SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Hawkesford's International Group
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The design of these Volvos, used by Hopkinsons as seen in Parramatta is very striking. The body is by P&D Coachworks. Derek Cheng of Sydney informs us that these bodies were built on either B10B or rebodied B59 chassis and this one, MO8712, is on a B59 ex PTC Melbourne 862 (IUG862). It was subsequently sold to Hawkesford's International and then passed to Kingsford Smith Transport.
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 The same bus is seen at the remodelled Parramatta Station in January 2008.
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 Seen at Liverpool Station in November 2013 is Casula 23 (MO7967), but originally PTC Melbourne 851 (IUG851) as an Ansair bodied Volvo B59. The bus was rebodied by P&D in 1994 and acquired by Hopkinsons who sold it on to Hawkesford's International from whence it went to Casula. Casula was subsequently merged with Kingsgrove Bus Service and was the bus renumbered 12 in the enlarged fleet. Picture ref A947 |
 Like many Denning Landseer DD deckers this example with Alley's Coaches of Tamworth, TV6571, in November 2016, has had a checkered history. It was new in 1991 to APT as 85 (TV046) and passing to Sid Fogg before arriving with Langley's of Dubbo. It was sold on to Hawkesford's International as 61 (TV3910) and then to Australian Bus & Coach, where it became TV6571 and gained a new front by Autobus.
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