Grenda Group news January - June 2012

[cummins isx]

Exactly how I pictured it in my head haha

[V981]

Exactly how I pictured it in my head haha

As somebody already eluded to....it looks just like the other CR228L buses, albeit with a Scania badge.

[cummins isx]

Yep that's what i said

[Luke]

Sighted new Grenda bus G678 (Volvo B7RLE, Volgren CR228L) now in service seen on route 828 to Hampton at Southland today (2 June) at around midday.

[cal_t]

Hi there,

Does ATDB have a ready reserve/rail replacement list for Grenda's?

[CB80]

No.

[B7RLE]

There emergency rail fleet is 42,47,48 and 55
16,18,20?,176 on the reserve track fleets

[E.L.Wood]

There emergency rail fleet is 42,47,48 and 55
16,18,20?,176 on the reserve track fleets

There's 2 seperate fleets within - the nominated Rail Buses kept at Moorabbin were:- 42,47,48,55 & 70
The Grenda Transit Management reserve fleet includes(these have GTM fleet numbers above the door and are painted white)
16,18,20,54,66,68, 176 & 241, 242, 243 & 244, but most of the buses withdrawn and stored at Moorabbin can be put into service if required.
Also at Moorabbin and recently used on weekend replacements and emergency call outs were:- 3, 38, 79, 83 & 84

Desto Dave may be able to confirm this listing.

[B7RLE]

Didn't 20 have a stint at Nuline

[Luke]

G677 (Says Dandenong on the rear) is now in service, I caught it on run 8200 today (Keysbourgh Depot run)



M679 (Says Moorabbin on the rear) is now in service, I spotted it on the 3:20pm Moorabbin 825 today.

[grenda bus 669]

is this same kind of bus and the livery going to be rolled out to all ventura depots?

because i heard that there was a bus at volgren with doncaster on the back?

[scott]

Yes, the same livery will be rolled out across all of the Ventura depots, but the ones going to the Grenda side will be Volvo B7RLE's as pictured above, the ones going to the Ventura/National side are Scania K280UB's.

[Apollo]

Just photographed Moorabbin/Ventura 680. Appears to have LED driving lights under the regular headlights. First Volgren CR228L I've seen with these.

[B10BLE]

It seems as Moorabhin Transit don't do allocated runs anymore. Currently sitting in M570 to Parkmore, the 3:20pm Keysborough ex Moorabbin (normally operated by M594 for the past 13 months) while M569 did the ex Westall to Moorabbin (I've never seen 569 on 824s) although, I may be wrong. I stand corrected

[grenda bus 669]

Just photographed Moorabbin/Ventura 680. Appears to have LED driving lights under the regular headlights. First Volgren CR228L I've seen with these.

did you post the photo on the website yet?

[scott]

Just photographed Moorabbin/Ventura 680. Appears to have LED driving lights under the regular headlights. First Volgren CR228L I've seen with these.

Saw this at Southland today, presumably these LED daytime running lights stay on all the time and go out when the headlights are on as I have seen with Linfox trucks.

[Luke]

@Desto Dave/any other Moorabbin employee, Do you know what service M680 will be running tomorrow?

[Mitch]

Just photographed Moorabbin/Ventura 680. Appears to have LED driving lights under the regular headlights. First Volgren CR228L I've seen with these.

CDC in NSW has CR228L's with daytime running lights.

Thanks,
Mitchul [;

[Bradley]

Just photographed Moorabbin/Ventura 680. Appears to have LED driving lights under the regular headlights. First Volgren CR228L I've seen with these.

M680 on route 812 from Brighton at Dandenong Station earlier around 6.55pm tonight (6/6/2012).

Cheers

Bradley.

[grenda bus 669]

how about the seating configration is the same as grenda, and the seat fabric

[Mercedes]

how about the seating configration is the same as grenda, and the seat fabric

The buses were ordered by Grenda and would have been signed off before the takeover happened meaning any changes would have been expensive to change.

[grenda bus 669]

oh! well thank you mercedes

[CB80]

Yes, the same livery will be rolled out across all of the Ventura depots, but the ones going to the Grenda side will be Volvo B7RLE's as pictured above, the ones going to the Ventura/National side are Scania K280UB's.

I have seen a photo of a new Volvo with "Oakleigh" on it, so either some of the Grenda ordered buses are going to Ventura or it is an error by Volgren.

CDC in NSW has CR228L's with daytime running lights.

Yes but they are of a different type and mounted in a different location.

The buses were ordered by Grenda and would have been signed off before the takeover happened meaning any changes would have been expensive to change.

Which I suppose explains why they also have the pov drivers seat and manual mirrors as well.

[grenda bus 669]

grenda should get their buses upgraded like the ventura ones. for example: electric mirrors, tinted windows etc.

[RailwayBus]

Well they may start receiving new buses with those features now that they are under Ventura, commencing with the next order of course, not the existing one.