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PHOTOS - OCTD 3000 Series RTS'

Posted by SignGuy on Fri Dec 14 12:22:55 2007

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The Orange County GMC T8H203's are 1980 models, the first in Orange County with wheel chair lifts. Some of them were in service up to last month. Probably a record for a 1980 RTS 03! (All photos were taken by me.)

Original Paint Scheme As Delivered
3007 (April 9, 1980)
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3035 (April 9, 1980)
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After A/C Retrofit and Black Bumbers
3040
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3076 - The big 6 was still like this when this bus was sold a few months agao. (June 1985)
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3078
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3079 (June 1985)
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3109 - This was the first RTS with the experimental upper exhaust, which later all of the RTS' received.
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3144 - This was the only RTS that had an electronic headsign at the time, a Transign TransDot demo.
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3144 - Interior
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3154 (May 31, 1982)
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New Paint Scheme
3063 (May 1988)
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3064
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3066
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3071 - The first RTS to receive the new paint scheme. (September 17, 1987)
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3121 (May 1988)
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3121
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3125 (March 1989)
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3141 (December 1989)
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3173 (August 1989)
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The RTS' are the only buses to see all 4 paint schemes.
1 - The original ornage stripe
2 - Orange, magenta, teal
3 - Orange, magenta, blue (teal was replaced with blue)
4 - Orange, blue (Current. Magenta was dropped with OCTA name.)

Tomorrow, the 4000/4500 series Gillig's.

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