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Re: 1981 News Report: Grumman-Flxible 870 Cracked A-Frame Problems |
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Posted by r17-6599 on Thu Jan 6 00:08:54 2011, in response to Re: 1981 News Report: Grumman-Flxible 870 Cracked A-Frame Problems, posted by New Flyer D40LF 4050 on Wed Jan 5 21:23:05 2011. First, my proof as you ask for, was having known insiders within the industry that were able to provide much more information to me than you could possibly imagine. Secondly, I was here, in the city, seeing first hand what was transpiring. Thirdly, reading transit journals, news reports and the like, dealing with other operators, I learned things, much the same way most people do.The fact that, yes the buses were pulled and replaced by the WMATA buses, the RTS replacements were on our streets much faster than normal. I'm not berating the RTS entirely but it also was a bad apple. It was heavier than the buses it was intended to replace, it underwent major design changes, changes already incorporated into the Flx. Yes, Houston had its Flx problems, but Cleveland had its RTS problems, and so did several other systems. I, too, liked both buses, but, face it, even the GM fishbowl was not without its problems early on. And the Flx lived on after RTS production ceased. Deal with it. jrc |
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