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The anniversary weekend was bedevilled with showers, The Denning Gold Phoenix decker is seen in the wet. The bus had been a victim of a fire at the depot and had been extensively rebuilt at considerabe expense, just in time for its work to evaporate with the advent of the pandemic. The bus originally had rego 1065AO, but like others had to be delicensed when the work dried up.
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The sun did come out between the showers giving this lovely view of the offside with its Twelve Apostles graphic from the Great Ocean Road tour, which would normally be its regular run.
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Great effort had been made to present the fleet at the Mount Waverley depot as illustrated by this line up of Gray Line Scania K310IB coaches with Irizar i6 bodies. The first four are identified as 47 again, 60 (BS01XA), 61 (BS04NP) & 62 (BS04NM).
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A different angle on the Irizar line up.
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Irizar i6 17 from the Gray Line line up performed the return run to Oakleigh Station for those guests wanting to catch trains back to the city. It is seen in Oakleigh just south of the Station. The contrast between the Irizars used on Gray Line work and more mundane charters is noticeable. This is the taller i6 3900, whereas most are the 3700 model. Seating capacity is only 48 sumptuous seats as opposed to the norm of 57 of the rest of the fleet. Obviously the 57 seaters are very nice machines too.
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