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Interesting that Green Bus Lines was the only one to order the TDH-4512. They had 15 that came in 1954. They already had TDH-5104 and would not receive the TDH-5106 till March 1959.

Green also had ...

According to the Motor Coach Age issue on Surface Transportation their Bronx route Bx15 was labeled Gun Hill Road. It was started on September 1933.

When MaBSTOA took over it was the same bus route ...

The bus in the photo I posted and as of December 28,1950 bus numbers 422-431 were assigned to the TB route and based out of 146 Street Depot.

The original TB bus... note the destination sign and the beat up body. Its a Yellow Coach modeln740.

Postcard mailed to potential buyers... and enthusiasts as well.

Possibly an ex Fifth Avenue Coach open double d

A Flxible owned by the TNJ. Look at that batwing! Its bigger than the bus

I forgot to mention that the hat and badge Gleason is wearing in the Miami photo was a Miami Dade cap and badge.

And also, those TDH-5304s their rear directional signals did not have a red
lens b ...

The Miami batwing bus in the photo with Gleason is a T6H-5304A numbered in the 401-420 series. They arrived in 1967 and were retired between late 1984 and early 1985. They also had illuminated interio ...

Did you get my message regarding the check and tracking number for the book? Check your messages. I sent it on Monday 6/1.

By the way, the M in the fleet number stood for Mack.

The General Motors demos had GM. As Prefix. Twin Coach had TC as a prefix and ACF had an A prefix.

M64 and M65 were Mack model C-49-DM subu ...

This is a Mackl C-47-DT serial 1068 from 1955 and numbered M64. It was returned to Mack.

Mack sold this bus to Randolph Bus Company, North Boulevard, and renumbered B137 in March 1956.

I just measured the roll sign that I posted above and its 20 1/4 inches wide.

The front destination signs were 53 inches wide.

The side destination signs on the 9000 series Flxibles were also 5 ...

The original MaBSTOA logo found on the batwings.

NYCTA Surface Transit. Don't know where this could have been used. But it is a nice decal

This photo was taken at the GM plant in Pontiac. This series, 5201-5525, with 5516-5525 having batwings, was delivered in 1964.

Note the difference between the sign and the roll curtain I posted. O ...

Thats Paulie Errico owner of Hoboken Transportation.

And thats an ex-Green Bus Lines TDH-4512