SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Symes Coaches
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 Symes first ever bus was this 1941 V8 engines Ford bodied by Watts of Brisbane. Fred Symes used it to transport workers from Tingha and Inverell to the Howell Mine during the fifties. Ultimately it was sold, but rediscovered in 1997 and restored by Symes Bus Service. It is seen here in its current home, appropriately, the National Transport Museum in Inverell.
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 In June 2021 the Dineen Group acquired Symes Coaches, later in the year taking over the another local operator, Inverell Bus Service. On this visit in January 2024 work was in progress to consolidate the two operations at Inverell's space. This 2012 Fuso Rosa, 9611MO, available for self drive, is seen in the new shed recently built to accommodate the extra vehicles. The Inverell and Symes fleets are now part of the Cavgroup under Cavanaghs at Kempsey and at least one Rosa had been painted in their colours,
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 It appears a Dineen Group standard livery has recently been adopted using read and blue stripes applied in the Dineen pattern, but all the fleet in 2024 seemed to be in plain white. This is five year old P&D bodied Hino FD240, 4621MO,
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 Still at the new premises we have Denning Silver Phoenix 4618MO of 2018 and Express bodied Iveco Metro 4611MO just over six years old.
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 A better view of the Iveco Metro.
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 Bought three months earlier was this Express bodied Iveco Delta, 4610MO.
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 Ten years older was this P&D bodied Hino RK260, 2700MO.
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 A few months later in early 2008 sister vehicle 3794MO arrived in the fleet.
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 In a nearby more centrally located part of town Denning Silver Phoenix 4613MO of 2013, was seen in the Symes depot.
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 Either side of Inverell Bus Service's Coach Design bodied Iveco Eurorider 19 (TV2578) are a pair of Symes Bonluck coaches in their depot. Tucked in the corner is Senator 12 4622MO of 2015 and to the fore is President 2 TV492 in NSW Trainlink colours.
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 Sister vehicle TV7544 is seen outside Tamworth Station a couple of days later during the famous Music Festival. Both Bonlucks date from 2015.
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