I'd love to buy this from you. I'll start at $150?

Sighted a new Gemilang numbered #128 on the Eastlink Fwy at around 4pm today, didn't catch the rego, but it is in PTV livery. Appears to be the same model as the previous delivery (100-116) but can't confirm.

I noticed that too and the 903 also has less of them. A few weeks ago I caught the 903 from Northland to Doncaster and back without seeing any Designline or bubble buses during the trip. It seems that they are mainly using their Designlines (both types) on DARTs now and the Scania/Customs are on or...

Spotted Artic #2000 (Scania K310UA/Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II) at The Pines around 7:45am heading inbound, displaying 'Special' on the desto with an A3 paper stuck to the windscreen: "906X - Limited Stop" Below that it said which stops it skipped and something about the Eastern Freeway but didn't qu...

Hello all, I know that a few of you have/do work for a variety of operators around Australia. I am interested to know how bus drivers are assigned to the vehicles that they drive, especially metro runs. Is it a kind-of "first bus in the row" sort of thing or more like a rotation where you are given ...

Noticed the new #800 (O405NH/Volgren) ran alongside the 8:26 295 from The Pines SC to Doncaster SC this morning (not in service). Bunch of guys with hi-vis vests standing up near the front and presumably a trainee driver.

Spotted newbie #800 (Mercedes Benz O405NH/Volgren CR221L, ex. DarwinBus) at the back corner of the North Fitzroy depot, which backs onto Scotchmer Street. Noticed that is it numbered as 380800 and says "Shuttle" on the desto. Also noticed that 294 (in the foreground) has a fluoro yellow "Do Not Oper...

I'm 99% sure it was an Evo 2 anyway, it had the smaller/higher rear windows and one row of backwards-facing seats (on the off-chance it could have been a C-Max/L94UB instead, it still wouldn't have been much of a difference). That would indeed make it a C-Max / L94UB. The early 2007 Scania K230UB/C...

Spotted bus 117 (Gemilang artic) with a new round white and orange sticker with an 'S" next to the front fleet number, most likely to signify its a smartbus. How hard can it be to tell the difference between white and silver, but then again its a problem of their own making regarding the fleet. Not...

CDC did not have that BCI for very long. I wonder why they got rid of it so early? Interesting to see Transdev numbering in the 800 series when the other new deliveries are in the 12x series. Probably keeping the Scanias together; the Mercedes buses are numbered in the 700-800 region. Seems logical...

7 "Yellow" MAN's have gone to Sunshine depot. The move will be permanent until they realise what a massive mistake they made. The 220 is a sardine can in the peaks between Sunshine and Footscray and using a smaller and underpowered bus with a history of unreliability on such a heavy run is a recipe...

Noticed a few things, it has no loop barriers, and it has an external speaker next to the front door, so it may be equipped and capable for smartbus operations. Saw #380124 and #380121 on 902 duties today. Rode on 121, noticed that they are internally quite similar to the newer Ex. MBL Scania/Volgr...

What is the 'major plan'? The unified fleet? Indeed, I understand that some of the Gemilang bodied buses will be/have been transfered to orbital duties. Noticed 116 and 113 on 902s today: 2016-11-24 11.36.55_renamed_28850.jpg 2016-11-24 11.55.42.jpg * Still can't work out how to upload larger files...

Noticed a Transdev Gemilang on the 901 yesterday and on the 902 today, looks like their major plan is coming together.

Spotted new Cranbourne Transit bus 71 (Volgren Optimus/Scania K310UB) travelling north along Victoria St in Doncaster. Caught me by surprise as its a long way from its usual area. It passed Westfield Doncaster today at 3:40PM displaying "Mobitec Destination Equipment" on the desto. Maybe getting it...

I also miss the all-you-can-eat Pizza Hut there too, but that's another story. I actually hold out youth group all you can eat Pizza Hut eating record from back in the day - 17 pieces. They were average pizzas, but good value at (from memory) $5.95 for all you could eat back in the 80s. Including d...

The 6 month trackwork calendar on the Sydney trains website has no trackwork between December 15 and January 7. The period between Christmas and New Years Eve, and the first week in January has always had major weekday closedowns in past years. Has there been a change in policy? They know that cust...

Heihachi_73 wrote:There was at least one photo on BA/ATDB of a MK2 on a DART service, it may have been before the Transdev takeover though. It definitely had a 900-series route number on the desto.

Managed to dig up this photo from August 2015:

Kingfisher68 wrote:You may have noticed Transdev in their infinite wisdom have moved all their Scanias off the dart services and on to the Orbital routes and replaced them with the Merc low floors 701 through to 710 so expect a more interrupted Dart service in the future

I have only one question: "Why?"

Noticed BS02BE (Ex. FM 2562 with Tassielink Hobart) and BS02BG (Ex. 4110 AO with Crown Coaches) today on Doncaster Rd in a plain white livery. - both of which I found by looking up the rego into vicroads and then copying the VIN number into the search on the Fleet lists. Anyone know which company th...

For example, what is the "Thoreb next stop system" that needs to be implemented on all buses by 31 July 2018? This is the LCD screens that were fitted to the Gemilangs when they were delivered. Never seen it display any information though, looks like it will be an improvement over the orange LED di...

Alstom 888M wrote:It is 20 years, at least for one major operator.

M.A.N, they're not doing too well.

The Bus belongs to Kastoria/Broadmeadows & is brand new & is one of four, Myki yet to be fitted Venturatiger Ah, thanks for the clarification Venturatiger. I guess this means the first group of bustech buses for melbourne metro route service. Nice to see they're buying the good Australian products ...

At around 6:10 PM today, bus #739 collided with the bus stop pole in the outbound direction at Manningham Civic Centre while running a 907. The Smartbus 'Totem Pole' fell into the waiting seat and nearly hit two adults and a child in a pram. Luckily, everyone came out un injured, but it was a close...

At around 6:10 PM today, bus #739 collided with the bus stop pole in the outbound direction at Manningham Civic Centre while running a 907. The Smartbus 'Totem Pole' fell into the waiting seat and nearly hit two adults and a child in a pram. Luckily, everyone came out un injured, but it was a close ...