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Charlottesville Transit Service | Safety Motors Transit Company GMC 3501 | Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum

May 14, 2003

The following photo(s) are © copyrighted by Raymond Williams who works with Charlottesville Transit Service and Mark Williams who works for Valley Metro in Roanoke, VA. (USA)





WMATA General Motors Fishbowl New Look in Washington DC Metro colors





SMTC General Motors 3501 old looks





3714





Rainbow Paint Flxible





Pen bus - short wheelbase GM fishbowl new look





May 9)









CTS



Hello Bernie


These are pictures of buses taken in Virginia and North Carolina.


The picture marked cat was owned by Capital area transit in NC a new look.


The one marked May 9 is RTS II 1981 bus 824 by Charlottesville Transit service in 2000 it went somewhere to Florida


The picture marked CTS 815 is still in the fleet but not in active service it is a RTS II model 6 is also a Charlottesville Transit Service bus PIC taking in 2000.


The picture marked SMTC 3501 is Safety Motors Transit Company GMC 3501 1965 waiting to be sold in 1978 replace by Flxible pictured as the rainbow bus that picture was taking in 1983 summer at the Southwest VA bus rodeo  both buses was owned by Greater Roanoke Transit Company (Valley Metro Roanoke VA).


The Picture marked pen bus is a former SMTC Valley Metro bus is sporting the Pendleton Bus Lines LTD. color in 1982 the last year for the Private bus line. it is A GMC TDH 3301.


The picture Marked Mvc is a  GMC THD 3714  1958 owned by SMTC later by Valley Metro the inside of the bus is good shape. It is now part of the Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum fleet in Roanoke, VA who is restoring all buses to working order. Also owned by Commonwealth are a former Valley Metro 1979 Grumman Flxible no. 189 and former PennTRAN flxible


The picture marked 3714 and 3501 are Valley Metro Bus waiting to be sold in 1982


Bus photos posted by: Classic Bus

Reader Comments

The buses over the caption "3714" are not model 3714's.
 
Thomas J. Kane | Feb 24, 06 | 3:51 pm

I am looking for an old Photo of the Greyhound Buffalo Bus and the Trialway Eagle can you help me ? i have checked every where and i am having no luck.
I have been trying to find someone or some company that makes these in a Diecast Model 1/50 Scale but no luck in my Quest. Thank you and i look forward in your Reply.
 
Stevie Keller | May 11, 06 | 1:55 pm

MY DAD DROVE A CITY BUS FOR 37 YRS. ONE TYPE OF BUS WAS A LATE 1950'S OR EARLY 1960'S MODEL FORD BUS HE DROVE FOR PADUCAH TRANSIT. I CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO. ON THIS TYPE BUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP.

THANKS
 
dwight hunt | Jun 18, 06 | 2:00 pm

The Caption For 3714 should have read 3714 and 3501 waiting to be sold the first four buses in the line are 3714s the last five are 3501s
 
Raymond Williams | Jun 19, 10 | 2:04 am

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