Note: Many of the images in this video are from: www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Bus_Ph...
In 1980, New York City started to receive the first of a fleet of 851 Grumman Flxible 870 Advanced Design Buses.
Shortly thereafter, numerous problems were found with cracked underframes and steering column defects. In 1980, the entire fleet was temporarily pulled from the streets for inspection and repairs. About 100 buses from Washington, D.C.'s WMATA system were leased to make up some of the gaps in service.
While back in service, the Grummans continued to stir controversy.
In 1984, the fleet of 851 buses were pulled permanently, never to run in New York City again.
In this video, we review a New York Times article from 1984 that goes into detail the problems with the Grumman 870s.
Were the problems real or imagined? You decide....
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