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Kinetic Group fleet changes Australia/New Zealand

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Kinetic Group for Skybus and Surfside/Sunbus and Telfords and GO Buses NZ fleet changes.

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Surfside

4 new XDi coming up in early december as well also one SDi 283 went out to service in NSW, 2 more SDi still awaiting.
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The following Optare,s have been transferred from Melbourne depot to Sunbus , Sunshine Coast, Qld.


Fleet Numbers are 35 and 39 these will be base at Marcoola depot

On another note to the sunshine coast fleet list,
5533 can be deleted
5757 Volvo new bus based at marcoola
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Surfside

249 250 and 251 all are now in service but missed rego plates. also 252 coming up in January 2020, also more coming up by the end of January as well. as well the next latest XDi will be back to Euro 5.
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Surfside

All 3 new NSW Tweed SDi with Cummins ISB Euro 6 now Registered.

283 rego 8873 MO
284 rego 8874 MO
285 rego 8875 MO
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SunSkySurf09 wrote:The following Optares have been transferred from Melbourne depot to Sunbus, Sunshine Coast.
These are operating 065 free shuttle services in Noosa, having been revinyled for the service. Still retain Victorian registrations, so maybe only in Queensland until this service finishes on 27 January.
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Surfside

249 Registered XQ97IW Vin: 6K9XBGH23KB039080 body no 19/047
250 Registered XQ60KF Vin: 6K9XBGH24KE039074 body no 19/048
251 Registered XQ62KF Vin: 6K9XBGH24KE039075 body no 19/049

Also 2 more coming up 252 and 253( all ISB Euro 6) will be out soon, also 3 (ISL Euro 5) more will be finished by end of this month and early/mid Feb.

Also Sunbus coming soon for More XDi and MDi, also another ADi for Magnetic Island.
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Hi , Update from the Sunshine Coast

The 2 Optares that were transferred from Skybus New Zealand are been picked up Fri10th to join 35 and 39 at Marcoola depot , Sunshine Coast and not sure whether the fleet numbers are either 121,122 or 123 but more info to come and these two units are to be Registered in Queensland so could get new fleet numbers. And then will be used for the other shuttle route 064 Noosa Heads to Peregian South.
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252 Registered XQ67KF Vin: 6K9XBGH24KE039076 Body no: 19/050 Date: 12/19.

253 not yet reg
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253 Registered XQ68KF Vin: 6K9XBGH24KE039077 Body no: 19/051 date: 12/19.

254 will be out about 2 or 3 weeks time, but its now on Cummins ISL euro 5.
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252 and 253 based in Tweed Heads.
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Surfside

254 registered XQ73KF Vin: 6K9XBGH24KB039067 Body no: 19/042 date: 1/20

255 and 256 will be finish next week.

also 247 - 251 based at Tweed Heads.

Also Sunbus

New Magnetic Island ADi is 3628 will be finished in middle of this month, also New XDi for Townsville is 3633, 3634 and 3635, also more coming up.
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Surfside/Sunbus

Surfside XDi 256 registered XQ76KF vin: 6K9XBGH24KB039069 body no 19/044 date 2/20

also 255 is delayed, and Sunbus Magnetic Island ADi 3628 will be reg very soon their vin is 6K9ABGH13KB039081 body no 19/093 date: 2/20.
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Surfside

255 is now registered XQ77KF Vin: 6K9XBGH24KB039068 body 19/043 date: 2/20.
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Sunbus

3628 Magnetic Island ADi is now registered XQ78KF.
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Sunbus Townsville.

New XDi 3633 and 3634 will be complete by end of this month, its into Translink Livery same as 3630, also more of the new XDi coming up by march.

also new MDi will be complete by the end of March, early April, (Yes you need to be around and look out for the CB20, get happy snaps before they will go.)
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Sunbus Townsville

3633's vin 6K9XLGH23LB039037 body no 20/025 date: 2/20, not yet to be reg.

But all of XDi is currently using Cummins ISL euro 5 engine, also same MDi too.
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Surfside

709 and 853 is now into Translink livery.
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Sunbus Townsville

3633 had been registered XQ80LA
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Sunbus Townsville

3634 is now registered XQ81LA Vin: 6K9XLGH23LB039038 body no. 20/026 date: 2/20.

3628 ADi is now Delivered to Magnetic island.
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Sunbus Townsville

3635 is now Registered XQ85LA Vin: 6K9XLGH23LB039039 body no: 20/027 date: 2/20

3633 and 3634 Delivered to Townsville.
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Sunbus Townsville

3636 had been registered as XQ86LA Vin: 6K9XLGH23LB039040 Body no 20/028 date 2/20.

3635 Delivered to Townsville.
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Sunbus Townsville

3119 and 3120, 3121 and 3124, 3126 all are withdrawn.
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Sunbus , Sunshine Coast

The two optares ex new Zealand sky bus (121) and (122) are now (5510) and (5511) in the sunbus fleet and will be base at Caloundra Depot.

But currently on loan to skybus Gold Coast to help with services , before returning to the sunshine coast.
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Surfside

254 at Tweed Heads, 255 and 256 at Ernest.

3 More XDi coming up by end of this month 257 and 258 and 259.
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