Blue Mountains Transit (CDC Group) 3724MO: MAN 15.220 (ZF/CC CB30)
Filmed on October 16th 2016 with a number of transport enthusiasts This little MAN was one of many buses used during the HCVA Blue Mountains Transit Tour held on October 16th 2016. Very quiet ZF on this one though. The following specs may not be correct, but this is what I could gather: Engine: MAN D0836 6.81-litre 6-cylinder 220HP rear-mounted turbo diesel Gearbox: 5-speed ZF 5HP502 automatic Bodywork: Custom Coaches CB30, built in 2006 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEI-5lEaS7k
Filmed on December 2nd 2017 with a number of transport enthusiasts
4073MO is a 1995-build Volvo B10M Mk 4 (ex-Sugar Valley Coachlines m/o 531), and was one of many buses used during the HCVA CDC Hunter Valley Buses "10 Years Later" tour held on December 2nd & 3rd 2017
Engine: Volvo THD102GC 245HP 9.6-litre 6-cylinder mid-mounted turbo diesel
Gearbox: 5-speed ZF 5HP500 automatic
Bodywork: PMCA 160, built in 1995
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuWHp1ujOn4
Filmed on August 21st 2016.
Yeah, my camerawork on this compilation definitely isn't what it could be... Anyway in this video we see a number of Comeng trains & a couple of Siemens Nexas trains, along with Pacific National BL29+BL34 working the Long Island Steel Train through McKinnon station
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzS-99GUhlg
Filmed on September 19, 2015 with Henergy1994
Always enjoyed these O405's. M/O 7220 is seen in this video operating Illawarra Line Rail Replacement (Waterfall, all to Sutherland, express to Central)
Engine: Mercedes-Benz OM447hLA 240HP 11.967-litre 6-cylinder rear-mounted turbo diesel
Gearbox: 5-speed ZF 5HP500 automatic
Bodywork: Custom Coaches 510, built in 1998
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzxu_roqrs4
Filmed on October 19, 2015
Best viewed in at least 1080p on something that's not a phone :P
Video edited in VSDC Video Editor
Thought I'd make a timelapse video onboard one of the Bustech CDi double-deckers serving the Skybus Melbourne City - Airport Express services. Filmed this one on #103 BS01LU between Southern Cross Station and Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
Music used: Hyperbased (aka "musiklinjen" A Final Hyperbase) - Firefox + Tip / Phenomena (Jimmy Fredriksson + Robert Österbergh, from Amiga's Enigma Demo (1991) by Phenomena
Bus Specifications
Engine: Cummins ISLe5 340hp (250kw) 6-cylinder rear-mounted turbo diesel
Gearbox: ZF EcoLife 6AP1200B 6-speed automatic
Built in 2015
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcJC6bQLybA
Filmed on April 10th, 2016 with a number of transport enthusiasts
Disregard the in-video title.
This O405 CNG was one of many buses used on the Transperth CNG Highfloor Bus Farewell Tour held on April 10th 2016. It received Mobitec Orange LED destination displays in April 2011, and was converted from the default Mercedes-Benz W3E automatic transmission to Voith 3-speed automatic in October 2011
Engine: Mercedes-Benz M447hG 11.967-litre 6-cylinder 205hp rear-mounted CNG
Gearbox (Original): Mercredes-Benz W3E110/2.2R 3-speed automatic
Gearbox (Converted): 3-speed Voith D851 automatic, converted in October 2011
Bodywork by Volgren-TOST, built in 1991
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh37PipL0DY
Filmed on October 20th 2017
This is one of the O-Bahn equipped K320UA's, and was seen operating Route M44 Northbound from Marion Centre Interchange to Golden Grove Interchange via the City & Tea Tree Plaza Interchange. Not too sure what the knocking noise is though...
Engine: Scania DC09 32 9.3-litre 5-cylinder 320HP EEV rear-mounted turbo diesel
Gearbox: 6-speed ZF 6HP604C automatic
Bodywork: Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II, built in 2010
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyQ-K4mU108
Filmed on March 13th 2020 with Steven Foster.
m/o 7522 is a decent O405, and was seen operating Route 662 from Parramatta to Castle Hill via North-West T-way and Bella Vista.
Engine: Mercedes-Benz OM447hLA 250HP 11.967-litre 6-cylinder rear-mounted turbo diesel
Gearbox: 5-speed ZF 5HP500 automatic
Bodywork: Custom Coaches 510, built in 1998
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUUyuJADVtE
Filmed on August 24th 2017
This B12BLEA was seen operating Route M30 from Spit Junction to Sydenham via Railway Square (Prepay Only), and was transferred from Sydney Buses to Transit Systems Sydney on July 1 2018 with the Region 6 Contract handover
Engine: Volvo DH12E 340HP 12.1-litre 6-cylinder rear-mounted Euro 5 turbo diesel
Gearbox: 6-speed ZF 6HP604C automatic
Bodywork: Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II, built in 2008
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__a7GlhEWgs
Filmed on June 28th 2020 with Steven Foster
This nice O405 was seen on Train Replacement duties between Parramatta and Olympic Park. This part of the video is coming off of Parramatta Rd into Olympic Park
Engine: Mercedes-Benz OM447hLA 250HP 11.967-litre 6-cylinder rear-mounted turbo diesel
Gearbox: 5-speed ZF 5HP500 automatic
Bodywork: Custom Coaches 510, built in 1998
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3fC4HW8Gts