Grumman Flxible 870
Grumman Flxible 870 | |
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Grumman Flxible - 870 | |
Years of manufacture | 1978 to 1983 |
Length | 35 or 40 feet |
Width | 96 or 102 inches |
Power/Fuel | Diesel |
The Grumman Flxible 870 was a high floor transit bus produced in the United States. Production lasted until 1983, when Grumman sold Flxible to General Automotive Coporation, after which the 870 became the Flxible Metro.
The 870 featured contemporary angular styling with large, tinted flush-mounted passenger windows with sliding windows as an option. Aluminum side panels were attached with hidden fasteners. Developed by Rohr Industries, the 870 was one of two so-called Advanced Design Buses. It was designed to be light weight, comfortable, and accessible to the elderly and disabled. These were goals of the Urban Mass Transit Administration's Transbus research project, in which Rohr was a participant. However, the Transbus designs never entered production.
Models
Beginning in April 1980, the first two digits were changed to represent the length of the bus (ie 35096-8-1 or 40102-6-1).
Model number | Length (feet, inches) |
Width (inches) |
Engine |
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45096-6-1 | 35' | 96" | 6 cylinder |
45096-8-1 | 35' | 96" | 8 cylinder |
45102-6-1 | 35' | 102" | 6 cylinder |
45102-8-1 | 35' | 102" | 8 cylinder |
53096-6-1 | 40' | 96" | 6 cylinder |
53096-8-1 | 40' | 96" | 8 cylinder |
53102-6-1 | 40' | 102" | 6 cylinder |
53102-8-1 | 40' | 102" | 8 cylinder |
Specifications
Engine
- Cummins VTB-903 250 hp
- Detroit Diesel 6V71N 190 hp
- Detroit Diesel 8V71N 250 hp
- Detroit Diesel 6V92T 253 hp
Transmission
Operators
Canada
- Autocar Dupont Tours
- Brantford Transit - Brantford, ON
- Caledon Transit Inc - Bolton, ON
- Clarington Transit - Clarington, ON
- Fort McMurray Transit - Fort McMurray, AB
- Guelph Transit - Guelph, ON
- Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) - Hamilton, ON
- London Transit Commission (LTC) - London, ON
- Niagara Transit - Niagara, ON
- Transit Windsor - Windsor, ON
- Vaughan Transit - Vaughan, ON
United States
- ABQ RIDE - Albuquerque, NM
- Ann Arbor Transportation Authority - Ann Arbor, MI
- Atlantic City Transportation Company - Atlantic City, NJ
- Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA) - Reading, PA
- Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority - Birmingham & Jefferson County, AL
- Broome County Transit (B.C. Transit)- Binghamton, NY
- Broward County Transit - Fort Lauderdale & Broward County, FL
- Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) - Johnstown, Cambria County & Somerset County, PA
- Cambus (University of Iowa Transit) - Iowa City, IA
- Canton Regional Transit Authority - Canton, OH
- Capital Area Transit - Raleigh, NC
- Central Florida Regional Transit Authority (LYNX) - Orlando, FL
- Central Ohio Transit Authority - Columbus & Franklin County, OH
- Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) - Charlotte, NC
- Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) - Burlington, VT
- CT Transit - Stamford, Hartford & New Haven, CT
- CoTran - Palm Beach County, FL
- Culver CityBus - Culver City, CA
- Decatur Public Transit System - Decatur, IL
- Double A Transportation - Rocky Hill, CT
- Fresno Transit - Fresno, CA
- Green Bus Lines - Jamaica, NY
- Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART)- Tampa & Hillsborough County, FL
- Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Jacksonville, FL
- Jamaica Buses - Jamaica, NY
- Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) - Knoxville, TN
- Las Vegas Transit System - Las Vegas, NV
- Metro Area Transit (MAT) - Fargo, ND
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Atlanta, GA
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York City Transit Authority and Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority) - New York, NY
- MTA Maryland - Baltimore, MD
- NJ Transit - New Jersey
- New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) - New Orleans, LA
- North County Transit District (NCTD) - Oceanside & North San Diego County, CA
- Oneonta Public Transit (OPT) - Oneonta, NY
- OCTA - Orange County, CA
- Pace - Suburban Chicago, IL
- Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) - Springfield & Holyoke, MA
- Private Transportation - Brooklyn, NY
- Queens Surface Corporation - Queens, NY
- Regional Transit Service - Riverside, CA
- San Francisco MUNI - San Francisco, CA
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - San Jose & Santa Clara County, CA
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Santa Cruz Metro) - Santa Cruz, CA
- Big Blue Bus - Santa Monica, CA
- Sheboygan Transit System - Sheboygan, WI
- South Coast Area Transit - Ventura County, CA
- Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) - Cincinnati, OH
- StarTran - Lincoln, NE
- The Rapid - Grand Rapids, MI
- Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) - Toledo, OH
- Transit Authority of River City (TARC) - Louisville, KY
- Triboro Coach Corporation - Jackson Heights, NY
- Valley Metro - Roanoke, VA
Demonstrator/engineering units
Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses
Fleet Number | Thumbnail | Year | VIN | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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1-3 | ? | 90001-90003 | Transbus prototypes | |||
? | ? | 90004 | Prototype "Metro" | |||
? | ? | 90005 | Prototype "High Value Bus" | |||
? | ? | 90006 | 870 prototype - 29 inch floor height | |||
? | ? | 90007 | 870 prototype - 34 inch floor height | |||
? | 1978 | 90288 | Cummins |
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? | 1979 | 90911 |
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100 | 1979 | 91179 |
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? | 1981 | BD093121 | 40102-6 plywood floor demo. | |||
? | 1982 | CD094607 |
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Preserved units
Year | Thumbnail | Serial | Original Owner | Fleet Number | Current Owner |
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1980 | NYCTA/NJ Transit | 401/1596 | New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center. | ||
1981 | NJ Transit | 1128 | New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center. |