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Posted by
W.B.
on Wed Jul 1 11:09:17 2026
This is for instances in New York City bus history where there is no known exact date.
1959: What would be the last-ever GM "Old Look" buses of model TDH-5106 ever produced for the city (or anywhere, for that matter), enter service for Fifth Avenue Coach Lines (2645-2694) and Surface Transit (3020-3059); the FACL set had the distinction of being the last ever built. As with a prior FACL order, 2605-2644 from the prior year, the fronts have a protruding box inside which are the front roll signs designating what route the bus is assigned to. The FACL lot is divided among depots of both FACO and NYCO Divisions; several of the ST allocation are stored in Central Bronx depot (later the Transit Authority's Manhattan Division depot) where among the routes this bus traveled on was the M-101 Third and Amsterdam Avenues line which, starting in 1960, would also go down Lexington Avenue. In April 1963, 3020-3059 would be renumbered 3221-3259 and 3291 as part of a major renumbering of old FACCo, NYCO and Surface bus fleets in preparation for the first TDH-5303's entering service for MaBSTOA. As late as 1970, several of this model ply key Fifth Avenue routes, with more assigned to the Bronx; but retirements begin that year, with a few relegated to occasional service on TA routes in Brooklyn as late as 1972. None of these distinctive buses were ever preserved.
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