Thanks for the update Colin, enjoyed your youtube link with the photos also.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Thanks for the update Colin. A huge amount of work has been done since I last saw the bus in the flesh. With work and life commitments I don't get a lot of time to visit here, let alone get much work done on my Volvo B59. It looks like you have an enthusiastic team doing the work. The paint matching...

Ventura 1310 and 1311 based at the Lilydale depot,

It looks like Ventura has transferred a number of older buses to Ivanhoe. Going past this morning I noticed at least three blue liveried Scanias, one white bus with blue and yellow stripes and an ex-Grenda bus. Those buses are there for rail replacement. I think it's a rail crossing removal project...

Short of drivers.

Keep an eye out next week for some new regos for Transdev, 2 of 7 BS02AX and BS02AY. All to be revealed Monday or Tuesday apparently.

Craig, Have you or anyone else heard anything about another company now operating, or soon to be operating, the Manningham Mover service other than Transdev?

Nice set of photos Craig, I notice the appropriate ending on the number plate 'LO', low.

Paul_Nicholson wrote:Several Ventura buses I rode in on Monday had internal signs giving the bus number. Is this a recent development?

Paul in Melbourne

Yes Paul, very recent. It's being rolled out through the whole fleet. I finished the ones at Lilydale last Friday before going on holidays.

Did they originally come with round taillight formation as seen on 239? Yes they did, I'd forgotten about those square lights. I assume there were issues with spares with the original set up? Otherwise I have no idea why they changed ( and had forgotten they had until you pointed it out - thanks) I...

Anyone know who RHD is on Twitter (on @VenturaBus)? I think i remember someone calling her Rachel, assuming then i guess they know her name? They generally always respond to customer enquiries and tweets i guess, but why them? Head office?? Each of the 3 letter signatures they use to show who poste...

Still have 730, 732 and 842 to go as far as artics are concerned.

The two Ivecos 376 and 377 have been transferred back to Rosebud and 723 and 826 have been transferred back to Lilydale. 377 was the first to go back. It was a lovely drive down Eastlink and Peninsula Link and return early last week. :D 376 was swapped over by one of the Rosebud drivers early this ...

For those interested the following video shows several ex American Greyhound vehicles, also includes a couple of PD3571's as seen in an earlier post,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJlYLfBG7vw

B7RLE wrote:791 needed it especially the front, 793 is also getting done

Yes I didn't think the sticky tape on the front off side corner of 793 would look good for it's yearly inspection. 791 is also in to have the wheelchair ramp repaired and some other floor issues.

I can't find reference in previous posts, Lilydale 844 now in PTV Livery and 791 dropped off yesterday to receive same.

Craig wrote:Ventura Lilydale #751 (Scania K230UB, Volgren) has been added to the fleet lists tonight as done, reaching the milestone of 650 buses reported in PTV orange.

Kind Regards


Craig

751 only went to Knox today (Thursday morning), so I doubt it is 'done' just yet, but is being done.

I don't like how they say "Christmas Bus" and "2nd Christmas Bus". It sounds as if one is more important than the other. I'm sure a lot of effort has gone into both of the buses, so it would be good to see them referred to on a more even footing. At least that's how I see it. No...

Do Skybus use Dudley St and Footscray Rd to access Citylink?
If so what height is the rail overpass on Dudley St?
High enough to get a double decker under?

Yes I know what the livery is I work there, but the abbreviation you are currently using looks like a lot of typing, just to say the 'Ventura V livery'. In my view it's a bit like some graffiti, why bother writing it if no one knows what the hell your saying apart from a few select individuals.

grenda bus 669 wrote:D650 Volvo B7RLE now has the Yellow - NB "V" livery.

grenda bus 669

What exactly is this 'Yellow - NB' Livery you all talk about. Does the NB stand for Nationalbus or something else, if so not sure why.

Hi John and Andrea, a couple of photos of before and after. Each photo credited thereon.

Nice to see a survivor of the old Invicta fleet. It looks quite smart, hope to see some more photos if possible.

The 'Grentura' references, don't suppose you are referring to a story someone did about the future and they talked about a merger of Ventura and Grendas in the future and the company being referred to as 'Grentura'. This was well before Ventura brought Grendas. The Grentura references are in relati...

A before and after shot of the same vehicle, taken on different BCSV outings. The first photo from 2010 and the second from 2013.