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AUSTRALIA 837-OJ-205 AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
ACTION, CANBERRA
New vehicles (continued)
546 ZIB 546 (BUS 546) MAN SG192 187-1240-1253 CAC SG192/153 AB71D 6/79
547 ZIB 547 (BUS 547) MAN SG192 187-1239-1252 CAC SG192/154 AB71D 6/79
548 ZIB 548 (BUS 548) MAN SG192 187-1237-1250 CAC SG192/155 AB71D 7/79
549 ZIB 549 (BUS 549) MAN SG192 187-1241-1254 CAC SG192/156 AB71D 9/79
550 ZIB 550 (BUS 550) MAN SG192 187-1242-1262 CAC SG192/157 AB71D 11/79
551 ZIB 551 (BUS 551) MAN SG192 187-1244-1265 CAC SG192/159 AB71D 11/79
552 ZIB 552 Ta He 101800 Arakawa M11 6/80
553 ZIB 553 (BUS 553) MAN SL200 287-0001-0001 CAC MAN126 B42D 12/78
554 ZIB 554 (BUS 554) MAN SL200 287-0002-0002 CAC MAN127 B42D 12/78
555 ZIB 555 (BUS 555) MAN SL200 287-0003-0003 CAC MAN128 B42D 12/78
556 ZIB 556 (BUS 556) MAN SL200 287-0004-0004 CAC MAN129 B42D 12/78
557 ZIB 557 (BUS 557) MAN SL200 287-0005-0005 CAC MAN130 B42D 12/78
558 ZIB 558 (BUS 558) MAN SL200 287-0006-0006 CAC MAN131 B42D 12/78
559 ZIB 559 (BUS 559) MAN SL200 287-0007-0007 CAC MAN132 B42D 12/78
560 ZIB 560 (BUS 560) MAN SL200 287-0008-0008 CAC MAN133 B42D 12/78
561 ZIB 561 (BUS 561) MAN SL200 287-0009-0009 CAC MAN134 B42D 12/78
562 ZIB 562 (BUS 562) MAN SL200 287-0010-0010 CAC MAN144 B42D 2/79
563 ZIB 563 (BUS 563) MAN SL200 287-0011-0011 CAC MAN145 B42D 3/79
564 ZIB 564 (BUS 564) MAN SL200 287-0012-0012 CAC MAN146 B42D 2/79
565 ZIB 565 (BUS 565) MAN SL200 287-0013-0013 CAC MAN147 B42D 3/79
566 ZIB 566 (BUS 566) MAN SL200 287-0014-0014 CAC MAN148 B42D 3/79
567 ZIB 567 (BUS 567) MAN SL200 287-0015-0015 CAC MAN149 B42D 4/79
568 ZIB 568 Ta He 001407 Arakawa M10 6/80
569 ZIB 569 (BUS 569) MAN SL200 287-0019-0019 Smithfield SB861 B42D 7/80
570 ZIB 570 (BUS 570) MAN SL200 287-0022-0022 Smithfield SB864 B42D 8/80
571 ZIB 571 (BUS 571) MAN SL200 287-0021-0021 Smithfield SB863 B42D 10/80
572 ZIB 572 (BUS 572) MAN SL200 287-0018-0018 Smithfield SB860 B42D 10/80
573 ZIB 573 (BUS 573) MAN SL200 287-0020-0020 Smithfield SB862 B42D 11/80
574 ZIB 574 (BUS 574) MAN SL200 287-0023-0023 Smithfield SB865 B42D 11/80
575 ZIB 575 (BUS 575) MAN SL200 287-0024-0024 Smithfield SB866 B42D 12/80
576 ZIB 576 (BUS 576) MAN SL200 287-0033-0033 Smithfield SB868 B42D 12/80
577 ZIB 577 (BUS 577) MAN SL200 287-0027-0027 Smithfield SB870 B42D 3/81
578 ZIB 578 (BUS 578) MAN SL200 287-0030-0030 Smithfield SB873 B42D 3/81
579 ZIB 579 (BUS 579) MAN SL200 287-0032-0032 Smithfield SB875 B42D 4/81
580 ZIB 580 (BUS 580) MAN SL200 287-0031-0031 Sm/CC SB875 B42D 6/81
581 ZIB 581 (BUS 581) MAN SL200 287-0029-0029 Sm/CC SB872 B42D 6/81
582 ZIB 582 (BUS 582) MAN SL200 287-0028-0028 Sm/CC SB871 B42D 7/81
(the above three were completed by Custom Coaches after their take-over of Smithfield)
583 ZIB 583 (BUS 583) MAN SL200 287-0037-0037 Custom Coaches 81.137L B42D 8/81
584 ZIB 584 (BUS 584) MAN SL200 287-0036-0036 Custom Coaches 81.136L B42D 4/81
Melbourne
New deliveries to the Melbourne area operators were last covered in OJ34. Here we provide an update. Volgren’s
dominance of the bodywork market is obvious and not surprising given that they are based in Melbourne, but it’s
worth noting that they have plants in both Malaysia (VM prefix) and the United Arab Emirates (VU). Ventura Bus
Lines has taken many New Zealand-built MAN / Designlines in recent years and continues to do so but they also
have the first Designline-completed Enterprise Plasmas (similar to the Plaxton Primo) for the ‘Manningham
Mover’ service. Irizar has recently entered the Australian coach market while King Long Australia is supplying
bodywork built in China on a variety of chassis, mostly MAN so far.
New vehicles
Broadmeadows Bus Lines, Melbourne
42 6355 AO MB OC500LE WEB63422021000468 Volgren VG2305 B39D 2007
43 6655 AO MB OC500LE WEB63422021000634 Volgren VG2453 B39D 10/07
47 6843 AO MB OC500LE WEB63442021000002 Volgren VG2439 B41D 10/07