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Description
Limited edition of
238.13
1950/52
GM TDH-5103 (South Suburban Safeway Lines 501-516 series).
South
Suburban Safeway Lines company served number of the suburban routes south
of Chicago; it was formed in 1933 when South Suburban Motor Coach and
subsidiaries consolidated into South Suburban Safeway Lines. In August
1950 South Suburban bought its first six GM TDH-5103 coaches and acquired
ten more in September 1952; they lasted in the company's roster until
1972.
Scale 1:48
Available 2007
Available through SPTC, U.S.A./Canada
Dealers
Photo:GM Truck & Coach.
25
238.13a
1953/57
GM TDH-5105 (South Suburban Safeway Lines 517-538 series).
First
air-suspension TDH-5105 were acquired in in June 1953 (coaches 517-531);
seven more coaches were bought in later years, last two (537-538) were
delivered in December 1957. In 1961-64 South Suburban Safeway Lines bought
28 TDH-5105 buses from Denver Tramway, The TDH-5105s were withdrawn from
service in 1972-74 and Chicago's RTA acquired all South Suburban Safeway
Lines routes in 1983.
Scale 1:48
Available 2007
Available through SPTC, U.S.A./Canada
Dealers
Photo: A. J. Reinschmidt Collection