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Willawongs 5062 out on an outbound 113 and inbound P173 (https://anytrip.com.au/region/qld/tripI ... ekday-02/0) earlier this morning (more than likely a cover run). How it made it through some of those corners and streets in Mt Gravatt East and Holland Park is beyond me. Still awaiting for any sort of high capacity buses on the Gympie Road corridor (or the entire Northside for that matter)...
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https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... 57v05.html

The electric Yutongs will be rolling out into City Loop services progressively from 14 June, with all four into City Loop services by the first week of July.


“The trial will begin with one electric bus on the free City Loop service and progressively include the four electric buses.”

“By the first week of July all four electric buses will be operating, running across the two free City Loop services, route 40 and 50.”
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daveeyh wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 1:28 pm
ABS wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 5:12 pm 1642, 1646, 1647, and 1648 have been at Eagle Farm for a few months.
1646 has been on route service within the past week on the busway so may have been swapped for another unit.

Also note that current information from Council is that the wrapped artics will commence Glider service from July 2021 with the others to follow later in the year.
1642, 1647 and 1648 are all back at Sherwood now.
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Reg no for T2937 is XQ78SP, which has been in service for a couple days already.
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Both W5056 and W5070 operating a 100 this afternoon. I've never really seen TAGs on the 100 outside of peak times.
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qut391 wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 6:28 pm Reg no for T2937 is XQ78SP, which has been in service for a couple days already.
Two more are reg. which should be 2938 & 2939, which by my calculations should be the last of the Volgren bodies, unfortunately???
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Hopefully, that means Council will not be purchasing any more diesel buses from this point forward. Pending the trial of the 4 Yutongs commencing in the next few weeks on the City Loops, they could be a permanent fixture of the Council fleet, as well as the many other bus companies that would put forward their electric buses for Council tendering in the coming years.
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There has been massive controversy regarding how Council chose the trial vehicles to be from Yutong and not locally manufactured.

I do hope that the mainstream tender for the electric buses are locally manufactured rather than Chinese Import
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BT Enthusiast wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:23 pm There has been massive controversy regarding how Council chose the trial vehicles to be from Yutong and not locally manufactured.
What people aren't aware of is that Volgren didn't actually put in a submission for tendering (because they didn't have an electric bus model). And plus, who wants Bustech running around our streets anyway? They are pretty crap compared to others on the market.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... 57v05.html
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1227 and 1228 are listed at Manheim for auction on Friday 04 June 2021.
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BT Enthusiast wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:23 pm There has been massive controversy regarding how Council chose the trial vehicles to be from Yutong and not locally manufactured.

I do hope that the mainstream tender for the electric buses are locally manufactured rather than Chinese Import
Although Yutong's electric bus is awesome, they are mainly focusing on the European market, I haven't seen any Yutong units in Australia for public transport use. They should bring the fully-low floor models, I don't want to see any more low entry units, as they are awful when standing on the back.
In terms of the mainstream fleets, I think Volvo's products will be in place again, but in a few years later. Chinese are at the top of the electric bus, I have to say that, at least for now. And that's the reason why BCC chose to purchase some YUTONG units, while European products will be back somehow later.
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Cazza wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:29 pm
BT Enthusiast wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:23 pm There has been massive controversy regarding how Council chose the trial vehicles to be from Yutong and not locally manufactured.
What people aren't aware of is that Volgren didn't actually put in a submission for tendering (because they didn't have an electric bus model). And plus, who wants Bustech running around our streets anyway? They are pretty crap compared to others on the market.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nation ... 57v05.html
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daveeyh wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 12:00 pm 1227 and 1228 are listed at Manheim for auction on Friday 04 June 2021.
It is odd though that they are still in service this week...
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Had an outbound 185 miss a turn earlier today. Instead of turning right from Broadwater Rd into Ham Rd, he continued straight (like the P179/180 does). Being a TAG, it makes turning around somewhat a little more difficult than a normal bus. The driver turned right into this driveway (https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.545 ... 384!8i8192), which I though he was going to do a 3 point turn and reverse straight out again. But he continued all the way up to the church in the hope of looping around, needless to say would have been impossible in normal bus, let along a TAG (https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.546 ... a=!3m1!1e3). I had to get out and help guide him as he reversed all the way back down to Broadwater Rd.

All in all, he did pretty well given the situation he got himself into, and this sign on the street light ended up being the only casualty: https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-27.546 ... 312!8i6656
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S1923 to S1927 are now C1923 to C1927.
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It looks like 2914 and 2915 are now at Sherwood.
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C5035 is now G5035.
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New Yutong Electric Bus E6001 (reg no XQ54TA) undergoing driver instruction training on Route 50 today, with a new purple “City Loop” livery which is similar to CityGlider.
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very last bus is finished as T2939, then 12 years are done by BCC on Volvo and Volgrens. 2009-2021

https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-new ... drgZH5I5JQ
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last bus T2939 rego XQ71SP
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Is there a rego for 2938?
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superbossgc wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:57 pm very last bus is finished as T2939, then 12 years are done by BCC on Volvo and Volgrens. 2009-2021

https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-new ... drgZH5I5JQ
What will be the next supplier? I can't believe this would be the last diesel bus in Brisbane.
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T2860 on a Route 100 outbound tonight.
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Megumi wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:45 pm
superbossgc wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:57 pm very last bus is finished as T2939, then 12 years are done by BCC on Volvo and Volgrens. 2009-2021

https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-new ... drgZH5I5JQ
What will be the next supplier? I can't believe this would be the last diesel bus in Brisbane.
BT is currently moving on to electric buses. No word on the next diesel bus bodywork and make yet, AFAIK.
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New electric buses in leaked image
Numbered E6001 to E6004
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