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A visit to Seabourne Coaches in Sorell, Tasmania, in February 2019, found a host of former Dysons vehicles starting with Custom bodied Hino RG197K F79HZ, former 331 (3681AO), which has been sold since to Oakleys Coaches of Snug on the island. It originated with Kyneton Bus Lines in 1997 as OIW326.
Picture ref C2811 |
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Older Austral Denning Starliner bodied RG197K of 1995, E09YM, was Dysons 334 (3690AO) also acquired with Kynetons, new with rego NDB661.
Picture ref C2816 |
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This Starliner's body was built in the Austral Pacific era in 1998 on a Mercedes OH1418 chassis. This was Dysons 830 (0697AO), but they acquired it from Wangaratta Coach Lines, where it had been 97 and before that it was with Newtons in Wangaratta. Now it is Seabourne's F75HZ.
Picture ref C2817 |
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The Custom bodied Hino, F79HZ, was kindly reversed out into the yard for a better photo.
Picture ref C2821 |
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Another Dysons bus seeing out its days on the "Apple Island" was Manions' Coaches C68TX, a 1994 Ansair Orana bodied MAN 14.190 new to Mylon's Motorways in Wodonga as 64 (MO3249). When Dysons took over Mylons it became their 451 (5304AO)
Picture ref C2949 |
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