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Here we go for 2021.
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Busways 1232 has replaced a failed scania in kingswood on the 770 this morning.
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More CDC buses have arrived to Region 6 Tempe, about 10 are from Hunter Valley Buses.
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HHH wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:29 pm More CDC buses have arrived to Region 6 Tempe, about 10 are from Hunter Valley Buses.
What are the numbers and type of these buses?
I wonder with Metro is now fully operational in the Hills District, whether more buses will be transferred out of CDC into other regions?
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CityRail wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:35 pm
HHH wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:29 pm More CDC buses have arrived to Region 6 Tempe, about 10 are from Hunter Valley Buses.
What are the numbers and type of these buses?
I wonder with Metro is now fully operational in the Hills District, whether more buses will be transferred out of CDC into other regions?
All of the CDC to region 6 transfers are ex Stationlink buses
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Busways 1136 is showing as a Mercedes Cb80 on tripview.

857 899 1193 and 1200 have all covered on the 776 these past two days
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Campbelltown busboy wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:10 am
CityRail wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:35 pm

What are the numbers and type of these buses?
I wonder with Metro is now fully operational in the Hills District, whether more buses will be transferred out of CDC into other regions?
All of the CDC to region 6 transfers are ex Stationlink buses
Oddly enough just 5 minutes ago I spotted Hillsbus Foundry Roads m/o 6660 in Maitland with Hunter Valley Buses branding on it so it's a definite transfer but why exactly did they just get rid of some of the ex Stationlink Optimuses to Transfer other Optimuses over?

Not sure if this is the only Foundry Road transfer but it's something none the less.
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The transfer of buses between operators is already being discussed in the TA observation. Some of the comments there would also apply here. It may be a Transport for NSW decision to balance fleets.
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^ The bus fleet numbers are in the 'to be delivered' section for Transit Systems on the Bus Australia Fleet Lists. These buses are required as the route 458 will be operating out of Region 6 at the end of this month and route work will be reassigned between the depots.
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Spotted two Irizar i6 coaches pass through Mt Victoria last week 9308 MO & 9309 MO.
9308 was a Scania (K310 ?) with School Bus & Trunkey Creek on its desto. Missed the other, assume Scania likewise.
All white and no identifiers. I assume new possibly on delivery.
Checked usual suspects on fleet lists, no record.

Edit: Sinclair Buses of Bathurst have the Trunkey Creek school runs, so I assume new deliveries for them.
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Quite possibly Sinclair - they already have two others 8520 MO and 9024 MO
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Williamtown / Anna Bay area yesterday: I can't remember exactly where on Tomago / Cabbage Tree / Nelson Bay Road it was however, what I thought was an ex-Busways B10M. Rego XN-84KC. Service NSW showing as a 1993 B10M, VIN ending in 1256. Can't find it in any of the disposal lists though using either the VIN or the current rego
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andyr wrote:Williamtown / Anna Bay area yesterday: I can't remember exactly where on Tomago / Cabbage Tree / Nelson Bay Road it was however, what I thought was an ex-Busways B10M. Rego XN-84KC. Service NSW showing as a 1993 B10M, VIN ending in 1256. Can't find it in any of the disposal lists though using either the VIN or the current rego
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I looked up that vin and the only 1993 B10M that came up with this 1256 vin was 7078 MO in the Busabout Wagga historic fleet witch actually spent it last 4 and a half years of it's active revenue service life running around Campbelltown as seen here at Campbelltown station in August 2017


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Yesterday I observed m/O 8226 Merc with Gemilang body, sporting TSA Leichhardt accred, barreling East down the M4... presumably on its delivery run
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Campbelltown busboy wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:12 pm I looked up that vin and the only 1993 B10M that came up with this 1256 vin was 7078 MO in the Busabout Wagga historic fleet witch actually spent it last 4 and a half years of it's active revenue service life running around Campbelltown as seen here at Campbelltown station in August 2017
Cheers! now that you've guided me on the right path, it went to Shoal Bus - Bomaderry as 2395-MO. Last note says: Rego expired 1/4/19 and placed for sale on Gumtree.

They've painted over the green stripe so it now has two yellow stripes - hence my mistaken thought it was ex-Busways
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I've been randomly checking on deployment of the electric buses in region 6 and I never see more than two to three out on service, more commonly two. Of those, I've never seen the Yutong on the road. This means there are typically two to three out of five out of service. You'd expect from a bus type that has a hallmark of reliability that all but maybe one spare would be on the road in peaks. Any observations from anybody else?
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Unless Leichhardt depot has 5 charging points, there will be a need to roster enough time for each to charge. The Yutong has been out and about in recent weeks. The various one-off Metrobus liveried Scanias are rarely to be seen though.
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Linto63 wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:38 am The various one-off Metrobus liveried Scanias are rarely to be seen though.

I last saw 2112 on a peak hour short-working 440 from Central to Leichhardt. Seems like Transit Systems has mostly given up on bendy buses since the October changes
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A dozen or so moved to State Transit for route 100, the remainder are confined to routes 320, and peak hour 438Xs, 440 Leichhardt - Central short workings and 470s.
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I saw one on the 430 on Wednesday off peak.
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Stonesourscotty wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:49 pm I saw one on the 430 on Wednesday off peak.
There are always quite a few moving around, even off peak. There's a couple on 440 at the moment.
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Linto63 wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:40 pm A dozen or so moved to State Transit for route 100, the remainder are confined to routes 320, and peak hour 438Xs, 440 Leichhardt - Central short workings and 470s.
Don’t forget Transit Systems transferred about 10 of these ex STA B12BLEAs to region 3 to be used on the T80 witch is stil mainly run by the 2013 contract ready B7RLE CB80s witch went into service on day 1 of the current region 3 Transit Systems contract
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Linto63 wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:40 pm A dozen or so moved to State Transit for route 100, the remainder are confined to routes 320, and peak hour 438Xs, 440 Leichhardt - Central short workings and 470s.
I think you'll also sometimes see TSA artics on Routes 305, 426, 503 & 504.
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There is another small bunch of Transit Systems buses that have just been transferred to STA fleet yard at Leichhardt. Scania K310UB Volgren bodies buses in the 29## series formerly at Kingsgrove Depot.

The Volvo B7 buses at Tempe Depot are beginning to enter service, they are ex CDC Hillsbus Region 4 and Outer Region CDC Hunter Valley. This plus the Kingsgrove transfers to STA will allow for some Scania buses be transferred to Kingsgrove.

The remaining Scania Bustech bodied buses will most likely be transferred to STA once the electric buses begin to enter service at Transit Systems Region 6.
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There were four electric buses in service from Leichhardt today, all BYDs (full complement). Still never seen the Yutong and it's the one that has a charger to itself, so there goes the charger theory.
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