Let us talk about axle weights and "pounding the hell" out of the road surfaces. I honestly believe and I have heard the said by experts, that tri-axle trailers on trucks and their trailers do a lot more harm to road surfaces than a single heavier bus axle - the scrubbing axles of a rigid,...

Tonyp's points are valid, regarding the replacement of trams with large capacity buses - it is though a great shame that all the tram lines were ripped up, the powers that be keep talking about reinstating a lot of these lines, I doubt that it will happen.

The over width Adelaide buses commenced during the MTT Adelaide period and it was often suggested that Mr Bunny Aust (Engineer or maybe Chief Engineer of the MTT) calculated that by building buses to 8' 6" width, the passenger capacity would be increased by "x" (?) numbers of people -...

I really do not think trailer buses will happen again - but keep dreaming!!

Would it be correct to assume that no further Bustech CDI's will be produced, particularly as conventional 3 axle DD's conform to the current axle weight allowances. I was in Singapore recently and rode both types of 3 door, twin staircase DD's - the Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 is clearly the better...

I still believe this forum needs some direction - it should not be hijacked by those with their particular "hobby horses", as noted above, neither should it be a medium for bus drivers' rants. However, if that is the way you (the majority) want it, then I believe bus enthusiasts will be po...

Yes, a typical bus driver's attitude!!

Yes Eddy, your comments are correct - the emphasis is obviously on buses, but other transport is covered and I probably should have noted that, but I honestly feel that the Forum will not "prosper" if those few contributors continue push their pet subjects over and over again.

What is the future of the Bus Australia forum, it seems to be dying and the probable reason is that some of postings have lost their way. The forum is supposed to be about buses - their history, current and future types, routes and timetables and the operations in general. But postings now seem to b...

I will try and upload some more Lewis Bros bus photos, this week - hopefully.
John Lewis was a character, a man that new what he wanted and wasn't at all afraid of trying new ideas!!

The Albion Vikings were great fun, probably best described as basic and under-powered, but they were reliable - the only major fault that I was aware of was that, they could jam in the top gear (6) if a reasonable change down (to a lower gear) was not done. 6 speed constant mesh gearbox, Leyland 040...

I really do not know what may or may not be going on, behind the scenes, but this is a shocking and very sad accident. The poor couple who were celebrating their wedding will forever think about their relatives and friends who lost their lives on their special day. My condolences to them and the rel...

Would I be correct in saying that production of the CDI decker is over - I have accounted for 78 examples in total which would include 4 or more longer ones for Skybus Melbourne and a day coach version now operated by Thompsons, Brisbane. Now conventional 3 axle deckers are within the current axle w...

My comment regarding traffic light sequencing had nothing to do with temporary arrangements during road and/or bridge works, what I was, in fact, mentioning was that Adelaide's traffic light sequences. for quite a nymber of major intersections are appalling, with very short "green runs" wh...

They certainly are wonderful photos of a bygone era - coaches, the crew and sometimes the passengers had to be a tough lot in those days!!

I think that the time frame is totally pathetic - I live close to the Glen Osmond/Fullarton Rd. intersection and the slow progress on this somewhat dubious upgrade is incredibily slow. We often go through the intersection, either by car or on foot and the lack of productivity is blatently obvious - ...

Yes, they are poorly patronised services, but then the sparse timetabling (and the lack of congestion) would influence would be passengers. With another chap I owned and ran Murtons in Broken Hill (from Adelaide) from 1985 to 2017 and quality of buses + the timetables has strong influence on passeng...

Simple answer to the article heading Can he fix it?? - no, without a shadow of doubt! The levels of operating subsidy, built into the contracts in regional towns in SA, are pathetic. You have to wonder how resentful the residents of towns, such as Mount Gambier, Port Augusta and Whyalla, must be whe...

Yes, Adelaide's area maybe even larger - Wikipedia quotes the Greater Adelaide area as 3,259sq/kms whereas Birmingham was quoted as 268sq/kms. I would have thought Adelaide's area was more like 1,800sq/kms and Birmingham's closer to 350sq/kms - but the point stands that it must be easier to provide ...

As a matter of interest, it is worth sizes and population of Adelaide and Birmingham (UK). Adelaide has a population of 1.4m and stretches 96kms north to south and 20kms west to east, whereas Birmingham has a population of 1.1m and is about 22kms north to south and 14kms west to east - a small land ...

Interesting list - while comments have been made total TfNSW vs. Sydney only, it might be worth listing those larger urban area within Australia, such as Newcastle, Wollongong etc., The Gold Coast and so on.

Thanks for the replies - the comment re. standees/cattle trucks was only tongue in cheek to provike a reaction!! It would be difficult to live in Adelaide (as I do) and not understand the value of artics, though as I get older, I would more appreciate totally flat floor artics and rigids - only the ...

Please advise of any errors and omissions - I am aware that the 4 ex Lothian Olympians are no longer with Blue Mountains - 3 x sold to Byron Bay Tours (?) and the forth to DD Tours (where??). Interestingly there are now 97 deckers operating in Sydney on urban serices, that must upset the pro-standee...

Agree with all your comments - I have also received monthly magazines just a few days apart and as you say UK mags. are sort of forward dated!

Postal delivery timings with overseas parcels, magazines etc. is subject to plane schedules and I would imagine, loadings and of course, the place of origin. I live close to the centre of Adelaide and have post delivered to a post box. So that may assist with our deliveries. In the past postal deliv...