1978-95 Flxible Advanced Design Bus (870 & METRO™)

(Rohr Flxible & Grumman Flxible)

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  • Notes: The Flxible Advanced Design Bus was a transit bus that was assembled and manufactured by Grumman Flxible from 1978 until early-1983 as the 870 model and by the Flxible Corporation from 1983 until 1995 as the METRO model. Rohr Flxible began development of the Advanced Design Bus in the mid-1970s during the Transbus project, developing a design that would be "attractive, roomy, comfortable", and easier for elderly and disabled customers to board. Over the combined 17-year production history, a total of 14,456 ADBs were built, of which 4,642 were 870 models and 9,814 were METRO models.

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    Conversion - Private Owner
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-6-1)
    Mohican Adventures Campground in Loudonville, OH.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    Demo
    (1)
    Demonstrator - Rohr Flxible Corporation
    Rohr Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-8-1)
    Collection of TTMG.
     
    (2)
    Demonstrator - Grumman Flxible Corporation
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-8-1)

    Collection of TTMG.
    58
    58 - Lincoln Transportation System
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-6T)
    Collection of TTMG.
    117
    117 - Queens City Metro
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-8-1)
    Parked @ the Hamilton Drive-In Theater in Hamilton, OH.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    140
    140 - Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-8-1)
    Collection of TTMG.
    212
    212 - Double A Transportation (Formerly Connecticut Transit #212)
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-6-1)
    This was part of the first order of the 870 ADB models.

    Parked @ the Double A Transportation Facility in Rocky Hill, CT.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    224
    224 - Connecticut Transit
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-6-1)
    This was part of the first order of the 870 ADB models.

    Parked @ the Double A Transportation Facility in Rocky Hill, CT.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    236
    236 - Lafayette & Greenville IBOA (Formerly Connecticut Transit #236)
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-6-1)
    This was part of the first order of the 870 ADB models.

    Exchange Place in Jersey City, NJ.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    304
    304 - Monterey Peninsula Transit
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 45102-8-1)
    Collection of TTMG.
    603
    603 - Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40096-8)
    Collection of TTMG.
    711
    711 - SUNTRAN
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 45096-8-1)
    Parked @ the SUNTRAN Facility in Albuquerque, NM.

    Collection of TTMG.

    755
    755 - North County Transit District
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-6T)
    Parked @ the South Brooklyn Rail Yard in Brooklyn, NY.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    802
    802 - Canton RTA
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-8)
    Collection of TTMG.
    870
    870 - Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 45102-8-1)
    Collection of TTMG.
    873
    873 - Knoxville Area Transit
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40096-6-T)
    North Gay Street in Knoxville, TN.

    Collection of TTMG.

    965
    965 - Dallas Area Rapid Transit
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-8)
    Parked @ the East Dallas DART Facility in Dallas, TX.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    1131
    1131 - Metropolitan Area Transit System (Fargo)
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 45096-6-1)
    NP Avenue in Fargo, ND.

    Collection of TTMG.

    2107
    2107 - Orange County Transit District
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-8-1)
    Broad Street in Costa Mesa, CA.

    Gerald L. Squier Photo, Collection of TTMG.

    2266
    2266 - Jetaway Bus (Formerly NJ Transit #2266, Originally NYCTA #515)
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-6-1)
    Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, NY.

    Trevor Logan, Jr. Photo.

    3107
    3107 - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-8-1)
    Collection of TTMG.
    4540
    4540 - South Coast Area Transit
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 35096-6)
    Parked @ the SCAT Facility in Oxnard, CA.

    Gerald L. Squier Photo, Collection of TTMG.

    8106
    8106 - Fresno Transit
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-6)
    Gerald L. Squier Photo, Collection of TTMG.
    8201
    8201 - Colonial Williamsburg Transit
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 40102-6T)
    Collection of TTMG.
    8256
    8256 - Regional Transportation Authority
    Grumman Flxible 870 ADB (Model 53102-8-1)
    Parked @ the RTA Facility in Chicago, IL.

    Gerald L. Squier Photo, Collection of TTMG.