Cost: $35 per person
Pick up: 9:30am at Elizabeth Quay Bus Station - Stand C4
Drop off: 6pm at Fremantle Station
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to ensure a timely departure!
A more detailed overview will be provided in coming days.
Please advise on the Facebook event page, or PM Mr OC Benz to confirm your attendance to ensure we can cater for everyone on the day!
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Once the workhorse of the Transperth bus fleet, the Mercedes-Benz O405NH buses delivered between 1999 and 2003 in both diesel and CNG variants are now progressively being withdrawn. Meeting Euro 2 emission standards and featuring an electric wheelchair ramp with kneeling, they were the first large order of wheelchair accessible low-entry buses significantly improving accessibility.
There were multiple variations of the O405NH with Volgren bodies delivered to Transperth:
- O405NH 12.3m Diesel Voith (Most common type)
- O405NH 12.3m CNG ZF
- O405NH 11.2m Diesel Voith (including 5 with unique fronts for Perth CATs)
The remaining CNG powered O405NH's will be withdrawn within the next 12 months while over one third of the diesel fleet has already been withdrawn.
New Volvo B7RLE and B8RLE buses being delivered have replaced the earliest of these buses while a new bus supply contract for 900 buses commencing in mid-2019 will see the remainder of them withdrawn. So now is the ideal time to do a tour while we still have some variety to choose from!
For enquiries, please contact Zack Harrison.
Many thanks to the volunteers behind the scenes working to pull this together!
