All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2018

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Re: All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2018

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It's the Wrightbus demo that was at the 2017 Bus and Coach show.

http://busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic ... s#p1028077

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https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-new ... loor-order
One now wonders whether these are Low Floor or simply Low Entry
I'd post any important, bus-related links I had, but they're outdated anyways.
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Bus Suggestions wrote:https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-new ... loor-order
One now wonders whether these are Low Floor or simply Low Entry
Low Entry.
See: http://man.com.au/le-19-320-rc2/

It’s good to see that the Australian bus manufacturing industry is still going strong with thanks to Skybus and other operators.

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Re: All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2018

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Latrobe Valley to launch the first of its new hybrid fleet in Moe today:

https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-new ... ssie-first

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Re: All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2018

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A couple of photos from yesterdays Latrobe Valley Bus lines hybrid launch (first photo from LVBL, second two from Australian Bus and Coach):

From left: Hakan Agnevall, President of Volvo; Rhonda Renwick, Managing Director of LVBL; Stephen Ryan, Director Regional Bus of PTV; Anna Tyben, General Manager of LVBL
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Note the roof-mounted equipment (batteries, compressor, radiator intake):
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Low-floor aisle all the way to the back two rows:
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Re: All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2018

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A second Volvo low-floor hybrid delivered to Latrobe Valley Bus Lines:

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