Walter Shapowloff took over from Miller sometime around early November 1943 and it seems that I may have had my dates wrong in the previous (off the top of my head) post .. Walter sold to a company called Queensland Transport Agencies in early June 1945. See attached record from the State Transport...

BCC Leyland Panther # 383 went into Service for the Brisbane City Council Department of Transport on this Day 03/04/1968. Happy "50th Anniversary" for the BCC Leyland Panthers. Here's a photo of the bus being handed over by Athol Hedges to Lord Mayor Clem Jones. http://qocs.org.au/IMG_001...

On Saturday February 17th 2018, we shall be visiting the Wamuran and Toogoolawah depots of Coast and Country Buses, as well as Southern Cross Transit at Ipswich. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non–members. We will be servicing the usual pick up locations as follows: Kessells Road Park ‘N’ R...

Industry wrote:This is coach 55 which I had a drive of many years ago would anyone happen to have a colour photo.

I believe after Redline it went to Boomerang in BNE and then to outback QLD

That's a Vic Hayes photo - should be credited as such please

Two of the vehicles converted to diesel by Stan Biega have been sold to a TransLink operator. Keep your eyes peeled.

The Mercedes 812 you photographed at Kelvin Grove belongs to Dansie Coaches - ex North & Western BS in Sydney of whose livery it still wears today.

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Hornibrook wrote:I have several images of QLD & NSW ambulances built by Athol Hedges Pty Ltd in the late 1940s up to the 1960s if anyone is interested.

Does this mean Domino and later Austral, also made Ambuli?

Unfortunately not, the images do not cover those later years.

I have several images of QLD & NSW ambulances built by Athol Hedges Pty Ltd in the late 1940s up to the 1960s if anyone is interested.

Here is Athol Hedges' son Chip at the QOCS Stand at the 2017 Australasia Bus & Coach Show.

There will be a tribute to Athol Hedges at the QOCS stand (numbers 13/14/15) at next week's Bus & Coach Show at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.

GBW was the acronym of three partners - Leigh GAMER, Dudley BREWER and Charlie WINTER. They constructed high-quality coaches between 1971 and 1990 at Archerfield, south of Brisbane. The three partners were former Denning employees who left in early 1971 to form their own enterprise. They built 90 bu...

Glanville's #11 Bedford Denning.jpg Hey guys, I realize that I'm giving away my age, but I can remember driving for Boomerang out of Brisbane when they were operating petrol-powered SB and VAM Bedfords. The SB was ex-Glanvilles with a Denning body and the VAMs had a Superior body We also had a very...

Mtr wrote:NEW EDITION

731 XDR (no fleet# yet)

Iveco Delta/Volgren- Similar to #25

That bus does not belong to Glasshouse Country Coaches.

Phone White's Diesels and ask for Michael Haydock.

http://www.denningreunion.com.au/Logo.jpg 2017 DENNING REUNION Calling all operators, drivers, employees and anyone else involved or associated with Denning buses and coaches over the years - from the construction of the first bus by Alan Denning in 1957 through to Denning Manufacturing today - for...

Chassis would be a Commer of about 1950 build - I've got a photo here identical to this one.

At least two of the buses you have listed above are contracted to QLD Government school runs in their respect areas - so the likely scenario is they have been brought down for service or repair work.

I believe this is a Redline Coach on one of the first trips between Brisbane and Sydney Correct Industry. This was Redline No 4 or 6 at the morning tea stop at Ken Somers Cafe at Aratula on the southbound Bris/Syd 2 day tour in the early 1950's. No 3 was a similar Ansair KS5 however she was adorned...

Industry wrote:I believe this is a Redline Coach on one of the first trips between Brisbane and Sydney

Can you enlarge the photo to determine the QLD rego number?

Wow, I thought Athol Hedges did his time with Mr C. Hope. In Charles Hopes autobiography he states he had some apprentices come through who had gone on to building their own successful businesses, one being George Lester of MBS, I'll ask his son again tomorrow about details. That picture Bedford 29...

Stan Biega (Bus Sales Online) has purchased 21 Scania's from the Brisbane City Council for re-sale - and is currently undertaking a diesel engine replacement program.

One of them is V781.

Was a bit odd seeing a TransLink sticker applied to a Mackay Transit urban bus last week - but that's the way of the future!

That look like a Stewart & Sons re-body to me. They did rebody a Clipper. I will have to find a photo of it to match.

Hornibrook 44 ran the last P315 service yesterday - after many years, Hornibrook no longer runs any services to Brisbane City. It's the end of an era really - with Hornibrook no longer running any services to Brisbane. The 315 service, or as it was known originally as the 540, first commenced on Mo...

I can finally add some further information to the ownership history of the Yeronga (Ipswich Road) to Oxley service. Sold by Ernest Parker to Matthew Wray Stewart (later founder of Stewart & Sons Coaches, Bundaberg) during September 1942 Sold by Matthew Stewart to to Joseph James Lyons during Mar...