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In 2001, Thomas introduced its current generation of rear-engine bus with the debut of the Thomas Saf-T-Liner HD (HD=Heavy Duty); for 2004, the HD was re-branded as the HDX. [ 1 ] Serving as the replacement for the Saf-T-Liner ER and WestCoastER, the HD/HDX would use much of the same body, with the exception of the drivers' compartment forward.
Saf-T-Liner C2 Interior view, looking back. The Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 (often shortened to Thomas C2) is a bus manufactured by Thomas Built Buses since 2004. The first cowled-chassis bus designed by Thomas following its acquisition by Freightliner, the C2 debuted the first all-new body design for the company in over three decades.
1961 Thomas school bus on an International Harvester chassis Late-1960s Thomas Saf-T-Liner body on GMC H6500 chassis (rare) in New York as a farm bus. In 1962, Thomas Car Works officially expanded its production beyond High Point as Thomas Built Buses of Canada, Ltd. was established in Woodstock, Ontario. [2]
Along with diesel-fuel buses (Lion 360), the company produces the first full-size electric school bus (eLion). Lion bus bodies are produced with composite materials in place of steel to minimize corrosion. Type D school buses are in production since 2019. Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
For 1989, Thomas Built Buses introduced the Thomas Vista as its own semi-forward control bus. Adopting the same reconfigured Chevrolet/GMC chassis as the Ward Patriot, Thomas introduced several new design elements for the Vista. To improve engine access, Thomas designed the bodywork to allow for a larger hood opening than the Ward Patriot.
School bus Thomas Built Buses: 1978 USA Saf-T-Liner C2: School bus Thomas Built Buses: 2004 USA Saf-T-Liner EF: Single deck Thomas Built Buses: 1978 School bus United States Saf-T-Liner EFX: Single deck Thomas Built Buses: 2011 School bus United States Saf-T-Liner ER: Single deck Thomas Built Buses: 1978 School bus United States Saf-T-Liner FS ...
In 1972, as a third generation of the Thomas family assumed leadership, Perley A. Thomas Car Works was reorganized as Thomas Built Buses, Inc. [2] [4] Adopting a brand name in use by Thomas since the 1950s, the change was explained as bringing the company closer to its core product line of buses, [2] [4] 42 years after producing its final ...
Thomas Vista, the bus body paired with the International 3600 chassis. Introduced in 1991, the 3600 was a chassis custom-designed for manufacturer Thomas Built Buses for its Thomas Vista product line. Designated a semi-forward control design, the Vista combined design elements of conventional and forward control school buses.