Las Vegas Transit System

Las Vegas Transit System (LVTS) was a small private transit system operating in Las Vegas, Nevada.

History

• Operations started in 1965.
• LVTS was bought out by Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (Citizens Area Transit) in early 1993.

All-Time Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
4301-4302		1992	TMC	RTS-06 (T80-206)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Used for Strip service To Citizens Area Transit 153-154.
4401		1983	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Ex-Southwest Coaches (San Diego, CA) 148 (later 101); acquired in 1991. Used for Strip service To Citizens Area Transit 150.
4402-4403		1984	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Ex-Southwest Coaches (San Diego, CA) 102 & 103; acquired in 1991. Used for Strip service To Citizens Area Transit 151-152.
4500-4510		1960	GMC	TDH-4517	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex-METRO Transit? Exx-City Bus Company (Oklahoma City, OK) 701-711 & 715 (not in numerical order); bought in 1965 to start up service for LVTS.
4510-4511		1965	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH	Ex 4550-4551.
4512-4513		1969	GMC	T6H-4521A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 4552-4553.
4514		1971	GMC	T6H-4521A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 4554.
4515-4516		1973	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 4555-4556.
4517-4520		1969	GMC	T6H-4521A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Sun Valley Bus Lines (Phoenix, AZ) 401-404; bought in 1977.
4521-4525		1981	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	To Citizens Area Transit 101-105.
4531-4535		1972-1973	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex-Sun Tran 7202, 7203, 7211, 7312 & 7319; bought in 1987. 4531 was spotted in a storage lot in North Las Vegas, NV in October 2017.
4536-4540		1979	MCI	MC-5C	Detroit Diesel 6V71N		Ex-Greyhound Saudi Arabia 2021, #?, 2060, 2094 & #?; bought in 1991. Used mostly for the Strip Shuttle route. They occasionally were used on residential routes as back ups.
4541-4546		1978	GMC	RTS-01 (TH-8201)	Detroit Diesel 8V71T	Allison V730	Used for Strip service Ex-Santa Clara County Transit District 1002, 1012, 1031, 1037, 1039 & 1058; bought in 1991. Exx-AC Transit rejected units.
4550-4551	Renumbered 4510-4511 in 1977.
4552-4553	Renumbered 4512-4513 in 1977.
4554	Renumbered 4514 in 1977.
4555-4556	Renumbered 4515-4516 in 1977.
4601-4612		1982	Grumman Flxible	870	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	To Citizens Area Transit 254-261, 250-253.
4701-4713		1990	Gillig	Phantom 40' (40102TB6V92TA)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	To Citizens Area Transit 301-313.
5301-5304	Renumbered 5371-5374 in 1977.
5305	Renumbered 5375 in 1977.
5306-5307	Renumbered 5376-5377 in 1977.
5308-5309	Renumbered 5378-5379 in 1977.
5371-5374		1968	GMC	T6H-5306A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 5301-5304.
5375		1971	GMC	T6H-5306A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison	Ex 5305.
5376-5377		1974	GMC	T8H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison	Ex 5306-5307.
5378-5379		1976	GMC	T8H-5308A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison	Ex 5308-5309.
6101-6104		1991	NFI	D60	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Used for the Strip Express route. To Citizens Area Transit 500-503.