This 1985 PMC bodied Hino BX341 was new to Ritchie in Griffith and acquired from a school.
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This standard Volgren bodied Volvo B10M was acquired from Westrans where it had been 40 (2850AO).
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New two years earlier in 2006 was this Volgren CR221L bodied Volvo B12BLE, part of a batch of five.
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Most of the batch of newly acquired Volgren CR228L bodied Volvo B12BLE buses for the 401 service were lined up in the depot yard in April 2008 nearest the camera is 71 (6833AO), then 40 (6832AO), 16 (6834AO), 41 (6694AO), 43 (6728AO), 19 (6729AO), 54 (6831AO) and 27 (6727AO). As can be seen they are registered and parked in a higgledy piggledy order. They were for a new 401 service linking Melbourne University with North Melbourne Station, part of a family of "01" services linking tertiary campuses to their nearest train station.
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A rear view of the lineup, better displaying the 401 branding.
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Eight years later in February 2016 19 was seen in service on the 401 near the hospital precinct.
Picture ref B2151
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The same bus in much the same place, but heading the other way to North Melbourne Station that October.
Picture ref B4743
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Acquired for rail replacement and similar work a batch of eight Austral Pacific Orana bodied Volvo B10L buses arrived from Brisbane Transport, now SITA 295 (BS01UL) this was 546 (546DOS, later 546REO) when new in Queensland in 1997, seen here on rail work in April 2019.
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Orana 296 (BS01WT), new as Brisbane 588 (588FDL) in 1998, is seen on an evening rail duty in the temporary bus/rail terminus at the back of Federation Square.
Picture ref C3482
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The first of the Oranas, 290 (BS01UY), new as Brisbane 586 (586FDL) in 1999, also at the back of Fed Square that April, is in a wrap for "davenportcentral" a Hotham Heights ski resort. The previous winter 290 had been loaned to Alpine Spirit for the snow season.
Picture ref C3495
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The bus was seen again on layover from rail duties in the city in January 2020.
Picture ref C6229
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As well as the Oranas, SITA acquired four 2000 vintage Volgren CR222L bodied Volvo B10L from Brisbane. Seen on the Dandenong Road on rail replacement work in Windsor in February 2020 was 285 (5508AO), former Brisbane Transport 600 (600FDL).
Picture ref C6257
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