RANDOM BUS GUFF PT5

 

Despite promises made in part four that it would be a long time before I painfully inflicted more bus photographs upon the world, I have already found more than enough to compile this for your viewing boredom.

This time there is a mix of photos (70s-2000s) from Australia, Fiji and the Philippines. Most were taken by me, others taken by my grandparents. 

Bus and Truck Museum tow truck on King Georges Road at Roselands. This was back in the day when they were still situated at Tempe.

First bus photo I took in the Philippines.
I actually think it is outside Manila, on the road from Sta Rosa to Tagaytay.

Across Australia Coachlines

UBX-949

Eddy Ave (Central)

80s

Apparently this company went on to be part of Bus Australia, which itself merged with Greyhound and Ansett Pioneer, becoming Greyhound Australia.

M/O 1512    

Sydney Domestic Airport 

Things be looking a little different there nowadays.

Mk1 Leyland Leopard

M/O 3728 (From the former Enfield bus depot)

415 to Summer Hill station.

Bus became #21 with Ruttys of Figtree. But would eventually be scrapped.

Deluxe coach passing through Mascot.

1980s.

Company ceased in 1990 with nearly 200 coaches.

MO-1163 (3641 behind)

Homebush Showground

14-4-2000

M/O 3768

302 to Sans Souci

Mascot

Not much left the same in this shot.

3768 is scrapped.

Best and Less is now Auto One.

Newsagent moved to Botany Road.

South Sydney Travel is no longer there. Think it may have been the late Tony Bailey's 'Mercury World Travel' at one stage.

Unidentified Bus

Kildare Road, Blacktown

23-5-2020

Leyland Royal Tiger 3095 Registered. 

31080H at Fairfield Showground 01-12-2018.

M/O 2812

Withdrawn 2011

  Sold to the 'Church of Scientology'

  Bus Australia lists it as now being unregistered in Muswellbrook (2017).

Nothing makes you feel old more than finding a shot you took when about 5 years younger than your son.

2806

Sydney Explorer

Circular Quay

A selection of buses in the old bus area at the east end of Circular Quay.

Busways 903
M/O 8521 on Kildare Road at Blacktown.
23-5-2020

Shore Buses Ltd of Fiji - Phyll Cockle

Back when school excursions meant a ride on a classic bus.
Thankfully my nan took a few shots of these at the rear of Sans Souci Public School.
Yeah, that's me in the top shot, next to board the bus.

Centralian Tours was a favourite operator of  my grandparents, having gone on numerous of their tours.

3809 at Eastgardens (Sydney) - 26-6-2020

I am not much into the buses that followed the old Mercedes. But this type is dwindling in number and have suddenly become worthy of aiming the lens at.

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That's it for me this year, taking a couple of weeks break from the online work and abuse.
A HUGE thank you to everyone who has followed my blogs in 2020, a year that has been terribly hard for most of us, I really hope everyone sees a huge improvement in 2021.
Enjoy...

FROLICKING FRANK - SEASON 1

 

This year I was lucky enough to have my ol mate Frank Kirk offer to let me put his Victorian (and elsewhere) videos on YouTube.
While I have a little big of Victorian footage to go up, the majority of the VHS tape collection had deteriorated well beyond what could be used, even on my low-quality channel.

The first season, seen below, was primarily taken around the Bendigo (Victoria) area, and has a wide variety of locomotive types.
Technical issues gave us a few dramas, the most obvious is the timing details at the bottom of a number of videos. 
While this is going to continue into season 2, Frank tells me he has worked out how to remove it, so it should be resolved down the track.
Anyway, nothing can detract from the wonderful Victorian goodness in each episode.

Please Enjoy.

Part 1 - Bendigo, Bendigo and Bendigo.

Part 2 - Yep, even more Bendigo.

Part 3 - Frankie vertures to Adelaide.

Part 4 - Back To Bendigo.

Part 5 - Frankie takes a look around Bendigo.

Part 6 - Love those C class things?

Frank removes himself from Bendigo, in an effort to see some of these strangely popular beasts in action.

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A huge thank you to my mate Frank Kirk for giving us the opportunity to see his rail videos.

Season two will be a mixture of model, and real, train action. While he assures me that the future holds some pretty awesome older train operations.

Recent Posts That May Interest.

Canberra Kettles

Saving Stockinbingal Station

2020 Lineside Xmas Party

 

Firstly, I would really like to thank everyone who has shown a big interest in the Delec series.

 It has come as a bit of a surprise and, as such, I shall continue it in 2021. At least while the interest is there.
If anyone has any Delec related documents (not photos) they would like to scan and contribute, please email to me at my alcogoodwin email address. You will be credited of course.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas to all.

Track diagram from an open day brochure. 

19-8-1990

42205c 42208c 42215c 42219c 42220o

4403c 4423r 4427rt 4438c 4451rt 4463c 4465c 4467c 4468c 4471c 4473rt   
4483rt

4604o 4606r 4607c 4609c 4610c 4611c 4614c 4615c 4616c 4621c 4622o 4623c

4630c 4633o 4634o 4635c 4636c 4640c

4803o 4806rt 4816o 4817o 4818rt 4819o 4822o 4824rt 4825r 4826r
4830o 4833c

4834rt 4839rt 4841c 4842c 4852c 4853c 4888rt 4890rt 4891c
4896rt 48114rt 48157c

4901g 4902g 4903c 4904o 4905g 4906rt 4907c 4908c 4909c 4910c 49110 4912c

4913c 4916c 4917c 4918c

** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.

8006o 8011o 8025o

8142c 8145c 8152c 8153c 8154c 8156c 8157c 8158c 8165c 8166c
8168c 8169c

8171c 8173c 8175fr 8178c

8604bi 8607c 8610c 8612c 8622c 8630c 8631C 8635c 8638c 8641c
8642c

*8642 had Freightrail logos from earlier candy repaint.

7307r 7331c 7343rt 7344g 7345o 7350o

G517v G520v

Enfield:

8503o 8508o 8510o

Hope Street 

42104r 4447rt Both Stored

4-11-1990 (NOTE: All Candy Unless Noted)

42201r 42204 42207fr 42208 42213 42217 42219

4456 4461 4463 4471rt 4473rt 4494rt 44100rt

44233 44236

4515rt 4519

4601 4610 4611 4614 4616 4619o 4632 4640

4803o 4804rt 4808 4811 4813rt 4821o 4822o 4823rt 4824rt 4825r 4828r 4829r

4832r 4833 4836g 4841 4842 4843 4844 4846 4850 4851rt 4853 4888rt

4891 4892rt 4893rt 4895rt 4896rt 4898rt 48100 48106 48107 48108

4901g 4902g 4903 4904o 4905g 4906rt 4907 4908 4910 4913
4916 4917o

4918

** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.

7304r 7307r 7331 7341rt 7343rt 7344g 7350o

8003o 8006o 8008o

8115 8119 8124 8126 8132 8141 8144 8150 8152 8154
8159 8169

8170 8171 8178

8506o 8507o

8603 8604bi 8607 8613 8616 8617 8629 8631 8634 8636
8639 8645

8647

G520

Out Of Service:

4447rt 4448rt    42202  42104r    7345o

Enfield Yard

8508o

02-12-1990 (NOTE: All Candy Unless Noted)

42201r 42205 42207fr   42208   42209 42212 42213 42214 42219

4423r 4427rt 4458rt 4468 4469rt 4471rt

44230

4524rt

4601o 4604o 4605o 4606r 4607 4608 4609 4610 4615 4622o
4628 4629

4630 4637 4638 4640

4606 Being Washed, about to become Freightrail Blue.

4609 Candy with freightcorp logo.

4801rt 4809r 4811 4813rt 4816o 4821o 4823rt 4829r 4831o 4835
4836g 4851rt

4889 4891 4896rt 4899o 48100 48102rt   48109r    48111r    48157

4901g 4902g 4903 4905g 4906rt 4907 4908 4909 4910 4911o
4912 4913

4914 4916 4917o 4918

** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.

7304r 7307r 7331 7344g 7350o

8001o 8010b 8042r 8044r

8142 8144 8145 8146 8148 8150 8155 8156 8158 8159
8160 8163

8170 8176 8180

8501o 8503o 8506o

8601fr 8602fr 8604bi 8608 8609 8614 8615 8620 8625 8635
8640 8642

8644 8649

* 8642 - Dry Enamel Paint Test Unit.

G519v G521v

Out Of Service:

42104r   42110o     4447rt      4634o    7345o

16-12-1990 (NOTE: All Candy Unless Noted)

42201r    42204 42207fr      42214 42215   42218b

4423r 4448rt 4456rt 4469rt 4470rt

44205

4523 4538rt

4602o 4605o 4606fr 4607 4609 4613 4617 4635 4629 4630
4635 4640

4802rt 4805rt 4809r 4811 4813rt 4814o 4816o 4818rt 4820o 4821o
4822o 4824rt 4826r 4832r 4636g 4837rt 4838 4888rt 4891 4894rt 4895rt 4896rt 48100rt

48101rt 48116r 48139

4901g 4902g 4903 4904o 4905g 4906rt 4910 4911o 4912 4913 4914 4916

4917o 4918

** 4910 and 4916 in modified candy livery around cabs.

8003o 8008o 8022o

8141 8142 8143 8149 8152 8153 8154 8159 8161 8165
8166 8168

8175fr 8180

8503o 8507o 8508o

8606 8607 8617 8618 8630 8638 8646

G517v G523v G524v

7304r 7307r 7331 7341rt 7343rt

Out Of Service:

4447rt 7345o 4634o

9020 is turned at Delec.
The 90 class only ever visited Sydney to make use of the Delec wheel lathe. Nowdays this is done up in the Hunter.

Today 9020 is one of the unlucky few in storage.

8130 is very faded candy livery.

8172 was one of two 81 class to wear the 1988 Bicentennial livery.

Another candy 81 class, this one looking to have had some repair work necessitating a repaint of the cab front.

8001 seen both in her original Indian Red and in the later Freightrail Blue liveries. 
The first shot, at Hope Street, was after she had a collision, the bend in the frame being quite noticeable.
She has since gone to god.

Preserved 4520 in Delec shed for the open day alongside now scrapped 8012.

 4499 and 4898 out in the paddock.
Both locomotives have since been scrapped.

The 44 class era, in government operation anyway, was fast approaching an end. In the final weeks we would regularly haunt both Delec and the nearby Hope Street.
On this night, 4486 is headed out of Delec, stopping briefly on the Hope Street crossing.
4486 is one of the lucky ones in preservation.

Newly repainted 44240 sits at Delec.
She would later go through the disgrace of wearing the Freightrail Blue livery, before being scrapped and put out of her misery.

4306 and 8139 in Delec shed.

4701 was an unusual visitor to Delec. The 47 class were never to be seen here on most of our visits.
4701 is not preserved, while 4886 is now 48201 with Graincorp.

A collection of locomotives outside Delec shed in 1986
8036, 42204 and X201 are all gone.

The Delec Locomotive Depot series will recommence next year.

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Delec Locomotive Depot - Part 1

Delec Locomotive Depot - Part 2

Delec Locomotive Depot - Part 3

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