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New #43 Toyota HiAce, Saw it today at West burleigh, its really new but got missed a rego plate,
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#43 rego plate is 086 LMR it's full cream with koala koches sign in front door
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today spotted ex clarks logan bus that koala bought it, she doing school bus runs at Burleigh heads this afternoon.

it have koala koaches signs shown with ex clarks logan livery on it. I missed the fleet numbers + rego plate but I will look at it at depot next week.
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Noted on e-bay for sale are 4 ex Koala Leyland Tigers for sale by a dealer.
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its 655 SFY as #26, replaced withdrawn leylands.
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superbossgc wrote:its 655 SFY as #26, replaced withdrawn leylands.
Which could possibly be an ex Logan City Hino RG230 APG or RG197K AD.
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Dave C wrote:
superbossgc wrote:its 655 SFY as #26, replaced withdrawn leylands.
Which could possibly be an ex Logan City Hino RG230 APG or RG197K AD.
So it must be ex 19, 20 or 21.
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Spotted another acquisition for Koala.

871 SBZ Hino? Express.
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THE INFORMANT wrote:Noted on e-bay for sale are 4 ex Koala Leyland Tigers for sale by a dealer.
Three of them left now. One came home with us on Friday :D
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Its more than likely ex Clarks 31, Hino RG 197K, 1992, PMC 160, B57F. (ex REG.27) (31 CBS) 8/92 which was recently withdrawn along with unit 22. 31 only disappeared in the last couple of weeks so its probabally it. If anyone down the Burleigh could get a photo of it would be good to see if its it.

The older Hinos mentioned earlier 19,20,21 were sold to Jim Hill and later moved on to various places. 19 went to Tasmania, 20 went to S.A. somewhere and 21 is a motorhome in N.S.W. sold through Dick White. The 4 A/D starliners RG 230's are all still in service at Loganlea.

A few years ago Koala Koaches picked up a Leyland Tiger/Denning which is no. 27 with Koala and a Volvo B59, ex Clarks no. 59, ex Surfside 829 from the Clarks operation. It is possible that more buses may have gone to Koala as Hino's 31,37 & 39 haven't yet been accounted for as to where they recently went to after withdrawal. 22, 38 & 40 are currently for sale.
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BBL 10 wrote:Its more than likely ex Clarks 31, Hino RG 197K, 1992, PMC 160, B57F. (ex REG.27) (31 CBS) 8/92 which was recently withdrawn along with unit 22. 31 only disappeared in the last couple of weeks so its probabally it. If anyone down the Burleigh could get a photo of it would be good to see if its it.

The older Hinos mentioned earlier 19,20,21 were sold to Jim Hill and later moved on to various places. 19 went to Tasmania, 20 went to S.A. somewhere and 21 is a motorhome in N.S.W. sold through Dick White. The 4 A/D starliners RG 230's are all still in service at Loganlea.

A few years ago Koala Koaches picked up a Leyland Tiger/Denning which is no. 27 with Koala and a Volvo B59, ex Clarks no. 59, ex Surfside 829 from the Clarks operation. It is possible that more buses may have gone to Koala as Hino's 31,37 & 39 haven't yet been accounted for as to where they recently went to after withdrawal. 22, 38 & 40 are currently for sale.
Ooh - sounds like it could be 31. I guess we know what the next 2 LCBS deliveries will be numbered - 22 and 31.

If someone can give me details of where to find ex 31 in service with KK, I'd love to get some snaps myself.

Do you happen to have details of where 22, 38 and 40 are for sale?
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I know this is going off topic (mod, feel free to move), but the Fleet Lists for LCBS must be wrong then.

So, 15-18 are all still in service, as are 23, 24, 25 and 27.

So despite being listed as still in service, 22 and 40 have been withdrawn?

What about 26, 29, 30, and 32? They're listed as in service but I've never seen them.
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BestFriendHasLeprosy wrote:
BBL 10 wrote:Its more than likely ex Clarks 31, Hino RG 197K, 1992, PMC 160, B57F. (ex REG.27) (31 CBS) 8/92 which was recently withdrawn along with unit 22. 31 only disappeared in the last couple of weeks so its probabally it. If anyone down the Burleigh could get a photo of it would be good to see if its it.

The older Hinos mentioned earlier 19,20,21 were sold to Jim Hill and later moved on to various places. 19 went to Tasmania, 20 went to S.A. somewhere and 21 is a motorhome in N.S.W. sold through Dick White. The 4 A/D starliners RG 230's are all still in service at Loganlea.

A few years ago Koala Koaches picked up a Leyland Tiger/Denning which is no. 27 with Koala and a Volvo B59, ex Clarks no. 59, ex Surfside 829 from the Clarks operation. It is possible that more buses may have gone to Koala as Hino's 31,37 & 39 haven't yet been accounted for as to where they recently went to after withdrawal. 22, 38 & 40 are currently for sale.
Ooh - sounds like it could be 31. I guess we know what the next 2 LCBS deliveries will be numbered - 22 and 31.

If someone can give me details of where to find ex 31 in service with KK, I'd love to get some snaps myself.

Have to have a look





Do you happen to have details of where 22, 38 and 40 are for sale?
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BestFriendHasLeprosy wrote:What about 26.
That's ours now. Being converted into a Motorhome :D

Was only decomished a couple of weeks ago.
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AFF Motorsport wrote:
BestFriendHasLeprosy wrote:What about 26.
That's ours now. Being converted into a Motorhome :D

Was only decomished a couple of weeks ago.
Wow, they're going really fast now. They've gotta be getting something new soon, surely.

Any chance of posting a photo of ex 26?
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Here is the #26, its Hino RG taken by iphone
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Looks good still in the old LCBS livery.
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This bus does look good, old ex 25. I wonder if they took 31 aswell as it recently disappeared along with 29.
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BBL 10 wrote:This bus does look good, old ex 25. I wonder if they took 31 aswell as it recently disappeared along with 29.
You mean ex 26, right?
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BestFriendHasLeprosy wrote:
BBL 10 wrote:This bus does look good, old ex 25. I wonder if they took 31 aswell as it recently disappeared along with 29.
You mean ex 26, right?
That's Koala Koaches fleet number...and 26 is a PMCA, which looks nothing like a Starliner!
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So the photos above are of ex 25, which is numbered 26 in the KK fleet?

Makes sense, as it looks like 25.

Which means it was lucky I got photos of 25 at the Hyperdome just a couple of months ago, as it looks like they're all going about now.
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Good old Number 10, 12 & 34 have been retired with Awesome old 26 (our's now New name Teri) :D

I do have photo's, they are just too big to post.
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AFF Motorsport wrote:Good old Number 10, 12 & 34 have been retired with Awesome old 26 (our's now New name Teri) :D

I do have photo's, they are just too big to post.
Make them smaller?
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@ Hornibrook yes true 26 is a PMC XL which still in service.
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New Daewoo is number 2 replaced old Newnham.

#27 withdrawn
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