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THE SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Ventura Coaches | Volgren SC222 and Endura bodied
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 Ex Buslink 105 (MO3518) a 2013 OH1830 was also seen in January 2020 with Melbourne Arts Centre behind. It too was on rail replacement work but wrapped for Mentone Grammar School, now 1338 (BS04DK).
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 Similarly deployed on the same day was former Buslink 124 (MO3547), now 1388 (BS03EP) a 2018 SC222 bodied Mercedes OH1830.
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 Later that day 1336 (BS04DL), wrapped for Yarra Valley Grammar School, was playing trains on Dandenong Road at Windsor. The Mercedes OH1830 was bodied at Volgren's short lived NSW plant at Tomago built to body Sydney Buses big fleet of CR228L bodied Volvo B12BLEA artics. However the state authority ordered no more Volgrens and building a few SC222 bodies was insufficient to keep the plant going. Having built the plant to satisfy the state's need to have buses built locally the sting was in the tail. NSW did not learn the lesson buying hundreds of Queensland built Bustech bodies and cutting the grass from under the feet of long standing local builder Custom Coaches. This Volgren started life in late 2012 as Buslink 103 (MO3516)
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 Seen at Dandenong depot in March 2023 was 703, seen earlier with a 23 year old Volgren CR224L bodied Scania L94UB bus, 426 (4426AO), relegated to training duties shortly after.
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 Outside St Kilda's Palais Theatre that March was 640 (8124AO) a 2010 Malaysian built Volvo B7R. With 640 was CDC Melbourne 184 (0157AO), a Autobus bodied Volvo B7R new to SITA in 1999 as 134 (PRL512). Tail ending is a Fuso Rosa from Organs in Kyneton, 47 (2947AO).
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