A small batch of MANs - four 18.310s and a solitary 18.320 (686) - joined the Scania National Bus SmartBuses. They were amongst the first buses delivered with the stylish new Custom CB80 body, giving the fleet some of the panache it enjoyed with Designline bodies until that New Zealand firm went out of business. Here 684 (7974AO) is seen at The Pines Shopping Plaza terminus in November 2011.
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Here we can see the rear view of the CB80 body on 684.
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Sister vehicle 685 (7975AO) is seen arriving in the CBD a few days earlier.
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A rear view of 682 (7972AO) in traffic leaving the CBD on the same day.
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Back to The Pines for this view of 682 arriving from Doncaster depot to take up service.
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