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Skybus Gold Coast

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It's a new fresh look for Gold coast from the take over Gold Coast tourist shuttle from Surfside Buslines by Skybus which is due in mid december.

There is a few solo which have been transferred from melbourne and their rego plates had been change to qld.

35 is now 876XSV
36 is now 230XSL
39 is now 874XSV
42 is now 231XSL

I will post more soon when I find out, if you find out and welcome to post it here :)
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Where are they housed ?
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38 now in gold coast, registered in qld plates is 309XTT

35 changed the fleet number to 10.

i will find out their depot.
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Bustech ADi fleet have been renumbered.

ex 209 now 20

ex 210 now 21

ex 211 now 22.
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20 ADi had been repainted into Red skybus livery.

180 XTT is now renumbered to 6.
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Solo Number 16 didn't show up on the fleet list. its 234 XTT on a white skybus livery. Vin: SABTW4AF0ES290966, body date 2016.
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superbossgc wrote:Solo Number 16 didn't show up on the fleet list. its 234 XTT on a white skybus livery. Vin: SABTW4AF0ES290966, body date 2016.
Appears to be a transfer from Skybus’ NZ operation
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maxy54 wrote:
superbossgc wrote:Solo Number 16 didn't show up on the fleet list. its 234 XTT on a white skybus livery. Vin: SABTW4AF0ES290966, body date 2016.
Appears to be a transfer from Skybus’ NZ operation
Based on the VIN, was #123, JZJ844, used mainly for the City shuttle to hotels.
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30 HiAce is now in Gold Coast.
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did skybus only takeover the 3 vehicles?
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superbossgc wrote:30 HiAce is now in Gold Coast.
Now registered as 777 XVF
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Skybus GC liveries:

5 and 6 Mitsubishi Rosa are both Skybus Red.

All Optare's are Skybus red but #16 is Skybus White.

20 now Skybus Red livery where as 21 and 22 still have AOA's on them.
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201 CB80 is now in gold coast!, awaiting for qld plates to install.
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201 is now registered in qld plates 434XWQ.
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Skybus Gold Coast #201 now #24
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another CC CB80 arrived. 23 is registered 434 XWQ.
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#23 and #24 you’s reported as same Regos
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#51 arrived at gold coast, awaiting for qld plates.
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BW44YS wrote:#23 and #24 you’s reported as same Regos
#23 is 486 XXI
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superbossgc wrote:#51 arrived at gold coast, awaiting for qld plates.
Bus has been registered 234 XYF
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21 had been repainted into red skybus livery, 22 is now repainting into red skybus livery at the moment.

#15 Solo from gold coast had been De-reg and back to melbourne is now on victoria plates BS01DH.
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maxy54 wrote:
BW44YS wrote:#23 and #24 you’s reported as same Regos
#23 is 486 XXI
another source reports 486XXI as #24
yolo seems to be a bit of a trend!
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Living in the Shire.
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Skybus, Gold Coast #51 234 XYF is #25.
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Skybus Gold Coast Depot is at 32 Activity Cresent, Molendinar. Just around the corner from Surfside’s Depot.
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