One odd Orana.

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One odd Orana.

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I stumbled upon this MAN coach with Ansair Orana style bodywork.It is enormous and looked like it may be 14.5 m in length like STA's longbuses.
The coach driver remarked "your'e keen" when I asked him if it was alright to take a shot :roll: .
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Hey mate,
I cannot see the photo, even through the direct link.
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SHOOOT!I'll have to sort it out tomorrow if it doesn't sort itself out.
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You left an "o" out of photobucket....
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Post by BroadGauge »

And here is the correct one :D
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Post by boronia »

Maybe the post is in the way, but it seems to have only a single rear axle, so doubt it would be 14.5 long
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Swift obsessor wrote:I stumbled upon this MAN coach with Ansair Orana style bodywork.It is enormous and looked like it may be 14.5 m in length like STA's longbuses.


It is a MAN 22.360 HOCL/Ansair. This Coach used to operate for Sussex Bus, but has since been sold to Bankstown Coaches and still carries the Sussex Bus livery.
boronia wrote:Maybe the post is in the way, but it seems to have only a single rear axle, so doubt it would be 14.5 long


Yeah the post is in the way it definately is 14.5m long and there are two rear axles.

Here is a link to a picture of the above vehicle when it was still with Sussex Bus.

From the Sussex Bus Website
http://www.sussexbus.com.au/images/bushomslg.jpg
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Post by R-C »

Saw that thing the other day and was hoping someone could get a shot of it!!! Got my attention, and i thought it looks very Oranaish!
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I have shots of it on rail and it is fugly.
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Post by MAN 3668 »

Now, I'm willing to admit the Orana is my favourite type of bus body, but that really looks bad on that coach in my opinion :shock:
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Post by Busnerd »

The photo works, and is there twice :lol:
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Post by Herbert »

Tom_G wrote:... still carries the Sussex Bus livery.
But is no longer "George's Pride" :lol:
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Post by Ben O »

Herbert wrote:
Tom_G wrote:... still carries the Sussex Bus livery.
But is no longer "George's Pride" :lol:
haha, it hasn't been George's Pride since it was with Roadcoach, Ulladulla before Sussex Bus.

There is a sister to this unit, MO 0330, which is still at Sussex Bus. However, it has 3x2 school bus seating to acomodate for 90 passengers.

My scanner is currently out of action to show any pics of it at Roadcoach, so here is one of MO 0330 from Denair's fantastic fotopic site:

http://gallery66775.fotopic.net/p28350262.html
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Re: One odd Orana.

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Sorry to drag up an old post, but did this bus actually operatate for Bankstown Coaches as stated in the posts above. The fleetlists doesn't show it as having been with them.
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wallace wrote:Sorry to drag up an old post, but did this bus actually operatate for Bankstown Coaches as stated in the posts above. The fleetlists doesn't show it as having been with them.
Nah, owned by Australian Luxury Travelm, but previously parked at the Bankstown depot. Wait till you see it now.
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Post by Ben_Daui »

Yes I have seen it too, it does have two rear axles.
I would like to see a Scania 14.5 next to this but getting that image may be hard to achieve as not many scania 14.5's operate from Central/Pitt St Haymarket.
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