All-Time Roster Of Buses

1-499 | 500-999 | 1000-1484 | 1500-1999 | 2000-2973 | 3000-3765 | 3800-4999 | 5000-5909 | 6000-6362 | 6394-6733 | 6839-6999 | 7000-7924 | 8000-8483 | 8500-9999 | Axxx-Nxxx | Pxxx-Zxxx and xxxA-xxxC | Demo Buses | Pennjersey Rapid Transit (1927)

New Bus Acquired Bus Renumbered/Rebuilt Bus

1960-1973: The "New Look" Era


General Motors revolutionized the bus industry with its so-called "new look" coaches of 1960. The buses featured more glass all the way around, including the driver's window. The edges and corners weren't quite as rounded, and overall it made for a better looking bus. PSCT wagered that people would want to ride this new bus and bought large batches of them every year from 1960 to 1971, including an unprecedented order for 250 buses in the first year. The buses continued to be classified as "transit" (300 and 400 series), "deluxe" (500 series), "parlor" (600 series) and "suburban" (700 series.) During this period, GM began producing a deck-and-a-half parlor coach. These buses, in the PD-490x series, began appearing in 1968 and were called "buffalo" buses because of their hump in the front. The year of manufacture continued to be denoted by the first letter of the bus number. Skipping O, Q and S, PSCT finally ran out of letters in 1968 and its 1969 buses had the letter trailing, such as 300A.

PSCT made its final used equipment acquisition, three PD-4104's dating from 1955 from Safeway Trails. The buses were numbered immediately after the parlors purchased in 1955 in the J600 series.

Though the bus company was renamed Transport Of New Jersey in 1971, the Public Service logo continued appearing on buses through 1974, including the last two PSCT buses ever, part of an order of Highway Products buses placed by the New Jersey Department Of Transportation.

P300-P429GM TDH-5302144-273 511960  
P700-P819GM SDM-5301001-100, 200-219 491960  
R300-R354GM TDH-5302353-407 511961  
R500-R519GM TDM-5302001-020 491961 Only TDM-5302's produced
R700-R784GM SDM-5301377-461 491961 R750-R784 8V-71 engines
T300-T349GM TDH-5302628-677 511962  
T700-T734GM SDM-5301543-577 491962  
U300-U349GM TDH-5304129-178 511963  
U500-U549GM TDM-5304001-050 491963  
U700-U749GM SDM-5302146-195 491963 8V-71 engines
J639-J641 GM PD-4104 1427-1429 41 1955 (1963) ex Safeway Trails S594-S596
V600-V624GM PD-41062524-2538, 2685-2694 411964 V600-V614 lavatories and seat 38
V700-V799GM SDM-5302330-429 491964 8V-71; V700-V709 skyview windows
W300-W359GM TDH-5304770-829 511965  
W600-W609GM PD-41063121-3130 411965 W605-W609 lavatories and seat 38
W700-W742GM SDM-5302495-534, 655-657 491965  
X300-X389GM TDH-53041177-1266 511966  
X700-X764GM SDM-5302710-774 491966  
Y300-Y329GM TDH-53041719-1748 511967  
Y600-Y604GM PD-4107880-884 381967 Lavatories
Y700-Y719GM SDM-53021019-1038 491967 8V-71
Z300-Z404GM T6H-5306004-068, 107-146 511968  
Z500-Z549GM T6M-5306001-050 491968  
Z600-Z619GM PD-4903075-084, 012-016, 085-089 491968 Z610-Z619 lavatories and seat 46
300A-364AGM T6H-5306208-272 511969  
500A-539AGM T6M-5306A001-040 491969  
540A-549AGM T8H-5306A003-012 491969 Park & Ride
550A-555A GM T6H-5306A 126-131 49 1969 Somerset Bus Co. 9653-9658
600A-604AGM PD-4903311-315 491969  
700A-714AGM S8M-5303A178-192 491969  
300B-374BGM T6H-5306296-370 511970 371B retrofit AC
700B-734BGM S8M-5303A242-276 491970  
600C-609CGM PD-4905292-301 461971 Lavatories
8457-8458Highway Products TC-3125438-25439 331973 Final new buses to carry the PSCT logo