Whereabouts of Ex Ansett Pioneer MCI MC 9s

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:39 pm

Does anyone know of the whereabouts of our remaining units or have photo's of same as they sit today (I understand that Driver Coachlines have one unit - any clues on the rest??)
http://www.busaustralia.com/gallery/dis ... ?pos=-4759

1whoknows · Post by **1whoknows** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:51 pm

Drivers is an MC7 (Challenger) not a 9.

There are no MCIs left in active service but there are a number out there roaming as motor homes.

boronia · Post by **boronia** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:43 pm

There is this one:

http://www.nostalgic.org.au/

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:11 am

Thank God they saved one - any links to Drivers MC7 at all - Cheers guys

cal321 · Post by **cal321** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:03 pm

There are photos of it in the photo gallery section on their website - www.driverbuslines.com.au

M.C.I.8.4.1 · Post by **M.C.I.8.4.1** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:46 am

841 is for sale in Victoria somewhere but the price is a bit rich at $ 110,000 it is still a passenger coach with 53 seats in it was ex Pursers coaches from Murgon Qld.

Stew.

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:14 pm

cheers Stew - any leads on photo's

highwaytraveller · Post by **highwaytraveller** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:36 pm

Just to expand on the topic I am on the lookout for an ex Greyhound Series 5 Silver Eagle. Is there one that hasn't been converted to a motorhome.

eaglemarko5 · Post by **eaglemarko5** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:22 pm

To highwaytraveller 97% of the eagle coaches that came to aussieland are now motorhomes or scrapped good look luck with your find of a seated 05 eagle

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:19 pm

CJT has one (pretty sure its Craig's pet coach

eaglemarko5 · Post by **eaglemarko5** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:52 am

To chris, craig has sold both eagle coaches they were ex greyhound 504 and 1004 now are motorhomes it was dam shame no one save an 05 eagle as seated bus like the
mci 7 of driver bus lines

highwaytraveller · Post by **highwaytraveller** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:53 am

It is a real shame. The Eagles where a major part of our Express Coach industry during its heyday.

Bedford-29 · Post by **Bedford-29** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:46 am

At least Ansett Pioneer brought three types of MCI coaches to Australia the MCI 7,MCI 8 and the 11 MCI 9s.With the MCI 9 that is why you won`t see many of them with such a small number of them some could of been scrapped and some converted to motor-homes.

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:36 am

eaglemarko5 wrote:To chris, craig has sold both eagle coaches they were ex greyhound 504 and 1004 now are motorhomes it was dam shame no one save an 05 eagle as seated bus like the
mci 7 of driver bus lines

aw - buggar!

CJT · Post by **CJT** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:56 pm

Here is a photo taken a few years ago of an MC9, ex GPA 841, when owned by Purser's Coaches, Murgon, Queensland. Purser's had the rest room removed and extra seats fitted, bringing it up to a 53 seater. This was a very nice coach to drive, and held the road extremely well.

: MC9 Purser's Coaches, Murgon. Qld.; Purser's Coaches, Murgon. Ex. GPA 841.jpg (69.39 KiB) Viewed 7486 times

CJT · Post by **CJT** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:12 pm

This photo was given to me by a Greyhound driver in 1995, taken at their "Bone Yard" in Brisbane's western suburbs. Decommissioned Eagle 05's and MC8's waiting to be sold off. Parked further back (out of shot) was some old Tourmasters and Volgrens. This was at a time when GPA was a little run down and some of the fleet didn't look all that good, a sad end to some mighty fine coaches.

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:33 pm

This is where my unit was acquired from Craig - when did you sell off your Eagle's mate - I remember the Eagles at Roma Street on occasion when they were with Greyhound and these always looked great!

cal321 · Post by **cal321** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:16 pm

M.C.I.8.4.1 wrote:841 is for sale in Victoria somewhere but the price is a bit rich at $ 110,000 it is still a passenger coach with 53 seats in it was ex Pursers coaches from Murgon Qld.

Stew.

This MCI is for sale though a dealer in Melbourne. See http://www.busandcoachsales.com.au/OurStock.html A fairly detailed description of it is there plus interior & exterior pics. It was listed at one stage for $88000 (from memory) but now back up to $110,000 - certainly there is plenty of negotiability in the price.

On the same site is a Series 5 Eagle, complete with pictures, but it is listed as sold.

CJT · Post by **CJT** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:57 pm

Chris Lind wrote:This is where my unit was acquired from Craig - when did you sell off your Eagle's mate - I remember the Eagles at Roma Street on occasion when they were with Greyhound and these always looked great!

Chris, back on deck now... time to post of few more photos... I sold the Eagles a few years ago now. Queensland Transport age policy took care of that. 05 went in 1997. and the 10 went around 2007. Did well with the 10 ran it for 12 years and sold it for what I'd paid for it!

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:04 pm

There is benefit in living in NZ as there is no age policy governing commecial vehicles so long as they can pass the requirements of the Land Transport Safety Authority Certificate of Fitness - I am going over my Domino to look for corrosion and cracking and where necessary will be using NDT where in doubt ( it is also very handy being a Certificed Welding Inspector as I can review and sign off on any required repairs and have the benefit of knowledge in the various compliance codes - is it the same right across Australia now for age policy or only in QLD??

dominodc122 · Post by **dominodc122** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:14 pm

I just looked at the link for the MC 9 and the Eagle 05 - NICE!!! - I have doubt's they will stay as coaches though

nitro380 · Post by **nitro380** » Wed May 05, 2021 8:28 pm

I have 2PC853, it has been a motorhome for several years but has hardly turned a wheel until now. Great bit of gear, solid reliable and able to keep up with big HP rigs even towing a 3.5t Land Rover Defender.