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A long way from the snow in Darwin in August 2008 was MO5556, an Austral Denning bodied Mercedes O404-3 new in 1996 to Rover Motors as C5 (NV27BQ).
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As the sight of MO5556 was a bit of a surprise a rear view was grabbed. |
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In March nine years later the coach was displaying its rear end in the Cooma depot. At the beginning of 2017 Snowliner had joined the Dineen Group.
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This Fuso Rosa, 6863MO, was new in 2013, the only small bus in the fleet.
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New in 2007 this UBC-Chiron bodied Daewoo BH117L, 5110MO, was the first of three bought up till 2010.
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The "inbetweener" was 1533MO, new in 2008. A fourth Daewoo UBC-Chiron, TV8903, was acquired at the end of 2017 from Macarthur Anglican College new in 2010 with rego 5853MO, later BT46VC.
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P&D bodied Volvo B7R 5111MO was new in 2005.
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Seen on the right of the Volvo was 8113MO, the first vehicle to join the fleet in Dineen-style livery. The Volgren Endura bodied Scania K310IB was built the previous September but had been acquired from stock and had just arrived at the Cooma depot. Two more of the type joined the fleet the following year and a Higer A30 bodied K310IB arrived the following month in 2017, but that was it for new vehicles for a long time.
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Bought two years earlier was this Mills-Tui bodied MAN 18.280, 5112MO.
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Acquired locally from JH & LM Brown in 2013 was this rare Austral Denning Commuter bodied Hino AK176K, 5113MO. Its original rego was MO9497 and the following year it became a motorhome in Queensland.
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Nose in were 5109MO, a 2000 P&D bodied Volvo B7R and 5108MO a 1994 MCA Marathon with the Darwin Merc on the end. Both coaches have now left the fleet. The Volvo was withdrawn at the end of 2019 and ended up as a motorhome in WA with rego 1HRF400. The MCA was new to the Coffs Harbour area with Lindsay's Coach Service as MO3027, passing to Coffs Harbour Coaches before joining Snowliner, a month after this photo was taken it moved on again to Lilfox Holdings of Quakers Hill.
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The following month 5109MO, possibly 5111MO, was spotted in Panorama's depot in Diamond Creek.
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Seen in Dandenong May 2017 was this V/line 2011 Irizar Century bodied Scania K440EB, Westernport Roadlines 65 (8815AO), which was transferred to Snowliner in 2023 with rego TV843A.
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