Toronto area commuters will begin seeing the first homegrown version of GO's signature double-decker buses as soon as the spring.
Scottish manufacturer Alexander Dennis expects its new 45,000-square-foot facility near Langstaff Rd. and Jane St. to begin production in the next couple of weeks, according to Mark Brager, North American operations manager.
Metrolinx awarded a contract to the company in 2014 to build 253 buses over the next five years. There is also an option for the provincial agency to buy up to 150 additional buses during that period, up to 30 per year.
The plant will build chassis and install engines, axles and steering components on a new "super low" double-decker. The platforms will then be shipped to the U.S., where the body is built, before being returned to Vaughan for predelivery inspections.
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