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SHOWBUS AUSTRALIA BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Scoresby 2025 Gathering
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On Sunday March 30th, the Bus & Coach Society of Victoria, in conjuncion with several operators and indivduals staged the first bus and coach display in the state at the copious grounds of the National Steam Museum in Scoresby. The site provided plenty of attractions in its own right with many working steam engines in vaast sheds and several traction engines in steam plus a miniature steam engine giving trips around the site on its circular track. This was supplemented by a free bus ride round the site and a dedicated shuttle service to Glen Waverley Station.
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 Arriving at the Steam Centre the bus display was in two sections beyond the main museum structures. The first section was largely Denning vehicles.
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 This one one of several "anonymous" vehicles. Historic rego 8185H6 was untraceable.
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 The history of this Landseer is knonw. New in 1992 to Wannon Roadways in Hamilton as EDJ186 it moved on to work in Adelaide for Murrays as 594. Later it became Ventura 227 (VTU594), moving on to Ballarat Coachlines as B9 (NSU522) and finally Premier Stateliner as 325 (WDO589). Its display livery seems to owe something to Premier.
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 In front of the Premier Stateliner Landseer was another "anonymous" model, 8725H8.
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 Looking stunning was this Dyson Landseer lettered for V/Line Northern Services. The coach was unfortunately anonymous.
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 Alongside the white Landseer was Driver's Denning Mono Donair 4 from their Heritage Collection.
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 Driver's Landseer 58 was displayed in the other field alonside their MCA Classic III 57.
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 Back with the Dennings was this Diamond Coaches Denning 1929H7.
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 Last seen parked up in a yard on Phillip Island in February 2017 was Australiner Landseer 5604AO, new to Fearns in Wagga Wagga.
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 Another Australiner gem was this PMCSA bodied Leyland Tiger, 6941AO new to Bell Street Bus Co in 1989 as 8 (DYP990), which passed to Dysons as 258 (0908AO). The Tiger helped out on the site shuttle.
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 A third Australiner seen arriving for the show was MCA 0167AO, new in 1988 to Cooks in Tasmania and later with Tigerline in Hobart.
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 Greeting folk as they moved up to the second section was Driver's Comair bodied Bedford SB3 5.
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 Interlopers in the Denning display were Driver's Pioneer GM PD4106 alongside the Ansair bodied International of Mooney Valley.
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 Only one Ansair Flxible Clipper was on display - along with the Dennings. This was "Classic Clipper" with the appropirate rego FLXIBLE.
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 An offisde view of the delightful little Bedford.
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 This Domino appears from the legal lettering to be ex Sims Bus Lines.
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 This 1987 Newnham bodied Scania K92CRB was new to Invicta as their 60 (DCV610), it now sports historic rego 2692H8.
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 Representing rural Victoria was former Bendigo Transit 136 with weird rego AO1941. The Volvo B10M has an Austral Pacific Commuter body.
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 Maratrans appears to be a new operator with this second hand Volgren bodied Scania, BS10FW.
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 Nuline exhibited this Volgren CR221L bodied Mercedes O405NH, 77 (2267AO) new in 1998 to Mooney Valley as their 67 (OVB866). It changed hands in 2017.
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 Alongside sister company Bayside exhibited brand new 24 (BS12VT), a Volvo B11R with what appeared to be the 500th Coach Concepts body.
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 From the Bellarine Penisula came this Express bodied Scania K360EB, 205 (BS04DR) freshly painted in fleet livery having been in V/Line colours since new to McHarrys in 2018.
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 New to Greyhound in 1985 as 809 (809PKR) this Volgren bodied Volvo B10MT, 8442AO, with rear lounge reached Sunshine Tours by way of Pacific West in Brisbane in 2012.
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 A permanent exhibit at the National Steam Centre was Yarra Trams Z1 class tram 56.
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 McKenzie's 2006 Custom CB60 bodied Mercedes O500LE was a welcome addition to the display.
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 A new delivery to fellow Dineen company, Panorama, was this Volgren Endura bodied Volvo B8R, 35 (3035AO).
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 Another new Panorama delivery was Higer Touring A80T bodied Scania K360IB 82 (3082AO).
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 Working the site shuttle was Ryan's 1997 Volgren bodied Mercedes O405, 32 (9620H9) new with rego 2332AO.
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 Also on duty was Ventura 339 (9202H8), a 1995 Volgren bodied Scania L113CRB, previously with rego 2570AO. It was working the shuttle to Glen Waverley Station.
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 A final view of the display, but check out our video of Ryan's Mercedes touring the site on the YouTube showbus.com channel.
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