Transit Australia Group Fleet Changes (Surfside/Sunbus)

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news today, another of the new XDi for Surfside as no 396. 393 and 396 will be coming up for delivery this month, Fleet no on 412 XPS and 413 XPS is incorrect, it is 394 and 395. 393 is coming up shortly.
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396 is now registered 932XRP Vin: 6K9XLGH23HB39004 body: 17/508 date: 11/17.

393 will be not far to finish will be registered later this month.
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396 delivered & in service, also there is more new XDi as 397 coming up this month, also 393 still will be finish this month.
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393 is now finally registered, and 397 too. 393 is now got a new engine Cummins ISB.

393 is 229 XSL vin: 6K9XBEH24HB039028 body no 17/800 11/17

397 is 227 XSL vin:6K9XLGH23HB039005 body no 17/509 11/17
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393 & 397 delivered & in service, yet more to coming up for 398 will be finish by mid of dec.
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398 registered 312 XTT Vin: 6K9XLGH23HB039006 body no:17/510 body date: 12/17.

another more XDi coming up as 230.
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209 210 and 211 Bustech ADi is now owned by skybus.
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230 is now registered 353 XUQ Vin: 6K9XLGH23HB039007 body no 17/511, 12/17.

yet more another new XDi coming up 231 is due to be out in middle of this month.
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230 is now in service, 231 is still unreg at the moment, not much longer until out to service.

405 is now repainted in white surfside livery.
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231 delivered now in service, also there is more new buses to come 232 will be due in service in early march.
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A few livery changes:

Translink: 212, 619, 827,

Surfside Yellow: 453, 454, 455, 459, 629, 676, 766,

Green: /

GCTS Orange: 401 and 436

White: 204, 405,

A few new AOA’s for the CDi’s. So far only caught:
216 AOA Amcal Chempro


204 and 801 both based at Tweed.

I noticed an error in fleet list 397 is listed twice second should be 398.
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232 is now registered 497XWQ Vin: 6K9XLGH23HB039009 body no: 17/513 body date: 2/18.

231 is 581XVF Vin: 6K9XLGH23HB039008 body no 17/512 body date: 1/18.
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Ex Surfside #620 is now back in service, didn’t catch rego plate. Located at Broadbeach South.
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SurfsideGC wrote:Ex Surfside #620 is now back in service, didn’t catch rego plate. Located at Broadbeach South.
Rego is 403 XKK
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Is CB20 5533 still running? No longer live on the Sunshine Coast but visit every now and then but would like to know
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I believe so.

Edit: Yes operating today (20/02)
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405 transferred to Townsville
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619, 815, 819, 899 now Translink livery.

822, Yellow.
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827, 872 Green

748 no longer in AOA.
791 no longer in AOA.

Not sure if worth listing as has been in AOA for a while now, Surfside 714, AOA Harbour Town Shuttle and used daily on Harbour Town Shuttles.
Confirming Surfside 620 is back in fleet, registered 403 XKK. Spotted at Broadbeach south on multiple occasions.

465 MDi, rumoured to be now Cummins ISC. (from Tweed Depot)

Spotted Ex tourist shuttle 405 now at Townsville Sunbus painted White.
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Devastating news (well, to me it is lol) 5533 is going to be withdrawn sadly :(
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826 AOA Sea FM
497 and 701 AOA Robina CBD
735 AOA Calvin Klein
742 clear of AOA
757 clear of AOA

Withdrawn Surfside 582 spotted at Ernest Depot, now a motorhome.

Berrima Buslines 18 and 58, Forster 2, Bathurst 22, Wingham 66, Dubbo 17 and Orange 30 of the Buslines Group at Ernest Depot for the GC2018 Games.
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212 AOA domain
216 AOA Amcal
301 AOA mouldmen
311 AOA 90.9 SEA fm
313 clear of AOA
333 AOA STS marine
343 AOA coco whip
351 AOA northcliffe
393 AOA brown and Hurley
702 AOA 92.5 Gold Fm
743 clear of AOA
795 AOA steampunk

791 now based at Tweed Heads Depot
301 now based at Coomera Depot
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691 has been sold and has been noted in Sydney for the last few weeks.
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superbossgc wrote:278 and 279 is now delivered to tweed heads depot.

278 Registered 8187 MO vin: 6K9SLGH13HB039024 Body no: 16/092 Body date: 6/17

279 Registered 8188 MO Vin: 6K9SLGH13HB039025 Body no: 16/093 Body date: 6/17

also another New Bustech XDi coming up as 391 will be delivery next week or 2.
These 2 SDi’s aren’t in fleet list yet. Spotted 279 on Highway just out of Tweed Heads.
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Daniel wrote:691 has been sold and has been noted in Sydney for the last few weeks.
686 has joined as well. Both unreg still.
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