General Motors P8M-4905A

General Motors P8M-4905A
Years of manufacture	1972 to 1978
Length	40 feet
Width	96 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel

The General Motors P8M-4905A was a 53 passenger Parlor series coach built from 1972 to 1978 in the United States. It featured Air-Conditioning and an optional fully-retractable third axle.

2027 units were built.

Specifications

Engine:

• Detroit Diesel 8V71

Height:

• 132"

Transmission:

• Spicer 7145VK 4-Speed Manual
• Allison VS2-8
• Allison V730

Turning Radius:

• 49'

Wheelbase:

• 319"

Operators

Canada

• Acadian Lines
• A.J. Bus Lines
• Alma Autobus - Alma, QC
• Autobus Bélair
• Autobus Deshaies
• Autobus Drummondville (Bourgeois) - Drummondville, QC
• Autobus Dupont
• Autobus Fortin & Poulin - Laval, QC
• Autobus Paquette - Saint-Eustache, QC
• Autocar Chartrand
• Autocar Connaisseur (Coach Canada/Gray Line Montreal) - Montreal, QC
• Burley Bus Lines
• Cantrail Coach Lines - Delta, BC
• Carr's Deluxe Coaches - ON
• Cascade Charter Service - Chilliwack, BC
• Charter Bus Lines of British Columbia
• Charterways Transportation - Malton, ON
• Chatham Coach Lines - Chatham, ON
• Cherrey Bus Lines
• CTCUM - Montréal, QC
• Cumberland Stage Coach Company - Courtenay, BC
• Diversified Transportation - Fort McMurray, AB
• Erie Coach Lines - London, ON
• Grey Coach Lines - Toronto, ON
• Grey Goose Lines - Winnipeg, MB
• Guelph Transit - Guelph, ON
• Martin's Coach Lines
• Maverick Coach Lines - Vancouver, BC
• Metropolitan Provincial - Montreal, QC
• Moncton Transit - Moncton, NB
• Moose Mountain Bus Lines - Regina, SK
• Murray Hill - QC
• Music Mann Leasing - London, ON
• Pacific Coach Lines
• Pacific Northwest Bus Company - Vancouver, BC
• Pacific Western Transportation - Mississauga, ON
• Pontiac Bus Lines
• St. Catharines Transit - St. Catharines, ON
• Saskatchewan Transportation Company
• SMT (Eastern) - St. John, NB
• STCUM - Montreal, QC
• Transport Fontaine - QC
• Transport Thom
• Travelways - ON
• United Trails - Kitchener, ON
• Vancouver Island Coach Lines - Victoria, BC
• Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines
• Webb Bus Lines - Portage La Prairie, MB
• Wills Bus Lines - Binbrook, ON

United States

• 88 Transit Lines - Charleroi, PA
• Academy Bus Lines
• All West Coachlines - Sacramento, CA & Reno, NV
• Allen Transportation Company - Sacramento, CA
• Almeida Bus Lines - New Bedford, MA
• Annett Bus Lines - Sebring, FL
• Associated Charter Bus Company - San Francisco, CA
• Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad - Glen Burnie, MD
• Bessemer-Hillside Bus Company - Lowellsville, OH
• Blue Line Sightseeing - Washington, DC
• Bonanza Bus Lines - Providence, RI
• Brush Hill Tours - Boston, MA
• Command Bus Company - Brooklyn, NY
• Conover Transportation - NJ
• Coram Bus Service - Coram, NY
• Denver Regional Transit District - Denver, CO
• Dineen Coach Lines - Kittery, ME
• Gray Line Chicago - Chicago, IL
• Gray Line Hawaii
• Holyoke Street Railway - Holyoke, MA
• Indian Trails - Owosso, MI
• Indiana University Campus Bus Service - Bloomington, IN
• Interstate Coach - Stoughton, MA
• Kickert Bus Lines - Chicago Heights, IL
• Liberty Lines Express - Yonkers, NY
• Oak Tree Bus Service - Edison, NJ
• Oklahoma Transportation Company - Oklahoma City, OK
• Pawtuxet Valley Bus Lines - Warwick, RI
• Piedmont Coach Lines - Winston-Salem, NC
• Peerless Stages - Oakland, CA
• Peoria-Rockford Bus Company - IL
• Peter Pan Bus Lines - Springfield, MA
• Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company - Plymouth, MA
• Queens Surface Corporation - Queens, NY
• Royal Coach Tours - San Jose, CA
• Star Bus Lines - Grand Forks, ND
• Super Service Coach Corporation - CT
• Tamiami Trail Tours - FL
• Tennessee Trailblazers - Nashville, TN
• Valley Transportation - CT
• Villani Bus Company - Linden, NJ
• Wade Tours
• Wagner Tours - North Haledon, NJ

Preserved Coaches

Year	Thumbnail	Serial	Original Owner	Fleet Number	Current Owner
1976		1476	Peerless Stages	307	Loren Joplin/Dreamliner Bus Leasing and Service

Demonstrator Units

Fleet Number	Thumbnail	Year	Serial	Engine	Transmission	Notes
?		1972-73	253	?	?	Sold to Campus Coach Lines 185.
?		1973	465	?	?	Sold to Blue Line Sightseeing 18.
?		1975	1155	?	?	Sold to Airport Service 1442.
?		1976	1534	?	?	Sold to Chatham Coach Lines 363.
?		1976	1536	?	?	Sold to Conover Brothers Bus Service 766.
?		1977	1660	?	?	Automatic transmission demo Sold to Doyle Transit Company 707.
?		1977	1677	?	?	Sold to Eastshore Lines 338.
?		1977	1680	?	?	Sold to Academy Bus Lines 63.
?		1977	1751	?	?
EXP		1977-78	1824	?	?	transit seats Sold to Airport Service 1151.
?		1978	1907	?	?

References

• Coach Information Network