Private Observations 2019

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With the opening of the Metro, I have today made the following Hillsbus observations, where HF accredited buses were performing HD route services.

m/o 6140 and m/o 6148 performing 626 route service.

m/o 6141, m/o 6150, m/o 6146 performing 620X route service.
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Carbridge Bus (Sydney) TV 5180 caught fire on the weekend, 7 News saying "the bus was badly damaged"
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boronia wrote:
Daniel wrote:No. It is leased.
By TfNSW I presume?

The requirement for T6 would be a lot less, and is some time away. I wonder if they would hold onto an empty yard for that long?
It is only seven months away. I’m sure they can manage.
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An ex Station Link Volgren Optimus was running on the NightRide N60 last night. Was wondering why double rear doors and no advertising but then saw the fleet number and remembered. Has Seven Hills accreditation now
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Jurassic_Joke wrote:An ex Station Link Volgren Optimus was running on the NightRide N60 last night. Was wondering why double rear doors and no advertising but then saw the fleet number and remembered. Has Seven Hills accreditation now
Hillsbus uses the Seven Hills accreditation for buses that are based at both the Foundry road and Hartley road depots as both depots are located in Seven Hills
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Noted an old Mercedes-Benz 0405 MK5 PMC bus down at Metford Grevillea Dr, didn't get the rego but had route "470" at the back of it. Assume it's an Ex STA bus. Not in any of the old STA Colour schemes through.
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Transit Systems West, Leichhardt have received their 4x BYD Gemilang electric buses due to go on trial shortly.
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It seems an administrator has deleted my post.
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No - it has been moved to the logical thread Newcastle Transport.
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180X was serviced by 7597 MO, a MAN 12.220 Custom Coaches CB30 this morning, at 8:55 AM at Maitland Station.

It's the first I've seen anything outside of the Mercedes O405NH CC "550" that usually is serviced by it.
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Central Station bus Forecourt will be very busy this weekend as you have the Vintage buses, Newcastle trackwork buses and Murrays coach services.
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There’s a Volgren Optimus from BE (Blue Mountains, Emu Plains) Depot, 3712, running on N70 at the moment which is highly unusual as far as I’m concerned. Different font / size in the destos. Usually it’s only from seven hills
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Jurassic_Joke wrote:There’s a Volgren Optimus from BE (Blue Mountains, Emu Plains) Depot, 3712, running on N70 at the moment which is highly unusual as far as I’m concerned. Different font / size in the destos. Usually it’s only from seven hills
Been like that for ages. First N70 inbound is done by Emu Plains, to save dead running
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Xplorer wrote:
Jurassic_Joke wrote:There’s a Volgren Optimus from BE (Blue Mountains, Emu Plains) Depot, 3712, running on N70 at the moment which is highly unusual as far as I’m concerned. Different font / size in the destos. Usually it’s only from seven hills
Been like that for ages. First N70 inbound is done by Emu Plains, to save dead running
I guess it must be after CDC purchased Blue Mountains Bus Company.
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The latest Nightride timetables were introduced a few years after Blue Mountains was taken over so yes that would have been the case.
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seen 6769 MO at the back of the Thornton Depot this morning, doubt it's a transfer but it puzzles me to why it's there in the first place.

Edit: Seen from the News reports that the bus fire on the M4 in Sydney was TV 1012 which is an Ex Busways Mercedes-Benz O405 with CC Body. Ex m/o 9995 while at Busways before being dereg.
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Busways B8RLE on the 724 today with black on white display for the then part of the route(Second Half) and white on black for the first Section Intereting usage of the led's by Busways.
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News story from NBN news about Port Stephens Coaches Hybrid buses.
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2019/06/20/h ... rid-buses/

1FW2HG was seen in the video (previously with LaTrobe Valley buses in Victoria), is that with Port Stephens Coaches full time now or was that bus just up here as put of a media appearance?
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14 Transdev buses have been listed for sale on Bussales Online
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Spotted Transit System's 2724 back in service today. Thought that VST was a total loss from all the structural damages after the accident.
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^ M/O 9137
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LB608 wrote:14 Transdev buses have been listed for sale on Bussales Online
It’s interesting how they have advertised some of the Hino and Cspel as two doors because they are all bolted and have the power cut to prevent them from opening, have they reactivated them and fixed them up or are they still bolted and have no power to open?
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Does anyone know if accident damaged Transit Systems 3426 Scania was sold at Auction by Pickles on 29/5/2019
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Northern Rivers Buslines, have taken over Wallers Bus Service.what is going to happen,are they going to keep Northern Rivers Depot.or keep the Waller depot.or move to a new depot.or keep both depots?
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Time will tell. Thanks for the take over information. A new timetable for route 650 is on the Northern Rivers website dated 1 June 2019.
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