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Welcome
to BUS DISPATCHER!
Your
place to seek assistance from a fellow bus enthusiast...
Can you assist the MBS in answering one of the bus or
transit related questions below? If so, then please feel free to contact
the person directly at the e-mail address provided below or drop the MBS a note
or an e-mail let us know what type of assistance you can offer. The MBS
will then contact the person seeking assistance on your behalf!
RESEARCH REQUESTS
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POSTED 2/20/07 - Working a project to document the
history of the Suburban Transit Company & their related companies in
central New Jersey. I am aiming to write an article for a future issue
of Motor Coach Age. I am looking for additional fleet information on
Suburban from the 1970's to present day. I am also looking for
additional color pictures/slides of Suburban's fleet to use in the
article. If you can help, please write to me at: J. Gilligan at: njtbus@aol.com
- POSTED 2/20/07 - Dear MBS: -
Having written books on double-deck streetcars and double-deck trolley
coaches, I am attempting to find information on double-deck buses which
have run in countries outside the UK, with a view to writing a book along
similar lines. It is hard to find information on d-d buses in the
USA, particularly for earlier years. I have found isolated
items of information here and there and think that these operated in
NYC, Philadelphia, Saint Louis, Chicago, Portland (OR), Baltimore and Detroit,
but probably they also ran in many other cities.
I would be very grateful if you could give
me details of any books or magazine articles which deal with this topic and
how I could go about obtaining same. If costs are involved, I can
easily arrange for a friend to send you a cheque in US$ to cover these.
I look forward to hearing from you and thank
you in advance for your trouble.
Yours sincerely, Brian Patton
Deneside, Foulden, Berwickshire, Scotland
TD15 1UL
Hello,
I have a question I've been trying to find the answer to for days. I
need to know how much it costs to manufacture a standard diesel commuter
bus. I have found the retail cost, but not the production cost. I've
talked to reference librarians and scoured the internet. Hopefully you
can be of some assistance. Your organization would be cited in the
article the information is used.
Thanks,
Nick Hodge
Assistant Editor
Angel Publishing
Dear sirs,
Could you send me a diagram or photo of the layout of the suspension of GMC old look transit busses
that had air-ride suspension?
What would happen to the bus if an airbag went flat or burst?
Thanks,
Chuck Brush (
My name is
Kristina LeMay with Harold LeMay Enterpirses (LeMay Car Museum Spanaway,
WA), I am trying to research a 1978 Amgen bus and I was wondering
if you know any thing about Amgen busses or had any information I might be
able to use such as a web site.
Thank you in advance,
Kristina LeMay
kristinalemay@Lemayinc.com
Hello, Does anyone have a
Union Pacific Stage line schedule which includes the towns of
Kansas City, Avondale and
Smithville , Missouri in and around May , 1938.
if so, would you be willing to send
me a scan . It would be appreciated.
Thank you, AEH marieiesland@alltel.net
LOOKING FOR BUS PHOTOS
POSTED - 2/20/07 - Dear MBS, my
name is Eugene Ferraro. I live and work here, in Philadelphia. I'm a daily
user of SEPTA and, a transit bus enthusiast. I've been using public transit
consistently, for the last forty years. I'm been interested in transit buses,
since I was a very young child. My only connection with transit is, that, I'm
a member, of the MBOT, in Hershey, Pa. The reason, I'm e-mailing you, is that,
I was wondering where, I could get any old photos of, PRT, PTC, Red
Arrow Lines, SEPTA or other transit agencies, in this area, that
operated transit buses, years ago. Agencies, such as, Auch Interboro,
Schuykill Valley Lines , South Penn Lines, or any others, I may not, know
about. I've seen some, in photo books, I have from Bill Luke or John Mc Kane,
that were provided, by the, MBS Any info, you can provide will be
greatly appreciated. Thank you for your kindness and consideration.
Eugene Ferraro eugene.ferraro@va.gov
POSTED - 3/25/07 - I'm looking for bus slides or pictures on Houston
Rapid Transit Lines,Inc. Like GMC
TDH-4517,SDH-4502,TDH-5301,SDH-5302,TDH-5302,TDH-5303.T6H-5305A.
Houston Transit Company GMC TDH-4507,TDH-4509,TDH-5105.
Pioneer Bus Company (A suburban operator in Houston) GMC Old Looks &
GMC New Looks photos or Slides.
Will pay for all, just let me know.
POSTED - 3/25/07 - Hello members,
I'm looking for bus slides or prints for research on buses in 1950's thur
1974 that Rapid Transit Lines ran in the Houston area.
Thanks
Maurice Thomas
LOOKING FOR BACK ISSUES OF MOTOR COACH AGE OR MOTOR
COACH TODAY
OTHER INFORMATION REQUESTS
POSTED - 3/25/07 - Subject: ACF Brill
I recently came into possession of two ACF Brill busses, which I think
are late forties models. I am in the salvage business and plan to cut
them up for scrap. However, I wondered if someone might want some
parts from them before I cut them up. If you think anyone might be
interested, they can call me at 304-692-6900.
Barry
contact@commonwealthcoach.com
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