Sup sign is standard "PREPAY ONLY" sign, so technically not appropriate for a 380, but it generally lives in the windscreen and I forget it's there... 3291 will pull around 90-95. Some of the Randwick MANs with different diffs would pull well over 100! Fuel consumption is generally around ...

Former STA MAN SL-202 3291 made an unusual site in central Katoomba yesterday!

VH-OJA Will be going to HARS Wollongong
http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/0 ... ment-home/

If not in the CBD then probably King St or Enmore Rd Newtown.

1598 was the first STA livery bus to receive Hop logos several months ago.
At the time I was told that all buses would be re-branded within 12 months. So you will be seeing a lot more in the near future.

Stu wrote:Volvo 1598 now has the HOP logo.

1598 was the first "old" bus to be re-stickered, both with the new hop logo and also most internal information decals have been re-done too. And has been this was for almost a month now.

3192, 3196, 3213, 3218 withdrawn from Tempe on Monday.

Fleet Lists wrote:4823
shown in fleet list as
28/08/2014 depot Kingsgrove to Burwood
was seen on a Kingsgrove shift on route 478 at Miranda yesterday.

4823 is actually a Tempe bus, but like many others the Accred and/or run plate hasn't been updated

Sometimes if a depot can't cove a run or shift portion with their own staff (due to sickness etc) they will call a neighbouring depot to see if they can cover the work instead. I've seen this happen several times between Tempe and Kingsgrove. I once operated some 461s as a Tempe driver, in a Tempe b...

2088 has never been at T from my recollection. Certainly not recently.

Mark V/3119's MkV 3119, future "Pumpkin Bus"
And TAA727's MAN 3291 and MkII 2496 (Yes they're both mine! )
Was a fun day out and as 3119 says, a great pic!

MkVs 3197, 3200, 3215 and 3216 were transferred from Tempe to Leichhardt tonight.
3192 and 3196 remain "stopped" at Tempe, future unknown.

3215 and 3216 of late allocated to Tempe now showing as "On loan from Leichhardt" though are currently still working out of Tempe.

busspot wrote:m/o 3215 transferred from Brookvale to Kingsgrove

Actually Tempe, along with 3216. They've been there for over a month now I think.

The Luminator destos in Scania L113s are not programmed with metrobus destos due to their limited memory capacity.
Well certainly this is the case at Tempe depot, I assume other depots with Luminator destos have the same issue.

And that step down at the middle door would appear to be dangerous after all of the years of a level floor at that point. The VSTs have been in service at Tempe for 7-8 months now and I'm not aware of a single incident or passenger complaint relating to the step at the rear door. I'd say they are p...

I thought the mounts that went into everything last year was the Wayfarer (the one with the lock on it) or is there yet another one? Is that not exactly what I just said??? The console mount is now that for the wayfarer machine but with a easily removed "adaptor" fitted to allow fitting o...

Which leads me to ask this question: why are they still being fitted with Datafare consoles? Why not factory fit them with the Wayfarer + Opal reader + perhaps green machines? I don't believe that drivers from depots with the exception of Waverley have been trained on Opal. Would sending some new b...

I have just noticed that on m/o1574, it is sporting an accreditation label which states that it is accredited to all STA depots, not just Brookvale. Accredited to all depots? Or just missing the specific depot name? (This frequently happens with depot transfers - the old depot name is removed, but ...

William751 if you read the posts above you will see that this indicator board still exists, fully restored, in the Powerhouse Museum Sydney. So doubtless you could go and take as many photos as you desire. I also wouldn't be surprised, if you asked nicely and explained your interest, if someone may ...

2614 was swapped with Tempe's 2597 Wednesday last week (14/5/14)

Sounds like the Sheddie at M goofed by having it out, as at Tempe 2036 and 2115 were ebs'd to return after morning peak and then stopped awaiting the swap.

Not sure what the reason for the change over was, but it certainly wasn't done directly with a T driver. 2585 was brought to Tempe by either a mechanic or shed driver from Willoughby along with another driver as passenger and both 2036 and 2115 were taken directly from Tempe yard to Willoughby. (aft...

Stu wrote:4831 transferred from T to M and in service on 28/04/14.

4831 has never been at T!?

However loan units 2036 and 2115 were returned to M from T yesterday with 2585 returning to T. (2598 is now listed as "on loan at WALES")

Yes it was my MAN 3291 which featured in "Modern Family"! :D Seen here in my garden still decorated just after filming. (fake ad has since been removed) 10010772_10152051519263263_33677063096198351_o.jpg 10155367_10152051519328263_1484886817741995597_n.jpg Some of the cast posing with the ...