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…
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…
Dysons #180 & #183: 50 year anniversary
2002 saw Dysons celebrate 50 years of operation of bus services in Victoria. A special 50 years “Moving with the times” logo was developed, which featured on vehicles, their website and printed timetables. Dysons #183 (Scania L94UB, Volgren “CR227”) received…
Invicta #62: 60 year anniversary
Invicta #62 (Volvo B10M, Volgren) wore a special livery to mark 60 years of operation for Croydon Bus Service & Invicta (1936 – 1996) during 1996. The design featured a selection of the early fleet alongside examples of the then…
Invicta #70: 70 year anniversary
To mark 70 years of operation for Croydon Bus Service & Invicta (1936 – 2006), a special anniversary livery was applied to #70 (Scania K230UB, Volgren) at the end of 2006. The highlight was the large selection of employee faces…
East-West #897 to #900: 301 Express Shuttle
Following a few years of campaigning by the Vice Chancellor of La Trobe University, the 2015/2016 Victorian state budget provided funding for a new express shuttle bus between Reservoir Station and their Bundoora Campus, providing faster access from the City…