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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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 Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 11:46 pm Post subject: Question on FACCo open toppers |
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All:
What was the reason why FACCo management stopped ordering open top double deckers?
Was this a step towards eventually eliminating conductors, or a matter of safety/economics?
Was YELLOW no longer offering open top double deckers?
I know that the last new FACCo open-top buses were purchases about 1930.
Appreciate any info....thanks in advance.....
"NYO"
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Hart Bus
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| I have only sat in the closed tops at the Bus Festival. I would venture a guess that the buses lost capacity in rainy or wintry days |
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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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| Hart Bus wrote: | | I have only sat in the closed tops at the Bus Festival. I would venture a guess that the buses lost capacity in rainy or wintry days |
Hart Bus:
That does make a lot of sense with me; I would guess that only the hardiest folks would would dare to venture "upstairs" on an open-topper on an inclement day!
With a closed top double decker, there was no need to worry about lost capacity during rain or wintry weather.
Still, on a bright, brisk, spring day.....I am sure, from the stories I've heard and read......that few experiences could have compared with a ride on the upper deck of a FACCo open topper.......
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