EDMONTON TRANSIT SYSTEM
1962 GMDD TDH-5301 #439-443

Edmonton's second order of GM New Look buses was for another 5 buses, #s 439-443. Unlike the first order, these buses were built at the GM plant in London, Ontario. This plant would be the builder of Edmonton's GM buses until 1979 when production began in Quebec. Like the first 5 TDH-5301's, all of the buses from this order were probably retired in the mid to late 1980's. Two buses from this series have been found, #s 439 and 442 at A-1 Auto Salvage. #442's front end was donated to #620 after that bus suffered an accident.

Thumbnail Bus # Date Description
0439.jpg (63496 bytes) 439 July 20, 2003 439 is shown retired inside of the A1 Auto Salvage yard waiting to be sold
0439r.jpg (69435 bytes) 439 July 20, 2003 The rear of 439
440 July 17, 1978 Edmonton Transit #440 has been repainted and is seen working a route 38 University.
441 July 1978 Edmonton Transit #441 is on a layover.
442 March 21, 1965 ETS #442 looking as it had when it was delivered 3 years earlier. The bus is on a route R2 on Whyte Ave after just crossing the CPR tracks heading eastbound. The building with all of the large doors, to the right side of the bus, is the Strathcona Garage probably where this bus was based.
0442.jpg (93695 bytes) 442 July 20, 2003 442 is shown sitting inside of A1 Auto Salvage with the front end off of 620.  620 was badly damaged in an accident that they grafted the front end off of 442 onto 620 and put the wrecked front end of 620 onto 442.  442 still even had 620's serial plate when retired!
0442intr.jpg (82292 bytes) 442 July 20, 2003 The interior of 442
0442intf.jpg (74819 bytes) 442 July 20, 2003 Another view of the interior of 442
0442wall2.jpg (89134 bytes) 442 July 20, 2003 The interior showing the grafted section of 620 (pink wall) to 442 (blue wall)
0442wall3.jpg (89808 bytes) 442 July 20, 2003 The wall on the passenger side of 442
ets443-m1.jpg 443 September 1987 443 not in service returning to Westwood Garage after the PM rush hour.

This page last updated on March 18, 2023.

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