General Motors TDH-5303

General Motors TDH-5303
Years of manufacture	1963 to 1968
Length	40 feet
Width	102 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel

The General Motors TDH-5303 was a 40 foot New Look built from 1963 to 1967 in the United States and from 1963 to 1968 in Canada.

7,274 were built in total, making it the most popular New Look ever. 6,205 were made by General Motors Corporation in the United States and 1,069 by General Motors Diesel Division in Canada.

Demonstrator Units

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Year	Serial	Engine	Transmission	Notes
?		1963	1	?	?	GM Engineering Converted to Turbocruiser II in 1965.
?		1963	2	?	?	GM demo Sold in June 1963 to Westside Transit Lines 1314.
?		1963	1441	?	?	GM demo Sold in January 1964 to Westside Transit Lines 1411.
?		1963	1565	?	?	GM Engineering Sold in October 1965 to Washington, Marlboro and Annapolis Transit Company 527.
?		1964	2095	?	?	GM Engineering Sold in July 1972 to Westside Transit Lines 1522.
?		1964	2096	?	?	GM demo Sold in October 1965 to Washington, Marlboro and Annapolis Transit Company 526.
?		1965	2945	?	?	GM Engineering Sold in October 1971 to Westside Transit Lines 1521.
?		1965	3530	?	?	GM demo Sold in August 1966 to Westside Transit Lines 1520.
?		1966	4581	?	?	GM demo (first GM Transit to have a 8V71 installed) Sold in August 1967 to AC Transit 625.
?		1967	5841	?	?	GM demo Sold in September 1971 to Chicago and Calumet District Transit Company 1759.
?		1967	5998	?	?	GM Engineering Sold in September 1968 to Atlanta Transit System 1001.

Operators

Canada

• Autobus Bélair
• Autobus Drolet - Ancienne Lorette, QC
• Autobus Dupont
• Autocars Fournier - QC
• Beaver Bus Lines - Winnipeg, MB
• Brampton Transit - Brampton, ON
• Calgary Transit System - Calgary, AB
• Charterways Transportation - Malton, ON
• Commission de transport de la communauté regionale de l'Outaouais (CTCRO) - Outaouais region, QC
• CTCUM - Montréal, QC
• Commission de transport de la ville de Laval - Laval, QC
• Commission de transport de Montréal - Montréal, QC
• Corporation intermunicipale de transport de la Rive-Sud de Québec - Levis, QC
• Lethbridge LA Transit - Lethbridge, AB
• Markham Transit - Markham, ON
• Maverick Coach Lines - Vancouver, BC
• Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg - Winnipeg, MB
• Metropolitan Provincial - Montreal, QC
• Mississauga Transit - Mississauga, ON
• Moncton Transit - Moncton, NB
• Ottawa Transportation Commission - Ottawa, ON
• Provincial Transport - Montreal, QC
• Regina Transit - Regina, SK
• Saskatoon Transit - Saskatoon, SK
• Strathcona County Transit - Sherwood Park, AB
• Toronto Transit Commission - Toronto, ON
• Winnipeg Transit - Winnipeg, MB

United States

• Baltimore Transit Company - Baltimore, MD
• Blacksburg Transit - Blacksburg, VA
• Chicago and Calumet District Transit Company - Hammond, IN
• Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago, IL
• Columbus Transit Company - Columbus, OH
• Command Bus Company - Brooklyn, NY
• Culver CityBus - Culver City, CA
• CyRide - Ames, IA
• Denver Regional Transit District - Denver, CO
• Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority - Des Moines, IA
• Des Moines Transit Company - Des Moines, IA
• Detroit Street Railway - Detroit, MI
• Double A Transportation - Rocky Hill, CT
• Green Bus Lines - Jamaica, NY
• Indiana University Campus Bus Service - Bloomington, IN
• Iowa Regional Transit Corporation - Des Moines, IA
• Jamaica Buses - Jamaica, NY
• Janesville Transit System - Janesville, WI
• Long Beach Transit - Long Beach, CA
• Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority - Los Angeles, CA
• Madison Metro - Madison, WI
• MBTA - Boston, MA
• Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) - Memphis & Shelby County, TN
• Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation - Milwaukee, WI
• Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
• Montebello Bus Lines - Montebello, CA
• MTA Maryland - Baltimore, MD
• Peerless Stages - Oakland, CA
• PAT - Pittsburgh, PA
• Rapid Transit Lines - Houston, TX
• Regional Transit Service - Riverside, CA
• RIPTA - Rhode Island
• St. Louis Metro - St. Louis, MO
• Big Blue Bus - Santa Monica, CA
• Seashore Trolley Museum - Kennebunkport, ME
• South Suburban Safeway Lines - Harvey, IL
• Suburban Transit System - Oak Lawn, IL
• The Connecticut Company (ConnCo) - CT
• Triboro Coach Corporation - Jackson Heights, NY
• TriMet - Portland, OR
• Twin City Lines - Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
• Unitrans - Davis, CA

Preserved Coaches

Year	Thumbnail	Serial	Original Owner	Fleet Number	Current Owner
1963		77	Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority	5003	Loren Joplin/Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service
1963		124	Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority	5050	Loren Joplin/Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service
1963		453	Columbus Transit Company	843	Central Ohio Transit Authority
1963		892	New York City Transit Authority	3758	Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York
1963		1194	Baltimore Transit Company	1962	Baltimore Streetcar Museum
1963		1266	Baltimore Transit Company	2035	MTA Maryland as a classroom bus.
1963		1354	Atlanta Transit System	873	Ohio Museum of Transportation
1963		C075	Toronto Transit Commission	3315	Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation as TTC Info-Bus 0015.
1964		2043	Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation	1719	Private owner
1965		2803	Columbus Transit Company	921	Double A Transportation
1965		3030	Dallas Transit System	120	Scott Richards/Regional Transit Service
1965		3125	St. Paul Transit Company	198	Minnesota Transportation Museum
1965		3165	Virginia Transit Company	402	Virginia Overland Transportation
1965		3169	Virginia Transit Company	406	Virginia Overland Transportation
1965		3377	Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation	1842	Private owner
1965		3389	Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation	1854	Private owner
1965		3419	Cleveland Transit System	1120	Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
1965		C372	Toronto Transit Commission	3722	Loren Joplin/Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service
1966		4514	Dallas Transit System	494	Dallas Area Rapid Transit
1966		4545	Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation	1925	Illinois Railway Museum
1966		4571	Milwaukee and Suburban Transport Corporation	1951	Milwaukee County Transit System
1966		4581	AC Transit	XMC-53, rn 625	Loren Joplin/Dreamliner Bus Leasing & Service
1966		4744	Virginia Transit Company	418	Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum
1966		4767	Minneapolis Transit Company	238	Madison Metro as #400.
1966		4830	WMA Transit Company	633 rn 3633	Steve Lukin
1966		4912?	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	6069	Seashore Trolley Museum
1966		5030	Port Authority of Allegheny County	2339	Private owner
1967		5246	New York City Transit Authority (MABSTOA)	8466	Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York
1967		5392	New York City Transit Authority (MABSTOA)	8602	Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York
1967		5575	New York City Transit Authority	8005	Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York as a sanitation coach.
1967		5842	City of Maple Heights	470	Ohio Museum of Transportation
1967		5891	Cleveland Transit System	2105	Ohio Museum of Transportation
1967		6081	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	6169	Seashore Trolley Museum
1968		6196	San Diego Transit	342	Richard Johnson Jr.

External Links

• Ohio Museum of Transportation - TDH-5303 US production list
• Transit Canada - TDH-5303 / TDH-5304 Canadian production list

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