Detroit Department of Transportation 1900-1999

Detroit Department of Transportation 1900-1999 were 1986 General Motors Diesel Division TC40-102N (Classic) buses delivered in late 1986 and early 1987.

In 1985, GMDD announced intentions to discontinue the New Look in favor of the Classic (both models had been produced simultaneously since 1982) and issued a notice to both Canadian agencies and the few American agencies which had turned to GMDD after dissatisfaction with American-built vehicles, including DDOT. DDOT initially had intentions in being among the last ever agencies to place orders for the New Look but after viewing a Classic demonstrator, instead awarded an order to GMDD for 100 Classic vehicles. These were purchased solely at the cost of $12.7 million from the city's general fund, after the US government's UMTA money that had been set aside for new bus purchases had been redirected to cover cost overruns for the Detroit People Mover.

This series sported a series of lasts for DDOT: the last vehicles purchased without federal funds, the last vehicles without air conditioning, the last non-accessible vehicles (only 20 came with wheelchair lifts), the last vehicles to be delivered in the livery used since 1978, the last vehicles to be built by a division of General Motors and the last vehicles to come equipped with curtain-style mylar rollsigns. However, the Classic rollsigns were the only DDOT rollsigns to correctly display the adjusted route numbers resulting from the April 15, 1978 separation of the combined route 34 Gratiot-Michigan back into two separate routes.

Retirement began in the late 1990's and all were retired by 2002. Several buses in this series ended up with many Canadian agencies, ranging from as close as just across the Detroit River with Transit Windsor to as far away as Saint John Transit in New Brunswick. This benefited many of these agencies, who were in desperate need of new buses but could not afford to buy new ones after the Canadian government made major cutbacks to transit funding in 1995.

Fleet numbers from this series were later reused in 2019 for orders of New Flyer Industries XD40 and XD60 buses.

Engine	Transmission	Seating	Destination sign
Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V731	49 (without wheelchair lift)/47 (with wheelchair lift)	Rollsign

Details

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Date	VIN	License plate	Paint	Terminal	Status/Disposal	Notes
1900		1986	G3500287				RETIRED
1901		1986	2GHYT82W5G3500288				RETIRED
1902		1986	2GHYT82W7G3500289			Gilbert	RETIRED
1903		1986	2GHYT82W3G3500290				RETIRED
1904		1986	2GHYT82W5G3500291				RETIRED
1905		1986	2GHYT82W7G3500292				RETIRED
1906		1986	2GHYT82W9G3500293				RETIRED
1907		1986	2GHYT82W0G3500294				RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 168 in 2002.
1908		1986	2GHYT82W2G3500295				RETIRED
1909		1986	2GHYT82W4G3500296				RETIRED
1910		1986	2GHYT82W6G3500297				RETIRED
1911		1986	2GHYT82W4H3500039				RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 167 in 2002.
1912		1987	2GHYT82W2H3500072				RETIRED
1913		1987	2GHYT82W4H3500073				RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 164 in 2002.
1914		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500074				RETIRED
1915		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500075				RETIRED
1916		1987	2GHYT82WXH3500076				RETIRED
1917		1987	2GHYT82W1H3500077				RETIRED
1918		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500089				RETIRED
1919		1987	2GHYT82W4H3500090				RETIRED
1920		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500091				RETIRED
1921		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500092				RETIRED
1922		1987	2GHYT82WXH3500093				RETIRED
1923		1987	2GHYT82W1H3500094				RETIRED
1924		1987	2GHYT82W3H3500095				RETIRED
1925		1987	2GHYT82W5H3500096				RETIRED
1926		1987	2GHYT82W7H3500097				RETIRED
1927		1987	2GHYT82W9H3500098				RETIRED
1928		1987	2GHYT82W0H3500099				RETIRED
1929		1987	2GHYT82W3H3500100				RETIRED
1930		1987	2GHYT82W5H3500101			Gilbert	RETIRED Repaired and sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 163 in 2002.	Burnt during April 2000 Gilbert Terminal fire.
1931		1987	2GHYT82W7H3500102				RETIRED
1932		1987	2GHYT82W9H3500103				RETIRED
1933		1987	2GHYT82W9H3500084				RETIRED Sold to Transit Windsor as 515 in January 2002.
1934		1986	2GHYT82W8G3500298				RETIRED
1935		1986	2GHYT82WXG3500299				RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 165 in 2002.
1936		1986	2GHYT82W2G3500300				RETIRED
1937		1986	2GHYT82W4G3500301				RETIRED
1938		1986	2GHYT82W6G3500302				RETIRED
1939		1986	2GHYT82W8G3500303				RETIRED
1940		1986	2GHYT82WXG3500304				RETIRED
1941		1987	2GHYT82W3H3500047				RETIRED
1942		1987	2GHYT82W5H3500048				RETIRED Sold to Clarington Transit as 99 in March 2003. Obtained by Durham Region Transit as 8099 in 2006. Re-sold to Transit Windsor as 565 in 2008.
1943		1987	2GHYT82W7H3500049				RETIRED
1944		1987	2GHYT82W3H3500050				RETIRED Sold to Belleville Transit as 0256 in 2002.
1945		1987	2GHYT82W5H3500051				RETIRED
1946		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500057				RETIRED
1947		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500058				RETIRED Sold to Transit Windsor as 523 in January 2002.
1948		1987	2GHYT82WXH3500059				RETIRED
1949		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500060				RETIRED
1950		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500061				RETIRED
1951		1987	2GHYT82W9H3500067				RETIRED
1952		1986	2GHYT82W0H3500068				RETIRED Sold to Guelph Transit Commission as 166 in 2002.
1953		1987	2GHYT82W2H3500069				RETIRED Sold to Cornwall Transit as 8762 in 2000. Re-sold to Kingston Transit as 8762 in July 2005.
1954		1987	2GHYT82W9H3500070				RETIRED
1955		1987	2GHYT82W0H3500071				RETIRED
1956		1987	2GHYT82W0H3500085				RETIRED Sold to Belleville Transit as 0254 in 2002.
1957		1987	2GHYT82W2H3500086				RETIRED
1958		1987	2GHYT82W4H3500087				RETIRED
1959		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500088				RETIRED Sold to Belleville Transit as 0255 in 2002.
1960		1987	2GHYT82WXH3500109				RETIRED Sold to Cornwall Transit as 8761 in 2000. Re-sold to Kingston Transit as 8761 in July 2005.
1961		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500110				RETIRED
1962		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500111				RETIRED
1963		1987	2GHYT82WXH3500112				RETIRED
1964		1987	2GHYT82W1H3500113				RETIRED
1965		1987	2GHYT82W3H3500078				RETIRED
1966		1987	2GHYT82W5H3500079				RETIRED
1967		1987	2GHYT82W1H3500080				RETIRED
1968		1986	2GHYT82W1G3500305				RETIRED
1969		1986	2GHYT82W3G3500306				RETIRED
1970		1986	2GHYT82W5G3500307				RETIRED
1971		1986	2GHYT82W7G3500308				RETIRED
1972		1986	2GHYT82W9G3500309				RETIRED
1973		1986	2GHYT82W5G3500310				RETIRED
1974		1986	2GHYT82W7G3500311				RETIRED
1975		1987	2GHYT82W0H3500040			Coolidge	RETIRED
1976		1987	2GHYT82W2H3500041				RETIRED
1977		1987	2GHYT82W4H3500042				RETIRED
1978		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500043				RETIRED
1979		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500044				RETIRED
1980		1987	2GHYT82WXH3500045				RETIRED
1981		1987	2GHYT82W1H3500046				RETIRED
1982		1987	2GHYT82W7H3500052				RETIRED
1983		1987	2GHYT82W9H3500053				RETIRED
1984		1987	2GHYT82W0H3500054				RETIRED
1985		1987	2GHYT82W2H3500055				RETIRED
1986		1987	2GHYT82W4H3500056				RETIRED
1987		1987	2GHYT82WXH3500062				RETIRED
1988		1987	2GHYT82W1H3500063				RETIRED
1989		1987	2GHYT82W3H3500064				RETIRED
1990		1987	2GHYT82W5H3500065				RETIRED
1991		1987	2GHYT82W7H3500066				RETIRED Sold to Saint John Transit as 48704 in 2003.
1992		1987	2GHYT82W3H3500081				RETIRED
1993		1987	2GHYT82W5H3500082				RETIRED
1994		1987	2GHYT82W7H3500083				RETIRED
1995		1987	2GHYT82W0H3500104				RETIRED
1996		1987	2GHYT82W2H3500105				RETIRED
1997		1987	2GHYT82W4H3500106			Coolidge	RETIRED
1998		1987	2GHYT82W6H3500107				RETIRED
1999		1987	2GHYT82W8H3500108				RETIRED

References

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Vehicles
Current Low Floor	1201-1242, 1400-1430, 1500-1508, 1519-1538, 1700-1728, 1800-1829, 1900-1924, 2000-2025, 2200-2239, 2300-2309
Current LF Hybrid	1243-1246, 1509-1518
Current LF Articulated	1539-1548, 1960-1964
Current LF Electric	2100e-2103e
Former	001-002, 1001-1148 (1975), 1001-1050 (2010), 1201-1251, 1300-1369, 1370-1410, 1501-1605, 1701-1717, 1801-1874, 1900-1999, 2000-2084, 2521-2534, 3000-3120, 3001, 3002-3006, 3200-3232, 3250-3282, 3290-3299, 3300-3328, 3500-3599, 3600-3617, 3700-3799, 3800-3859, 3900-3959, 3975-3989, 4000-4024, 4100-4220, 8900-8913
Routes
ConnectTen Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Primary Routes	16, 17, 19, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38, 60
Neighborhood Routes	11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 52, 54, 67, 68
Peak Weekday Routes	46
Former Local Routes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1974-1988), 5 (1996-2002), 6, 8, 20, 24, 26 (1974-88), 26 (1997-98), 26 (2019-21), 28, 33 (1974-1988), 33 (1997-2005), 35 (1999-2005), 35 (1974-88), 36, 42, 44, 51, 52, 66, 80, 89, 99
Former Express Routes	70 (1974-88), 71 (1974-88)/70 (1988-2005, 2008-09), 72, 73, 74 (1974-88)/71 (2008-09), 75 (1974-88)/74 (2008-09), 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (1974-88)/73 (2008-09), 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 498
1994-95 Suburban Routes	125, 130, 150, 495
Facilities
Transit Centers	Downtown Detroit, Fairlane Town Center Hub, Rosa Parks Transit Center, Jason Hargrove Transit Center
Loops	Brennan Loop, Pierson Loop
Terminals	Coolidge Terminal (inactive), Gilbert Terminal, Shoemaker Terminal
Bus Stops	1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 31000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-8999, 9000-9999, 10000-10999
Timelines
History	1974-1983, 1984-1993, 1994-2003, 2004-2013, 2014-present
Detroit Area Transit Agencies Tecumseh