Rail and private operator observations 2025

[Skyblue1]

I was thinking CDC too. The blue ones seem taller than normal B8s and even the all electric ones, I was just heading past on the highway…
I think they would be electrics unless someone is ordering hybrids with more EQ on the roof?

[Merc1107]

Don't the H2 buses have a lot of equipment on the roof, too? I seem to recall they were notably higher than the usual 3.3m or so of a diesel or CNG bus.

[1whoknows]

The taller buses (were there just two?) are probably the Wrightbus KG Lite Hydrobus/ Volgren Optimus one of which was presented at the 2024 bus show at Southbank. At the time it was suggested that there would be one each for CDC and one for Transdev but thet may have changed since.

[mondegola]

47CBS is now in operation. It's another BusTech VST on Volvo B8RLE.

[Skyblue1]

Hornibrook 0199 is working the 699 at Kippa Ring today.

[Skyblue1]

TMR buses 0197/0198/0199 all doing shuttle buses to Dolphins Oval today for the NRL friendly.

[Skyblue1]

Just seen TMR 0175 heading to Kippa Ring train station not in service. Not sure if a transfer or just visiting.

[pasha241]

saw a bustech Kinetic goldcoast blue livery with New big translink logo on right side. (I not sure this bus is the one ex sunny coast or not)