Landmarkhire - Big Yellow Double Decker - (GB Rego)

[Bidgee]

I'll be stuffed to know if it's a Leyland or not and the model but I found this bus parked at the Olims Hotel Canberra carpark (Still parked there when I was coming back from the City (Civic) about an hour ago)!

[Windy]

Oh wow. That is a Leyland Olympian with a Northern Counties body. MOST Olympians with that body are an ONCL10/2RZ4 or ONCL10/2RV3 (Cummins L10 and ZF 4HP 500 or 3 speed Voith respectively) although it is an earlier body (going off the thick window pillar behind the first upper deck window), which could make it an ONTL11/2RH or ONLXB/2RH (Leyland TL11 and Leyland Hydracyclic gearbox or Gardner 6LXB and Leyland Hydracyclic gearbox respectively). Great find, Bidgee!

EDIT: Looking at Bus Lists On The Web, I came across this:

F254YTJ Ld ONCL10/1RZ ON10997 NC 3776 H47/30F 2/1989 Merseyside 254

So I was incorrect on the chassis, it was infact a /1RZ4 and not a /2RZ4. But this confirms that it is Cummins powered and has a 4 speed ZF and new to Merseyside as their Fleet No. 254.

[ALBION1881]

Het Windy do remember this bus was in a thread back Janurary sitting in a shipping yard at Port Kembla Wollongong after it was shipped out from Southhampton as I emailed the former owners.
They told me that the bus was bound for Sydney now it has turn up in Canberra it has certainly travelled I wonder what it use is in the ACT.

[Ribble]

Its an ex MerseyBus (LIverpool UK) vehicle new to them...

Don in NZ.

[Ribble]

If its in Canberra...then maybe its going to be used there.

I saw ex Liverpool Corporation Atlantean / MCW L554 there in January 2005. It was parked in a yard in the North West of Canberra and a local Bus route ran past it.

That was signed a "Sydneys Greatest Party Experience. The Moonlight Bus" and when sighted was still registered MO 70.

Further information would be appreciated to me at Ribble@xtra.co.nz please about 254.

[Bidgee]

Cheers for the info!

Het Windy do remember this bus was in a thread back Janurary sitting in a shipping yard at Port Kembla Wollongong after it was shipped out from Southhampton as I emailed the former owners.

found it

Ribble this would be the bus and this is the progress (RE: Moonlight bus)

Another photo of the tags ect

[Ryan]

an interesting find indeed! I've driven right past Olims several times in the last few days and haven't seen it.. will have to keep an eye out for it!

[Lemon]

It's around the back of Olims. I saw it while I was on a 937 the other day (Saturday)

[Bidgee]

Yep it's around the back carpark where this green arrow is on Google Maps.

[OLYMPIAN]

Cummins with ZF, thats a crazy combination.

An ex-Lothian Olympian in Hong Kong have the same drive line can do 110km/h.

[snowdog]

its been up there for a while

[Sir Pompously]

Saw this bus at Keirs on Fairbairn Ave.

[OLYMPIAN]

Saw this bus at Keirs on Fairbairn Ave.

Is the bus registered yet or just moved to another place for storage?

[Sir Pompously]

Don't know, only passed it on my way to work on the bus the other day. It is in the front of their yard, however is amongst other vehicles.

[Ribble]

Does anyone have an update on 254......and also of the Atlanetan /MCW that I asked about.

Don in NZ.

[Bidgee]

No idea, Sorry.

I didn't have time to go looking for 254 but I did stay at the Olims and the only bus (other then the ACTION's of course) I seen was an Australian Defence coach parked.

[Ryan]

Does anyone have an update on 254......

I drove past the Keirs Depot today and it is still parked in the front of their yard.

[OLYMPIAN]

The bus is getting ready for rego, and use in the ACT

[Tog]

Six months on... is it registered and in service yet?

[Sir Pompously]

Still sitting in the Keirs yard at last check.

[OLYMPIAN]

Is almost a year..is it registered yet?

[vernbale]

You're just so used to double deckers in red but in yellow it sure catches your eye, i like it

[Bidgee]

Is almost a year..is it registered yet?

I spotted it still parked in the same old spot where it was last reported (I'm assuming it is located out near the airport as that is where I seen it) to be and still in the same livery when I was in Canberra in late January.

[tjwpsv]

More info on this bus here:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/blogs/s ... 10994.aspx

[Sir Pompously]

The bus was moved from the Keirs Canberra Yard back to the Olims Hotel Carpark. Looked as though it had standard ACT plates on it.