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Peerless Stages

About Peerless Stages

Oakland 1922

Pioneer operator Peerless Stages began as a drivers association in 1904 running from Oakland to San Jose and Santa Cruz and later added suburban runs from San Jose to Alviso, Los Gatos, and Saratoga. Peerless began doing business in Oakland in 1916 and was incorporated in 1923. At the time of incorporation they had a fleet of five buses. It’s last year of profitable operation was 1991, and it filed for bankruptcy in 1997.

1931/10/15 Oakland Post-Enquirer Peerless Advertisement (Source: Pacific Bus Museum Archives)

  

1957 Map Routes San Jose Los Gatos (Source: Pacific Bus Museum Archives)
 

PBM #246 Drawing


 
 
 

The suburban routes, but not the buses, passed to the Santa Clara County Transit District at its start of operations in 1973.

#246 passing the one-time Los Gatos Greyhound depot

 

Peerless Stages operated its fleet of motor coaches from its principal administrative office located at 2040 Castro Street, Oakland, California and a garage facility located at 2021 Brush Street, Oakland, California.

Source: Pacific Bus Museum Archives – 1997 Bankruptcy Filing

 

Robin Perry standing next to Peerless Stages bus no. 246 which he learned how to drive for his grandfather, Basil Perry, who founded the company in the SF Bay Area.

  

Peerless Stages Countertop Advertisement (Source: Pacific Bus Museum Archives)

Peerless Stages Fare Tickets (Source: Pacific Bus Museum Archives)

 
 
 

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Happy Holiday’s 2024

This is a fun collection of holiday photos that were shared in our Pacific Bus Museum’s Membership Newsletter, The Paddle, over the years. 2023 – #2346 at the Niles Parade of Lights Facebook 2021 1994 – San Francisco Municipal Railway’s Christmas Trolley Bus #559 1980s – San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) Flxible 111CC-C3 1980 – […]

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#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


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