Transit Australia Group Fleet Changes (Surfside/Sunbus)

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Another XDi No 233 is now registered 024 YEK vin: 6K9XLGH23JB039034 body no 17/119 5/18, it will be delivered this month.
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786 was taken out of service back in October 2017 due to an accident. Any info on service status?
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Sunbus got a new Townsville shuttle Bustech ADi is 705 YFX Vin: 6K9ALGH13JB039035 body: 17/120 date: 6/18.
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852 Rosa former GCTS is now de reg, also another new bus coming up shortly, one of new SDi for Tweed is nearly finish this month also another new XDi is due in early September.
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New SDi 234 for Tweed is now Registered as NSW plates, 8837MO, VIN: 6K9SLGH13JB039042 body: 18/036, date: 8/18.

XDi is still underway at the moment.
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5720 is in TransLink colours, no longer in blue.
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671 MCA MAN is now de reg, also SDi is now in service, and there is another more XDi coming up but one is underway until mid nov.
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215 in AOA for Monopoly Gold Coast Edition
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New XDi had been registered as Heavy vehicle plates XQ64DI as 234 Vin: 6K9XLGH23JB039041 body: 18/032 date: 11/18, one of SDi was 234 now change to 280.
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654 and 655 and 609 is now De reg.
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454 had been repainted into green translink livery.
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5701 temporarily withdrawn due to mechanical issues.
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Saw a surfside liveried single decker on Parramatta road Leichardt new on Thursday think it had a fleetnumber beginning with 7
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Yes. Transit Scenic now operates two ex Surfside O405s.
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Unconfirmed information to Sunbus Marcoola Units

5533 sold. Operator unknown
5701 is scrapped.
5702 sold. Operator unknown.

Anyone with information, please provide. Thanks.
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5533 and 5702 were in service with sunbus yesterday afternoon. Seen them operating through Mooloolaba.
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new latest XDi as 235 registered as Heavy plates is XQ73DI vin: 6K9XLGH23JB039045 body no 18/033 date 12/18.

we have more of new XDi also new SDi as well, but one more 236 will be done very soon, and some will be finish by end of Feb and early March.
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New SDi for Tweed 281 is now registered as 8859 MO, 2nd SDi will be finish very soon.

also 235 is now in service, also 236 will be finished soon also there is more to come by the end of this month.
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236 is now registered XQ75DI Vin: 6K9XLGH23KB039057 Body no 18/034 body date 1/19.
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237 registered XQ76DI VIN: 6K9XLGH23KB039058 body no 18/035 body date 2/19.

also more to come soon.
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238 and 239 are now registered.

238 is XQ01EL as body no 18/047 2/19

239 is XQ00EL as body no is 18/014 2/19.
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241 is now reg XQ21EF body: 18/015 date: 2/19.

240 is a new Volvo B8RLE Euro 6 will be done later this month.

also some of few new buses will be finish by mid April.
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depot confirmed for new buses.

235 ernest
236 ernest
237 Tweed
238 Tweed
239 Tweed
241 Tweed.
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898 897 893 892 602 672 all are de reg..

New XDi will be finish by the end of this month, New B8RLE Euro 6 240 is now reg XQ73FQ.

now another one new Volvo B8RLE Euro 5 for the Sunbus Marcoola/Caloundra as 5757.
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5757 B8RLE Euro 5 Sunbus registered XQ79GC
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