St. Albert Transit

STRATHCONA COUNTY TRANSIT

Basic History

Strathcona County Transit initiated service in 1977 under the name of the County of Strathcona Transit System (CSTS). For various reasons, the name was shortened to Strathcona County Transit (SCT) in 1988. Service was originally contracted out to Edmonton Transit, using buses painted in the blue and yellow ETS livery (with the exception of Strathcona logos in place of the usual Edmonton ones). Pacific Western Transportation (PWT - a division of Diversified Transportation Ltd.) was awarded to contract for operations and maintenance of Strathcona County Transit from Edmonton Transit in 1988. For a system of its size, Strathcona County Transit has operated a very large variety of buses!

Predecessor Bus Lines
March 1965	November 3, 1976
Diamond Bus Line operated service between Edmonton and Sherwood Park with a variety of buses, including ex Winnipeg Twin Coaches. #28 is seen signed up for Sherwood Park at the Diamond garage in Jasper Place.	By the 1970s Briggs Bus Lines was now the operator of the private commuter service to Sherwood Park. When this photo was taken, the service was running on borrowed time. It had been Sherwood Park's intention to have Edmonton Transit start service on November 1, 1976 but a lack of buses and drivers prevented this. Service would commence a few months later on February 1977. Briggs #7 a GMC/ Thomas is seen at the Union Bus Depot in Edmonton.

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