All Other Victorian Bus Observations 2018

[Mitch]

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

viewtopic.php?f=48&t=85819&p=1028077&hilit=wrightbus#p1028077

Cheers,
Mitch

[Bus Suggestions]

https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1807/volgren-lands-key-skybus-low-floor-order
One now wonders whether these are Low Floor or simply Low Entry

[Mitch]

https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1807/volgren-lands-key-skybus-low-floor-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.

Cheers,
Mitch

[tonyp]

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

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

[tonyp]

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


Note the roof-mounted equipment (batteries, compressor, radiator intake):


Low-floor aisle all the way to the back two rows:

[tonyp]

https://www.volvobuses.com.au/en-au/new ... order.html

[tonyp]

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