THE SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Ventura | Volgren Optimus bodied Volvos in PTV livery
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 Moving off the 785 Mornington East tand at Frankston Station in December 2014 is February delivery B7RLE 1052 (BS00NV). In front in Smartbus livery is Transdev Scania K230UB 8903 (6703AO) new to Invicta as 203 in 2008 and bound for Melbourne Airport. Behind is another Volgren CR228L in what was Grenda livery, Mercedes O500LE 345 (4453AO), new in 2006.
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 Bound for Chadstone in Sandringham in March 2015 is B7RLE 1067 (7082AO) delivered later in 2014 but avoided a BS rego.
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 Back at Frankston Station in April 2016 B7RLE 1070 (BS00SB) arrived between 1052 and 1067!
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 Headed to Portsea at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula in January 2017 was B7RLE 1059 (7096AO).
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 At Hampton Station in March 2017 is 1292 (BS02LU) on the 828 and sister B7RLE 1021 (9462AO) bound for Carrum. On the left of the picture is Nuline BS02BF of which no record can be found on Bus Australia Fleetlists.
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 Over Easter in April 2018 the PTV were causing the usual major travel disruptions, in addition to rail replacement services on several lines, tram trackwork on St Kilda Road had Ventura providing a fleet of buses to replace the trams. Here is B7RLE 1067 again with five section Yarra Trams' Siemens Combino 5020 at the bus/tram interface.
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 Here is our first B8RLE, 1321 (BS03PD) delivered in late 2017, with its bright white blinds set for tram route 6.
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 Approaching the Dandenong depot, in servce, in January 2019 is B7RLE 1061 (7120AO), another from the 2014 delivery.
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 First seen in Sandringham in 2015, then on the St Kilda Road tram replacement work, 1067 was seen again in February 2019 in Chapel Street, windsor on rail replacement work, appropriately on the Sandringham line.
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 Back to Frankston Station in March 2019 with B7RLE 1267 (BS02LY) of 2016.
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 Volvo 1059 was seen again that day at Frankston, once more on the 788 to Portsea.
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 Here is the view from the front passenger seat as 1059 makes its way to Portsea. The "angle iron" in the windscreen seems excessive to support the tiny card reader!
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 Chadstone Shopping Centre is a major objective for buses. The largest shopping mall in the southern hemisphere, typical of Victoria it is inaccessible by tram or Metro train. Passing other buses in April 2021 is Ventura B7RLE 1060 (7119AO), the two being passed are CDC Melbourne Scania K310UB 165 (BS05JC) and Denning Phoenix 88 (6988AO). Heading in the opposite direction on the left is Transdev 1114 (BS05CL), another K310UB but with Gemilang not Volgren CR228L bodywork.
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 Seen near Dandenong in May 2021 is 1321 (BS03PD), a 2017 Volvo B8RLE.
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 On the same day at Dandenong Station is one month old B8RLE 1367 (BS04XI).
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 Side by side in the yard at Dandenong depot in March 2023 are Scania K320UB hybrid 1456 (BS06IG) one of a pair delivered in 2020 and, poor relation, B7RLE 1063 (BS00SP).
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 Leaving Lilydale depot in March 2024 is B7RLE 1048 (BS00HQ).
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