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SUMMARY:Ethanol Scania Farewell
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a final sugar-hit to send off Ventura’s Ethanol-powered Scania L94UBs on Sunday 13 October. \nAfter nearly 19 successful years of service\, these trial vehicles are soon to be withdrawn ahead of the arrival of another 15 Scania K310UB low floors in the final months of 2019\, thus bringing the experiment to an end. \nThese are believed to be the only three 100% Ethanol powered buses in Australia\, each powered by sugar cane waste by-product. \nCommon in Sweden and Brazil\, the cost of ethanol fuel in Australia has been a large barrier\, prohibitive for a widespread roll-out. A similar trial of Canola bio-diesel by Invicta in 2001/2002 also came to a halt due to cost and the availability of the fuel. \nWe will use two of the three Ethanol buses for our farewell tour on Sunday 13 October. The date has been chosen to avoid a clash with the two-day Adelaide tour in late October. \nOur tour will commence at Huntingdale Station bus interchange at 11am (awaiting the 10:55am train arrival from Melbourne) and travel along sections of Oakleigh Depot routes the trio were commonly used on. \nWe expect to return to Huntingdale around 4pm. \nThose seeking a shorter day are welcome to depart the tour at Box Hill around 2:30pm. Attendees also have the option to board the latter part of the tour here and join us for the last hour & a half. \nA lunch stop will be provided at Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre (own expense). \nOwing to the short notice\, the BCSV committee has decided that the tour will be free to BCSV members\, including those who join or renew on the day. The non-members fare is $10\, with under 18s half price. \nMembership info – https://bcsv.org.au/membership/ \nWe thank Ventura management for their assistance in making the farewell possible.
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SUMMARY:Spring Heritage Hurrah to Seymour
DESCRIPTION:Join the Bus & Coach Society of Victoria for a heritage bus and coach running day on Saturday 19th October\, featuring various heritage buses and coaches from both Moonee Valley Bus Lines & Driver Bus Lines. \nOur ultimate destination for the day will be Seymour\, including a visit to the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC)\, who will be hosting a public open day. \n\nPICKUPs\n\n\nWe can confirm the following pick-up info. Oakleigh and Caulfield are both out due to station works and the Caulfield Cup respectively. There will be parking available around Malvern station for those who wish to join there.\n\n\n \n\n\nBus 1 – Vehicle(s) from Driver Classics fleet (TBC)\n\n\n* Huntingdale Station (601 stop in bus interchange): 8:45am\n\n\n* Malvern Station (City-bound rail replacement stop on Dandenong Rd\, outside Contour Panel Works): 9:05am \n\n\n* Southern Cross Station (216/219 stop on Spencer St at Lonsdale St\, outside Coles): 9:30am\n\n\n \n\n\nBus 2 – 1989 ‘Eagle Model 20’ from Driver Classics fleet\n\n\n* Mt Waverley Shops (733 ‘Box Hill’ stop on Stephensons Rd): 8:30am \n\n\n* Box Hill Station (612 stop in bus interchange): 8:45am\n\n\n* Essendon Station (903 ‘Mordialloc’ stop on Mt Alexander Rd) – 9:35am (on request to tours@bcsv.org.au) \n\n\n \n\n\nAnyone planning to meet us at Moonee Valley Coaches should arrive by 9:50am for a 10am start. \n\n\n \n\n\nDROP-OFFs\n\n\nThe same vehicles will return participants home\, as follows (all times approximate):\n\n\n \n\n\nBus 1\n\n\n* Southern Cross Station: 4:45pm\n\n\n* Malvern Station: 5:10pm\n\n\n* Huntingdale Station: 5:30pm\n\n\n \n\n\nBus 2\n\n\n* Essendon Station: 4:30pm (on request)\n\n\n* Box Hill Station: 5:20pm \n\n\n* Mt Waverley Shops: 5:40pm\n\n\n \n\n\nMORNING TEA & LUNCH\n\n\nAfter our heritage rides at Moonee Valley Coaches we will enjoy a late morning tea before departing for Seymour. \n\n\n \n\n\nSeymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) has advised that the local SES will be hosting a community BBQ on site as part of their open day. Accordingly\, we have agreed to forgo our private BBQ\, and instead participants can either support the SES and purchase a snag from them or alternatively\, may wish to BYO sandwiches (etc) from home.\n\n\n \n\n\nFARES\n\n\nThe members’ fare remains at $5\, which includes morning tea. SES BBQ lunch at your expense. \n\n\n \n\n\nNon-members fare has been dropped to $15 with the SES BBQ lunch at your expense. \n\n\n \n\n\nUnder 18s half price ($2.50 members & $7.50 non-members). \n\n\n \n\n\nVESTs & TOUR ETIQUETTE\n\n\nHi-vis vests will be required at Moonee Valley Coaches. Limited spares available. \n\n\n \n\n\nAttendees are encouraged to refresh themselves with our tour etiquette guidelines – https://bcsv.org.au/events-overview/tour-etiquette\n\n\n \n\n\nRSVPs\n\n\nAnyone who has booked a one-way trip home on either the R707 or DERMPAV heritage train services departing Seymour early afternoon MUST email tours@bcsv.org.au to ensure that we aren’t looking for you when we leave Seymour. \n\n\n \n\n\nLikewise\, those wishing to board Bus 2 in Essendon must request this pick-up.\n\n\n \n\n\nFor everyone else\, we’d greatly appreciate if you could select “Going” on the Facebook event page to indicate your planned attendance. \n\n\n \n\n\n\nLink – https://www.facebook.com/events/369115680706899/ \n \nOPTIONAL TRAIN RIDES HOME! \nWe have ensured our programme for the day will allow participants the chance to partake in an OPTIONAL alternative way home. \nBoth 707 Operations Inc and Dermpav Victoria will be operating heritage train services to Seymour on the same day as part of Tastes of the Goulburn 2019 and are offering one-way fares. \nOur programme will include a 90 min morning visit to Moonee Valley Coaches including rides on restored vehicles before we depart for Seymour. We expect to arrive Seymour around 1pm. \nOur lunch stop & second highlight will be Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (SRHC) who are hosting a public open day. \nOur coach convoy is expected to depart Seymour between 2:30pm & 3pm. \nParticipants who wish to travel back by heritage train have two exciting options:\n* R707 steam train\, departing Seymour at 2:05pm\, arriving Southern Cross at 3:50pm ($45 one-way)\n* DERM railmotor 58\, departing Seymour at 3:12pm\, arriving Southern Cross at 4:54pm ($30 one-way) \nParticipants can also consider an early afternoon shuttle ride on the DERM in the Seymour area ($15) but will need to make their own way back to Melbourne via either the DERM option or the regular V/Line services ($12.46 Zones 1+6 full fare). \nDetails regarding bookings & intermediate stops enroute can be found online at:\nR707 – http://www.707operations.com.au/\nDERMPAV – https://www.dermpav.net.au/ \nThose wishing to travel back to Melbourne by train MUST book their seats themselves via the respective heritage group websites in advance and additionally advise us via email at tours@bcsv.org.au to assist with our headcounts departing Seymour. \nBOOKINGS ON THE TRAINS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED. \nAll enquires regarding the train options should be made directly to the respective heritage train group. \nThe BCSV takes no liability for any missed train connections due to unforeseen delays or issues with the return train services. \n 
URL:https://bcsv.org.au/event/spring-heritage-hurrah-to-seymour/
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