UPDATED PICK-UP INFO for BCSV February Tour: Martyrs & McKenzies Pick-up arrangements for our upcoming tour on Saturday 24 February have changed The Blackburn pick-up has been cancelled as updated advice regarding ongoing Level Crossing Removal Project works suggests works are only affecting th...

BCSV March 2024 tour_resized.png BCSV Overnight Tour: Stawell & Hamilton Saturday 23 March & Sunday 24 March 2024 The Bus & Coach Society of Victoria is currently seeking expressions of interest for an overnight tour on 23rd/24th March 2024 to Stawell and Hamilton in Western Victoria. W...

McKenziesTour_resized.png BCSV February Tour: Martyrs & McKenzies Saturday 24 February 2024 The BCSV's first event for 2024 will be a depot tour of both Martyrs and McKenzies on Saturday 24th of February 2024. Rides will also feature at both depots. UPDATED PICK-UP INFO for BCSV February Tour: ...

https://bcsv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Nuline_CD_resized.jpg Nuline Charter / Bayside Coaches - 25th Anniversary CD-ROM Missed out on a copy of the commemorative Nuline CD-ROM at our recent Nuline Charter / Bayside Coaches - 25th Anniversary Tour? Featuring almost 500 photos of Nuline Charter vehic...

Also, athletes use the training facilities outside of the event days.

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Unexpected changes to 309! A few rambling thoughts: Reminds me of the old peak hour 308 before DART (pre-2010) that went via Thompsons Rd, Manningham Rd and High St into Lynnwood Pde and King St (319 interpeak via Doncaster Park+Ride) Not sure there is much to be saved by cutting the Donvale tail of...

https://bcsv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Route2_Reo_CheethamBorwick_CBcollection.jpg BCSV Wednesday Routes In a new weekly feature, the Bus & Coach Society of Victoria is taking a look back on routes and timetables of the past. We start with Graeme Cleak's expertly researched notes on the origina...

https://assets.primecreative.com.au/imagegen/cr/340/255/assets/abcau/2023/03/20/Misc/PETE-32-copy.jpg A warm thanks to Australasian Bus & Coach magazine for sharing Geoff Foster's heartfelt tribute to Peter Kane, showing the reach of Peter's respect across the bus industry 🚌 https://www.busnews...

https://bcsv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/PeterKane_JL_resized.jpg For friends unable to make it to Peter Kane's funeral in person on Friday, it will also be available online from 9:15am Please go to https://smct.org.au/view/807744941 If that link doesn't work, try https://vimeo.com/807744941 You can ...

Myrtone wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:06 pm Also, I was thinking that trams should skip stop 25 in Royal Park whenever the sports centre is closed.

If noone is waiting or presses the "next stop" button, there shouldn't be an issue...

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Craig

The BCSV regrets to advise members of the death of long standing member and Past President Peter Kane after three months of hospitalisation for cancer, a battle which he lost in the early hours of Saturday morning. Peter served on the committee for a number of years as Committeeman, as Treasurer fro...

Two more upcoming CDC changes: From 26 June: With missing road connection on Hogans Rd open, Route 182 will now travel via The Grove Tarneit from 26 June and includes the current 20 min peak frequency to two train lines/activity centres. See - https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/footer/about-ptv/improvements...

Stage 1 of the Geelong Line upgrade is now complete, with second platform at Waurn Ponds opening on 29 May. Former 05:41 up Marshall, 06:19 up South Geelong, 17:53 down Marshall & 19:16 down South Geelong each have been extended to/from Waurn Ponds on weekdays. 06:54 up, 16:55 down & 18:54 W...

https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0005/671990/WPA7571-Hoppers-Crossing-precinct-map_v01_HIRES.jpg A secondary bus interchange will open at Hoppers Crossing on June 26 on the southern / Princes Hwy side of the station. This follows the removal of the Old Geelong Rd level crossing...

Yet another pointless Sunday-only restriction, in typical Ventura fashion. Not only is it a completely different timetable to the only other day of the week it runs (despite still running every 8 minutes due to the short distance!), two hours are inexplicably cut off the end with the last buses fin...

CDCM Sunshine #115 & #116, CDC Ballarat #219 & CDC Geelong #159 & #160 (Scania K310UB, Volgren "Optimus") are now on the road, taking off on Airshow duties over the weekend.

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Craig

This is only the Sunshine depot and routes,not the Kastoria/Mitchell transit side of the business is this correct?Also does this mean that we may see route changes and so on. Other than the fact route changes would generally still need to come from Transport for Victoria, past takeovers generally h...

MotorOmnibus8562 wrote:New Dysons V/Line Coach 1103. Seen on a Facebook post

Yet another Scania K440EB 14.5m, Coach Concepts.

Meanwhile, Ventura #1352 (Scania K310UB, Volgren "Optimus") has been delivered this month.

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Craig

#180 & #181 are a second pair of Scania K360UA Gemilang artics for Transdev, now six artics in the fleet for DART. I understand #118 is still undergoing major repairs after a bus fire in the City last year. #181 has been added as registered to the fleet list and I believe #180 will also be in se...

#180 & #181 are a second pair of Scania K360UA Gemilang artics for Transdev, now six artics in the fleet for DART. I understand #118 is still undergoing major repairs after a bus fire in the City last year. #181 has been added as registered to the fleet list and I believe #180 will also be in se...

As per Scott's report, Transdev #182 (Scania K310UB, Gemilang) is now in service in the usual PTV colours.

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Craig

Finally tallies for 2018: PTV Buses: 1399 Metro: 1254 Regional: 145 PTV V/Line Coaches: 23 A few updates missed during the year that I have now incorporated, listed under month the change was recorded on the fleet lists: February 2018 updates: Moreland Group: Moreland 64 (Mercedes Benz O405NH, Cust...

Thanks for your patience waiting for the 2019 list to arrive. Keen observers might notice some minor format revisions but in the main the list will continue to be updated regularly on the first post. Observations of new PTV buses and coaches from around the state are always welcome, even if it's jus...

A new Scania K310UA, Gemilang was sighted on the Westgate Freeway on 15 January, broken down on its delivery run. It could be an addition as part of Transdev's new order of 100 new/replacement buses announced at the end of 2018, or alternatively a replacement for #118 which caught fire in October (o...

TOTAL BUSES in PTV ORANGE LIVERY - 1416 as at 4 March 2019 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ METRO BUSES in PTV ORANGE LIVERY - 1268 [/size] CDC Melbourne - 214 (+ 130 regional): Oakleigh Depot - 69: 7-8, 11,...