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General Motors TDH-4517 (HSR #601-612)

Hamilton Transit History

General Motors TDH-4517 (HSR #601-612)

The HSR only purchased 12 TDH-4517s (Transit bus, Diesel engine, Hydraulic transmission, 45 passenger, model #17) from General Motors, all delivered in 1960. These buses left the HSR in the mid 1970s, either scrapped or sold to other companies as shown below

HSR Number New Owner & Number
607 Murray Hill Limousine #6007
608 Murray Hill Limousine #6006
609 Murray Hill Limousine #6008
610 Murray Hill Limousine #6009, later C. Monette & Son #304
611 Murray Hill Limousine #6010, later C. Monette & Son #300
612 Murray Hill Limousine #6011

Some of the dates for these photos are unknown, and the locations are often just a guess. If you know either date or location, email me!

(All photos © Tom Luton, except where noted)

HSR 602 in Sanford Yard in the mid 1970s.

HSR #602 in Sanford Yard in the mid 1970s. (Photo by Bob Hussey, used with permission. From Esbdave's Fotki Page)

HSR #609 at James & King William, May 5, 1972

HSR #609 at James & King William, May 5, 1972 (Photo by Paul A. Bateson, used with permission)

HSR 612 in Sanford Yard in the mid 1970s.

HSR #612 in Sanford Yard in the mid 1970s. (Photo by Bob Hussey, used with permission. From Esbdave's Fotki Page)

An ex-HSR TDH-4517 on Peel Street in Montreal, now in service with Murray Hill Limousine.

An ex-HSR TDH-4517 on Peel Street in Montreal, now in service with Murray Hill Limousine. (Photo by Clayton Flagstaff, used with permission)