Name The People That Made The Bus & Coach Industry Great.
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I will reattach photo's in my posts asap
Cheers Doc68
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I will reattach photo's in my posts asap
Cheers Doc68
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Re: Name The People That Made The Bus & Coach Industry Great
Doc68 wrote:http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p707284
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p652181
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p652221
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p649606
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p649564
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p457848
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p457990
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p895988
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p891397
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... ns#p230997
I started a specific post for them here:
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... 42&t=77332
Re: Name The People That Made The Bus & Coach Industry Great
I'm not familiar with this story.Can you post it here please?VL6MT wrote:Michelle Balla Horizons West. She changed their business cards. Everybody knew about it. Legend!!!!!!!
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Back in 2007, Michelle was engaged to Greg, the son of the owner Alex. She came in and fastidiously implemented some huge changes, stamping her indelible authority over the bus company Horizons West. She was a real mover and shaker. One of her huge legacies was to draw up a new business card. The true coach captains....but a distant memory alas.....
Re: Name The People That Made The Bus & Coach Industry Great
Thank you for adding that.If anyone has ones of those business cards it would make this topic more interesting.VL6MT wrote:Back in 2007, Michelle was engaged to Greg, the son of the owner Alex. She came in and fastidiously implemented some huge changes, stamping her indelible authority over the bus company Horizons West. She was a real mover and shaker. One of her huge legacies was to draw up a new business card. The true coach captains....but a distant memory alas.....
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Bill & Doreen hand, one coach operation sundowner coach tours north ryde.
Outback tours including Simpson desert , Kimberley's , gun barrel highway etc
Last coach was a denning bogie drive centre engine on super single tyres
Outback tours including Simpson desert , Kimberley's , gun barrel highway etc
Last coach was a denning bogie drive centre engine on super single tyres
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Sundowner tours used to depart from out front of the clipper tours depot in macquarie park, Jeff Spence may have this coach at riverstone today ( very sad condition )
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if you ever get the chance to get a copy of this book, its well worth a read. All about Bill and Dorenes travels. Great little book. And this is comming from someone who doesnt like to read books!
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I remember that coach featured in "Truck & Bus" and it was on display at the bus show when it was new I think.Landseer wrote:Bill & Doreen hand, one coach operation sundowner coach tours north ryde.
Outback tours including Simpson desert , Kimberley's , gun barrel highway etc
Last coach was a denning bogie drive centre engine on super single tyres
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mrs pricella warren, who as one of the few woman operaters in sydney,who carried on running a bus service surrounded by govt routes untill the early 70's on routes 222/227 in inner sydney.................there were not many female owners in the sydney bus industry! {and i'm a bit bias] THOSE WHO KNOW ME KNOW WHY! WHO told me at the tender age of 14 washing buses...........................if you are going to have a accident............."hit something cheap"
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Max Williams - Yass and his dad Jack Williams who started Yass - Canberra Coaches in 1954 and in the early 80s became transborder or TBX as it is known now . Jack passed away a couple of years ago but in the Canberra Yass region all started with him.
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And all these names would have only been great by the drivers who worked for them.
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Bob Pollard and Dick Bennett of Ansett Pioneer transformed the fleet and had great foresight