David Slater (Spoddendale)'s photos with the keyword: GMC P8M-4905

Monday 7 September 1992 (Labour Day) (1055) – The Acadian Lines terminal in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Coach 912, a 1978 GMC P8M4905A and one of the older coaches in the fleet at the time was parked as a spare ready for work as a duplicate (or second section as it is known here) on this busy holiday weekend. Coach 118 was passing through working the 0800 Halifax to Sydney trip 53. Just visible on the extreme left is a mini-coach of Trius Tours which worked a service from here to Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island via the Caribou-Wood Islands ferry. My friend and kindly host for this trip, Paul Leger, was just getting his camera out to get a photo of 912. (Ref 173-33)

Monday 7 September 1992 (Labour Day) (1055) – The Acadian Lines terminal in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Coach 912, a 1977 GMC P8M4905A and one of the older coaches in the fleet at the time was parked as a spare ready for work as a duplicate (or second section as it is known here) on this busy holiday weekend. Coach 118 was passing through working the 0800 Halifax to Sydney trip 53. Just visible on the extreme left is a mini-coach of Trius Tours which worked a service from here to Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island via the Caribou-Wood Islands ferry. (Ref 173-34)

Monday 7 September 1992 (Labour Day) (1055) – Acadian Lines 912 seen parked as a spare at the company’s terminal in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. A 1977 GMC P8M4905A which was one of the older coaches in the fleet at the time parked as a spare ready for work as a duplicate (or second section as it is known here) on this busy holiday weekend. It had been patched up a little. (Ref 173-35)

Monday 7 September 1992 (Labour Day) (approx 1150) – The Acadian Lines terminal at 53 James Street, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. During the time that the company was owned by three enterprising businessmen (brothers Gordon and George Thompson and Ralph Pepper) the company established a number of well-appointed terminals on its network offering passengers comfortable waiting and refreshment facilities. In this view all four stands on the loading ramp were occupied. The coaches are (from left to right): 118 (a 1989 MCI MC9 Crusader Special working the 0800 Halifax to Sydney trip 53 (taking a break here 1150-1220); 113 (a 1980 MCI MC9 working the 0730 Sydney to Halifax trip 72 (taking a break here 1110-1140); 913 (a 1978 GMC P8M 4905A parked as spare which was later used in service as I saw it parked up in Sydney at 1400 the next day); and 103 (a 1984 MCI MC9 Crusader also working the 0730 Sydney to Halifax trip 72). Highway 104 runs alongside the site beyond the crash barrier seen on the right. Looking at Google Streetview in 2015 the building carries a sign for an orthodontic practice with little or no change to the general exterior layout. (Ref 174-01)

Monday 7 September 1992 (Labour Day) (approx 1150) – A line up of Acadian Lines coaches at the company’s terminal in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Nearest the camera is coach 913, a 1978 GMC P8M4905A, parked as spare. Beyond that is coach 113, a 1989 MCI MC9, working the 0730 Sydney to Halifax trip 72 (taking a break here 1110-1140); and furthest away is coach number 118 was working the 0800 Halifax to Sydney trip 53 (taking a break here 1150-1220). One other coach on site at the time was 103 also working the 0730 Sydney to Halifax trip 72 (taking a break here 1110-1140. (Ref 174-02).

Wednesday 9 September 1992 (mid-afternoon) - Seen at the Acadian Lines premises in Almon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia were 206, a 1986 MCI 102A3 acquired from Autocar Connaisseur, and 902, a 1972 GMC P8M 4905A. (Ref 176-16)

Wednesday 9 September 1992 (mid-afternoon) - Seen at the Acadian Lines premises in Almon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia MacKenzie Bus Line 28 (a 1972 MCI MC5B Courier Challenger) together with Acadian Lines 206 (an MCI 102A3) and 902 (a 1972 GMC P8M 4905A). Acadian operated from Halifax to Sydney; to Amherst; and to Yarmouth via the North Shore. MacKenzie operated from Halifax to Yarmouth via the South Shore (Ref 176-14)

Tuesday 8 September 1992 (late morning) - Acadian Lines 913 and 921 at the company’s terminal in Sydney (Nova Scotia). 913 was a GMC P8M 4905A new to the company in 1978 which was painted in fleet colours. 921, an MCI MC8, was a secondhand acquisition which still carried the colours of a previous operator. The previous day (Monday 8 September) was the Labour Day public holiday when we travelled to Sydney from Halifax. Passing through Antigonish at 1150-1220 number 913 was parked there as a spare so must have been required to duplicate one of the later services into Sydney that evening. Coach 921 had worked the 1300 Halifax-Sydney Express (trip 63L) arriving Sydney just after 1900. (Ref 174-23)