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Emm Kay Vee wrote:Hi All,

It's been a bit quiet on the CDC front recently, so thought a new topic was appropriate for fleet updates, changes etc.
Won't be for long, when new RED buses start arriving :lol:
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Doug,

Are there still 6 at Northmead remaining in old red/yellow which should be refurbished? There are others much older which should not change livery.

7627, 7630, 7646, 7650, 7715, 7718.
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3531 and 3537 are now at girrween
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Still stored at Foundry Rd, but due I believe to 'go home' next week are Hunter Valley buses 6760MO to 6769MO + 6773MO
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Canary Yellow repaints:

7718 - N.

3570 - Thornton [very little changes in the Hunter - most non Canary Yellow buses are unlikely to be repainted based on age].
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Yes - 7461 is on loan from Bonnyrigg at the moment.

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That's because a new driver we acquired from Bonnyrigg was out on a school run and reversed it into a pole. It is now in panel shop.
p.s. look me up when you are there - usually driving 288.

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........................

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Only on loan for xmas holidays.

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Correction.

It was m/o 1476,1477 and 1479.
Don't have a 1478 at Sainty.
My understanding is they went to the land of the long lost EBA (Dural). Could have given them a couple worse though. m/o 8453 doesn't have am-fm radio so would have been happy if that went. As for being temporarily on loan, we will wait and see. Why would they need them in school vac so I reckon they wont come back (hope I'm wrong :)) Only got 2 of those tee vee's (not sure which ones ). Wish we could keep them and get rid of our mk1's.
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My mistake, regarding 78, just goes to show we are just mushrooms anyway. I was suspicious as to why they would have gone to Dural and been replaced with the old vic units from Charter plus, now it makes sense.
Anyway, what are they doing with em . Rail or something ???. Since you are in the know , what about trying to convince the powers to be that we can swap our mk 1's over (please)
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Naa , you cant have our B7"s. I still regard them as the best handling, smoothest ride in our fleet. ( no coincidence there a volvo with a custom body) . Those mk11's feel strong and I love the way you can "hang on " to the grab rails when you race them (oops sorry, navigate them ) aroung Glenmore Park.
AS for 5973 it must have got lost on the way. Perhaps we could keep 23 &24 anyway. m/o 8028 and m/o 7622 (or 7616) are out of action for a very long time thanks to our Yardies forgetting that buses need fuel , water and offcourse "OIL" to keep the motor in the bus and not spread allover the workshop floor .
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I saw B7RLE m/o 8272 on rail bus route 20A today at Granville. Has that been transferred too?
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Just noticed in the fleet lists that the MCA at Singo has been withdrawn. Anyone know why the withdrawal? or what will be replacing it?

Also noticed 2 weeks ago while in newcastle that the Edgeworth fleet has outgrown the depot and now most of the low floor volvos and the 2 scanias occupy the old Carrols pine yard across the road.
Wishing Howards would paint ex 9205 into their livery and get her back on the road.... drool....
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My twice yearly visit to Dural today [with a quick check at Northmead):

For Northmead, I was incorrect noting m/o 7718 in new livery [still red/yellow] - however, m/o 7630 is in Canary Yellow at Northmead [5 remain].

Possible transfer from Seven Hills, m/o 7539 & m/o 7544 at Northmead [just on holidays or permanent???]. 909/7480/7588 seen at N; 7475 not visible.

Onto Dural:

As noted by Emm Kay Vee, 7365 is deregistered at the back of the buses in the small three lane bus park area!!

Not in Canary Yellow - m/o 7513 [was away for refurb previously and expected in Canary Yellow].

However, in Canary Yellow are 7166, 7285, 7344, 7349, 7350 and 7351. [3 Mercedes 0405 Mk11/CC 510 in old livery at Dural / 5 at Northmead] and 3 x Mercedes 0405 NH/CC left at Dural [2 in the National version of the livery].

Maybe only the above 11 plus the 3 x Volvo B10BLE / CC CB60 [in Glenorie colours] will see the paint program through - most of the remainders are aging [some up to 1999].

Hard to make a decision on the value of a paint job for the older vehicles.
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7286 is in refurb now, 7513 isn't in refurb, on the road yesturday. 7168 is still in westbus livery as well. 8341,42,8682 aren't known when to hit refurb. Ditto for 1014/15. 7502/03, 7529...
Only problem with 8417, 8442 (nat express) etc going to refurb is that they come back to us!!
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is there any special reason why Morisset has become the "graveyard"?

I know there is some space there, but it looks a bit tacky.

Why don't the buses get striped down and flogged off for scrap.
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MO9205 wrote:is there any special reason why Morisset has become the "graveyard"?

I know there is some space there, but it looks a bit tacky.

Why don't the buses get striped down and flogged off for scrap.
I believe they have been moved to Morisset in anticipation of a bulk scrapping deal with Sims Metal.
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New for HVB Edgeworth
Volvo's 6762 MO, 6769 MO, 6771 MO plus 3 others. Very nice to ride. Really clean inside.
Wishing Howards would paint ex 9205 into their livery and get her back on the road.... drool....
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7529 has gone for a full refurb, inside and out...
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singo updates.

Westbus mo829 and mo7480 are at singo as school buses.

3591 MO and 3593 MO sitting de registered in the back corner of the depot.

Sitting out front near 4686 MO was the yellow pie cart, deregistered. behind it was another blue pie cart with the back window smashed. Also deregistered.

2447 MO has been painted Canary Yellow, retains the roller blind desto.

2452 MO has been painted Canary Yellow and has been fitted with an electronic desto.

Sitting out the front was also 3587 MO. looked like it was releaving.

2449, 2450, 2451 and 2445 are looking very tired.
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Emm Kay Vee wrote:
Emm Kay Vee wrote:8335 has appeared at Girraween from Bonnyrigg
And has presumably returned to Bonnywog as it's no longer at G
No, sorry. It has gone to Dural Panel Shop for repairs.

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Geoff wrote: No, sorry. It has gone to Dural Panel Shop for repairs.

Geoff.
Saw it there this morning, first metrobus is in for repairs too. Surprised it took Northmead this long.....
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Close - 8335 still at G. 7461 has evaporated to ???????. 7456 has appeared at G ex B, but will be returning to N ASAP. Word is once 7456 rego expires that will be the end of its life.
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7529 is back, looks shiney!
Sad to see another GBC livery bus go...

9813, 9957 in Dural panel shop.
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