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Description
Limited edition of
246.05
1952
GM TDH-5104 (Queens-Nassau Transit Lines 801-820 series).
Buses
from newly formed Queens-Nassau Transit replaced streetcars in 1937. In
October 1952 the company acquired its first 40 foot diesel buses from
GM - twenty TDH-5104s, numbered 801-820. They were delivered in orange
and cream livery with black striping and lettering. In September 1954
twenty more TDH-5106 buses were bought (821-840 series), Queens-Nassau
Transit Lines changed its name to Queens Transit Corp. when the company
moved to its new facilities in College Point; More TDH-5106s were acquired
and by 1959 there were 71 TDH-51s in the company's roster. In 1961 coaches
801-813 were sold to D.C. Transit.
Scale 1:48
Available TBC
Available through SPTC, U.S.A./Canada
Dealers
25
246.06
1952
GM TDH-5104 (Green Bus Lines 351-365 series).
In
September 1952 Green Bus Lines, today a principal operator in south central
Queens, acquired 15 big TDH-5104 buses from GM Coach. They were delivered
in the attractive apple green and cream livery with silver roof and red
pinstriping and lettering Two extra bright metal strips were placed below
the standard General Motors under-the-windshield "wings". These
coaches were numbered 351-365. Ten more TDH-5106 buses were acquired in
1959.
Scale 1:48
Available TBC
Available through SPTC, U.S.A./Canada
Dealers
25
246.07
1952
GM TDH-5104 (Triboro Coach Corp. 1181-1195 series).
Triboro
Coach Corporation, serving Northwestern Queens, was incorporating in 1931;
in 1946 Triboro Coach was sold to Green Bus Lines. In September 1952 Triboro
received 15 GM TDH-5104 buses, numbered 1181-1195 which were built by
GM with Green Bus Lines order. New buses were delivered in regular Triboro
rust-brown and cream colors with dark red roof inset. In 1957 twenty TDH-5106
coaches arrived, they were numbered into 701-720 series.
Scale 1:48
Available TBC
Available through SPTC, U.S.A./Canada
Dealers
25
246.08
1953/55
GM TDH-5106 (Jamaica Buses Inc. 601-612 series).
One
of the smaller transit bus operators in Queens is Jamaica Buses with four
local and only one express route. Like other New York operators, Jamaica
Buses was in need of new equipment following World War II. In October
1953 the company acquired two GM TDH-5106 air-suspension buses (601-602)
and added ten more in 1955 (603-612) and 1958 (651-655).
Scale 1:48
Available TBC
Available through SPTC, U.S.A./Canada
Dealers