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Originally Posted by ns_kid
In Dartmouth, a guy named Lawrence Bell operated the bus services from the early 20s until 1957. The service operated under L.M. Bell Ltd from 1927 then as Bell Busses Ltd. from around 1938. A company called DTS [Dartmouth Transit System] Buses Ltd. took over on April 1, 1957. I'm not sure about the ownership of that company. Both Bell and DTS painted their buses in a blue and white scheme. The City of Dartmouth took the system over in 1978 and operated it until the Metropolitan Authority launched Metro Transit in 1981.
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That clarifies things for me, thanks. I forgot that in 1970 it became Halifax Transit and was run by the city, and that Metro Transit didn't happen until the Metropolitan Authority was created 10 or so years later. That explains why the City of Dartmouth bought a bunch of used buses from B.C.