Text by Godfrey Mallion, revised by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos
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Malvern Garage, located near the north-west corner of Sheppard Avenue and Markham Road, was officially opened on July 21, 1983, with operations beginning on July 24, 1983.
The 228,000 square foot facility has the indoor bus storage as well as outside parking. The main building houses 2 wash racks, 2 fueling stations, and a Eurovac system. There are 12 40-foot hoists, 3 60-foot hoists, and 4 inspection pit stations at this garage.
Originally the garage served 8 routes, namely 42 CUMMER, 39 FINCH EAST, 43 KENNEDY, 57 MIDLAND, 13 ROUGE HILL, 85 SHEPPARD EAST, 53 STEELES EAST, and 95 YORK MILLS.
Primarily, the garage operate a fleet of 245 DBNA - ORION VII LF HYB, 43 NOVA LFS 60102 ARTIC and 16 NOVA LFS 40102 HYB vehicles.
Since January 7, 2019, Malvern Division operates the following routes:
- 21 BRIMLEY
- 38 HIGHLAND CREEK
- 39 FINCH EAST
- 53 STEELES EAST
- 85 SHEPPARD EAST
- 95 YORK MILLS
- 129 McCOWAN NORTH
- 130 MIDDLEFIELD
- 131 NUGGET
- 132 MILNER
- 133 NEILSON
- 134 PROGRESS
- 336 FINCH WEST NIGHT
- 339 FINCH EAST NIGHT
- 353 STEELES NIGHT
- 385 SHEPPARD EAST NIGHT
- 395 YORK MILLS NIGHT
- 903 KENNEDY-SCARBOROUGH CENTRE EXPRESS
- 913 PROGRESS EXPRESS
- 939 FINCH EXPRESS
- 953 STEELES EAST EXPRESS
- 985 SHEPPARD EAST EXPRESS
- 995 YORK MILLS EXPRESS
Malvern Garage Image Archive
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Malvern staging area and bus bays. Photo courtesy Mike's Vainchtein. |
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Malvern repair bay. Note bus on hoist. Photo courtesy Mike Vainchtein. |
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TTC Orion V bus #7044 departs Malvern garage showing the route 16 McCOWAN sign. This photo was taken by Jeremy Odai on July 18, 2014. |
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Various models (Orions and Novas) peeking at Malvern's storage bays on July 26, 2014. Photographed by Jelo Gutierrez Cantos. |
Sources
- Boutilier, Robert, Bus Maintenance and Shops - 1999 Insider's Guide
- The Coupler, TTC Employee Magazine, various issues
- Toronto Transit Commission Malvern Division - CPTDB Wiki. Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board. Web. 27 July 2014.
