NOPSI-NORTA Bus Roster 1954-1994 www.streetcarmike.com Created August 2, 2000 and updated December 28, 2006. ©2000-2006 Michael Strauch. NEW ORLEANS BUS ROSTER: From Ohio Museum of Transportation production lists, Motor Coach Age magazine, and Western Transit builders production databases. New Orleans Public Service Incorporated Fleet nos Make Model Serial nos Date delivered Length & width 1785-1844 GMC TDH5105 0985-1044 10/54 40ft x 102in 1845-1882 GMC TDH5105 1084-1121 06/55 40ft x 102in 1883-1914 GMC TDH5105 1368-1399 08-09/55 40ft x 102in 1915-1966 GMC TDH5105 2701-2752 03/57 40ft x 102in 1967 GMC TDH5105 EXP-305 08/58 40ft x 102in 1-68 GMC TDH5301 1394-1461 10/60 40ft x 102in 69-142 GMC TDH5301 2357-2430 05/61 40ft x 102in 143-153 GMC TDH4517 1635-1645 05/62 35ft x 96in 154-167 GMC TDH5303 0438-0451 05/63 40ft x 102in 168-195 Flxible F2D6V401-AC 52020-52047 1964 40ft x 102in 196-222 GMC TDH5303 1880-1906 05/64 40ft x 102in 223-253 GMC TDH5303 2364-2394 12/64 40ft x 102in 254-313 GMC TDH5303 3056-3115 04-05/65 40ft x 102in 314 Flxible F2D6V401-AC 51897 1965 40ft x 102in 315-364 Flxible 111CC-D4-1 53159-53208 1967 40ft x 102in 365-409 Flxible 111CC-D4-1 53252-53296 1967 40ft x 102in All but a few of 1785-1967 and all of 1-409 had express lamps. 1967 was rebuilt from a 1950 TDH5103 (serial 0001) to be a prototype for the TDH5105 models (which included air suspension). As such it toured several cities, including Washington and San Francisco. It was later air conditioned by GM and sold to NOPSI in August 1958. Most of 69-313 received Bus-O-Rama ad wings, some of which were later removed. City of New Orleans Fleet nos Make Model Serial nos Date delivered Length & width 410-517 AM General 10240-8 000001-000108 11/74-01/75 40ft x 102in 518-702 GMC T8H-203 573-757 09-11/79 40ft x 102in 1-6 Chance RT-50 12/1980 703-761 Grumman 40102-8-1 1981 40ft x 102in All AM General and Grumman buses had express lamps. Buses 693-761 were lift equipped. The Chance buses were operated in The Lift service by the City of N.O. New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Fleet nos Make Model Serial nos Date delivered Length & width 1008-1023 Carpenter CBW300 19007-11,14-24 12/1983 30ft x 96in 762-836 M-A-N SL40102A 1985 40ft x 102in 837-899 M-A-N SL40102A 1985-86 40ft x 102in 101-126 M-A-N SL40102A 1986 40ft x 102in 11-22 Blue Bird 77CPB3007 1986 30ft x 96in 1024-1031 Blue Bird 77CPB3007 1987 30ft x 96in 127-139 Orion 05.501 09-10/1990 40ft x 102in 94006-94078 New Flyer D40HF 12/1994 40ft x 102in NORTA did not order express lamps on any coach. Buses 11-22 were assigned to The Lift paratransit service. Lifts did not appear on regular transit coaches until the 1997 Orions. www.streetcarmike.com -- Strauchy Goodness in Every Byte!