Ray Collins pass awayed away recently in Grafton

Looking for a photo of Batterhams RFW coach
Can anyone help

Hi Paul
Laurie lives around Port Macquarie
Robert Collins ex owner of Bankstown Coaches would know details

one for sale at Bloomsbury QLD near the BP
still has original front panel / Header

TV588
is it a RFW or Hino chassis
one photo states RFW and another says Hino
can tell us did they build two bodies the same design on both chassis???

50 on the road
One was never completed as a R&D unit

Sorry that info is wrong Chassis number #139 the second batch built still oringal rear suspension & 49 seater Check your dates as Chesters did not have a RFW till the Explorer was built in 1983 charter plates till TV were issued The Ansair RFW was Geoff Tegals Fredom Coachlines as payment for th...

TV821 was never TV733 / TV098 they are two different coaches TV821 was an Ansair body Ex Ansett Pioneer sold to Hilly's Highway Tours TV733 was Built as MIM735 For Chester Coaches Australian Explorer 4 wheel drive Austral body This has been said before and I worked there at the time Landseer/ Jumbo

Landseer wrote:That was the new list who they where built for

Need to look at fleet list to find where they went

That was the new list who they where built for

There were 50 RFW chassis # # 021 Berima Coaches Mittagong TV 505 # 022 Leslies Junee # 024 Blue Line Kirrawee TV 603 # 026 Carah Coaches Randwick PBX 695 # 033 Bosnjaks Edensor Park MO 5905 # 036 Leslie Junee MO 4063 # 037 Motorhomes Gordon # 038 Nevilles Casula MO 5520 # 046 Batterhams Cessnock MO...

Sydney unrestricted TV plates
Six companies granted about 1983/4

Foleys Scenic Tours brought by Chester Coaches then by Newmans TV069 to 082 then 094 to 099 & 101
Ansett Pioneer
Clipper Tours / Deanes Nth Ryde
AAT
Murrays / Canberra Cruises
APT

TV100 was granted to Chalmers Coaches

where is the spare tyre hidden, beside a phone call????

A motor home one for sale on the Pacific hwy Boombee Coffs Harbour seen it yesterday but coundnt stop
On spider rims - two axle - D5 thermokink A/C

Hi GM

Thanks for the pics
May I use them on the RFW Facebook page

The 37 footer was spec with an 8v71 but built with a Cummins 903 the other two were 40 footers where 903 Cummins spec all had 5 speed Fullers & two speed Eaton diffs On of the Cummins ones is at Wittenoom WA in a sad state We're on Coil Spring & airbag tag suspensions See RFW trucks Buses Au...

TV098 was never on an Ansair body after my RFW coach was sold the plate went onto a Volgren Twin deck your history is wrong RFW TV821 was Highway (Hilly) plate which Geoff used as he swap the bus run to hilly and Geoff got the coach in exchange used Chester's plate TV095 TV094 & TV096 When Newma...

Good to see you have corrected the info on my old RFW coach Mim 735 to TV 098 NSW unrestricted plates

Industry
You are correct about the West Darling Coach

RFW TV 733 which became TV098 was a 4x4 Australian explorer nothing to do with Geoff Teagle or Ansett A lot of interesting theories about the coach - TV821 became TV095 there where 10 RFW for Ansett Pioneer 1x 1972 Customs body D5 thermoking A/c Chassis #049 was inherited from West Darling Tours Ali...

there is a Commer cambleback at Dingo qld which is a longterm resto project

Auburn BS was brought by Todds the in late 1985 brought Cherter Hill Bankstown route 73 & 84 from the Deweys

Wilcox had 6 val14 Bedford's all Press Metal bodies by memory

Seen last Monday a Coach with freshly painted / stickered-Sunshine Coast Coaches on the sunny coast
Looked like a ex Coolum Coach ??

The Tiger is the longest bendy built by memory at 19 meters special build for Westy at Chevallum by his son I believe