission's vehicles including buses, streetcars and trolley buses. Also, in the Society's most ambitious charters, subway trains were chartered for farewell trips to mark the end of service for the original red Gloucester trains (the first subway trains in Canada), the "Montrealers" (the first Canadian- built subway cars), and the last of the first generation subway cars, the H-4s.
Charters have also taken place outside the City of Toronto including southwestern Ontario (London, Kitchener, Brantford), eastern GTA transit properties (Ajax, Oshawa), western GTA transit properties (Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga), the Golden Horseshoe transit properties (Hamilton, St. Catharines, Welland), among others.
The TTS generally holds charters using unique transit vehicles, most often just prior to their retirement, often tracing historic routings.
The highlight of the TTS Fan Trips is "Transportation Weekend," which is held bi-annually on the Labour Day weekend. The weekend usually includes two charters (usually one streetcar and one bus) as well as slide presentations. Transportation Weekend takes places during even numbered years (2010, 2012, etc.).
You may also view photos from past trips on our site.
