A history of liveries worn by Transdev #298 (ex National #298, ex National #358, ex The Met #358) (M.A.N. SL200, Ansair “Mk2”) over the years: August 1990 – Bus delivered as #358 in The Met yellow & green livery 29…
Panorama #1: AOAs
A history of liveries worn by Panorama Coaches #1 (Volvo B7R, Irizar “Century 3500”) over the years: August 2010 – Bus delivered as #1 in Panorama livery with maroon & blue dashes Mid 2013 – Received AOA for “Eltham College”…
Ventura #1179 (ex #837, ex #42): AOAs
A history of liveries worn by Ventura #1179 (ex #837, ex #42) (Scania L94UB, Custom “CB60”) over the years: August 2000 – Bus delivered as #42 in Ventura two-tone blue livery 2005 – Fleet renumbering to integrate former National Bus…
Panorama #16, #37 & #41: Route 343
On 19 June 2017, Panorama (Dineen Group) introduced a new Route 343 service between Greennsborough & Hurstbridge via St Helena and Diamond Creek. The service, operated by the Dineen Group’s Panorama operation, was initially designed to provide residents of the…
La Trobe #H001: Volvo Hybrid
La Trobe Valley Bus Lines are currently trialling a (Volvo B5RLEH, Bustech) demonstrator, which wears a distinctive green livery, highlighting its environmentally friendliness. It entered service on August 31 2016 at a public launch at Traralgon Plaza from 10am until…
La Trobe Valley #76: B Connected / Euro 6
LaTrobe Valley Bus Lines #76 (Volvo B8RLE, Volgren Optimus) delivered in May 2016 wears a striking red livery, promoting the first Euro 6 bus in their fleet as well as company receiving B Corporation certification. B Corporation Certification is available…
Ventura VFD 512: C.N.G. M.A.N. demonstrator
ACTION in Canberra proposed to trial two M.A.N. SL202s in 1992, one with a diesel engine and a second running on natural gas. Both were ordered with Ansair bodies, numbered as #734 & #735. The natural gas trial was soon…
Ventura #804: Point Nepean Shuttle
In December 2012 Parks Victoria awarded Ventura’s Rosebud depot a contract to provide shuttle services within the Point Nepean National Park at Portsea. The service runs approximately every half-hour during daylight hours to transport visitors beyond carparks to the far…
MMTB: 1940 to 1954
Examples of the Metropolitan Melbourne Tramways board fleet from 1940 to 1954, most scanned from annual reports of this era. It would appear that the famous crest first made its appearance with the first Martin and King bodied AECs delivered…
Ventura #829 (ex #14): 75 year anniversary
Ventura reached 75 years of operation in Melbourne at the end of 1999. #14, a brand new Northcoast Scania L94UB, was delivered in November 1999 wearing a special anniversary livery that it retained until about 2010. This bus later became…