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More Brisbane Oranas found their way to Melbourne, nine joining the SITA fleet, acquired by Transit Systems. Photographed around the time of the acquisition in April 2019 is 295 (BS01UL) working on another wave of rail replacement work. The bus used to be 546 (546DOS) re-registered to 546REO in 2010, four years before withdrawal after seventeen years of service.
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Sister vehicle 290 (BS01UY) of 1999, former 586 (586FDL) is seen on layover from the January 2020 intense rail replacement programme. It has been given a wrap for a Mount Hotham alpine precinct, which may have been applied during the time it spent on loan to Alpine Spirit High Country Coaches for the 2018 ski season. The bus is seen on St Kilda Road adjacent to Alexandra Gardens.
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The bus was seen earlier in April 2019 at the back of Federation Square on rail replacement work.
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In the same location at night a few days earlier was 296 (BS01WT) formerly Brisbane 588 (588FDL).
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Though slightly newer than the 54 Orana bodied Volvos, the six Volgren examples were all withdrawn in September 2013 and four passed to SITA. Seen on the Dandenong Highway at Windsor in January 2020, onevitaby on rail replacement work, is twenty year old 285 (5508AO), a CR222L bodied B10L new as Brisbane 600 (600FDL).
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