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Q65A · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: TCC Historical Roster

TCC Roster (1926-1998), Part 1
Reference: Triboro Coach (Alan Bromberger)
Motor Coach Age, July-September 1998; pages 22-23

Fleet #: Builder: Model #: Year Built:
970-986 Garford Not known 1926-1929
987-992 Relay Not known 1931
993-996 Yellow Z-BZ-633 1933
3 buses Yellow 711 1934
1000-1030 Indiana 16 1934-1936
(ex-NCL)
964-969 White 686 1936
924 Mack 6-CL-3S 1934
925-926 Indiana 14-C 1933
927-930 Brockway Not known 1935
931-937 White 684 1935
938-963 White 686 1936
1031-1050 White 788 1938
1051-1058 Yellow 740 1939
905-916 ACF H-16-S 1939-1940
881-904 ACF 45-S 1942
3 buses Reo 96HTD 1946
1101-1115 GM TDH-4507 1948
924-926 ACF H-16-S 1939 (ex-JB)
1116-1125 GM TDH-4507 1949
1181-1195 GM TDH-5104 1950
930-941 ACF H-16-S 1937 (ex-Queens Nassau Transit)
24, 26, 48, 52, 62 ACF H-16-S 1937 (ex-Queens Nassau Transit)
701-720 GM TDH-5106 1957
1126 GM TD-4506 1946 (ex-ST)
1127-1132 GM TDH-4507 1946 (ex-NYCTA)
1133-1152 GM TDH-4507 1948 (ex-NYCTA)
1161-1166 GM TG-4006 1944 (ex-Trenton Transit)
1134, 1136 GM TDH-4510 1948 (ex-NYCTA)
1137-1139 GM TDH-5101 1948 (ex-NYCTA)
TCC Roster (1926-1998), Part 2
Reference: Triboro Coach (Alan Bromberger)
Motor Coach Age, July-September 1998; pages 22-23

Fleet #: Builder: Model #: Year Built:
731-740 GM TDH-5302 1960
751-790 GM TDH-5301 1960
795-799 GM TDH-5301 1962
801-815 FLX F2D6V-401-1 1964
820-829 FLX F2D6V-401-1 1964
901-920 GM TDH-5303 1964
931-946, 951-965 GM TDH-5303 1965
970-984 GM T6H-5305A 1968
830-869 FLX 111CC-D51 1970-1972
741-760 GM T6H-5307A 1974
601-612 GM T6H-5307A 1976
615-624 GMD T6H-5307A 1979
625-629 GM T6H-5307A 1979 (ex-GBL)
630-639 GM T8H-203 1979
101-135 Grumman 53102-8-1 1980
614 GM T6H-5307A 1971 (ex-GBL)
821-829 FLX 111DD-D5 1971 (ex-CDTA)
640-740 GM T80204 1985-1987
761-763 GM T80204 1987
M1 –M6 GM T8J206 1987 (Methanol)
764-794 MCI TC40102A 1989
2050-2054 TMC T80206 1993 (CNG)
2055-2074 TMC T80206 1992-1994
2136-2147 TMC T80206 1994
2801-2829 TMC T80206 1994

Mr. Linsky · Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: TCC Historical Roster

Bob,

Very interesting and concise roster - another great compilation by Alan Bromberger!

Of particular notice to me are the ex NYCTA 1948 GMC's. Not coincidentally (I'm sure), Green Line, who had already acquired Triboro, also bought three similar buses from the same batch (their first such purchase of anything used since the early thirties).

It would seem as though the city might have had a 'fire sale' to more rapidly change over to the then updated 'paired window' old looks.

Mr. Linsky

"The Green Hornet" Green Bus Lines, Jamaica, New York (LA 7 2400)

nycbusfan · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 258 Location: Brooklyn, NY

Thanks for posting this Bob.

Mr. Linsky · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:52 am Post subject: Re: TCC Historical Roster

Bob,

I've been examining part 1 of the above Triboro Historical Roster and have found one error and two omissions;

The error; The fifteen TDH 5104's (1181 to 1195) were delivered in September of 1952.
These buses were part of a thirty unit order of which the other fifteen went to Green Bus Lines as #'s 351 to 365 (ser# 0001 to 0030).

The omissions; I don't see two orders for TDH 4509's numbered 1151 to 1165 (delivered in January of 1951) and 1171 to 1175 (delivered in February of 1952).

Here is an excellent photo of a Triboro 4509 at Rockaway Playland:

All my facts and figures have been verified by the Ohio Museum of Transportation.
Photo courtesy of 'More Old Rockaway Photos'

Mr. Linsky

Green Bus Lines, Jamaica, New York

Hart Bus · Age: 75 Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 1150

One historical addendum......Bus 743 from the 1974 delivery of New Looks was donated to the NYPD and renumbered #3301 from Highway District # 3. It was kept at the police station on the north side of the GCP near Francis Lewis Blvd until shortly after 9/11/01 when it was sold to a Hassidic Bus Company.

I think that bus 744 was sold directly to the company that provides service to B&H camera. I believe that Trevor Logan has a picture of 744 in service

I have pictures of 743 in residence at the police station but don't know how to insert them into a post.

Mr. Linsky · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:13 pm Post subject:

JUSXTREME96 · Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 37

I've never seen RTS T8H-203's at Triboro before. When were they scrapped or retired?

ripta42 · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:10 am Post subject:

630-636 were transferred to Green Lines in 1994. All were probably retired shortly after the delivery of the 1994 TMC RTSes.

639 in 1982:

JUSXTREME96 · Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 37

JUSXTREME96 · Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 37

I read somewhere on the internet that Green Lines RTS 03 630-1 ex-Triboro RTS 03 630 sat at the Green Bus Lines garage in 1999-2000. Was that true?