Bus Observations 2023
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Re: Bus Observations 2023
Busways 1101 now in Carcity Livery thats 4 in the Livery 1101 and 1300 at Penrith and 1112/3 at Mulgrave 2 other buses sport AOA at Penrith 1289 and 1095 i think?
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It sounds like Carcity is going over board with advertising if they have half a dozen or so buses running around the western suburbs of Sydney warped in full AOAs for themStonesourscotty wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 6:02 pm Busways 1101 now in Carcity Livery thats 4 in the Livery 1101 and 1300 at Penrith and 1112/3 at Mulgrave 2 other buses sport AOA at Penrith 1289 and 1095 i think?
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No idea why exactly but Busways Grafton Volvo B8RLE Fleet No 1330 was at Newcastle Interchange yesterday afternoon operating the 152 to Hawks nest.
Should always be a Heatherbrae bus operating this?
Should always be a Heatherbrae bus operating this?
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Saw it again this morning (m/o 1094) coming off the M1 onto Weakleys Drive with the Destination set to "DRIVER TRAINING", again much like the Costal Liner Volvo B10M Austral bus I posted a couple weeks back, this one still retrains the old Hillsbus logos + Seven Hills accreditation.
So I guess we can call m/o 1094 a Driver training bus now. Given this is the second time I've seen it coming off Weakleys Drive I am of the assumption this is retained at Edgeworth and then sent down to Thornton for Driver training.
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TripView showing a Scania K320UB Bustech VST operating on the 477. Inclined to believe it's accurate as I've never seen an incorrect transponder out of Tempe depot before
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But Tempe does not list such buses so it may have been a Kingsgrove bus.
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That's what I'm thinking. Would make sense to transfer the Kingsgrove K320UB VSTs + 4 other buses to Tempe to replace the Oranas while the new Custom Elements at Kingsgrove take the transferred buses' place.Fleet Lists wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 4:39 pm But Tempe does not list such buses so it may have been a Kingsgrove bus.
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It may not even be a transfer. Kingsgrove does the occasional 477 trip.
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There is a interesting Albion Double Decker on facebook ,in Wagga Wagga ,it dose not have a ID number,it has a interesting roof
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Busways 280 is on Lates just seen her at Penrith awaiting her next Run with the arrival of the Yutongs it must be on borrowed time
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Kingsgrove haven’t operated a timetabled route 477 for a long time. Since the most recent school holiday period, some routes that are normally not shared with other depots have had some services operated by other depots as a temporary measure regarding the driver shortage.Fleet Lists wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 5:28 pm It may not even be a transfer. Kingsgrove does the occasional 477 trip.
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Been reliably informed the Busways Normal timetable resumes on 15th May which sees about 90 extra services added across Penrith Mulgrave and Glendenning some gaps filled in the timetables
Also 442 was spotted in Penrith on Driver training the other day is this a transfer from the Coast?? it retains its 6435 MO registration. it was previously noted in Penrith during the lockdowns in 2021 also as a driver trainer at Penrith Bus Station
Also 442 was spotted in Penrith on Driver training the other day is this a transfer from the Coast?? it retains its 6435 MO registration. it was previously noted in Penrith during the lockdowns in 2021 also as a driver trainer at Penrith Bus Station
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Re: Bus Observations 2023
In the current lot of shifts I've noticed quite a few otherwise Tempe routes have trips operated regularly operated by K. This includes the 303, 305, 308, 358, 476 and 477. It appears Kingsgrove evn operates a handful of 420s again, after not operating any at all for a while.Fleet Lists wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 5:28 pm It may not even be a transfer. Kingsgrove does the occasional 477 trip.
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Kingsgrove depot also currently operates a round trip of route 530 and Burwood depot operates a route 442 trip.J_Busworth wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 11:27 amIn the current lot of shifts I've noticed quite a few otherwise Tempe routes have trips operated regularly operated by K. This includes the 303, 305, 308, 358, 476 and 477. It appears Kingsgrove evn operates a handful of 420s again, after not operating any at all for a while.Fleet Lists wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 5:28 pm It may not even be a transfer. Kingsgrove does the occasional 477 trip.
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Kingsgrove depot also currently operates a round trip of route 530 and Burwood depot operates a route 442 trip.J_Busworth wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 11:27 amIn the current lot of shifts I've noticed quite a few otherwise Tempe routes have trips operated regularly operated by K. This includes the 303, 305, 308, 358, 476 and 477. It appears Kingsgrove evn operates a handful of 420s again, after not operating any at all for a while.Fleet Lists wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 5:28 pm It may not even be a transfer. Kingsgrove does the occasional 477 trip.
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Other regions would most likely also be returning back to normal timetable soon.Stonesourscotty wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 9:03 am Been reliably informed the Busways Normal timetable resumes on 15th May which sees about 90 extra services added across Penrith Mulgrave and Glendenning some gaps filled in the timetables
Also 442 was spotted in Penrith on Driver training the other day is this a transfer from the Coast?? it retains its 6435 MO registration. it was previously noted in Penrith during the lockdowns in 2021 also as a driver trainer at Penrith Bus Station
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There is a x STA MAN for sale in Clyde, it is partly seated belted
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Re: Bus Observations 2023
Another Kingsgrove bus on the 477, this time a Scania K310UB CB80, and that's assuming all the other Scania K280UBs and L113CRLs are Tempe buses. Interesting that Kingsgrove is operating Tempe routes more often as of late.
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Bus crash up at the Blue Mountains This afternoon, Blue Mountains Explorer Bus having an impact with CDC Katoomba 3704
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There’s a chance some Ryde Volvo B7s might be about to migrate to Glendenning.
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Compass Tours, are they still trading ?, as they have 20 buses for sale
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x STA MAN 3681 is for sale in clyde
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On this topic I did spot an ex-STA Scania CB80 (2475 iirc) at Blacktown Interchange today with Mulgrave accreditation (presumably joining 2471 which is listed in FL as having recently emigrated there from M), so that doesn't sound that farfetched to be honeststajourneyman wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 8:31 pm There’s a chance some Ryde Volvo B7s might be about to migrate to Glendenning.
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Was as recently as last weekend. Putting a large part of its fleet up for sale doesn't necessarily mean an operator is in trouble, it may just want to downsize its fleet, so puts everything up far sale and then decides what to sell depending on what offers are received.LB608 wrote: ↑Compass Tours, are they still trading, as they have 20 buses for sale?
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Apparently the word is that there could be up to 20 buses migrating westward, which it is assumed would start to eradicate the high floors.