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Skybus purchase new Optare Solo SR buses with much easier passenger access to replace the Rosas, but 33 and 34 survived the cull, partly due to Skybus' acquisition of the Gold Coast Shuttle, which drafted several Solos to Queensland. Two more Rosas, 3 and 6, joined the Solos on the Goldie. Here is 33 exiting the Southern Cross yard with the Ethiad stadium behind in December 2017.
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On the same day two Rosa 34 (9436AO) is seen in the vicinity of Southern Cross.
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In early 2016 Skybus took over FAPAS, the Frankston and Peninsula Airport Service. With it came some Toyota Coasters and five King Long coaches, four 6900AU models like 4 (7959AO) seen here in April that year and one larger 43 seat 6102AU. This coach was one of two 6900AU coaches already in the Skybus fleet and this coach can be seen when it was white and numbered 82 in our gallery of white Skybus vehicles.
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The other non-FAPAS 6900AU, 3 (7953AO) on St Kilda Road in November 2016. Though travelling along St Kilda Road, the service stopped dropping in St Kilda itself when a dedicated service direct to the airport was introduced in late 2016.
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Former FAPAS 50 (BS00AU) is seen leaving Beaconsfield Parade and heding on to Jacka Boulevard in St Kilda in early March 2018. It is number 8 with Skybus.
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