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Richard Twining

Richard Twining was one of the 7 founders of the Pacific Bus Musem and was its first President serving from 1989-1994.

Richard Twining was the owner of Scenic Hyway Tours in San Francisco.

 

Scenic Hyway Tours #172 before it became PBM #172

Matt K Scenic Hyway Tours 1992 Safe-Driver-of-the-Year & Richard Twinning

 

Scenic Hway Tours #246 before it became PBM 246

Richard was borne February 1, 1943 and died in September of 1996. He donated 6 buses to the Pacific Bus Museum in 1996, 4 of which are still in the PBM Collection:

Two other buses were initially stored in Williams, CA, and are no longer part of the museum’s bus collection for various reasons.

  • Virginia Stage Lines #705, a Brill IC-41
  • Guiton Charter #300, a GM PD-3751

One final bus, which was also part of Richard’s collection, was donated to his mechanic and not to the Pacific Bus Museum:

  • An ex-Greyhound PD 4104

The Pacific Bus Museum has other buses stored in Williams, CA. This is Ted Campbell’s property, Coach Maintenance Company. Ted Campbell is the current owner of #705 and #290, both of which are in Williams.

Virginia Stage Lines 705 now owned by Ted Campbell

Bus 300 was traded to Phil Monte in Lodi, CA as part of the compensation for the museum’s GM PD 4501 Scenicruiser, 8005. 

Pages on this site about Richard Twining

#172 – Las Vegas-Tonopah-Reno Stage Lines

This General Motors PD-4106 was delivered new to Las Vegas-Tonopah-Reno (LTR) Stage Line in 1964.

The bus was donated to the PBM in 1996 along with the five other buses of Richard Twining’s historical bus collection.

4-Speed Manual, General Motors, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, Intercity Coach, Las Vegas-Tonopah-Reno (LTR) Stage Line, Office of Defense Transportation, Oregon Coachways


#4708 – Santa Clara County Transit District

This GM TDH-5301 “New Look” was purchased new by Western Greyhound Lines in 1961.

It was later acquired by the Santa Clara County Transit District (San Jose, CA).

#4708 was was acquired by the Pacific Bus Museum in 1994.

2-Speed V-Drive Hydraulic, General Motors, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, Greyhound, Intercity Coach, Santa Clara County Transit District (SCCTD), Western Greyhound Lines


#246 – Peerless Stages

Three General Motors TDM-4512’s (#244-246) were delivered to Peerless Stages, Inc. of Oakland, CA in April 1955.

In 1996 Richard donated #246 along with the five other buses in his historic bus collection to the Pacific Bus Museum. 

4-Speed Manual, General Motors, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, Intercity Coach, Peerless Stages, West Coast Motor Coach Museum


#77 – Glacier National Park Transportation

This Flxible Visicoach was one of four (#48-51) delivered new in 1955 to the Utah Parks Company as #50.

The bus was donated to the PBM in 1996 along with the five other buses of Richard Twining’s historical bus collection.

Year Built: 1955
Manufacturer: The Flxible Company, Loudonville, Ohio
Model: 218FA1-55-29IC Visicoach
Serial#: 30839
Original Owner: Utah Parks Co. #50

5-Speed Manual, Fageol, Flxible, Glacier Transport Company, Hercules, Specialty, Union Pacific Railroad, Utah Parks Company


#1826 – Pacific Greyhound Lines

This GM PD 3302 coach was delivered to Missouri Pacific Stages in 1945 as #821.

The bus was donated to the PBM in 1996 along with the five other buses of Richard Twining’s historical bus collection.

4-Speed Manual, GM Truck & Coach Division, Missouri Pacific Stages, Office of Defense Transportation, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Parlor, Western Greyhound Lines


PBM – The Paddle: January/February 2000

Line 9, Run 1

  • Photos
  • President’s Message
  • New Members
  • Two Scenicruisers Evaluated
  • Peerless #246 Seats Repaired
  • Work Parties at Fremont
  • Updates to the PBM Website
  • PBM Excursions and Events in 2000
  • PBM Member Making News
  • Recent Donations to the PBM
  • “New Looks” By Andy Goddard

and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier

Aerocoach, Airport Charter Lines, Atkinson Transportation Co., C.D. Beck Co., Crosstown Bus Lines, Crown Coach, Eastern Cities Transit, Gray Line, Key System Transit Lines (KSTL), Landier Transit Lines, Mack, Marmon-Herrington, Montebello Municipal Bus Lines, Niles Canyon Railway, Pacific Electric, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Royal Coach Tours, San Diego Transit (SDT), Santa Catalina Island Company, Scenic Hyway Tours, South Los Angeles Transportation Co., Southern Cities Transit, West Coast Motor Coach Museum, Western Greyhound Lines, Whittier Bus Lines, Yellow Coach builder


PBM History

In 2017 PBM Member, Ron Medaglia, wrote this article on the history of the Pacific Bus Museum, entitled “The Pacific Bus Museum From Hobby to Formal Museum”, for the National Bus Trader magazine.

American Stage Tours, General Motors, GM Truck & Coach Division, Niles Canyon Railway, Niles Coach Lines, Royal Coach Tours, Scenic Hyway Tours, Twin Coach, UC Davis Transit System, Union Pacific Railroad, Unitrans UC Davis, West Coast Motor Coach Museum


PBM – The Paddle: September/October 1998

Line 7, Run 5

  • Beck Mainliners operated by the Gray Line of San Francisco
  • Oahu Transit Services (TheBus) #330
  • PBM to Begin Vintage Bus Operation
  • PBM Receives Its First Corporate Membership
  • Twining Bus Memorabilia Auction To Be Held
  • Encouraging News on PBM Bus #7103
  • Recent Work Party at Fremont
  • Progress on the Fixible “Clipper” Project
  • PBM Member Mary Golden Dies
  • Bus Driver Apparel Donated To the PBM
  • Adopt – A -Bus Program Continued
  • Holiday Gift Ideas
  • Recent Donations to the PBM
  • Welcome New Members
  • Honolulu Replaces Its Trolley Coach Fleet
  • President’s Message by Jim Husing

Brill IC, C.D. Beck Co., Cummins, General Motors, Gillig, Gray Line, Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT), International Harvester, Mack, Niles Canyon Railway, Oahu Transit Services


PBM – The Paddle: July/August 1998

Line 7, Run 4

  • AC Transit’s restored #2103
  • Chicago Surface Lines #3407
  • Twinning Bus Memorabilia Collection Donated to the PBM
  • Success With The FIxible “Clipper” Project
  • San Diego Excursion Report
  • PBM Attends Regional Bus Roadeo
  • Work Parties at Fremont
  • Summary of PBM Business Meeting
  • Ben Pangelinan Dies
  • Adopt-A-Bus program Continued
  • Recent Donations to the PBM
  • Welcome New Members
  • Scenicruisers Rediscovered And Expanded Into A Fleet
  • President’s Message by Jim Husing

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), All West Coachlines, Chicago Surface Lines, Cummins, Fageol, Flxible, Glacier Transport Company, Key System, Melni Bus Service, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Niles Canyon Railway, Peerless Stages, Peninsula Charter Lines, Sacramento Regional Transit, Scenic Hyway Tours, Tacoma Transit, Twin Coach, Utah Parks Company, Valley Transit Authority


PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1997

Line 6, Run 2

  • The Original Golden Eagle buses
  • Key System Transit Lines Twin Coach, model 44D
  • Plans Being Finalized for the Upcoming PBM Bus Meet
  • Recent Work Parties at Fremont
  • The Rohr/Flxible High Value Bus
  • Airport Charter Lines Aerocoach 37Ps
  • Bruce Maher Collection Memorabilia Donated to the PBM
  • PBM Bus Proposed for the Niles Canyon Railway
  • Cantos Collection Moves to Fontana, CA
  • PBM Attends the Great American Dream Machine
  • and that’s the way things were by Jerry Squier
  • President’s Message by Jim Husing

Aerocoach, Airport Charter Lines, AM General, Bakersfield & Kern Electric Railway, Bakersfield Transit Company, Continental Trailways, Flxible, Fresno City Lines, Key System, Mack, Metropolitan Coach Lines, Niles Canyon Railway, Pacific City Lines, Rohr Corporation, Royal Coach Tours, Setra Coaches, Twin Coach, Western Railway Museum, Western Transit Systems


PBM – The Paddle: January/February 1997

Line 6, Run 1

  • Photos Yellow Coach Z-250’s, NYC BOT #646, Yellow Coach model 1204, Pacific Greyhound Lines #447
  • PBM to Host The Pacific Motorcoach Meet!
  • New Arrival at Fremont
  • PBM Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
  • Electricity Installed in Fremont
  • Bruce Maher Memorabilia Collection
  • Electing PBM Officers
  • Excursions for 1997
  • and that’s the way things were. by Jerry Squier
  • Just Released! ‘White Widow’, a new novel by (PBM Member) Jim Lehrer
  • President’s Message

Fresno City Lines, New York City Board of Transportation, Niles Canyon Railway, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Royal Coach Tours, San Francisco SF MUNI, Twin Coach, White Motors, Yellow Coach builder


PBM – The Paddle: May/June 1996

Line 5, Run 3

  • Pacific Electric #231
  • Napa Valley Lines #11&12
  • Work party Scheduled
  • PBM Election Results
  • New Committees Forming
  • PBM Operator’s List Needs Updating
  • Oklahoma Transportation Company #292
  • Gray Line Scenic Tours #113
  • Vintage Twin Coach Buses moved to Williams, California
  • PBM Members Attend the “Gathering of Buses”
  • The PBM Comes to the Aid of Greyhound’s Ailing Historic Silverside
  • PBM Puts on a Display at the Alameda Naval Air Station
  • Summary of Board of Directors Meeting on May 26, 1996
  • The PBM Welcomes PBS’s Jim Lehrer to the PBM
  • PBM Member Attends Tulsa Bus Bash
  • Hawaii’s First 5105’s by Jim Husing
  • President’s Message by Jim Husing

Brill IC, Continental Trailways, Eastshore Lines, Flxible, Gray Line, Gray Line Scenic Tours, Greyhound, Honolulu Rapid Transit (HRT), Key System, Market Street Railway, Motorcoach Museum of North America, Oklahoma Transportation Company, Orange Empire Trolley Museum, Pacific Electric, San Jose Trolley Corporation, Twin Coach, UC Davis Transit System, Wahiawa Bus Company, Yellow Coach DUPLICATE


PBM – The Paddle: May/June 1994

Line 3, Run 4

  • Ongoing Restoration Project K1407
  • Excursion Schedule for Remainder of 1994
  • PBM Attends the Great American Dream Machine
  • April 24, 1994 General Membership Meeting Summary
  • Second Annual Meeting of Motorcoaches, A Success
  • President’s Message
  • Pacific Bus Museum Equipment Roster

AM General, Bay Rapid Transit, Monterey-Salinas Transit, Twin Coach


PBM – The Paddle: February 1994

Line 3, Run 2

  • New Year’s Eve Party Report
  • Too Much Interest Ruins Attempt to Preserve Modesto Coach
  • Modesto Area Excursion Operation Very Likely
  • First Excursion for This Year in Planning Stages
  • We Are Doing Our Part in Fighting Air Pollution Too!!
  • Feel Free to Join Us for Breakfast in Industry
  • Picture Captions
  • Board Meeting Highlights

Crosstown Suburban Lines, Cummins, Eastern Cities Transit, Fitzjohn, Marmon-Herrington, Modesto Area Express (MAX), Southern California RTD (SCRTD), Yellow Coach builder


PBM – The Paddle: January 1994

Line 3, Run 1

  • What’s in Store for 94?
  • “Zephyr Club” Avery Popular Coach in Industry Yard
  • #7103 Does a Minor Movie Gig
  • L.A. Area Collection on TV News!!!! Would the PBM Benefit From Having Specialized Chapters? Photo Pages are Back!!! Two 4106’s Do TV Commercial
  • Motor Bus 1994 Fall Convention Plans Shaping Up

ACF Brill, Fitzjohn, Motor Bus Society, Old Pueblo Trolley, Scenic Hyway Tours, Southern California RTD (SCRTD)


PBM – The Paddle: December 1993

Run 2, Line 12

  • #7103 Upholstery Project Underway
  • November Board Meeting Highlights
  • In Remembrence (sic)
  • New PADDLE Assistance

Flxible, Greyhound, Pacific Electric, Pacific Greyhound Lines, San Francisco SF MUNI, Southern California RTD (SCRTD)



PBM – The Paddle: October 1993

Run 2, Line 10

  • Asbury Twins Discovered
  • Sept Board Meeting Highlights

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PBM – The Paddle: September 1993

Run 2, Line 9

  • Stephen Schwarzwald – Editorial
  • Another Paddle Change Causes Delay
  • Impending Closure of Brock’s Storage in Novato
  • The Reality of Being in Williams
  • Commerce Bus Rodeo Goes Very Well

Blue Goose Charter, Commerce Municipal Bus Lines, Greyhound, Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Pacific Greyhound Lines, Western Transit Society (WTS)


PBM – The Paddle: August 1993

Run 2, Line 8

  • #7103 Header Photo – Railroad Roman font
  • July Board Meeting Highlights
  • Novato Storage Yard Move Date Delayed
  • Museum Driving Policy

Golden Gate Transit, Scenic Hyway Tours


PBM – The Paddle: June 1993

Run 2, Line 6

  • #7103 Cosmetic Restoration a Success!!!
  • 1st Annual Open House Report
  • Operations Bulletin

ACF Brill, Flxible, Mack, Southern California RTD (SCRTD), White Motors, Yellow Coach builder


PBM – The Paddle: May 1993

Run 2, Line 5

  • The Paddle Goes Back to Original Status
  • #7103 Paint Research
  • April Board Meeting Highlights
  • First Annual Open House and Dinner

Flxible, Greyhound, Scenic Hyway Tours


PBM – The Paddle: April 1993

Line 2, Run ?

  • Paddle Re-design
  • 1st Annual Open House
  • “Queen” Restoration Report
  • Membership Renewals Cutback
  • Novato Storage Yard Moves
  • Upcoming Excursion News
  • Board of Directors” Election Results In
  • Excursion Report

ACF Brill, San Francisco SF MUNI, Santa Fe-Continental Trailways, Western Railway Museum


PBM – The Paddle: March/April 1993

Run 2, Line 2

  • Motorcoach Postcards
  • January Work Session Report
  • January Board Meeting Highlights
  • Wanted: Antelope Valley Bus Details
  • Last Issue of “The Paddle”
  • Board Meetings @ Scenic Hyway Tours
  • Williams Work Session
  • New Business Address
  • PBM Equipment Roster

Flxible, Greyhound, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Scenic Hyway Tours


PBM – The Paddle: February 1992

Line 1, Run 2

  • This Month’s Excursion Reminder
  • Greyhound Old Look Restoration
  • Official Legal Transfer of Muni AMG
  • A Large Scale Work Party Really Got the Job Done
  • Greyhound “Queen” Muni AMG Trade to Happen Soon?
  • Greyhound Queen Trade
  • Santa Fe Brill IC 41 Restoration News
  • A Letter to the Editor… by Alan P. Linsky

AM General, Golden Gate Transit, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Scenic Hyway Tours


PBM – The Paddle: January 1992

Line 1, Run 1

  • Paddle Identification Redesignated This Year
  • New Year’s Eve trip was less than expected
  • December Board Meeting: A Full Agenda and Business Well Taken Care Of
  • Photos: ex-Muni 3270 August, 1991 at Golden Gate Transit Roadeo. Photo by Bruce Maher.

Peninsula Charter Lines, Royal Coach Tours, Santa Clara County Transit District (SCCTD), Scenic Hyway Tours


PBM – The Paddle: October 1991

Line 8, Run 10

  • Santa Fe Brill Test Run Again…
  • Mac Towcar Bought and Moved
  • Rare Bullet Back Parlor Changes Ownership and Goes Into Service
  • Bus Bash Receives (Board) Approval
  • Fare Box Sale Announcement…
  • Destination Signs Available…
  • Photo: Charlie Brown’s Mack Model EH1D towcar which was built in 1947

Greyhound, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Mack, Scenic Hyway Tours


PBM – The Paddle: June 1991

Line 8, Run 6

  • July 6th Excursion Update
  • Another, Far Better Greyhound “Queen” to Be Acquired
  • A Look To The Future
  • PBM Well Represented At Bus Bash East
  • Major Change of Plans for the Future of #2857

Greyhound, Pacific Electric


WCMCM – The Paddle: November 1988

Line 5, Run 11

  • Bus Bash West
  • Paddle Photo Section
  • Membership Application

Greyhound, Pacific Greyhound Lines, Peerless Stages, West Coast Motor Coach Museum


WCMCM – The Paddle: February 1988

Line 5, Run 2

  • Towcar Purchase Gets Off to a Start
  • This Month’s New Members (Richard Twining)
  • “Shop Shots” (photos)
  • President Ralph Cantos’ Message

Flxible, Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL), Mack, West Coast Motor Coach Museum


Paddle Archives mentioning Richard Twining

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