Batterhams Cessnock

White Super Power · Post by **White Super Power** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:21 pm

Batterhams Cessnock
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Tas Bus Nut · Post by **Tas Bus Nut** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:30 pm

WOW Awesome shots. Many thanks

Baby_Bear · Post by **Baby_Bear** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:21 pm

WOW is all I can say!!

Super white power, thanks for posting these pics

spectacular!!

I didnt realise Batterhams had early vehicles like this before the Silver Eagle and the Landseers

Ive never seen a pic up close like that of the Silver Eagle either.... magnificent!!

Thankyou!

Tas Bus Nut · Post by **Tas Bus Nut** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:53 am

Especially like the RFW, VERY MCI MC-6 in body styling and the Bedford in the last shot. Keep them coming

busmadrod · Post by **busmadrod** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:19 pm

excellent shots............you wouldn't happen to have any of Batterhams buses doing passanger services

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:39 pm

MO5545 a coach counterpart to the Bedford bugeye trucks, which often had 2 stroke Detroit engines.

CCCC · Post by **CCCC** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:07 pm

They can't spell Morisset in the desto on MO5706 GM

stajourneyman · Post by **stajourneyman** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 11:12 pm

The Batterham's RFW is very probably the unit that was written off in it's early life.

The chassis finished up with Firefly in Melbourne, via some heavy repair work by Re-Car chassis engineering works in Sunshine, Melbourne.

It was driven by a very game driver all the way from Melbourne to Brisbane for rebodying by Domino Hedges with a very unusual but distinctive coach body.(photos anybody?)

Why was the driver game?

Because the chassis had a 3-5 ply driver's cabin fitted around a Namco plastic chair lashed to the chassis. The cabin resembled a port-a-loo with a perspex front window fitted.

Give that a shot in 2017 ..... you'd finish up in gaol !

Centralian · Post by **Centralian** » Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:19 am

Back in the '70's when I was briefly at John A Gilberts in Sydney that's how chassis were delivered, minus the cabin and perspex window. I recall a Bedford chassis delivery from their premises to Glenorie Bus Service at Dural. The said plastic chair affixed to the chassis and a 'Snoopy' lookalike at the wheel with goggles, a 'Bee Gee's scarf blowing in the wind, and a bomber jacket. More of a Tiger Moth pilot look than a bus driver. Trade plate affixed of course. But Melbourne to Brisbane, well yes that's something else again.

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:03 am

Why did the bus company need to take physical possession of the chassis before going off to the body builders?
I would take it as given for the chassis maker to deal with the body builder of the operator's choice without that caper.
It would have been a mystifying sight to onlookers.

VIKing · Post by **VIKing** » Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:12 pm

On driving chassis to bodybuilders, Simon Bath who now holds a senior management role with Volvo was, in the early 1980s selling Tourmasters and Domino bodies for Domino. Simon sold the Treurs at West Bankstown a Tourmaster body to be fitted to a new Hino RV chassis which they purchased in Sydney on the proviso that he (Simon) drove the chassis to Brisbane for bodying. . With temporary seat, and in recognition of the distance, temporary seat belt fitted (as well as wearing a crash helmet) Simon drive the bare RV chassis to Brisbane for bodying. He told me that it was easy to take off in 3rd gear, but the lack of weight made wheel spin a constant problem when taking off. Yes, I agree, if you got as far as Mount White with a set up like this in 2017, that's about where they would lock you up ....