Out North-West Way

[Craig]

Here's a selection of photos taken in the outer North-West, taken on Sunday evening & Monday morning.

As reported last month, yesterday (4/6/12) saw Kastoria take over operation of the Route 460 service between Caroline Springs & Watergardens, previously operated by Melbourne Bus Link since April 2007.

Sunday 3 June 2012


Melbourne Bus Link #426 (Scania K230UB, Volgren) heads along Gourlay Rd Hillside.


Westrans Sunshine #80 (Scania L94UB, Volgren) at Caroline Springs Square


Westrans Sunshine #81 (Scania L94UB, Volgren) also at Caroline Springs Square


Having just arrived from Watergardens, Melbourne Bus Link #401 (Scania L94UB, Volgren)


Melbourne Bus Link #401 waits for departure time


Shortly before running the final Melbourne Bus Link departure from Watergardens Station at 21:10 on Sunday night, #401 laysover outside Sydenham Library. Watergardens is now only served by Westrans Sunshine (CDC) & Kastoria (Northern Transit Holdings).

[Craig]

Monday 4 June 2012:

Arriving at Kelior Plains Station Westrans Sunshine #53 (Volvo B10B, Volgren)


Passing Lake Caroline is Westrans Sunshine #79 (Scania L94UB, Volgren)


On the recently introduced 462 service, Kastoria #10. This service continues south of Caroline Springs Square to Rockbank MIddle Rd.


Colourful livery on Bacchus Marsh 6601AO (Mutisbishi Rosa) for Mowbray College. Despite the sign in the background encouraging enrollments for 2013, this school is facing closure this month due to large debts of several million dollars.


Bacchus Marsh #66 (Mercedes Benz OH1830, Coach Concepts)


Melbourne Bus Link #354 (Scania L94UB, Volgren) arrives Caroline Springs Square on Route 215 duties.


Kastoria #36 (Mercedes Benz O500LE, Volgren) arrives on a Route 460 service to Watergardens. This desto was scrolling between "Caroline Springs" & "Watergardens"


Whlist searching for the correct destination for the return trip, #36 briefly displayed a destination for a BroadmeadowsBus route, also part of Northern Transit Holdings.


Kastoria #11 (Mercedes O405, Volgren) at Watergardens, showing via points for Route 501!


Kastoria #40 (Volvo B7RLE, Volgren) enroute to "Sydneham" is joined by Westrans Sunshine #84 (Scania K230UB, Volgren)

Kind Regards


Craig

[RailwayBus]

Having just arrived from Watergardens, Melbourne Bus Link #401 (Scania L94UB, Volgren)

I think you've shown this picture twice.

[grenda bus 669]

great photos craig most of them are in the rain

thanks

[Mitch]

I feel so bad for the staff and students of Mowbray College.

Great photos, Craig. I really like the one of MBL #401.

Thanks,
Mitchul [;

[Craig]

great photos craig most of them are in the rain

I was quite lucky with the rain actually - the puddles on the road had formed overnight, and I had finished before the heavy rain returned later in the morning.

I think you've shown this picture twice.

Fixed

Kind Regards


Craig

[Artzy]

Monday 4 June 2012:


Kastoria #40 (Volvo B7RLE, Volgren) enroute to "Sydneham" is joined by Westrans Sunshine #84 (Scania K230UB, Volgren)

Kind Regards


Craig

What's with the top of the bus in the foreground.


Admin note: quoted photo removed

[RailwayBus]

What's with the top of the bus in the foreground.

What's with the top? Air-conditioning unit for starters.....

[Artzy]

What's with the top of the bus in the foreground.

What's with the top? Air-conditioning unit for starters.....

No, at the front. It's not like most CR228s.

[RailwayBus]

Ah, that. It's a CR228L body with the top of a CR221L. There aren't too many of them out there, but Sita is a major customer, which explains Kastoria starting to get them.

And in my personal opinion, it looks really good too!

[venturatiger]

Hi , the new Kastorias & Sita's are the Flat windscreen version of the "CR228L"

Cheers Venturatiger

[V981]

Awesome photos Craig.

Now slightly off topic.......as you have mentioned in your post, Mowbray College is now a thing of the past due to a reported $18million of debt. It has been reported widely in the media that the college in the past couple of years, spent in the range of $1million to purchase a school bus.

Im wondering if their is a chance somebody might have a photo of said vehicle. For it to have cost $1million, it must be one extravagent and lucious looking vehicle.

[stajourneyman]

Did I not read somewhere that the Volgren revised top frontal area was to eliminate the need to replace desto glass everytime a tree whacked the top front nearside corner of the roof.

[V981]

Did I not read somewhere that the Volgren revised top frontal area was to eliminate the need to replace desto glass everytime a tree whacked the top front nearside corner of the roof.

Quite possibly the reason. Hence the reason why Sita and Kastoria still order buses with two piece windcreens. Its probably cheaper to replace half a windscreen than it is to replace a full on when perhaps only once side is damaged.

[CB80]

The idea is also not to use any curved glass, which is expensive, hence why the windscreens are flat too.

[dex]

The other problem is, at night you cant see the left wing mirror if the lights are on in the bus due to the curve. It's impossible when it's raining. TBL run a split screen due to the XXX suspension on the 0405s, gutters are smacked with the skid bar and crack, right through the screen. It can be avoided if you know what you're doing, but drivers shouldnt have to compensate for a crap suspension set up.