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 A loyal Twin Coach customer, East Bay Motor Coach Lines (Key
System) acquired 11 (#301-311) model 15 "baby" Twins in 1932. Seating just 17
passengers and about the size of today’s full size passenger vans, the small Twins
were used on lightly patronized lines feeding Key System’s streetcar network in the
1930s. The #308 survived into the post WWII era having been made into a work car by Key
System when John J. "Jerry" Graham acquired it in the late 1950’s. It,
along with several other vintage buses and trucks, were stored on his property in
Atherton, CA for many years.
The PBM acquired the #308 from the estate of the late
Jerry Graham in 1996. This venerable bus shares its regional transit heritage with former
Key System Twin Coach #400 as being the oldest coaches in the Pacific Bus Museum fleet.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Twin Coach, Kent, Ohio
Model: Model 15, Serial#60022, Built 1932
Powertrain: Forward mounted 6 cylinder Hercules JXC gasoline engine with 3 speed
mechanical transmission
Body: Steel body on frame, seats 17 passengers, single passenger door, wheelbase
132", width 69"
Current Status
The #308, which is in need of a complete ground up restoration, is
structurally sound with most of its body panels intact including its bi-fold door and most
of its windows. The bus’ floor needs replacement and the bus is without seats. The
motor turns freely but has not run for a number of years. The coach is currently stored in
Williams, CA
Adopt This Bus
Support the PBM’s bus preservation efforts. Join the museum’s
Adopt-A-Bus program. Adopt this bus or any PBM bus of your choice by contributing to a
special fund account reserved for maintenance and or restoration of each bus. All of the
PBM’s buses have their own special accounts and all funds donated to a particular
account will be used only for that bus.
To donate to the Special Funds account for this bus indicate Bus
#308 on your contribution.
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