THE SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
SITA Buslines | Coaches
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 Believed to be in Sydney for the 2001 New Year was this Autobus bodied Volvo.
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 One of the trio of Austral HD1 coaches in the fleet dating from around 1990 only 110 (2710AO) was bought new. It was possibly seen in Sydney in January 2002. |
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 Seen around the same time was a third type of Austral, Minimaster HRP2 227 (2727AO). It had been new to Deluxe of Wangaratta in 1988 as their 204. |
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 This 1992 Austral Denning Majestic bodied Volvo B12RT, 216 (2716AO), was seen in Melbourne in April 2007. |
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 A pair of Autobus bodied Volvo B7R coaches at the West Footscray depot in August 2008. Nearer the camera is 225 (2725AO), whilst the second is undidentified, but lettered for the associated Sunbus Shuttle. |
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 Also in the yard that day was another Austral Denning Majestic bodied Volvo B12RT, 219 (2719AO), new in 1994. Within four years it was sold to Veolia in Bunbury with WA rego TC6491. In 2013 it headed to NSW as TV7378, with Group Charters of Berridale then in 2015 it went back to Victoria with Pick of the Crop Coach Tours of Shanes Park and rego 1DY1UF. To round the story off in 2022 it went north to Queensland as a motorhome. |
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 One of the secondhand Austral Tourmaster HD1 coaches was 220 (2346AO), also seen in the yard in August 2008. It had been new to Hussey's Road Liners of Deniliquin in 1990 and was later sold to ACTS of Alexandria, once more in NSW. |
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 Another Tourmaster HD1, 249 (2359AO) in the yard that day with Denning Landseer 215 (2348AO) lettered for the Sunbus Airport Shuttle. This Tourmaster had been new to Greyhound Australia in 1989 as 452. It was sold on to Aus Wide Tours in North Sunshine. |
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 An interesting final trio in the yard in 2008: first Minimaster 227 seen earlier, jn the middle is MCA Marathon 229 (2729AO) new to Coachtrans in Queensland in 1995 as 235 (235CTA). On the end is another Austral Denning Majestic bodied Volvo B12RT, 218 (2718AO), which joined 219 with Veolia with WA rego TC6492. |
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 Volvo 203 was seen again that month in the Arts Precinct by the Yarra. |
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 Several coaches were at Flemington for Melbourne Cup Day in November 2011 starting with this pair of Autobus bodied Volvo B7R, 202 (2702AO) and 208 (2358AO) both dating from 2005. The former joined 203 with Kastoria then on to Trotters as their 78 (4965AO). On the other hand 208 was part of the fleet when Transit Systems took over. |
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 Another of the 2005 Autobus bodied Volvo B7R to pass to Transit was 205 (2705AO). It is seen alongside Murrays ten years older PMCA Apollo bodied Scania K113TRBL 770 (0496AO). |
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 Void of fleetnames this MCA Marathon, 229 (2729AO), was at Flemington five days later. It was new to Coachtrans in Queensland in 1995. |
 Volvo 208 was seen agan in March 2013. |
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 Volvo 205 is seen again in March 2014 at Queen Victoria Market. Picture ref A1673 |
 Passing the Maccas by Queen Victoria Market in February 2016 was yet another Volvo/Autobus of 2005, 200 (5629AO) which continues into the Transit Systems era.
Picture ref B2163 |
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 Volvo 208 is seen again in January 2017 on the Great Ocean Road parked for viewing the Twelve Apostles. Behind is a 2013 B7R with Macopolo Audace coachwork belonging to Extragreen, 89 (9623AO), which was later sold to Firefly Express as their 3, ironically they sold it on to Transit Systems where it is 306 (BS06TH).
Picture ref B5399 |
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