Thomas Built Buses FS-65: Difference between revisions

From CPTDB Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | <big>Thomas Built Buses - FS-65</big>
! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | <big>Thomas Built Buses - FS-65</big>
|-
|-
|colspan="2"|
|colspan="2"| [[Image:Golden Arrow 376.jpg|300px]]
|-
|-
| align="center" colspan="2" | [[Thomas Built Buses]] - FS-65
| align="center" colspan="2" | [[Thomas Built Buses]] - FS-65
Line 14: Line 14:
|-
|-
| '''Power/Fuel''' || Diesel
| '''Power/Fuel''' || Diesel
|-
|colspan="2"| [[Image:Golden Arrow 326.jpg|300px]]
|}
|}


Line 19: Line 21:


On December 13, 2006, Thomas Built Buses delivered the last FS-65 school bus, and the FS-65 was replaced by the [[Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2|Saf-T-Liner C2]]. A total of 62,764 Freightliner FS-65 chassis have been produced.
On December 13, 2006, Thomas Built Buses delivered the last FS-65 school bus, and the FS-65 was replaced by the [[Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2|Saf-T-Liner C2]]. A total of 62,764 Freightliner FS-65 chassis have been produced.
==Other Photos==
<gallery>
Image:Southland Transportation 756.jpg|A shorter, low-roof model of the FS-65.
</gallery>
==Operators==
===Canada===
* [[Elk Island Schools]] - Sherwood Park, Fort Saskatchewan, Vegreville, Counties of Strathcona, Lamont, and Minburn, AB
* [[Golden Arrow School Buses]] - Edmonton, AB
* [[Red Arrow Student Transportation Services]] (now [[Southland Transportation]]) - Edmonton, AB
* [[Southland Transportation]] - Calgary, AB


==References==
==References==
* [http://www.thomasbus.com/bus-models/type-c/fs65-retired.asp Thomas retires the FS-65]
* [http://www.thomasbus.com/bus-models/type-c/fs65-retired.asp Thomas retires the FS-65]

Revision as of 17:41, 21 October 2008

Thomas Built Buses - FS-65
Golden Arrow 376.jpg
Thomas Built Buses - FS-65
Years of manufacture 1995-2006
Length
Width
Power/Fuel Diesel
Golden Arrow 326.jpg

The Thomas Built Buses FS-65 is a Type C school bus built on the Frieghtliner FS-65 chassis. The body is essentially he same conventional Type C body Thomas has offered on other chassis for many years. The FS-65 chassis was first offered in 1995, and was made the standard Type C chassis for Thomas, when Thomas was acquired by Freightliner Group.

On December 13, 2006, Thomas Built Buses delivered the last FS-65 school bus, and the FS-65 was replaced by the Saf-T-Liner C2. A total of 62,764 Freightliner FS-65 chassis have been produced.

Other Photos

Operators

Canada

References