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Usual disclaimer "not my pic, found it on interweb somewhere, saved on my computer from somewhere (so is it my copy of someone else's pic) just look at it & don't ask me I found it over there somewhere

Usual disclaimer "not my pic, found it on interweb somewhere, saved on my computer from somewhere (so is it my copy of someone else's pic) just look at it & don't ask me I found it over there somewhere.

Swift wrote:It'd be a blast riding on that gangway with the diesel laden wind in your hair!

Not at 3am looking through the fog in the middle of winter for the bridge where you have to jump off not much of a blast

Left black face is engine oil pressure Centre coloured is transmission oil temp

Tas Bus Nut wrote:Certainly a lot better looking than our own Atlanteans from Sydney.

each to their own I suppose I think they look old compared to the square modern looking Sydney Atlanteans

What a crock "pmc Dennings" prob had a refurb or major repair & pmc saw an opportunity to chuck a badge on a quality vehicle for brownie points, but just lowering the vehicles value. Awesome & cheap when dry halving (generous depending on roof hatches) your seating capacity when raining

Fleet Lists wrote:2520?

yes

good pic of my old girl 6136 and another favorite beside her 6176

It will depend on the coach you buy... yes, some older coaches, fitted with a GM and Allison auto will only get 1 km to the litre... :cry: I would work on an average of 2.9 for a newer coach. Have a real good look at maintenance expenses, then double your guess!!! ... parts are not cheap and you wi...

I see the "jet air" is on flat out (the flap on the roof is open)

Colhad75 wrote:I took these photos of it in Merivale St South Brisbane back in July. Apologies for the tree I wish I had've brought an axe.]

AXE get a chainsaw over & done with photo's taken & your gone before anyone's the wiser

& possibly some info on my half brother Stan Craft who drove for pioneer & ran the sea-breeze motel a changeover & driver accommodation motel in Surfers Paradise Late 60's early 70's would be great (admin delete or move if not relating to post)

Aha I knew I'd traveled on "one" of their Panthers Or this one (91) if they only had one I have been looking, beginning to doubt my memory ???

Yeah I took a Mk5 home to Wollongong from W one night

usually by not applying the park brake properly. I recently had a park brake fail (before I left the seat luckily) after the mechanic fitted a new valve I stripped down the old valve to see what failed & all that locks it in position is two small plastic lugs & I mean small enough to be broken by t...

Mo 6125 was an original (not overhauled) mk 1 ex Newcastle
Mo 6135 with Mo 6138 Leyland Tiger cub behind
Mo 6133 was a Royal Tiger

Too many people say "ya gotta drive em like ya hate em" not true 1800 to 1900 for a 92 series works great. & rarely leaves oil over the back. anything over 1900 which I think is max torque is just using fuel. If it was a Mack your best changing at 1600 as that is max torque so any revs over that is ...

Drivers being paid trip money, Tony. That has always been the problem. Previously, most coal went to O'Briens drift on the Mt Kembla Rd and was railed to Port Kembla. Doc68 will be able to elaborate. There were way way less accidents on this road when 4 then 3 & down to 2 mines were bringing coal i...

tonyp wrote:And that's enough Adelaide Worldmasters thanks Doc68. Desist

Quick Marty get the Delorian out we have to go back................... Back to the future

Like Bondi Junction should have been named West Aukland Junction

AEC Decker wrote:

boronia wrote:Now if they would just ban the PEDAL powered ones off the roads....

If not, at least out of bus lanes or anywhere buses travel.

No Boronia had it right don't go confusing it

I have outrun & outmaneuvered the police in a datsun 120Y AUTOMATIC going uphill to start with & HAVE A WITNESS :shock: :shock: :lol: WHAT ? :shock: HOW ? :shock: AEC Decker drag raced an automatic 120Y off the lights with a brand new MKV 3098 and blew the 120Y to the weeds. :twisted: I was traveli...

captainch wrote:oh and how did we know that ha ha your not thinking of the taxi club on flinders st a cross dressing bus inspector from a eastern depot used to go there!

Not Chook I hope