The Scania Touring has hit Australia providing a versatile choice for operators and a range of Australian-designed options that make it ideally suited to this country’s varied needs. ABC magazine takes an exclusive first local test.
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NSW GOVT REVIEWS BUS SEAT-BELT PROGRAM
THE NEW NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, The Hon. Paul Toole MP, announced a review of the Government’s rural and regional bus seat-belt program at the BusNSW annual Conference, held in the Blue Mountains, recently.
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VIDEO REVIEW: DENNING DENAIR MONO
Locally, the Denning brand has been synonymous with quality and performance in its Australian history and its buses often came with features well before their time. ABC magazine headed to Victoria’s Driver Bus Lines to see its amazing Classics Heritage Fleet – and this beaut DenAir Mono caught our eye.
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VIDEO REVIEW: MERCEDES-BENZ OC 500RF – IRIZAR i6S
EXCLUSIVE: One of Mercedes-Benz’s star performing and popular coach chassis finds a likely bed-fellow in the new Irizar i6S. We took a first look at this unique combination here in Australia before taking it out for a cheeky quick spin.
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VIDEO REVIEW: 1954 ANSAIR FLXIBLE A36 CLIPPER
It’s been a long time coming, but the journey has been worth the wait. This restored and retro 1954 A36 Clipper bus is its own little take on perfection.
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VIDEO REVIEW: YUTONG E12 ELECTRIC
EXCLUSIVE: While electric buses are nothing new, a ‘current’ six-month NSW Government-endorsed trial of a new Yutong E12 city bus firmly indicates where ‘The Premier State’ is heading. Fittingly, ABC visited the South Coast’s Premier Motor Service for a first drive.
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VIDEO REVIEW: VOLVO-IRIZAR i6S B11R
When someone says every feature in a bus product’s brochure is the reason they bought it, you know you are dealing with one happy customer. Compass Tours MD Jeff Chalker is one such customer – loving his new Volvo B11R and Irizar i6S combination.
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VIDEO REVIEW: VOLVO-VOLGREN B58 ARTICULATED
It doesn’t get more iconic ’80s for many bus fans than an Australian-built and run ‘bendy bus’. Circa 2019, this old-school Volgren-bodied articulated Volvo B58 bus still turns heads to this day.
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VIDEO REVIEW: MAN RR4 CO 26.500
FIRST DRIVE: In Australia’s alpine regions there are more than a few steep hills and slippery gradients, and you need good power to overcome them in a coach. MAN’s 500hp+ three-axle chassis doesn’t just climb them, it flattens them.
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VIDEO REVIEW: KING LONG 6130
King Long has been working hard to make top-of-the-line Chinese buses and coaches that meet the high standards and tough working conditions of the Australian market. ABC magazine took the company’s 6130 coach for an impressively comfortable test drive.
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