Metro Selection - 21.1.16
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- Tas Bus Nut
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Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Selection of Metro buses around City / suburbs featuring "NEW" M.A.N ex Skybus
#731 - M.A.N. 28.310 / King Long (ex Skybus #74) climbing the hills in the suburbs
#230 - Scania L94UB / Northcoast "Downtown" @ Franklin Sq (with NEW AOA for Smart City Vocational College)
#624 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS Orana running off back to depot with another desto FAIL
#163 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS VOVII, also running direct back to the depot
#728 - Scania K360UA / Custom CB80, although displaying "Metro Tasmania", would be running back to depot
#219 - Scania L94UB / Northcoast "Downtown" operating the NEW Rte.601 University > Shoreline via the City
#203 - Scania L94UB / Volgren CR224L 14.5m snuck up on me as it too, runs direct back to the depot
#329 - Scania K230UB / Custom CB60 Evo.II completed it's morning duties, and returning to base
#199 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS VOVII has just completed a Rte.646 and heading east to start next run
#653 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS Orana has completed an inward Fern Tree, and is running back to depot
#731 - M.A.N. 28.310 / King Long (ex Skybus #74) climbing the hills in the suburbs
#230 - Scania L94UB / Northcoast "Downtown" @ Franklin Sq (with NEW AOA for Smart City Vocational College)
#624 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS Orana running off back to depot with another desto FAIL
#163 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS VOVII, also running direct back to the depot
#728 - Scania K360UA / Custom CB80, although displaying "Metro Tasmania", would be running back to depot
#219 - Scania L94UB / Northcoast "Downtown" operating the NEW Rte.601 University > Shoreline via the City
#203 - Scania L94UB / Volgren CR224L 14.5m snuck up on me as it too, runs direct back to the depot
#329 - Scania K230UB / Custom CB60 Evo.II completed it's morning duties, and returning to base
#199 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS VOVII has just completed a Rte.646 and heading east to start next run
#653 - Scania N113CRB / Ansair TAS Orana has completed an inward Fern Tree, and is running back to depot
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Is there that much dead running over the whole network or did you just stand somewhere near a depot (or on a road to a depot)?
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Last person on 164, 867, 868
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Was standing in town, as buses ran off after coming into towm BUT as for your Q, there is a HUGE amount of dead running, something they (management) NEVER address, but then complain about excessive fuel useLt. Commander Data wrote:Is there that much dead running over the whole network or did you just stand somewhere near a depot (or on a road to a depot)?
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
What's the little black box thing that is seen on 219 and 203?
Is it some sort of dash cam, mounted in the front?
Cheers!
Is it some sort of dash cam, mounted in the front?
Cheers!
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Yes it is.Off The Rails wrote:What's the little black box thing that is seen on 219 and 203?
Is it some sort of dash cam, mounted in the front?
Cheers!
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Not quite. This is for jump starting, whereas other body styles allow this connection to remain hidden.stevegj52 wrote:Yes it is.Off The Rails wrote:What's the little black box thing that is seen on 219 and 203?
Is it some sort of dash cam, mounted in the front?
Cheers!
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Likewise, you also see it on #230
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
It finally nice to see a Newer MAN in TAS.
Let hope the SA Government can see the like and pull the contact with Scania and move to MAN.
The Scania K series would have to be the worst buses every brought by the South Australia Government in it's life time.
Cheap and Nasty buses.
They will never get 25 years out of those Scania bucket. Maybe 10 to 12 at the most.
The Customer Coach bodywork is of a very low standard.
You get when you pay for I guess.
Let hope the SA Government can see the like and pull the contact with Scania and move to MAN.
The Scania K series would have to be the worst buses every brought by the South Australia Government in it's life time.
Cheap and Nasty buses.
They will never get 25 years out of those Scania bucket. Maybe 10 to 12 at the most.
The Customer Coach bodywork is of a very low standard.
You get when you pay for I guess.
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Miss understood the question thought off the rails was referring to the box on the dash
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Re: Metro Selection - 21.1.16
Nice photos