*Ex-D.S.R* D-dot and *Ex-SEMTA* SMART bus photo slideshow

[97SCT]

the DDOT livery doesnt look bad on the GM Classic

[baul104]

@97SCT: They were properly maintained until its retirement around 2001 or 2002... Even the GMC RTSs were properly maintained until their retirement around 1997 and 1999.

[97SCT]

@baul104 at least they were maintained better than the D40HF's. Windsor wasnt the only city to buy the Classics from DDOT, Cornwall, Kingston and Guelph also bought them.

[Jovan9603]

Nice clip!!!

[baul104]

@Jovan9603: Thanks!

[RomanianChickLover]

yea or what i call the mini bus

[RomanianChickLover]

the bus @ 3:11 i have no idea of what it is myself but i've only seen it active on the mcnichols route 2 or 3 times then they just disappeared they should bring those back for less traveled routes.and another thing i've been past the bus yard a few times in the past and i've seen the green trolley like busses always just sitting there now here's my question how come they are NEVER put into regular active service insted of sitting there collecting dust?

[baul104]

@RomanianChickLover: The one at 3:11 you're talking about is the Goshen Freightliner bus, right?

[Jeffzt]

Th green ddot trolleys are Chance Bus Corp. CNG-28's 1999-2000. I looked at some stuff I have and the Goshen coaches were 1996's model # MB19FD.

[Jeffzt]

One of the Goshens caught fire and burned ddot's Gilbert garage storage bays in the late 90's.

[Jeffzt]

The DDot coaches that you wanted to know the name of were Goshen Freightliners, I think they were 1995's, We used to have two small orions back in the late 80's.

[baul104]

So this bus is the Goshen Freightliners from the mid-90's. Btw, the other ones I've found out are the Optima Bus American Heritage Streetcars from NABI and I believe they're from the late-90's I think... I don't know, correct me if I'm wrong...

[JPa311979]

My top three favorite buses are the mid-late 1970s AM General, the Flxible New Look, and the GMC New look in that order. In my earliest memories of Minneapolis in the early 1980s, Flxible New Looks, and AM General were the most common buses. If I see those buses now, Its hard for me to take my eyes off of them.

[henrythebusguy]

You has got them ALL RTS Gilling Phatnoms that Canadien TC40 102 Classy models plus Neoplans Fishbowels Onions Thomas Dennisses 2s and much moore coach as well. SPECTULAR foros sir!!!!!! plus i wish i can hear then again!!!! A+90000Star!

[baul104]

You're nearly correct. And also, D-dot does not have any Orion buses that you see, they have the 1992-1993 New Flyer D40HF buses(which are now retired). The other buses you see are the SEMTA'S 1984 Flxible Grumman 870(Metro-A), D-dot 1975 AM General 10240A-6, SMART's 1999 Blue Bird and 1995 Champion/Centurian, and D.S.R.'s 1960's short-lived Flxible New Look(a.k.a. Fishbowls). And sorry, but I have no video or audio for any of the buses and the older ones were retired before I was born.

[henrythebusguy]

We has also get manny manny that GMC Fishedbowels plus Carpenters and GMC Bluebirds plus that WAYNE bluebirds and Wayne LIFECARDS coaches for the SCHOOLS trip. NYCTA delevered the GM 780 As which has braked apart plus the 1970s Private lines have use that AM Genreal 10240A Fishedbowl coach plus those old rutted Flexerebels coaches was the worst off it the floorbords onbaord came slpitting aparts as well you know. i think we has Old Flyers a well you know.

[xFTLxHIPPO123]

cool nice one

[baul104]

Thnaks!