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Wonderful.

I hope that its magnificent horn hasn't been changed. Until the day I die, I shall remember the sight of an ancient pedestrian who ambled across the road, paying no attention to approaching traffic, who was suddenly galvanised into high speed avoiding action!

The following article comes from Perth Now. NEW buses will soon be hitting Perth's streets, with half of the Public Transport Authority's (PTA) Transperth fleet to be replaced over the next decade. The Government will consider cleaner and greener solutions such as the latest Euro5 diesel systems, mo...

Herbert wrote:That's right. Power cars are ADP101-103, trailers are ADQ121 & ADQ122. They entered service in November 1987.

There are no trailers. All cars are powered.

The mainland one gives a 4 cents per litre discount from petrol bought from a Woolworths service station, provided that $30-00 or more has been spent at a store owned by Woolworths. (There is a time limit by which an earned discount must be used.)

Sorry to learn that you've had to give up driving. Please keep in touch with this Board and let us know what work you end up doing.

Thanks for posting the link, tbc. Some truly superb models. I was particularly impressed by some of the cargoes. My favourite was the body of a very old car, with very oxidised paintwork, off to be preserved. Another good one was a car with various body panels missing. Not to mention XA1405! What do...

Vitalstatistix wrote:Are cane toads native to Australia?

No. They were introduced to Australia to kill a pest. They ignored the designated pest and became a huge problem.

There was an interesting interview this morning on the Radio National programme "Bush Telegraph". The interviewee was an exporter of exotic meat. The Chinese were eager to import cane toads for human consumption, with the poison to be used for Chinese medicine. Import and export licences w...

I'd be grateful if people "in the know" would provide information as to which operators will be providing rail replacement buses this weekend. Will it be Transperth contractors, other contractors, or a mixture of the two? Regarding Rockingham to Mandurah, perhaps someone from "down so...

I wish to argue strongly that the single observations thread should be retained. Our metropolitan passenger transport system is integrated and it would be illogical to have more than one thread reporting on an integrated system. I believe that country passenger and all freight railway matters should...

If you want to be inspired by an exemplary fleet list, visit the W.A. Fleet List at http://rattler@perthbus.info/

Ken wrote:The problems with photos appearing with scroll bars should have gone away as I have just made a change that is supposed to fix the problem.

Afraid not, Ken. Try the following as an example. http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... 42&t=48270

You're right, atkipete. The cab you described certainly has a very Atkinson look. I never saw that truck "in the flesh", nor do I recall ever having seen a Foden with such a cab. However, I am very far from being a truck expert and I hope that someone more knowledgeable than I will share i...

I suggest that you should approach Creative Master, the manufacturer.

Don't worry about the food. Unless you are a midget, worry about whether you'll have gangrene in your legs, after being cooped up in a very small space!

My first (and definitely last) flight on Virgin Blue, was even shorter. Rockhampton to Brisbane. Boy, was I glad to get off that plane!

Very interesting pics, especially the one of the rear of the Regal III. Were they pram hooks, or could bicycles be placed there ? Also, the upswing of the rear skirt was a design feature of many buses in the 30s (but this bus is much later). Was it fashion, or did it serve some purpose? They were p...

The FMTB was a dedicated user of AECs. However, it bought three Reo Budas in about 1943, due to the unavailability of AECs because of the War. It disposed of the Reos to the Inter Suburban Bus Service, as soon as it was able to obtain AECs. It bought two SB Bedfords in 1952. I'd love to know why. Ap...

Thank you, system improver, for another superb article.

Here is a photo of SAF086 in its demonstrator livery, in service in Adelaide. I took the shot in October, 1974.

Prior to the opening of the Joondalup Line, passengers to Perth from the northern suburbs travelled by bus. In addition to the all stops services, some major locations were provided with peak period express buses, which travelled via the Mitchell Freeway. From the inception of the Joondalup Line, bu...

Thanks for that, Albatross. Brilliant! It is admirable how the Cambodians "get on with it".

In responding to my thread "Kalgoorlie 1970. Buses and trains.", Windy asked me to post a thread illustrating the Tea and Sugar. http://non.perthbus.info/image.php?image=1EA82127FAA OPB74.H, an old heavyweight carriage in use as a powered T&S van. Photographed at Port Augusta on 20.10....

I've located this photo of A3767, which I took in 1975.

Back in September 1975 I travelled to Albany, to ride in the overnight sleeper train, the Albany Progress, prior to it being withdrawn. While in Albany, I hired a car and got the shots. http://perthbus.info/image.php?image=13290F522C70 A3066, Bedford and A19, Bedford SB7. For non West Australians, A...

Prior to being absorbed into the MTT, Metro had been buying Worldmasters. Metro formed the "foundation stone" of the MTT, which continued to purchase Worldmasters. http://perthbus.info/image.php?image=13290EE36DD6 This is a latter day photo, after Metro/MTT 70 was re-numbered to 474. It is...