Transbus Program
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Transbus was announced in December 1970 as a United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration program to develop improvements to existing transit bus design; at the time, the US bus market was d
Brock Adams (center), at a press conference while serving as a member of Congress (Sep 1976). Seated, L-R: John Brademas, Carl Albert, Adams, Thomas P. O'Neill, and John J. McFall.
Flxible Metro/870 (1976)
GM RTS-II (1975)
Flxible Metro
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The Flxible Metro is a transit bus that was assembled and manufactured by the Flxible Corporation from 1983 until 1995. From 1978 until early-1983, when Flxible was owned by Grumman, the model was kno
Transbus Program
…such as cantilevered seats, smooth exterior construction, and standard air conditioning: GM announced the RTS in 1973 and Rohr/Flxible announced the Metro/870 in 1976. Prior to the Transbus project, procurement contracts traditionally were awarded to the lowest bidder. After GM and Flxible introduced their…
A Flxible Metro 40102-6C of Santa Clara County Transit (San Jose, California) in 1987
Flxible/Rohr 870 prototype at Alameda South Shore Center while testing with AC Transit, September 1976
A 1992 Flxible Metro 40102-6C in Portland, Oregon, in 2013. TriMet was one of the last agencies operating Flxible Metro buses past 2010.
New York City Transit Grumman 870 236, preserved as an historic vehicle