University Transport System 2960
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University Transport System 2960 was a General Motors "old-look" bus operated in regular service by the University Transport System (currently known as Unitrans) in Davis, California, and was one of an initial fleet of five "old-look" single-deck buses that were purchased in the late 1960s to supplement the fleet of double decker buses that had been in service as early as 1967. Having been sold, it is no longer part of the Unitrans fleet.
This particular model of bus (the TDH-4801) was a special series made for California operators. It had an unusual length of 37¾ feet (rather than the normal 40 feet) and a seating capacity of only 48 (rather than 51 for a normal 40-foot bus).
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[edit] Technical specifications
Manufacturer: General Motors Corporation, Truck & Coach Division
Model: TDH-4801 "old-look"
Date built: Between 1953 and 1958
Engine: Detroit Diesel 6-71 diesel with a Spicer angle-drive 2-speed automatic transmission.
Length: 37¾ feet
Width: 8½ feet
Seating capacity: 48
Date acquired by Unitrans: Before September 1969
Current status: Retired and sold.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Unitrans Homepage, unitrans.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-17
- Mark's Unitrans Photo Gallery, loft22.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-17
- Ohio Museum of Transportation - GM/Yellow Coach Old-Look Transit Production Lists, omot.org, retrieved on 2006-12-20
- Stauss, Ed (1988). The Bus World Encyclopedia of Buses, Woodland Hills, CA: Stauss Publications. ISBN 0-9619830-0-0
- McKane, John H. & Squier, Gerald L. (2006). Welcome Aboard the GM New Look Bus, Hudson, WI: Iconografix. ISBN 1-58388-167-0
- Bail, Eli (1984). From Railway to Freeway - Pacific Electric and the Motor Coach, Glendale, CA: Interurban Press. ISBN 0-916374-61-0
[edit] External links
- Photo of University Transport System 2960 taken in September, 1975 (bus on the right)
