Private Observations - July to December 2018

[idontknow556]

1668 has been repainted into TNSW livery.

[marcnut1996]

^Isn't 1668 Transit Systems?

[Fleet Lists]

Yes - hence post moved.

[Jurassic_Joke]

Yes - hence post moved.

better yet, the death of Metrobus thread? That one was a Metrobus prototype, and the first of its kind (Volvo Custom bodied arctic) to be repainted in tfnsw livery.

By removing the Metrobus livery, it not only sets a stronger mandate for the bus to appear on non Metrobus route, but also vaguely points to ideas of the brand dying.

Curious to see the repainted bus.

[Stonesourscotty]

M/o1551 on the m30 last night with a display that was half set to prepay only and part to nga zoo via eway m30

[sunnyyan]

^Saw another bus like that on M10. The destos seem to be a bit dodgy on the Euro3 B12BLEs.

^^ Images of 1668 at https://www.instagram.com/pe88lz/

[swtt]

^Saw another bus like that on M10. The destos seem to be a bit dodgy on the Euro3 B12BLEs.

^^ Images of 1668 at https://www.instagram.com/pe88lz/

Private account.

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[Campbelltown busboy]

better yet, the death of Metrobus thread? That one was a Metrobus prototype, and the first of its kind (Volvo Custom bodied arctic) to be repainted in tfnsw livery.

By removing the Metrobus livery, it not only sets a stronger mandate for the bus to appear on non Metrobus route, but also vaguely points to ideas of the brand dying.

Curious to see the repainted bus.

Wasn’t 1668 in the batch of B12BLEA CB60s ordered by the STA to replace the northern beaches based O305G fleet so it would have been transferred to Port Botany before becoming a metrobus prototype

[Jurassic_Joke]

better yet, the death of Metrobus thread? That one was a Metrobus prototype, and the first of its kind (Volvo Custom bodied arctic) to be repainted in tfnsw livery.

By removing the Metrobus livery, it not only sets a stronger mandate for the bus to appear on non Metrobus route, but also vaguely points to ideas of the brand dying.

Curious to see the repainted bus.

Wasn’t 1668 in the batch of B12BLEA CB60s ordered by the STA to replace the northern beaches based O305G fleet so it would have been transferred to Port Botany before becoming a metrobus prototype

Nah it’s this. https://showbus.com/A/Asta1668.JPG . Now imagine that in TfNSW livery - I do want to see it!

[sunnyyan]

Sorry, I didn't realise the account was private.

Try this one https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm3ZI7SAvfs ... IjrHlby80/

[hornetfig]

eww "eyes" should not be sky blue.

[marcnut1996]

The Transit Systems logo is white instead of green like other TfNSW liveried Region 6 buses. I wonder why that is so? Also I have noticed that the picture shows Y run plate at the front. Perhaps Transit Systems doesn't care about run plates and they just leave them as they are?

[BanksfielderIdiot823]

The Transit Systems logo is white instead of green like other TfNSW liveried Region 6 buses. I wonder why that is so? Also I have noticed that the picture shows Y run plate at the front. Perhaps Transit Systems doesn't care about run plates and they just leave them as they are?

About the logo, maybe a new thing from TSA since this same thing happened to an ex-Metrolink Bustech VST in Region 3 that got slapped with the TfNSW livery not too long ago and it also received the white TSA logo. I think that was 1267.

[Daniel]

Both R3 1267 and R6 1668 have been repainted by Wales at Smithfield is probably the explanation.

[kypros1992]

From the CDC FB page

[Jurassic_Joke]

From the CDC FB page

According to Fleetlists, these are more Volvo B7 Optimus - pity they haven't jumped on board the B8 hype train. Unfortunately CDC also adopted the dark tinted windows finally - the existing Optimus fleet is one of the few 'modern' buses to have left this out and have fully transparent windows.

On the other hand, exciting to see Transdev is getting B8 Bustechs - thats what im looking forward to the most here

[stajourneyman]

Approximately 56 of them in a yard at Camellia.

[mandonov]

Only about a month left to get the other half in time..

[idontknow556]

How many buses are expected to be withdrawn from Transdev once the new buses are cascaded into normal service from Station Link?

[Fleet Lists]

Probably about the same number as the the number of new buses they get from Station Link. But as usual they will not do it at one time but a gradual process over some months.

[idontknow556]

So that means all the B10Ms, Hinos and some 0405s will be withdrawn. I am assuming that they will retain some of the older buses for charter services/school services.

[Fleet Lists]

That is a matter on which you just have to wait and see.
Looking through the fleet list there are quite a few buses going back to 1993 and earlier (especially at Mount Kuringai) which must all be running on borrowed time waiting be replaced as they will all be 25 years old and older by the end of this year. That also includes quite a few MAN buses which you do not list.
I remember doing a similar exercise a few years ago and guess what. They withdrew some buses which we had not expected.

[Newcastle Flyer]

And they've also asked about the white buses that have seat beats, are passengers allowed to stand if there are no seats available?

Are the buses licenced to carry standing passengers? Should be a sign at the rear. If so, seat belts would be irrelevant.

I'm not sure, as I haven't had the time to look, but if passengers are allowed to stand on buses with seatbelts, doesn't that defeat the purpose of seatbelts?

[LB608]

From the CDC FB page

On the other hand, exciting to see Transdev is getting B8 Bustechs - thats what im looking forward to the most here

m/o6867 CDC is a volvo B8

[gilberations]

Should we start a seperate “StationLink/RailBus observation thread?”

If at the very least for the metro conversion periods?