(HSR 518203 (prev. 8203))
I hope y'all remembered this bus from the 1980s in Hamilton, it's the 1982 1982 GMDD TA60-102N!
The General Motors TA60-102N was an articulated transit bus. In 1979, the Government of Ontario signed a $16.3-million contract with General Motors for 53 buses to be used in an articulated bus demonstration program.[1] Four transit agencies participated: Hamilton Street Railway, Mississauga Transit, OC Transpo, and the Toronto Transit Commission. The first bus was delivered in July 1982 to Mississauga.
The buses began construction at the St. Eustache plant and were finished and tested at the London facility. The front section of the GM articulated bus used the first 30 feet of a 35-foot New Look and the rear half used the last 25 feet of a 40-foot New Look. The bus featured a redesigned front end that would later become part of the Classic. The buses had their engine mounted in the back section powering the rearmost axle, known as a "pusher" design.
During the trial it was found that the buses were more expensive to maintain than conventional buses. There were no other orders following the three-year trial period. Toronto eventually sold all 12 of their buses to Mississauga. Hamilton acquired nine of Ottawa's buses in 1987, and Mississauga acquired the remainder in 1988. Mississauga eventually retired all of their buses in 1997-replaced by New Flyer Industries D60LFs. Hamilton rebuilt a few of their units, and the last one was withdrawn from service in 2007.
Hamilton Street Railway 8201-8206 were 1982 General Motors Diesel Division TA60-102N "GM Artic" buses. This batch was bought new, while the second batch was bought secondhand from OC Transpo in 1987. Buses 8203 and 8206 lasted long enough to be numbered with the 51 prefix until their retirement.
These buses retired I think in 2007, may these buses rip :'(
Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71N 255 hp @ 200 rpm
Transmission: Allison V735 3 speed
Note: The audio is NOT mine! It's from this website here: www.transithub.net/sounds.htm