Thanks SBD for the info.I saw the fleetlist.I remember one of the earlier Tourmasters with automatic transmission.
Regards Denv12.

The Phonj wrote: ↑Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:02 pm I remember that site being the depot for Sealink, which then moved, and are now based at Mile End depot.

Thanks The Phonj.
Did Sealink buy the company?
Regards Denv12.

What happened to the bus and coach company Dial A Bus/Coachlines of Australia that were based on Portrush Road Trinity Gardens? In the 1980s they had some Tourmasters and a variety of other coaches. Later they had some PMC Adelaide bodied Scania's.The owners house was in the street behind the depot....

This coach was featured in the Truck & Bus magazine December 15th 1978 edition.Photo on cover.Article featured on pages 70,71,72,73 and 84. As shown in my earlier post. This photo shows the coach in the usual colours at the time where it was mainly white with green stripes.Their Mount Barker ser...

Thanks Tim Williams. Its good to see the company history.It was a big company. I remember the first Twin Deck of theirs.It was driven to the bus station by Jeff Brown.He was about to do a tour with it.To see what those coaches offered compared to every other coach on the road was amazing.That coach ...

What was the original name of Briscoes bus company when they ran the bus services from the southern suburbs? Did they own tour coaches at the same time? Or,did Briscoes introduce their tour coach company at a later date? What year did Briscoes start the Alice express service where the name was Anset...

How many coaches did Bowman's have? We went on one during 1973 to Mundallio station near Port Augusta.[attachment=0]2.20 (708 x 517).jpg[/attachment.It looked like this one but in Bowman's colours.

Are you talking about this coach.Pictures from the Andrew Potts and Leon Batman collections. In the background of this photo you can see part of the coach.I believe the vehicle did enbd up in Port Pirie soon after.Photo taken around late 1983 or early 1984 prior to my parents moving into their own ...

From Ian Lynas' 1983 Buses & Trams of Australia's Government & Municipal Operators, acquired companies were: Metro Buses of Mounts Bay Road with 138 buses 31/8/58 Beam Transport of Redcliffe with 42 buses 31/8/58 Carlisle BS of Welshpool with 13 buses 12/10/58 Kalamunda BS of Kalamunda with...

Who were the private bus companies in Perth before the MTT took over? And,where were their respective bus depots at the time? What did their fleets consist of? I had posted a similar topic on Adelaide's private bus operators and their depots. All information ,photos,etc welcome.Thank you. Today's up...

I would like to get some idea where all the private bus depots were throughout Adelaide.They were the companies who ran the metropolitan services to and from the city before the MTT/STA took them over. Companies like Briscoes,Choats,Ex Servicemans,Bridgelands,Coles,Morphett's,Footes,Graebers,Langs,T...

I would like to know the various specifications for the Volgren Twin Deck coaches,not to be confused with the Double Deck coaches.I need the following information: height,length,width, front over hang,wheelbase,rear axle to lazy axle distance and rear over hang.As for the height,there was the roof h...

The terribly bland STA silver livery is shown to at its worst on this selection of ex private route buses.Compare that to the presentation and liveries of those private operators. Thank you for your reply burrumbus. Each of those original bus companies had decent liveries for the buses. Other citie...

Throughout the years there have been some of the best bus and coach companies who now no longer exist. Local bus companies,local tour companies and interstate express companies that made their name in Australia. Name the best of any Australian bus and coach company that no longer exists? Especially ...

1. RDH 748, Hino RC320 new 9/71 for Briscoe's as their No 48 2. RSO 121 Hino BG13, new 7/68 for Campbell's as their No 12 3. RVN 691 Hino RC320 new 1972 for Bowman's as their No 45 4. RVB 721 Hino RC320 new 2/71 for Briscoe's as their No 17. Thanks system improver. Thats great history you've got th...

And is that an AEC Swift visible in the first pic? Where was it taken exactly? Glad to help you with that. Photo was taken around 1984 in Bedford Street,Gillman. It used to be the "Fleet Express" depot prior to my parents buying it. These were many of the ex STA Adelaide buses they bought...

ScaniaK320 wrote:The 2nd Photo seems to be a Bedford and not a Hino, by looking at the front Hubs.
I could be wrong, But the Hino's had different 8) hubs

Thanks ScaniaK320. It was a Bedford.I deleted the photo.

The S.T.A Adelaide sold off a lot of buses from about 1980 onwards. They were former private buses that did the suburban bus routes into the city. Bus companies like Bridgelands,Ex Servicemans,Slatterys,Campbells,Worthle'sy,Coles,Morphetts,Bowmans,Briscoes to name a few. Some of those bus companies ...

Thank you system improver.I appreciate your reply. I guess back then Freighter Lawton didnt start naming the bus and coaches until later. There would have been some variations built using a variety of chassis. From the basic school bus,street bus routes right up to the tour coaches of Centralian Sta...

Back in the days of Freighter Lawton's,they built a variety of vehicles. Their bus and coaches were unique. I have seen a variety of buses built on this body. I am trying to find out if there's a specific name for it. Can anyone name this bus body? The best example I ever saw was around mid 1960s.A ...

Scania introduced their computer gear change back in the mid 1980s.It was called "CAG" for computer Aided Gear Change. Even though it had its benefits it also caused problems. I heard of Scania's breaking down at times.I dont think it was a popular option.And,I dont know if any Scania's ha...

Interesting idea. I remember one of the old bus books showing that bus.

I guess some people didnt have the money to buy buses so they made their own. It happened a lot over the years.We should start a new topic to cover those buses.There would be a lot of them.

Back in the early 1970s there was a local bus company called "Adelaide City Tours". The owner was an indigenous man.He drove an Freighter Lawton bodied Albion VikingVK41L .A beautiful coach for its time.And he was a brilliant driver too. Then years late later I saw him driving an ex Across...

I am not aware of any MTT/STA buses which were one and a half inches overwidth. Cheers, Trevor Thanks Trevor for the reply. Thats a lot of research there.I'm thankful for your reply.Its good to see those buses did get see service as is. Sorry.I think I meant the total overwidth of 3 inches. Regards...

Buses of both MTT and STA Adelaide at the time were overwidth by 1 and a 1/2 inches.Each side needed to be reduced to get the width down to the 2500mm legal width. Leyland Worldmasters,AEC and the Volvo B59s were overwidth. Some vehicles were narrowed down including Phil Denton's fleet,1 bus convert...