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9 years 10 months ago #142980
by theroadbossman
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Holy crap that is one big coach, with a bit of digging about I believe it is 56' long !!!!
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9 years 10 months ago - 9 years 10 months ago #142981
by Roderick Smith
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A lot of bus use is in freeway or divided highway conditions. However, not all of the bus stations are out of town, on the freeway. Many are in town, and the towns are like Spanish colonial ones: grid layout, narrow streets, now run as one way and there is a lot of going around a block to position. I would be surprised if the twinsteer could cope; perhaps restricted use?
Today's photo shows a typical older bus terminal. It served the major city Campo Grande, and has been superseded by a much larger one, which is where our passengers alighted/boarded. This older one had this company's garage behind it, so the bus was fuelled and watered, and probably the crew changedm while we had breakfast at the lanchanette.
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140831Su Campo Grande (Brazil). Andorinha bus (make not noted). R Smith.
Today's photo shows a typical older bus terminal. It served the major city Campo Grande, and has been superseded by a much larger one, which is where our passengers alighted/boarded. This older one had this company's garage behind it, so the bus was fuelled and watered, and probably the crew changedm while we had breakfast at the lanchanette.
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140831Su Campo Grande (Brazil). Andorinha bus (make not noted). R Smith.
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9 years 10 months ago - 9 years 10 months ago #142982
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Replied by Roderick Smith on topic Re: Modern buses - double-deck sightseeing bus
This is from my regular contributor, Jeff Bounds. I am not sure if it is the same operator which had a depot at Flemington Bridge, and threatened to pull out of Melbourne when Melbourne City Council banned its open-top buses. Most/all of that fleet came secondhand from Hong Kong.
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140707M Dohertys Rd, Laverton (Vic.). Sightseeing bus. J Bounds.
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140707M Dohertys Rd, Laverton (Vic.). Sightseeing bus. J Bounds.
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9 years 8 months ago #142983
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Because of there being no boat for a few days, I had to return to Campinas (near Sao Paulo) from Santarem instead of Belem. This was about 50 h, in two stages. The first was on a considerably worse road than my northbound to Porto Velho: good gravel, Nullarbor length, but not as ruggedly adventurous. However, when the road ahead was blocked, and we were in a stop-start crawl, the driver diverted via farm-access roads and lanes for over 30 min. This is the supper stop that night, at a roadhouse more minor than other so far, but still with an adequate range of hot snacks and cold beer.
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140909Tu. Supper stop, Ouro E Prata (means Gold & Silver) bus company. R Smith.
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140909Tu. Supper stop, Ouro E Prata (means Gold & Silver) bus company. R Smith.
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9 years 8 months ago #142984
by theroadbossman
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What part of the world are you in Roderick???? Sounds like South America?
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9 years 8 months ago #142985
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I'm in Victoria, Australia. I have met many HCVC members and vehicles at rallies. The Brazil series came from a 5 week holiday earlier in the year. I've also put up the Cuba 2010 series; earlier trips to central & South America predated going digital: they are unscanned slides and prints.
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9 years 8 months ago #142986
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9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago #142987
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Replied by Roderick Smith on topic Re: Modern buses - articulated Volvo (NSW)
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9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago #142988
by Rusty Engines
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Hi Roderick
Here is one for you
Good for getting the kids to school on time
Ian
Here is one for you
Good for getting the kids to school on time
Ian
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9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago #142989
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Replied by Roderick Smith on topic Re: Modern buses - Newcastle Volvo
I loved the dragster bus.
Here is another from Jeff Bounds. Yet again, the operator names have been rebranded as a pretence that services have been improved.
Broadmeadow Rd (Newcastle, NSW). Former Waratah line, Volvo 2395ST, Sunnyside Hotel. (Jeff Bounds)
From Australian Bus Fleet Lists:
2395 ST Volvo B7RLE Volgren "CR228L" VT0235 1/12 B43DW Transport NSW Newcastle
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Here is another from Jeff Bounds. Yet again, the operator names have been rebranded as a pretence that services have been improved.
Broadmeadow Rd (Newcastle, NSW). Former Waratah line, Volvo 2395ST, Sunnyside Hotel. (Jeff Bounds)
From Australian Bus Fleet Lists:
2395 ST Volvo B7RLE Volgren "CR228L" VT0235 1/12 B43DW Transport NSW Newcastle
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