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HSR FACTS
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Longest Route? |
Route 5 Delaware (44.42 kms), though Route 44 Rymal Road was extended significantly in September 2009. This new extension may now prove longer.
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Shortest Route? |
Route 8 York (5.79 kms)
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Highest Route Number? |
Route 58 Stoney Creek Local (Note that the 2003/2004 HSR Transit Map lists the 'Gore to Shore' shuttle, now called the Waterfront Shuttle, as Route 99 Gore to Shore.
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Farthest Reach of the HSR? |
East - Route 55 Stoney Creek Central: Jones & King (Stoney Creek)
West - Route 16 Ancaster: Wilson & Garner (Ancaster)
North - Route 11 Parkdale: Lakeshore & Brant (Burlington)
South - Route 20 A-Line Express: Hamilton International Airport (Mount Hope)
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Fisrt Horse-Drawn Streetcar? |
1874 - There were 8 cars in total with a team of 50 horses and 50 men.
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First Electrified Streetcar? |
June 1, 1893
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First Buses? |
August 12, 1926
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First Trolley Bus? |
December 10, 1950
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Final Streetcar run? |
April 6, 1951
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First "Accesible Low Floor" Bus? |
1996
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First Hybrid Bus? |
April 13, 2007
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Last High Floor Bus in regular service? |
June 26, 2009 on 'Route 51 University.'
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