General Motors T8H-5305A

General Motors T8H-5305A
Years of manufacture	1968 to 1971
Length	40 feet
Width	102 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel

The General Motors T8H-5305A was a 40 foot, air conditioned New Look built from 1968 to 1971 in the United States and in 1970 in Canada.

Specifications

Engine

• Detroit Diesel 8V71N

Transmission

• Allison VS1-8
• Allison VS2-8

Demonstrator Units

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Year	Serial	Engine	Transmission	Notes
?		1969	23	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V Series (VS1-8 or VS2-8)	GM demo Sold in July 1972 to Westside Transit Lines.
?		1969	24	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V Series (VS1-8 or VS2-8)	GM Engineering
?		1969	25	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V Series (VS1-8 or VS2-8)	GM Engineering
?		1969	26	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V Series (VS1-8 or VS2-8)	GM Research Labs Converted to Steam Bus in August 1970.
?		1969	27	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V Series (VS1-8 or VS2-8)	GM Engineering Converted to Turbocruiser 5
?		1969	28	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V Series (VS1-8 or VS2-8)	GM Engineering
?		1969	29	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V Series (VS1-8 or VS2-8)	GM Engineering

Operators

Canada

• Autocar Connaisseur - Montreal, QC
• Beaver Bus Lines - Winnipeg, MB
• Cascade Charter Service
• Fraser Valley Bus & Charter - Chilliwack, BC
• Glacier Coach Lines - Whistler, BC
• GO Transit - Golden Horseshoe, ON
• Markham Transit - Markham, ON
• Maverick Coach Lines - Vancouver, BC
• Pacific Coach Lines
• Surrey Bus Services - Burnaby, BC

United States

• Golden Gate Transit - San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Kitsap Transit - Kitsap County, WA
• San Francisco MUNI - San Francisco, CA
• TriMet - Portland, OR

Preserved Coaches

Year	Thumbnail	Serial	Original Owner	Fleet Number	Current Owner
1968		11-12	Cleveland Transit System	2401-2402	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
1969		15	San Francisco MUNI	3182	Private Owner; originally bought by Loren Joplin/Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service
1971		93	Golden Gate Transit	613	Loren Joplin/Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service
1971		138	Golden Gate Transit	738	Rapido Trains
1971		177	Golden Gate Transit	777	Seashore Trolley Museum
1971		211	Golden Gate Transit	811	David Leppla
1971		212	Golden Gate Transit	812	Golden Gate Transit

External Links

• Ohio Museum of Transportation - T8H-5305A US production list

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