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IN FOCUS<br />
TRANSDEV MELBOURNE<br />
TRANSDEV<br />
MELBOURNE<br />
100-BUS FLEET<br />
UPGRADE<br />
COMPLETES<br />
The final 14 units of Victoria’s single-biggest<br />
order of replacement buses in 25 years have<br />
headed into service around metropolitan routes.<br />
Forming part of the state<br />
government’s 100 newbus<br />
order, the 60 Scania<br />
K310UB (Euro 5) and 40<br />
Scania K320UB (Euro<br />
6)-chassis vehicles – fitted in an even<br />
split with either Volgren or Gemilang<br />
bodies – are, “…transforming the<br />
customer experience improving<br />
safety, reliability and comfort for our<br />
customers,” the company explained.<br />
The new buses were built in line<br />
with the Victorian government’s Local<br />
Jobs First Policy, creating jobs in<br />
Ballarat and sustaining employment<br />
in Dandenong, Transdev Melbourne<br />
confirms.<br />
Operating from Transdev’s North<br />
Fitzroy depot on routes around the<br />
inner north and eastern suburbs<br />
– including Carlton, Kew, Port<br />
Melbourne and Altona North – the<br />
new buses have been replacing an<br />
ageing fleet since July 2019.<br />
According to the company,<br />
eventually these buses will service<br />
more routes across Melbourne<br />
and will operate where they are<br />
needed most.<br />
The Euro 5 and 6 emissions<br />
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<strong>ABC</strong> September 2020 busnews.com.au
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