1980 GMC RTS T8H203 - Ex-OCTA 3161

[@davidbeardsley7429]

Yes I love these rts buses are the best and I wish that Michigan would have kept them cause they look the best out of all the buses

[@ea90744]

thanks man. These buses were very fun to drive.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

The Community Transit line here in Seattle, Washington uses these RTS buses. While I regret that I've never ridden on these buses, I always admired the shape of these buses, and always wondered why other transit buses didn't adopt this shape. Even 30 yrs later, they still look futuristic.

[@kl3ztyplays642]

Detroit diesels are the best beautiful buses ever.

[@kl3ztyplays642]

i know right i cannot stop thinking about city buses. They are my most favorite vehicles.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

DD didn't build the bus, only the engine. the bus is a GMC RTS-II Series 04

[@gag4s]

She sounds great!

[@jorgefigueroa4437]

With the 6v92 T8H is now T8J. The H stands for 8v71, W for 6v71 and J for 6v92 Detroit Diesel engine. The 1st T8W 6 cylinder fleet in 40ft. Model is introduced in 1979, the WMATA Metro Bus from Washington DC is the 1st Customer. In 1979 first RTS 03 with 6v71 also featured with electronic toteboard destination signs is DDOT in Detroit, at 1980 the first 35ft RTS 04 prototype with 6v71, the San Juan Metropolitan Bus Authority known as AMA is the 1st Customer. Check by GMC rosters as well

[@williamgreeter1855]

MCTS had 5 RTS buses that had a 6V92 Detroit Diesel engine numbers 3220-3224 and 35 Neoplan N416 numbers 3300-3334 and 37 Neoplan AN440 numbers 3620-3656

[@BryceCBS]

3216 got repowered with a 6v92TA engine

[@MarcosAR]

Fantastic great driving ,always great videos and a great bus too good thanks.

[@calvincrews3885]

when we were all very young and me and my grandmother rode the septa bus it was a GMC RTS SLOPING BACK BUSES back in the 90s they have a 6v92 Detroit diesel engine with the v730 Allison automatic transmission and the seats are blue those buses are fun to ride on than the nova low floor 40102 buses the GMC rts sloping back buses have the same engine and transmission combination like the grummanflxible 870 adb buses the generation should be the flxible buses of the 80s I've love the high winding sound of the engine and transmission of those buses as always

[@briantimko3225]

Indeed I thought the same thing about the shape of these busses, especially the front, rounded instead of square. Wierd thing is, in these busses i thought the bell ringer strip was also kinda futuristic in 1980. I was 11 then and wierd thing is, now all the busses have reverted back to the old pull cord technology for the bell ringer.

[@rozajakborsukzlisem1135]

Fajna przejażdżka

[@Busdude97]

Dude I love these buses! Detroit diesels Rock!

I remember this particular bus with transmission issue sounded like Lansing, MI CATA's 1983 GMC RTS 04 #319 before it gotten rehabbed.

[@busrailfan]

Nice! I noticed he locked the transmission in first for a bit before letting it going into 1st lock-up at about 0:35. Then shortly after, when starting up again, he didn't lock it into first until it started to go into lockup again and you hear it rev back up. NICE!!

[@stan417]

this is the best demo of the rts buses and the sound just feels so good to here havent seen a rts bus in about 5 years columbia sc had rts buses but now they uses the cheap bluebird

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@busrailfan Of course, there was the special 8V71TAE version.

[@tsskiller08]

I haven't heard this engine sound for at least 16 years (when the MTA retired the old RTS-03 in...1993?). Thanks for allowing me to relive my childhood memories.

[@BassmanII]

The RTS 01 and 03 had the 8V-71

[@brownbrownson]

you love that handle thingy.. haha

[@busrailfan]

I kinda thought that as well... But if I recall correctly, in California around that time, you could not get a new bus with the 6V71N due to California emission standards.

[@ea90744]

thank you for the comments. really appreciate it ? this is indeed the sweetest sounding buses

[@ea90744]

This is a T8H203. These were repowered to 6V92 back in the late 80s.

[@donnellbennerman34]

10 years ago this bus would've fell apart driving through my block with all them potholes.........now William street is a racetrack 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MetroLinerXLZ]

If only the 2nd and 3rd gears were closer together.....like maybe 2-3 seconds apart...that would be super awesome. A man can dream though, a man can dream.... One thing is for sure son, you know how to handle your buses.

[@BassmanII]

Definately an RTS 03. The full panel interior lightsare the giveaway.

[@ea90744]

Thank richardflint07. im glad somebody understands instead of making speculations. These videos were done a few years ago ( see statistic data to these videos )

[@freddiejames2083]

🥇🥇🥇🥇

[@rts9100]

JESUS!!!!!! I got next at RUNING THE FUCK OUTTA THAT BEAST!!!!!

[@MaBooTA37]

Still one of my favorite videos on the Tube (rodeliot)

[@rodeliot]

No, I think its a 6V92TA. When he winds it up you can hear the turbo spooling. 6V71s just had the SC, no turbo.

[@ttcgeek]

Ehhh... We did get RTSs in the end, instead they were Novas with DD S50/V731.

[@JohnSulu14]

I've in love with the 90's buses that came out before I was born, but i like some new ones too

[@henrythebusguy]

This here TH-8203 were naturally built very early plus has gotted there 8V71 N drive supercharge engine which the H coat. bent angel on the rear as well becose they putted that HVAC down there radiatores. listens this here engine is got that 6V92 TA drive genuwine engine plus there Allison V730 airshifted from the cockpit the hyrdolic levershifted cabel systems. like 1980 GMC RTS-04 Jamaica RED LINES plus I has enjoy your AIR UP that idle in there as well. SPECULAR film amigo!!A+90000000Star!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@ea90744 If the 6V92 were original to this bus the engine code letter would be a "J" (as in T8J203).

[@Tyrone181]

Sounds like there's a little hiccup between 2nd & 3rd gear. Or is he heavy on the throttle?

[@henrythebusguy]

Are Jamaica RED LINES and GREEN LINES coaches in the 1982 days used and do that. they will select the gear range plus select anothers ratio whanever lockup is occors. they loved to hears that 6V92 TA throttel climbing back up againes mooore and moooore everytimes amigo!!! LOCKUP and switch ratio!!!! everybody on the coaches those days they loved it as well. we miss it. those days

[@216stan]

where can I find a good running rts bus im in south carolina

[@ttcgeek]

I beg to differ. Listen to some of Toronto's Vs with 6V92TA and their Fishies with 6V71N.

[@ENYoriginal]

And include some MCI 102DLWS33s with it from 1993 :)

[@tsskiller08]

Make that the early RTS-04s...

[@ConsiderItDone]

nice driving mmmmm lol sweet

[@ea90744]

oh yeah the handrail. yeah on these RTSs its too far lol.

[@wayneanderson5025]

sounds like he's gunning it for no apparent reason or his psi is low

[@ea90744]

lol thanks man

[@newyorkfan16]

@slimlover2001 T8W-203 would mean it has a "6"V-71 engine, actually ^_^

[@AntonioGonzalez-tu3fs]

Hola

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@dredre1315 Mostly in O.T.R. (over-the-road) buses like the MCI A3/C3s. Very few transit buses were specified with the 8V92TA, among them some Neoplan AN460 articulated buses in the 1983-86 period.

[@ttcgeek]

This sounds like a 6V71N... Not a 6V92TA..

[@busrailfan]

ROTFLMAO!!

[@ea90744]

lol

[@ea90744]

lolol