Tidewater Regional Transit Authority

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Tidewater Transportation District Commission or more commonly known as Tidewater Metro Transit and Tidewater Regional Transit (TRT) was a transit authority operating in the Southside of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, including the cities of Virginia Beach and Norfolk. In 2000, TRT merged with Peninsula Transportation (PENTRAN) on the Hampton Roads Peninsula to form Hampton Roads Transit.

History

  • Took over operations from Virginia Transit Company in May 1973.
  • Began using Tidewater Regional Transit name around 1992.

Bus Roster

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
86-90 1956 GMC TDH-5105
201-215 1-2/1960 GMC TDH-4517 Ex-Virginia Transit Company 201-215; bought in May 1973.
216-220 8/1962 GMC TDH-5301 Ex-Virginia Transit Company 216-220; bought in May 1973.
221-225 1961 GMC TDH-4517
226-233 10/1966 GMC TDH-4519 Ex-Virginia Transit Company 226-233; bought in May 1973.
234-239 1960 GMC TDH-5301
240 1961 GMC TDH-5301
241-245 5/1969 GMC T6H-5305A Ex-Virginia Transit Company 241-245; bought in May 1973.
246-254 1960 GMC TDH-4517
301-347 1973 Flxible 53102-8-1
401-474 1979 Grumman-Flxible 870 (53096-8-1)
501-520 1-2/1980 GMC RTS-03 T7H-603 501, 509-512 to Pentran 951-955.
701 1955 GMC TDH-5105
701-720 1989 Flxible Metro 40102-6T
702-716 1956 GMC TDH-5105
717-720 1957 GMC TDH-5105
721-740 2/1990 Flxible Metro 40102-6T
741-760 5/1990 Flxible Metro 40102-6T
801-805 1953 GMC TDH-5103
801-806 1992 OBI II (02.501)
806-817 1951 GMC TDH-4509
818-825 1954 GMC TDH-5105
825-829 1956 GMC TDH-5105
830-831 1957 GMC TDH-4512
832-839 1951 GMC TDH-4509
841-858 1954 GMC TDH-4512
859-863 1953 GMC TDH-4512
864-868 1952 GMC TDH-5103
869-880 1953 GMC TDH-5103
881-885 1959 GMC TDH-4512
886-888 1956 GMC TDH-4512
889-890 1953 GMC TDH-4512
891-895 1954 GMC TDH-4512
896-898 1956 GMC TDH-4512
901-907 11-12/1951 GMC TDH-4509
901-933 1992 OBI V (05.501) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-748 933 has Detroit Diesel S50/ZF.
911-920 11-12/1951 GMC TDH-4509
921, 929 11/1953 GMC TDH-4512
934-949 1995 OBI V (05.501) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison B400R
951-960 3/1956 GMC TDH-5105 Ex-Virginia Transit Company 951-960; bought in May 1973.
961-969 3/1957 GMC TDH-5105 Ex-Virginia Transit Company 961-969; bought in May 1973.
970-974 8/1957 GMC TDH-5105 Ex-Virginia Transit Company 970-974; bought in May 1973.
975-989 2/1959 GMC TDH-4512 Ex-Virginia Transit Company 975-989; bought in May 1973.
990, 995 1954 GMC PD-4104
997 1958 GMC PD-4104
998 1961 GMC PD-4106
1223-1227 1999 Gillig Low Floor T-35 Cummins ISC Voith D864.5
  • Ordered by TRT, but delivered as Hampton Roads Transit before the actual merger.
  • To Hampton Roads Transit 1223-1227.