RANDOM BUSS GUFF PART 6

 

Back again, with a sixth pile of random bus photos that have very little in the way of a theme, well, other than they are all buses I guess.

This time it is mostly all Australian (with one Kiwi) and, regretfully, half full of grubby old 1980's Instamatic images that fall under the 'better than nothing' category I guess.

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Came across these second hand buses near the former Farley railway station while I was on my way to Lochinvar.
Couldn't find anything to identify them, so I can tell you two-fifths of buggar all about their past.

Tempe Bus Depot - Sydney

A selection of aim and shoot shots taken around the depot when operated by the government 'Urban Transit Authority'.

The depot opened, as a tram depot, in 1912. It remained as such until the mid 50s, when it closed for conversion to a bus depot.
The bus depot would close again in 1992, but subsequently reopened eight years later.
Operation of the depot transferred to Transit Systems in 2018, who still operate it today.

The old tramshed, which still exists, can be seen in the background.
It was the home of the 'Sydney Bus Museum' for just over two decades. They have now relocated to Leichardt Depot, another Transit Systems operated depot.

Bus 1952 (in the middle) would later be sold to Bathurst Coaches. She was unused by them and was later scrapped.

According to Bus Australia, 2632 would later be transferred to Port Botany. Even more later, in 2009, she would be sold for scrap.

Thought to be 2671, owned by then Pagewood Depot bus driver, Bob Lewis.

Pagewood depot is out of view at left, with the building at right being the 'General Motors Holden', later 'Wills Tobacco' factory.
Today the depot has been replaced by one of those repugnant Westfield malls, while the GMH site is now all mountains of ghastly Meriton Apartments.

Not much I can tell you about this one.

Feel free to email us with further info.

Port Botany Bus Depot

Port Botany Bus Depot replaced the earlier mentioned Pagewood back in he mid-80s.

Here are some shots taken around the depot in May 2020.

1122 on Bumborah Point Road at Port Botany. Depot is behind the photographer.

1156 lined up in Port Botany Depot.

1266 was withdrawn from Port Botany Depot two months earlier in March.

1308 was withdrawn from Port Botany Depot two months earlier in March.

These buses would be in the process of getting thei gas equipment removed prior to disposal.

1116 withdrawn at Port Botany Depot.

From Ryde Bus Depot.

Mk2 Leyland Leopard 1763 at Circular Quay.
Bus Australia lists it as going to Stradbroke Island, before becoming an office/meal room at Minden Bus Service at Lowood in Queensland.

All I can tell you is that it is a 'Western Road Bus Service' bus, taken at Parramatta, and during quadruplication works.

M/O 1781 at a very different looking Sydney domestic terminal back in the 80s.

Behind is an old 'Kingsford Smith Transport shuttle bus (Mazda or Toyota).

Interestingly, 1781 would end up going to Deniliquin (Hussey's Roadlines) before going to Auckland (New Zealand) with Cesta Travel.

Later still, it went to Pavlovich Coachlines in Auckland as a source of spare parts.

Johnson's Bus Service (Sugar Valley Coaches) at Edgeworth (NSW).
Possibly M/O 900, but confirmation would be appreciated.

Now a selection of grubby old Instamatic shots taken along Mann Street, Gosford (Central Coast, NSW).

Davis Coaches MO 8521.

Give all the mentions of Pagewood Depot depot above, I may as well chuck in a few old shots of it. These would have all been taken not too long before it moved to Port Botany.
The depot had an interesting selection of Mk2 Leyland Leopards and various Mercedes types of the time. A couple of second generation Airport Express buses can also be seen.

I know even less about these buses than some of the ones above :-)
I suspect they were operated by Fred Lucas.

Image taken by my grandmother during a holiday in New Zealand. 

1980s bus videos.

Sydney - Above

Central Coast - Below

We all have our favourite bus operators.

For me, my fave Aussie one has always been the former Peninsula Buslines.

I used to collect all their timetables, but never got near enough photos.

Will finish up with some pages from their February 1991 timetable.

Hope this was of some marginal interest.

Until the next time I have collected enough guff to warrant another post, take care.

Thanks:

Lee Davis, John Ward

Bus Australia, Wikipedia