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Re: First Grumman 870 in NYC service |
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Posted by WayneJay on Mon Aug 25 10:55:46 2014, in response to Re: First Grumman 870 in NYC service, posted by pragmatist on Sun Aug 24 14:23:56 2014. We had them on Queens Transit, but I think we had 8's and they stayed in service for many years. I just don't remember the timeline versus the TA deliveries, though.Yes, the Queens/Steinway Transit, Jamaica Buses, Triboro Coach, and Green Bus Lines did get Grumman 870s. They were an add-on to the NYCTA 837-bus order. You're right in the the privates Grumman 870s had DD 8V-71N engines in them while TA/OA buses had the DD 6V-71N engine The privates didn't rec'd their buses late because of the A-Frame problem. At the time they were first taken out of service... The TA/OA had rec'd 637 of their buses, and were still due the last 200 (which were the lift-equipped buses). The last 200 for TA/OA and all of the privates Grumman 870s were delivered after the original buses were repaired. |
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