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1801L-1810L 1811L-1874L (74)
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T8H-203 — GMC Truck & Coach
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SEATING CAPACITY: 46 / 41 (Perimeter seating) RTS-II (Series 03) — Coaches 1801L-1810L equipped with blue perimeter seats and blue interiors. During the early '80s all D-DOT RTS's were refitted with an improved air-conditioning apparatus giving them a "square-back" look. Fleet equipped with 8V-71N Detroit Diesel engines. SERIAL NUMBERS: #1801L-1810L — A1397-A1406 coaches #1811L-1874L — A1407-A1470
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Orion II 02.501 — Bus Industries of America Inc
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SEATING CAPACITY: 26 ∙ ORION-II Low Floor Midi-Bus (25-foot x 96-in). Coaches initially delivered to MDOT in February 1985. Received from Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). First "low-floor" buses for Detroit. Equipped with Detroit Diesel Allison 8.2L engines.
VIN: E5005013-E5005014
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TDH-5303 (11) TDH-4519 (2) TDH-5305 (1) — GM Coach
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1964 thru 1969 — (D-DOT) Nov 1985 thru Jan 1986
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Because of a coach shortage, 14 older GM "new-looks" nearing retirement were leased by DDOT from SEMTA in late 1985, SEMTA had acquired these buses after purchasing three former suburban bus companies; Great Lakes Transit, Metropolitan Transit and Lake Shore Coach Lines. The buses were all repainted white with a DDOT logo added. All were retired the following year.
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D-DOT coach # Original coach # GM model # 2521 1619 (GL) TDH-5303 2522 22 (MT) TDH-5303 2523 1618 (GL) TDH-5303 2524 428 (SEMTA) TDH-4519 2525 520 (LS) TDH-5303 2526 1621 (GL) TDH-5303 2527 1623 (GL) TDH-5303 2528 1503 (GL) TDH-5303 2529 23 (MT) TDH-5303 2530 2015 (MT) TDH-4519 2531 1406 (GL) TDH-5303 2532 1936 (GL) T6H-5305 2533 1501 (GL) TDH-5303 2534 21 (MT) TDH-5303
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PHOTO INFO: (top) Coach #22 - Metropolitan Transit (became D-DOT #2522) (cntr) Coach #1501 - Great Lakes Transit (became D-DOT #2533) (btm) Coach #2015 - Metropolitan Transit (became D-DOT #2530)
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TC40-102N — GM of Canada (GMDD)
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Aug thru Sep 1986 — Nov 1986 thru Apr 1987
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SEATING CAPACITY: 49 / 47 (W/C lifts) GMC "CLASSIC" — Coaches purchased solely through $12.7 million from the city's general fund. Federal UMTA money for new buses had been diverted to cover cost overruns for the Downtown People Mover. Coaches not equipped with air-conditioning. Twenty (20) equipped with W/C lifts; 1911, 1924-1932, 1960-1964, 1995-1999. VIN: G3500287-G3500324 (AU-SE'86) H3500039-H3500113 (NO'86-AP'87) (not in coach order)
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TC40-102A — Motor Coach Industries (MCI)
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SEATING CAPACITY: 51 MCI "CLASSIC" — First DDOT coaches equipped with roof-mounted Sütrak a/c units. First coaches equipped with LED dot-matrix electronic route/destination signs. Fleet 100% equipped with "front-door" wheelchair lifts.
VIN: KP050001-KP050085 (not in coach number order)
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AN460EV-60102 — Neoplan USA
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SEATING CAPACITY: 65 NEOPLAN "ARTICULATED" COACH — Two-sectioned "accordion jointed" 60-foot long coaches equipped with two roof-mounted Sütrak a/c units, dot-matrix electronic destination signs, and front-door W/C lifts. Powered by Detroit Diesel Series 6V-92TA engines. Coaches were exclusively assigned to eastside Shoemaker Terminal. Initially assigned to "Artic" runs on Woodward-Jefferson, Michigan-Gratiot, Grand River and Imperial Express, but during later years assigned where needed. VIN: KL013407-KL103420
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