Bus and Coach Society of Victoria
Our May 2016 meeting featured guest speakers Tony Finneran (Scania and recent publisher of Gone But Not Forgotten series books) and Jim Lynch (formerly of Ansair and Bus Sales). They presented a look back on the careers around the topic…
Members enjoyed a day riding some of the last Mercedes Benz O405 high floor buses in Melbourne from numerous operators, in our latest installment farewelling the workhorses of the 80s and 90s. A stop was made at Doncaster Shoppingtown for…
In another "Transport Around" presenation, Paul Kennelly presented a comprehensively researched history of transport in Geelong City from 1920 until 1990, firstly looking back at the tramway days, which will lead into the more recent decades where bus become king.…
Bus and Coach Society of Victoria's tour in August 2016 visited various operators in Melbourne's north-west. We visited Moonee Valley Coaches to celebrate their 50th Anniversary (including inspecting their heritage vehicles). A visit to Skylight Buslines depot was also arranged,…
The BCSV's Annual General Meeting for 2016 was held on September 15 at Hawthorn Tram Depot. Â The AGM was followed by a photographical history of both the Noreng and Mees bus body builders, presented by Paul Kennelly. This is…
After negotiations with local Bendigo operator Whitmore's, the Bus and Coach Society of Victoria (BCSV) were able to secure an afternoon farewell tour for their MAN 10.180, Ansair Tasmaina, originally new to Metro Tasmania in 1992 as #512. This bus…
On Sunday we visited Cranbourne Transit in the morning, before time for lunch at Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre. After lunch we then visited Latrobe Valley Bus Lines on Sunday afternoon to ride the Volvo Hybrid Bus currently on trial, with…
On Saturday 15th October the ARHS & BCSV took a day trip to East Gippsland onboard a chartered coach from Ventura. At Korumburra we called into two local bus depots (Harleys and Winterhalters). There will also be an opportunity to…
The annual HCVCA display day was held at Yarra Glen Racecourse on Sunday 13 November 2016. Some operators and owners setup on the Saturday to secure prime parking postions. Many vehicles in Driver Bus Lines' hertiage fleet travelled in convoy from…
The annual HCVCA Historic Commerical Vehicle Display Day was held at Yarra Glen Racecourse on Sunday November 13 2016. Hundreds enjoyed a day out looking at dozens upon dozens of beautifully restored trucks, buses, machinery and other historic vehicles. People…