More Berrima updates:

16 (4816MO) is still at Mittagong (apparently sale fell through) and was back in service today.

58 (4103MO) has been sold to unknown purchaser

Unknown Mercedes 0305? white with green stripes (fleet no 1) has turned up at Mittagong for sale

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Griffith fleet no17 is currently on loan to Berrima.

Previously mentioned Merc is ex 2177MO.

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A quick update from the operator... Berrima (16) 4816 MO MAN 16.240 has been sold and will leave over Christmas (it remains in service until then), Berrima (58) 4103 MO BCI sold to a Tasmanian school bus operator 29/11/12 and Bathurst (1) 2177 MO Mercedes-Benz O305 is apparently being picked up by a Wollongong charter operator today. Details to follow.

Griffith (17) is at Berrima pending reallocation to either Dubbo or Orange in the new year.

Berrima fleeet numbers 39 & 40 (Merc 0400s) have both had external refurbs and now wear the Buslines livery.

Also Berrima 23 has had an advertising update (still McCafe)

4816MO (16) still remains in the Berrima fleet

Northern Rivers? fleet number 48 is currently stored at Mittagong

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No33 wrote:Berrima fleeet numbers 39 & 40 (Merc 0400s) have both had external refurbs and now wear the Buslines livery.

Also Berrima 23 has had an advertising update (still McCafe)

4816MO (16) still remains in the Berrima fleet

Northern Rivers? fleet number 48 is currently stored at Mittagong

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Thanks for the update. Apparently 4816 MO is sold, but remains in the fleet until it comes off contract.

Berrima (48) may be headed for Tasmania soon.

Ben O wrote:

No33 wrote:Berrima fleeet numbers 39 & 40 (Merc 0400s) have both had external refurbs and now wear the Buslines livery.

Also Berrima 23 has had an advertising update (still McCafe)

4816MO (16) still remains in the Berrima fleet

Northern Rivers? fleet number 48 is currently stored at Mittagong

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Thanks for the update. Apparently 4816 MO is sold, but remains in the fleet until it comes off contract.

Berrima (48) may be headed for Tasmania soon.

Do you mean the other 48 (visiting MAN) or the real Berrima 48 (Merc 0400)?

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The visiting MAN

Berrima 22 also received updated McDonalds advertising today.

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there are another 2 more new B7R SBV is underway at bustech, completions end of this month.

Dubbo SBV is back to bustech.

all of 3 new B7R SBV are finished and delivered, only got one rego is 7145 MO, saw it this morning at the lights near bustech factory, eye it out which depot they arrive, all of 3 have no desto, it have school bus stickers.

superbossgc wrote:all of 3 new B7R SBV are finished and delivered, only got one rego is 7145 MO, saw it this morning at the lights near bustech factory, eye it out which depot they arrive, all of 3 have no desto, it have school bus stickers.

Berrima has one of them for a Government contract hence no desto. 7144MO is Berrima fleet number 57.

It is fitted with seatbelts on all seats, a first for Berrima.

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New Buses for Buslines, 5 new Volvo B7, one B7RLE VST and four SBV, completion by before christmas time.

update for new buses, as above I posted that not B7RLE, it's 4 B7R SBV for Tamworth and Piction, Orange and Dubbo, and 3 New MB 500LE VST(unknown depot where they go to), they're underway at the moment until completion before Factory having christmas break(20th December 2013 to 6th January 2014)

Berrima 37 was sold and disposed of December 2013.

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A Berrima update;

One of Tamworth's MAN 16.240's (3249 or 3259) is in service at Mittagong

New Bustech VST Mercedes has entered service as fleet number 18

Orange Isuzu LT1-11P fleet 13 is stored at Mittagong

Berrima fleet 5 has had a complete respray and is awaiting signwriting (currently completely white)

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Would you be able to confirm the rego on the new 18?
Many thanks

Yes Daniel, fleet 18 is 7382MO.

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2990 MO is now with Collins bus service Port Macquarie.

news today, it getting 9 new buses Bustech, 6 school bus vehicle and 3 0500LE VST, school bus will be build in August, 0500LE to start in October.

Northern RIvers #28 is back at bustech.

NEWS OF THE NEW BUSTECH's TO BE DELIVERED

Ballina Buslines are getting:

1x VST, Mercedes Benz 0500LE
2x SBV/SBM, Volvo B7R

Apparently Ballina BL don't buy the SBV in Volvo B7R's anymore because MAN's are better for Ballina.

The VST, Mercedes Benz 0500LE is going to be 146
The SBV/SBM's are going to be 147 & 148.

Northern Rivers Buslines are getting:

1x SBV
Which will be 62

Northern Rivers BL are only getting 1 SBV because they have the most VST's in the buslines group. Northern Rivers are still buying Volvo B7R's and if they buy VST's they have to get them in Mercedes Benz 0500LE because Buslines Group have stopped buying Volvo VST's...

3 B7R is now using new white LED mobitec, The 3 School bus MAN chassis still at bustech at the moment awaiting for build, 3 O500LE is underway at the moment until finished in mid December and deliver to Ballina and Dubbo and Berrima.

Hi All

Just letting everyone know that there are some buses needing to be added to the Ballina Buslines Fleet List…

TO BE ADDED:
101- Fuso Rosa Fuso (Rego is unknown)
108- 5028 MO MAN 16.240 HOCL Custom Coaches 7/90 (Ballina received 9, now 108 from Northern Rivers)
109- ? MAN 16.240 HOCL Custom Coaches (Rego is unknown)
110 ? MAN or Nissan ? Custom Coaches (Rego is unknown)
138 5285 MO Volvo B7R Bustech "SBV" 2/09 (Has been swapped between Northern Rivers & Ballina multiple times as 52 & 138)

TO BE REMOVED:
*131 5015 MO Volvo B7R Custom Coaches "SB40" 5/03 (Is going to be 35 Northern Rivers by the end of December 2014)

TO BE DELIVERED TO BALLINA:
146 ? Mercedes Benz 0500LE Bustech "VST" 12/14 (Rego is unknown)
147 ? Volvo B7R Bustech "SBV" 11/14 (Rego is unknown)
148 ? MAN ? Bustech "SBV" 12/14 (Rego is unknown) **To be delivered bus Fleet numbers could change before delivery**

Thanks Guys!

Berrima has received another new Volvo SBV - fleet no 58 rego 7578MO

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no33 one 500LE will be at berrima by mid December