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BusNut79
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Does anybody know at what age Translink requires/or would like a bus to be replaced under their route contracts?
A document I read for Q Connect says 18 years is a preferred replacement age, is it the same for translink?
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BusNut79 wrote:Does anybody know at what age Translink requires/or would like a bus to be replaced under their route contracts?
A document I read for Q Connect says 18 years is a preferred replacement age, is it the same for translink?
TransLink's rules prevent any buses over the age of 25 years performing school/urban services.

It's slightly different for your general kilometre/fares based school operators outside of the TransLink system, they can operate vehicles past 25 years, but only if they've had a life extension.
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Isn't 25 years pretty much an Australian wide standard?

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but BCC comes early to withdrawn as 21 years.
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Mitch wrote:Isn't 25 years pretty much an Australian wide standard?

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Some jurisdictions yes, but you just have to look at Tasmania and New South Wales who don't impose the same standards.
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