Two old Bendybuses: 2553/2554 yesterday

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Two old Bendybuses: 2553/2554 yesterday

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Good evening everyone,

Just a short note to tell about two old Bendybuses: 2553/2554 were sighted yesterday, as you see below:

No 2554 was sighted in the city at about 09.35, as it was leaving for Northern Beaches.

No 2553 was sighted in Spit Junction on it's way to the city at about 14.37.

Hope it interest you all. :wink:

Regards,

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2553, 2554, 2556, 2561, 2564, 2568, 2571, 2574, 2575, 2576 and 2579 are still in service.
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I was pleased to see 2553 and 2554 at Wynyard, 2554 taken passengers on a E88? (the last stand on York St just before the corner) and 2554 powering down York passing 2553 on a Central bound L90. This was about 1730 yesterday. Nice to hear the turbo noise of an O305G :!:
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E65.
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where are these babies during the off peak??? the depot or out and about?
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Simes wrote:where are these babies during the off peak??? the depot or out and about?
The Brookvale ones are kept inside while the Mona Vale ones can be seen in service (off peak). The weekend sees some out from Brookvale as well.
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Norbert Genci wrote:
Simes wrote:where are these babies during the off peak??? the depot or out and about?
The Brookvale ones are kept inside while the Mona Vale ones can be seen in service (off peak). The weekend sees some out from Brookvale as well.
The old artics are still regulars on the L90 all day on weekends. Last Sunday sightings of them were plentiful.
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Most weekends, every second bus on that L90 run is served by a Brooky bendi
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Just (about 5 minutes ago) saw 2557 (with P accreditation and run plate) running special up Pitt St away from the Quay. It appeared to be carrying about 5 depot staff.
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3808 wrote:Just (about 5 minutes ago) saw 2557 (with P accreditation and run plate) running special up Pitt St away from the Quay. It appeared to be carrying about 5 depot staff.
A new lease of life for the old girl :?: Wow - old artics along Anzac Pde - hmm, now I wonder who would be interested in that :lol:
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Of course, the Mk3 artics are no strangers to Anzac Parade. They used to make very regular appearances on routes 1,2 and 3 in the days when the Royal Easter Show was held at Moore Park. Does anyone have photos of this?
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I think MAN 3668 might be referring to further south on Anzac Pde.
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As we all agree, the weekend sees a lot of Brookvale old artics out on the road. This is why I was stunned after looking at the new L90 t/t - they printed basically every trip on the L90 on Saturday as wheelchair accessible!
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I want to see a bendy on a L94 :o
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Norbert Genci wrote:I think MAN 3668 might be referring to further south on Anzac Pde.
Yes I did mean that. Old artics would have regularly gone to UNSW as well on the 891 services provided by Brookvale (I think I'm right in saying that :?: )
Norbert Genci wrote:This is why I was stunned after looking at the new L90 t/t - they printed basically every trip on the L90 on Saturday as wheelchair accessible!
Which timetable is that? The website version, December 2005, doesn't show any Saturday L90 services as wheelchair accessible.
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I saw 2557 at layed up at Bondi Jcn interchange with special up today.
To my surprise it had Port Botany accreditation on the side as well as P run plates.
What's the deal here?Is it being used for training only?
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MAN 3668 wrote:Which timetable is that? The website version, December 2005, doesn't show any Saturday L90 services as wheelchair accessible.
There is a new one printed, dated 13 August 2006. Most of the Sunday trips are also wheelchair and half of the weekday ones are too.
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Swift obsessor wrote:I saw 2557 at layed up at Bondi Jcn interchange with special up today.
To my surprise it had Port Botany accreditation on the side as well as P run plates.
What's the deal here?Is it being used for training only?
Transfered there and driver training I think you will find.
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I can't remember if I read or was told by a driver that due to high petrol prices. STA patronage has gone up alot, withing the last few months meaning that the 3 merc bendis that were at Brookvale, now at Port Botany, will be going into driver training and then into full time service than to scrap them. The merc bendis and possibly the MK 2's are staying in service a bit longer than originally planned.
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Blackadder wrote:
Swift obsessor wrote:I saw 2557 at layed up at Bondi Jcn interchange with special up today.
To my surprise it had Port Botany accreditation on the side as well as P run plates.
What's the deal here?Is it being used for training only?
Transfered there and driver training I think you will find.
they would not goto such trouble for purely driver training purposes. watch this space...

what destos did they 2557 have in it?
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Does this mean P are getting Volvos too?I was not aware they were getting bendies at all to start with.
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Swift obsessor wrote:Does this mean P are getting Volvos too?I was not aware they were getting bendies at all to start with.
No they're not getting volvos, if moving O305G's to depots new to bendies was part of the training process for the volvo bendies, a few would of gone to Y and W, this did not happen. Join the dots my friend :wink:
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Norbert was lucky enough to catch one in traffic!
Do the Brookie destos have blank red spaces on their destos? I know Eastern destos do :wink:

http://norbertgenciphotos.com/scgi-bin/ ... rticulated

On a general note he has a good collection this week also...
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2564 was sighted without a rear number box last week
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OLYMPIAN wrote:2564 was sighted without a rear number box last week


It has been like that for a while, I am prety sure 2571 was the same
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