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- Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Transport Discussion
- Topic: Volgren Discussion / Observations
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2560
Re: Volgren Discussion / Observations
I had the same thought. But AFAIK, none of CDC Victoria's Optimus buses have that taillight set up and I would say easily 75% of their fleet pre-Optimus have those Hella/Narva light units. VUA = United Arab Emirates (From a very brief partnership with Hafilat in 2008. There were some CR228Ls made fr...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:24 pm
- Forum: General Transport Discussion
- Topic: Australian Aviation Thread - 2020
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11486
Re: Australian Aviation Thread - 2020
I'll be intrigued to see the outcome of that ACCC submission. I know the ACCC is/was investigating Qantas because of how bought a percentage of corporate ownership of Alliance. The ACCC has the opinion that it will reduce competition because Qantas already has Qantaslink and it's huge regional footp...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:01 pm
- Forum: Transport Simulators
- Topic: Omsi Two Stuff
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18089
Re: Omsi Two Stuff
It's been a while since I've posted any update here. I shelved the Express for a little bit as it was giving me the absolute sh*ts but here's where I got to in the end. https://scontent.fmel5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/91767742_10218306167660314_5127432043587698688_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc...
- Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:10 pm
- Forum: Photos - Melbourne/Vic
- Topic: Random buses in Vic.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7886
Re: Random buses in Vic.
Great photos.
It's good to see the ex-McHarry's CR221L is still getting around. I'd wondered what happened to those buses.
Thanks,
Mitch
It's good to see the ex-McHarry's CR221L is still getting around. I'd wondered what happened to those buses.
Thanks,
Mitch

- Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:00 am
- Forum: Transport Simulators
- Topic: Omsi Two Stuff
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18089
Re: Omsi Two Stuff
Bit of an update. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/f0b4a2ae7bcd74a8cce70d4494d3f7ed.jpg Playing around with a repaint I made for another bus. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/d65af81b54aa134e64c29a6d6a4e62ff.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200227/1e5399ca3ce02e2e26068c413b04...
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Transport Simulators
- Topic: Omsi Two Stuff
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18089
Re: Omsi Two Stuff
I've had a small change of heart in terms of the bus I wanted to recreate. It's a bit "blocky" at the moment but all my blender skills are self taught, so I'm learning as I go. https://live.staticflickr.com/4261/35812267846_f8ba154778_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/4257/35465007180_7d98efc131_c...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:01 pm
- Forum: Photos - Melbourne/Vic
- Topic: Blue Skies at Melbourne Airport [29/01/2020]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9908
Blue Skies at Melbourne Airport [29/01/2020]
I've definitely moved across from being a bus gunzel to an avgeek and it'd been a long time since I'd spotted at Melbourne Airport - so I thought I'd take advantage of the gorgeous blue skied afternoon that Melbourne graced us with. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49459268777_2831322de5_c.jpg Qa...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:16 pm
- Forum: News & Administration
- Topic: Error message.
- Replies: 111
- Views: 22492
Re: Error message.
I’m getting the same error across both the desktop site, using the site through my phone and on Tapatalk.
Cheers,
Mitch
Cheers,
Mitch

- Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:12 pm
- Forum: Photos - Sydney/NSW
- Topic: Two Hours at Sydney Airport [23/11/2019]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5639
Re: Two Hours at Sydney Airport [23/11/2019]
Ah - yes I did see that. Disappointed I missed it!
Thanks,
Mitch
Thanks,
Mitch

- Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:30 pm
- Forum: General Transport Discussion
- Topic: Australian Aviation Thread - 2019
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9245
Re: National Aviation Thread
I would suggest that the Mumbai flights would be a relatively successful venture for Qantas. The only direct flights between Australia and India that I know of are the two out of Melbourne and Sydney operated by Air India. Given the continued growth of India as a world powerhouse, it wouldn't surpri...
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:20 pm
- Forum: Photos - Sydney/NSW
- Topic: Two Hours at Sydney Airport [23/11/2019]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5639
Re: Two Hours at Sydney Airport [23/11/2019]
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49114485203_8432bf27af_c.jpg Operating for China Eastern Airlines, this Shanghai Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taxies on the final part of it's flight from Shanghai. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49115180027_d43d69c450_c.jpg Virgin Australia's VH-YIH (Bo...
- Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:05 pm
- Forum: Photos - Sydney/NSW
- Topic: Two Hours at Sydney Airport [23/11/2019]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5639
Two Hours at Sydney Airport [23/11/2019]
Headed up to Sydney for a work trip and booked a late flight home on the Saturday, so I thought I'd do a little bit of plane spotting at the beach. The smoke and overcast conditions made for some interesting backdrops, but I did the best I could do. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49115183557_e2...
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:26 pm
- Forum: Photos - Hobart/Tas
- Topic: Tassielink Transit #44 - Scania K310/Express
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12881
Re: Tassielink Transit #44 - Scania K310/Express
I have always been a huge fan of the products that Express come out with.
Thanks,
Mitch
Thanks,
Mitch

- Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:49 pm
- Forum: Transport Simulators
- Topic: Omsi Two Stuff
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18089
Omsi Two Stuff
Hey all. Quite possibly a long shot but I'm trying to recreate the Volgren CR228L bodywork for OMSI and at the moment I'm pretty much purely going off of photos I've found and a schematic of the Optimus that I've found online as well. Someone wouldn't happen to have the designs for the CR228L bodywo...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Transport Discussion
- Topic: VOLGREN STARTS ITS FIRST ELECTRIC BUS BUILD: BYD CHASSIS
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13589
Re: VOLGREN STARTS ITS FIRST ELECTRIC BUS BUILD: BYD CHASSIS
A quick search will find you a photo.
https://twitter.com/declanmartin75/stat ... 6199491584
Thanks,
Mitch
https://twitter.com/declanmartin75/stat ... 6199491584
Thanks,
Mitch

- Sat Jul 20, 2019 5:34 pm
- Forum: Photos - Melbourne/Vic
- Topic: Cruise Express in Bell Park [20/07/2019]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13559
Cruise Express in Bell Park [20/07/2019]
Today saw the 104 year old A2-986 steam locomotive pass through Geelong on a tour from Sydney to Melbourne via Geelong and Ballarat. The stop in Geelong also included a trip to Drysdale for a ride on the Drysdale to Queenscliff tour railway. Introduced in 1907, the A2 class steam locomotive served V...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:39 pm
- Forum: Photos - Sydney/NSW
- Topic: Sid Foggs TV.5774 (Van-Hool EX16H) at Central. 10/6/19
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5208
Re: Sid Foggs TV.5774 (Van-Hool EX16H) at Central. 10/6/19
Hugely popular coaches in Europe. I’d love to see the VDL Futura make its way over as well. Would definitely give the likes of Coach Design and Coach Concepts a run for their money on quality. Thanks, Mitch :lol: Nothing wrong with Coach Design or Coach Concepts! I didn’t say there was. The quality...
- Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:57 pm
- Forum: Photos - Sydney/NSW
- Topic: Sid Foggs TV.5774 (Van-Hool EX16H) at Central. 10/6/19
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5208
Re: Sid Foggs TV.5774 (Van-Hool EX16H) at Central. 10/6/19
Hugely popular coaches in Europe. I’d love to see the VDL Futura make its way over as well. Would definitely give the likes of Coach Design and Coach Concepts a run for their money on quality.
Thanks,
Mitch
Thanks,
Mitch

- Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:44 pm
- Forum: General Transport Discussion
- Topic: Post your 5 Favorite Buses
- Replies: 116
- Views: 73507
Re: Post your 5 Favorite Buses
I'll update my list as well. Why not? In no particular order, not limited to Australia or international: 1. Solaris Urbino. The most recent model, not the ones prior. 2. VDL Futura. Rode one through a lot of Europe and absolutely loved it. 3. Any Express bodied Scania. They're what I grew up on and ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:36 pm
- Forum: New Users/Ask a Simple Question
- Topic: All new Route buses to be In PTV livery in Melbourne
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8779
Re: All new Route buses to be In PTV livery in Melbourne
As far as I'm aware, the reasoning behind it being in the PTV livery is that if the vehicle was funded/leased by the government to the operator so that they can operate routes under their contract, then it has to be in the PTV livery. If the vehicle was self funded by the company itself, then it can...
- Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:04 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Melbourne / VIC
- Topic: AERIAL orbital transport here by 2030
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7818
Re: AERIAL orbital transport here by 2030
I had to turn it off when the pronunciation of Eynesbury was so butchered. 
Thanks,
Mitch

Thanks,
Mitch

- Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Melbourne / VIC
- Topic: Transdev Melbourne News 2019
- Replies: 64
- Views: 38983
Re: Transdev Melbourne News 2019
How much of an increase in loading and unloading times would a double-leaf door have over single-leaf? Like if it was high enough, I could see them justifying it for services that ran in and out of the city which had quite a high patronage throughout the day, but I wouldn't put it as standard across...
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:53 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Melbourne / VIC
- Topic: Dyson Group News 2019
- Replies: 24
- Views: 17157
Re: Dyson Group News 2019
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that all buses that were funded under contract via PTV are to be in the PTV livery.
Thanks,
Mitch
Thanks,
Mitch

- Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:36 am
- Forum: Discussion - Melbourne / VIC
- Topic: All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2019
- Replies: 21
- Views: 16985
Re: All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2019
IIRC, the Nothern Transit Group (Kastoria, Broady/Nationwide and Seymour) is owned by a different Sita brother and is a different company entirely. So it won’t be affected by the Sita takeover.
Thanks,
Mitch
Thanks,
Mitch

- Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:02 am
- Forum: The Lunch Room
- Topic: What gives you the S&#T's!?
- Replies: 8714
- Views: 645818
Re: What gives you the S&#T's!?
Does every platform have a vending machine though? All Melbourne stations have a top up machine within some area of the station boundaries. I wouldn't go so far to say one on every platform though. Rover Coaches Mercedes-Benz OH1830LE CB60 EVO2, was on one of their Benz EVO 2 buses the other day an...