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Re: 1981 News Report: Grumman-Flxible 870 Cracked A-Frame Problems |
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Posted by WayneJay on Sat Jan 1 13:28:47 2011, in response to Re: 1981 News Report: Grumman-Flxible 870 Cracked A-Frame Problems, posted by Newkirk Images on Sat Jan 1 06:07:36 2011. I was told some years back that some Grumman 870's were destined for Ave B/ East Broadway, but the company folded and lines were absorbed by MaBSTOA. Is that true ?Yes, that is correct. The routes became MABSTOA routes, but they didn't take the buses. Ave B/E Bway share of the Grumman 870s arrived after the company went out of business. Those Grumman 870s, which were 96-inches wide with DD 8V-71N engines went to the TA where they were used in SI Express service. They were numbered #553-565. The TA ordered 837 Grumman Flxible 870s, but after the dust settled, they had 851 of them. The breakdown: 837 buses ordered, 1 demo unit #100 (which became #199), plus the 13 870s that were originally supposed to go to Ave B/E. Bway. |
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