( WA ) Daimler motor home

SMS88AEC · Post by **SMS88AEC** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:23 pm

This was taken in February 1989, when it could be seen by everybody looking for Dophins at Shark bay.I went back in March 1992, and not only had all the joy been regulated out of the site, but the bus was built into a much grander structure.Is this ex MTT, and if so ,does anybody know its identity?

Herbert · Post by **Herbert** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:02 am

Welcome SMS88AEC - and thanks for posting the photo.

Yes, it's definitely an ex-MTT Daimler Freeline from the group 288 to 307 & originally with WA Government Tramways.

I don't know which one of the 20 it is, however.

leopard1543 · Post by **leopard1543** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:42 am

Also welcome from me "SMS88AEC"

SMS88AEC · Post by **SMS88AEC** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:15 am

leopard1543 wrote:Also welcome from me "SMS88AEC"

Thankyou all, I´m pleased to share some of the odd photographs that I took the 3 times I drove all the way around Australia.I hope to find out a bit about the unidentified vehicles and what happened to my favourites - the Kirklands Merlins , Surfside Nationals and Perth Panthers - especially those City Clippers -wonderful buses to just ride about on and compare very well with the stuff been operated elsewhere
Here is SMS88, which I owned from 1990 to 1996 and hope to own again one day soon.....

leopard1543 · Post by **leopard1543** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:38 pm

SMS88AEC wrote: Here is SMS88, which I owned from 1990 to 1996 and hope to own again one day soon.....

Did you ever live at Telegraph Point

There use to be an AEC Merlin xKirklands there

SMS88AEC · Post by **SMS88AEC** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:59 pm

leopard1543 wrote:
Did you ever live at Telegraph Point There use to be an AEC Merlin xKirklands there

I didnt even stop at Telegraph point, but when I was in the Blue Mountains (4 times -stayed with my 4 cousins in Campbelltown) I did look for the ex-Hadfields Merlin that was sold to Katoomba Bus service in 1987 with no luck- do you have any photos of either of these?

leopard1543 · Post by **leopard1543** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:54 pm

SMS88AEC wrote: I did look for the ex-Hadfields Merlin that was sold to Katoomba Bus service in 1987 with no luck- do you have any photos of either of these?

It sort of rings a bell, I will have a look through my pics.

SMS88AEC · Post by **SMS88AEC** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:31 pm

The only bus I photographed on the hot sunny visits to the Blue Mountains was this one- no Merlin in the yard but at least I had an idea of the colors it had worn - I assumed it was scrapped when I visited in 1988,89 and 91 but I see from another htread here that the company had another depot

aliG · Post by **aliG** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:46 am

WA's buses are (were) just so damn good looking.

Herbert · Post by **Herbert** » Thu Jun 04, 2026 3:13 pm

Great to see your photos are still visible, SMS88AEC!

For years that Daimler Freeline was unidentified. However another photo surfaced with the photographer stating that it was ex-300.

It has also moved & captured on google maps in Doodlakine cMar 2025

Your other photo, coincidentally, was another unidentified bus. Thanks to your photo (the only one of it in K-L livery) I think it might be ex-430.

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