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THE SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Ventura Coaches | Volgren SC222 and Endura bodied
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 At Rosebud depot on the Peninsula in February 2017 there were SC222 coaches almost as far as the eye can see! Nearest the camera is B7R 358 (6940AO) new to Penisnula in 2008.
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 A Scania K270IB for achange. Just over Princes Bridge in the Arts Precinct in January 2018 is 1096 (3611AO) new in 2009 to US Bus Lines as 11 but since renumbered.
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 Easter 2018 was a busy rail replacement occasion. In addition to all the rail disruption due to level crossing removal and Metro Tunnel construction, not only the tram route which crosses St Kilda Road, the 58, but all the St Kilda Road trams were disrupted. Two Volgren CR221L bodied Scania L113CRL buses, 801 (2600AO) and 809 (2601AO) are standing by at the foot of the Shrine of Remembrance with Volgren SC222 Malaysian bodied Volvo B7R 635 (8084AO). Both the Scanias have been withdrawn but the 2010 Volvo, just over ten years younger, was still in service in 2023. Crossing behind is a CDC Melbourne Volgren CR228L bodied Volvo on the 605 to Gardenvale. The 605 had recently been modified to skirt the Botanical Gardens, the road it is seen on was hitherto not a bus route.
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 A motley trio at Dandenong depot in December 2018. On the left is Irizar bodied Scania K270IB 119 (6919AO), in the middle was 24 seat Hino Poncho 1381 (BS04KH) and eight year old Volgren SC222 bodied Volvo B7R 637 (8108AO) on the end.
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 Turning into the yard at the back of Federation Square in January 2019 is 686 (9132AO) a 2012 Volvo B7R. Ventura had adopted a quirky practice of placing fleetnames on the rear windows instead of on the paintwork. If the company had a regular turnover of vehicles this would make sense as it would mean zero likelihood of damage to paintwork, but buses serve the company for many years. So the result is to deprive passengers of a decent view out of the window! The Fed Square yard is a regular terminus for rail replacement services, which is what 686 is doing. Hopefully passengers will be able to see their stop when they get there!
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