A look back at Melbourne Tourist Shuttle (Part 3)

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A look back at Melbourne Tourist Shuttle (Part 3)

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Hi all, Drivers new Cat powered, Custom Coach bodied Dennings arrived sporting another new livery & replaced the loan Buses on the service

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In around 2012, these were repowered with Cummins engines, as low emission engines were required to extend the contract.

These buses were listed for sale, but have been seen floating about on rail replacement.
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scott wrote: These buses were listed for sale, but have been seen floating about on rail replacement.
They’re currently still listed for sale on Bus Sales Online and along with rail replacement on both the Pakenham/Cranbourne & Hurstbridge lines over the last month or so, they’ve been used for cleaning up Transdev’s mess
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Why was this shuttle service ended? Because of the introduction of the free tram zone?
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No it covered a totally different area and operated well after the free tram zone started.
Living in the Shire.
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Fleet Lists wrote:No it covered a totally different area and operated well after the free tram zone started.
What area did it operate and why was it closed?
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Was A City Council run service, which with the free zone , City Circle Trams & the Double Deckers,& Charging fares patronage had dropped & the council didn't want to run the service anymore

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had 4 liveries in total
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