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BusBiz | Swan Hill Coaches
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 BusBiz originated in Swan Hill in North West Victoria as Swan Hill Coaches. The company did the usual mix of school contracts, private hires, local bus work and V-Line contracts. This is believed to be a Coach Design bodied Mercedes O500RF, possibly numbered 70 seen in Southern Cross Station around 2005.
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 Fully liveried for V-Line work in February 2012 was 77 (3409AO) a Mercedes O500RF by Coach Design. The coach was sold to Pegasus Coach Tours, see below. |
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 Seen in the yard of Ballarat Coachlines in February 2015 was four month old Express bodied Mercedes OH1830 VMB142 (7000AO).
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 Also in the yard was this V-Line Irizar i6 bodied O500F 138 (BS00HM), which was a year older than 142.
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 The Irizar was seen again later that month in Southern Cross Station.
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 This Coach Design bodied Scania K124EB was new to Australia Wide Coaches in 1999 as 169 (AWC003). They sold it on to Swan Hill as 70 (5547AO) around 2005 but it is seen in Sydney - the Bridge is a giveaway - in October 2017 with its third owner, Road Runner Coaches of Wyong.
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 Former V-Line coach 105 (7423AO), a Coach Design bodied Iveco EuroRider was sold to Pegasus. With Telfords acquisition of Pegasus it was transferred to Turrella (Sydney) becoming 1009 (TV9755). The coach then found its way back to Victoria by 2019 as BS05FE with Endeavour of Geelong.
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 Sister coach 106 (7494AO) was seen in early January on the same job at Sydney Central. It follwoed an identical path until August when, as nominally 1010, it was withdrawn and stored at Oakville and shortly after sold to Platinum Shuttles of Smeaton Grange and gaining an NSW rego as TV1022.
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 Seen on the same day as 105 former 77, seen above as a V-Line coach, was close to
Sydney Central on train duties. Picture ref B9262 |
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 The first sight of the BusBiz brand, then only applied to the Swan Hill oeration, was on this Irizar Century bodied Iveco Eurorider seen speeding to the Melbourne Cup in November 2011. The coach had been new at the beginning of the year. In 2015 it was painted in NSW Trainlink livery and ended up being sold to the Whitmore Group as BS06RD, based in Castlemaine, in 2022. |
 The Iveco, 120 (8241AO), was later seen travelling at a more leisurely pace with the racecourse in the background. |
 Another Iveco Eurorider, this time with an Irizar i6 body, 137 (9975AO), new in 2014. It was one of many coaches from all over the state at a schools event at the Shrine of Remembrance in April 2019. The coach ended up in Queensland as XQ86KW with Barnabus of Springwood in 2022.
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 Seen parked up somewhere south of Mildura in December 2020 was BCI bodied Mercedes O500RF 160 (BS02LI) new in 2016.
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 Forward to January 2024 and a similar 2021 machine was seen in Tamworth depot, 266 (9324MO). In late 2016 the BusBiz expanded into NSW with the takeover of Peel Valley Coaches. The following year the South Australian Townsends Travel and in 2018 the two coach B&I Johnson of Brewarrina added to the NSW fleet.
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 Still in Peel Valley colours was this P&D bodied Hino RK260, 164 (4708MO) of 2007.
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 Purchased new in 2019 for Tamworth was this Volgren Endura bodied Iveco Delta, 195 (9215MO).
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 Another P&D bodied bus still in Peel Valley colours at Tamworth depot, but this time on a Volvo B7R chassis was 166 (4713MO) which dated from 2009.
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 More modern coaches stil in Peel Valley colours was this pair of Higer A30 bodied Scania K310IB models, 167 (4712MO) and 168 (7620MO) both new in 2014.
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 New in 2022 was this 27 seat Yutong, 285 (9719MO).
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 A final view in the yard with an offside view of Mercedes 266.
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