Gray Line Montreal, although a member of the

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family, is an independently managed operation, that also formerly carried the brand of Stagecoach Montréal. They run a fleet of

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and

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es in and around

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, under the banner of

Gray Line Worldwide Gray Line Worldwide is an international sightseeing company which claims to be the largest of its kind in the world. The company was founded in 1910 and operates worldwide through independent operators it calls "licensees" with a presence in most o ...

sightseeing tours, offering city tours and trips to

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. Although departures are mostly at the Dorchester Square/Peel Street location, some of the routes offer hop-on hop-off convenience.

History

Autocar Connaiseur was founded in 1982 by Lorenzo Calce, a former vice-president of Murray Hill Limousines, operating charters and Gray Line sightseeing tours in Montreal. In 1997 the company, which had grown to a fleet of over 100 buses, was sold to

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the North American division of Stagecoach. Approval under the ''Investment Canada Act'' was given in October 1999, for Stagecoach to acquire Autocar Connaisseur of Montréal. The parent of each of the Connaisseur Group of companies is 3329003 Canada a non-carrier owned by

. Gray Line Montreal was included in the April 2019 disposal by Stagecoach of its North American operations to Variant Equity Advisors.Completion of North America sale
Stagecoach April 16, 2019

References

{{StagecoachGroup Bus transport in Quebec Gray Line Worldwide Companies based in Montreal Transport companies established in 1982 Stagecoach Group bus operators in the United States and Canada Transport in Montreal 1982 establishments in Quebec