The Melbourne life of a Newnham,Mercedes OH1316

[venturatiger]

Hi all, a short photographic journey of CTG250 a Newnham , Mercedes OH1316

New to Willis of Vermont in February 1986 as Willis (17)
Willis sold out to Hawthorn Bus Service on 1st July 1987 (Bus was repainted into Hawthorn livery)
Hawthorn Bus Service sold out to Ventura Bus Lines on 21st December 1987, where it briefly became (157) then renumbered (138) as per photo
Ventura then swapped (138) & sister unit (139) with Ryan's Bus Service (1) a PMCA Leyland Tiger, the Mercedes becoming (1) & (2) in the Ryan's fleet

Photos 1 & 2 from Bruce Tilley collection

CTG250.jpg (205.32 KiB) Viewed 1961 times

17.jpg (197.48 KiB) Viewed 1965 times

photos (3) & 4 from my own collection
http://www.busaustralia.com/gallery/dis ... ?pos=-7058
http://www.busaustralia.com/gallery/dis ... ?pos=-7059

Enjoy
Venturatiger

[GeelongBuses]

Great Photos.

Not often I see a Newnham body.

Cheers, Ben

[burrumbus]

Thanks Ventura Tiger for the photographic history of this bus.It has always been in excellent all over colour schemes.Was that the only Willis bus not to have the running writing fleet names?.All the Willis photos I have seen all had running writing.A very unusual and attractive livery.Cheers.

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