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April 2010 at Tullamarine's' Airport West depot and Grenda SmartBus Volvo B7RLE buses are sharing space with Tullamarine's Mercedes, all with Volgren bodies. The Grenda buses are brand new 8385 (7497AO) and 8381 (7654AO) both with bodies built in Volgren's Malaysian plant. The Tullamarines are O500LE 14 (1114AO), older O405NH 10 (1110AO) and O500LE 2 (1102AO). The depot sharing arrangement continued when SmartBus operations passed to Transdev in August 2013 until new depots were built for the company in Heatherton and Thomastown. |
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In an almost complete wrap for Victoria University is 2000 Volgren CR221L bodied Mercedes O405NH 6 (1106AO). It is seen at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport in January 2015 before the new Bus Station next to Terminal 4 opened on one of the infrequent bus routes that serve the airport other than the half hourly Smartbus and the high frequency Skybus.
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A few months earlier in November, sister vehicle, a year older 8 (1108AO) was also seen at a damp Tullamarine Airport.
Picture ref A6268 |
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Forward to April 2018 and another CR221L, 2001 delivery, 12 (1112AO) was seen at Sunbury Bus and Train Station waiting to return to Airport West.
Picture ref C22 |
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The thirty plus fleet of Tullamarine Bus Lines includes just two coaches, both Mercedes OH1830 models. This is 30 (8467AO) with Coach Concepts bodywork acquired ex dealer stock in 2010 and seen in the depot yard in April 2018. The other is 32 (9595AO) of 2014 with BCI "Tourismo" style body. Picture ref A1745 |
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