West Suburban Transit Lines

Lombard IL


103 at the garage in Sept. of 1965, photo by A. J. Reinschmidt


712, 560 and 451 at the garage on the same date. photo by A. J. Reinschmidt

See Bill Vandervoort's Chicago Suburban Transit History page for a brief description of this company.

version 3.0.0


roster from 1965 to 1973

Number Builder Model Serial# Acquired Former # Notes

8

GM

TDH-4507

2575

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same numbers

for parts, scrapped 1967

101-103

GM

PDA-4101

311-312, 317

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
9-11

 
102(II), 104 GM PD-4106 272,274 1968 Indianapolis & Southeastern  

113

GM

TDH-4509

723

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same number

scrapped 1966

120-121

GM

TDH-4509

1806,1807

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same numbers

120 scrapped 1966; 121 to Springfield 1966

124-125

GM

TDH-5105

2681-2682

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same numbers

sold Ft. Harrison 1966

129

GM

TDH-4506

656

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same number

for parts, scrapped 1967

130

GM

TDH-4007

013

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same number

for parts, scrapped 1967

131

GM

TDH-4512

131

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same number

scrapped 1966

140

GM

TDH-4506

036

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same number

for parts, scrapped 1967

141

GM

PD-4103

1207

?

Peoria Rockford Bus Co. 141

200

GM

TDH-4517

937

1965

Springfield City Lines 200

210

GM

SDH-4502

015

1967

Rossmoor Leisure World (CA)

275-280, 282-284

GM

TDH-4008

1003-1008, 1010-1012

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines ;
same numbers

Note 1

400

GM

TD-4506

098

1967

CTA 1265

422

GM

TDH-4509

2100

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 111

424

GM

TDH-4509

728

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 114

425

GM

TDH-4509

1805

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 119

427

GM

TDH-4509

2241

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 132

450

GM

TDH-4512

2428

1965

Leyden Motor Coach 109

451-452

GM

TDH-4512

738-739

1965

Leyden Motor Coach 103-104

453

GM

TDH-4512

1379

1965

Leyden Motor Coach 108

455

GM

TDH-4515

031

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 123

456-457

GM

TDH-4515

089-090

1965

Los Angeles MTA 2018-2019

510-516

GM

TDH-5105

Note 2

1965

New Orleans Note 3

510-514 to United Motor Coach 601-603, in 1973

517

GM

TDH-5105

2683

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 126

to United Motor Coach 606, in 1973

518-520

GM

TDH-5105

739,740,747

1968

Memphis Transit Auth. 603,604,611

to United Motor Coach 607-609, in 1972

521-522

GM

TDH-5105

999, 1030

1969

New Orleans 1799, 1830

to United Motor Coach 610-611, in 1973

530-532

GM

TDH-5304

1124-1126

1966

 

to BC Transit 7951, 7953

534

GM

TDH-5304

1267

1966

 

to BC Transit 7954

535-536

GM

T6H-5306A

015-016

1968

 

to BC Transit 7955, 7956 (re# 3963, 3964)

560

GM

TDH-5106

051

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 133
nee Shell Oil

561

GM

TDH-5106

553

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 134
nee Shell Oil

562-564

GM

TDH-5106

1362-1364

1965

Bluebird Coach Lines 135-137
nee Shell Oil

564 to United Motor Coach 178, in 1972

706

GM

PD-4104

609

?

Indianapolis & Southeastern 706

710

GM

PD-4104

882

?

Indianapolis & Southeastern 710

712

GM

PD-4104

600

?

Indianapolis & Southeastern 712

942

GM

PD-4104

3917

?

River Trails Transit Lines

952-953

GM

PD-4104

4292-4293

?

Indianapolis & Southeastern 952-953

Developed from data compiled by Richard R. Kunz, Published in April, 1968 Motor Coach Age , extensive disposition information from A. J. Kristopans and info from Peter McLaughlin
last updated 11/7/02


This page brought to you by: A. J. Reinschmidt

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