Fifth Avenue Coach, (New York Transit Museum), "Betsy", Yellow Coach “Z-type” bus, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. June, 2023
Bus 1263 was part of Fifth Avenue Coach’s “1200 series”- 100 Yellow Coach “Z-type” buses manufactured in 1930. This series consisted of two slightly different chassis models, 602 and 632. There were three body style designs: open-top (40 buses), semi-enclosed (four buses), and fully-enclosed top (56 buses). Bus No.1263 was one of the 52 enclosed model 602’s in the order. Fifth Avenue’s 1200-series buses were among the last front-engine double-deck buses made by Yellow Coach. In 1936, the company introduced a new rear-engine, more streamlined design. Bus No. 1263 remained in Manhattan passenger service until 1947 and the Fifth Avenue Coach phased out all double decker operations in 1953. Today, Bus 1263 is the oldest bus in the Museum's fleet. Copyright Tom Turner
Fifth Avenue Coach, (New York Transit Museum), "Betsy", Yellow Coach “Z-type” bus, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. June, 2023
Bus 1263 was part of Fifth Avenue Coach’s “1200 series”- 100 Yellow Coach “Z-type” buses manufactured in 1930. This series consisted of two slightly different chassis models, 602 and 632. There were three body style designs: open-top (40 buses), semi-enclosed (four buses), and fully-enclosed top (56 buses). Bus No.1263 was one of the 52 enclosed model 602’s in the order. Fifth Avenue’s 1200-series buses were among the last front-engine double-deck buses made by Yellow Coach. In 1936, the company introduced a new rear-engine, more streamlined design. Bus No. 1263 remained in Manhattan passenger service until 1947 and the Fifth Avenue Coach phased out all double decker operations in 1953. Today, Bus 1263 is the oldest bus in the Museum's fleet. Copyright Tom Turner