STA Buses which carried Olympic Plates.

Last Updated Saturday, June 14, 2008

Mercedes O305 Mark II's
1966, 1968, 1969, 1971-1973, 1975, 1980-1984, 1986-1991, 1993-1999, 2001-2028, 2032, 2033, 2037, 2039-2043, 2045, 2047, 2048, 2050, 2051, 2054, 2056, 2057, 2059-2061, 2063-2068, 2070, 2071, 2073, 2076-2078, 2080, 2083, 2088, 2091, 2094, 2097-2100, 2102, 2104, 2106, 2107, 2109, 2115, 2118, 2120, 2121, 2123-2125, 2127-2129, 2131-2139, 2141-2163, 2165-2167, 2169-2179, 2181-2191, 2193-2205, 2207-2210, 2212-2216, 2220-2225, 2227, 2231, 2233, 2235, 2238, 2239, 2241-2247, 2249, 2250, 2252, 2253, 2258 (last non corporate coloured bus), 2259, 2261, 2263, 2264, 2267-2269, 2271, 2272, 2274-2293, 2295-2304, 2306, 2308, 2309, 2311, 2314-2316, 2318, 2319, 2321-2327, 2329, 2331-2341, 2343-2359, 2361, 2364-2367, 2368, 2371, 2374-2395, 2397-2400, 2403, 2405, 2407, 2408, 2410-2416, 2419, 2421-2430, 2433, 2435-2437, 2439, 2440, 2442, 2443, 2445, 2449-2456, 2458, 2459, 2463-2465, 2467-2470, 2472-2477, 2479, 2482-2485, 2487-2489, 2491-2498, 2500-2502, 2505, 2507, 2511-2513, 2515 (406 buses)
The following buses carried non matching registrations:-
(2099)=m/o 8999, (2214)=m/o 9188, (2286)=m/o 8998, (2430)=m/o 9189.
Since the Olympics (2050) m/o 2050 has lost its Olympic plates and was reregistered m/o 3616 (standard yellow plates)
A large number of buses including all up to but not including 2261 have been withdrawn/stored since the Olympics/Paralympics with less than 50 now in service.
2009 was withdrawn and subsequently reinstated with non Olympic m/o 1066 plates - since withdrawn.
2389 now also on yellow plates.
Mercedes O305 Mark III's
2517-2519, 2521-2549, 2580-2727 (179 buses)
Of these 2524 has been withdrawn and 2538 and 2705 are no longer on Olympic plates.
A further number of these have been withdrawn
Mercedes O305G Articulateds
2550-2579 (30 buses)
2553 no longer on Olympic plates.
A number of these have been withdrawn
Mercedes O305 Mark IV's
2728-2818, 2820-3070, 3072-3082 (353 buses)
2872, 2876, 2885, 2936, 2980, 3007 and 3064 are no longer on Olympic plates.
Mercedes O405 Mark V's
3071, 3083-3252, 3305-3380 (247 buses)
(3142) carries non matching registration m/o 7237
Since the Olympics (3202) m/o 3202 has lost its Olympic plates and was reregistered m/o 3615 (standard yellow plates), while 3112, 3136, 3176, 3181, 3309, 3314, 3318, 3340 and 3367 are no longer on Olympic plates.
Mercedes O405 Mark VI's (Airporters and Explorers)
3381-3398 (18 buses)
Ex Airporters 3386-3389 and 3391-3393 have been sold. Of these 3393 was no longer on Olympic plates
MAN SL202
3253-3302 (50 buses)
3266 and 3276 no longer on Olympic plates.
Mercedes 0405N/Ansair
3405,3406 (2 buses)
Scania L113CRB CNG /Ansair
3409,3410 (2 buses) 3410 no longer on Olympic plates
Scania L113TRBL 14.5m 3-axle
3411-3460 (50 buses)
3418, 3419, 3424, 3437, 3449, 3459 and 3460 no longer on Olympic plates.
Scania L113CRB CNG
3461-3510, 3512-3520, 3621-3661 (100 buses)
3479, 3496, 3498, 3504, 3510, 3513, 3623, 3629, 3633, 3654 and 3657 no longer on Olympic plates
Scania L113CRL low-floor
3511, 3692-3846 (156 buses)
3808, 3818 and 3836 no longer on Olympic plates
MAN 11.220/Ansair
3662-3691 (30 buses)
Some of these have been sold or withdrawn.
Volvo B10BLE/Ansair-APG-Phoenix
3847-3971 (125 buses)
(3963) carried non matching registration m/o 1008 although it was subsequently reported with Olympic plate m/o 3963.
3902 became m/o 8267 and then yellow m/o 3902.
Mercedes 814D/Vario
3972-3982 (11 buses)
All these buses have now been sold..
Mercedes O405NH/Custom Coaches
1100-1107, 1109-1160, 1162-1196, 1200-1233, 1236-1405, 2000 (300 buses)
m/o1161, m/o1197, m/o1198, m/o1199, m/o1234, m/o1235 are fleet numbers not issued, already in use on private buses, most are remake errors, except m/o1234, m/o1235
Since the Olympics some buses have lost their Olympic plates and were reregistered on standard yellow plates:-
(2000) m/o 2000 now m/o 1108 - as original allocation. (not sure if lost or whether fleet number. will be changed to (1108))
(1101) m/o 1101=m/o 3618 subsequently returned to Olympic plates m/o 1101.
(1124) m/o 1124=m/o 3619
(1153) m/o 1153 yellow
(1193) m/o 1193=m/o 7257 then m/o 1193 yellow
(1205) m/o 1205 yellow
(1290) m/o 1290 yellow
(1320) m/o 1320=m/o 3407 then back to m/o 1320
Ex Parramatta-Ryde Bus Service, Ermington (all info based on registration numbers.)
5000, 7012, 8429, 8890, 8891, 8982, 8983
Also very possible 7378, 7379, 7736 - these 3 buses have been stored since takeover although allocated STA fleet numbers.
All have been withdrawn/stored since the Olympics/Paralympics.
Ex North & Western Bus Lines, Gladesville (all info based on m/o registration numbers.)
003, 010, 012, 019, 028, 174, 357, 366, 448, 503, 528, 560, 589, 647, 654, 687, 688, 855, 999, 3522, 3525, 3526, 4141, 4175, 4176, 4269, 4399, 4412, 4446, 4844, 4858, 5104, 5372, 5377, 5445, 5677, 5680, 5682, 5745, 5791, 5921, 8397, 8399, 8624, 8625, 8626.
Less than 10 of these are now in service.

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