Bus Reviews Archives - Australasian Bus and Coach https://www.busnews.com.au/category/bus-reviews/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:17:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.busnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-ABC-favicon-32x32.png Bus Reviews Archives - Australasian Bus and Coach https://www.busnews.com.au/category/bus-reviews/ 32 32 Video Review: Volgren Optimus/Yutong E12 https://www.busnews.com.au/video-review-volgren-optimus-yutong-e12/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.busnews.com.au/?p=43142
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Like many of the latest innovations that hit the local bus and coach market, the emerging partnership between local bus …

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Like many of the latest innovations that hit the local bus and coach market, the emerging partnership between local bus bodybuilder Volgren and global OEM Yutong followed an international union. When
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BYD B70 hitting the road (Image: Paul Aldridge)

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BYD B70 hitting the road (Image: Paul Aldridge)
  Bringing its electric offerings to Australian shores back in 2019, BYD has spent the past five years fine-tuning and improving its designs to stand tall among the growing number of products in
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Who would know more about what buses need for Australian roads more than Australian bus drivers and operators? This very question was the driving force behind Challenger Bus and Coach, wanting to manufacture
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When VDI, the national distributor for Yutong in Australia, first prepared to introduce Yutong buses to Australian roads and operators, the company sensed it was onto a winner.  In the years since,
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  Who would know more about what buses need for Australian roads more than Australian bus drivers and operators? This very question was the driving force behind Challenger Bus and Coach, wanting
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  When VDI, the national distributor for Yutong in Australia, first prepared to introduce Yutong buses to Australian roads and operators, the company sensed it was onto a winner. In the years since,
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]]> Foton Mobility hydrogen FTH12 bus review https://www.busnews.com.au/foton-mobility-hydrogen-fth12-bus-review/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 22:19:22 +0000 https://wp.busnews.com.au/foton-mobility-hydrogen-fth12-bus-review/
ABC reviewed the new Foton Mobility FTH12 model

Foton Mobility only recently started commissioning hydrogen buses in Australia. Its new FTH12 hydrogen city bus showcases the evolution that the new energy heavy vehicle distributor is undergoing.

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ABC reviewed the new Foton Mobility FTH12 model
Foton Mobility only recently started commissioning hydrogen buses in Australia. Its new FTH12 hydrogen city bus showcases the evolution that the new energy heavy vehicle distributor is undergoing.
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]]> VIDEO REVIEW: 1990 DENNING LANDSEER DOUBLE-DECKER https://www.busnews.com.au/video-review-1990-denning-landseer-double-decker/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:20:46 +0000 https://wp.busnews.com.au/video-review-1990-denning-landseer-double-decker/
“The Denning Landseer would have to be the toughest bus ever built. The second toughest, if not the same, is the Denning Mono - the mid-’80s DenAirs are as tough as nails," said Darrell Booth, operations and fleet manager at Fantastic Aussie Tours.

Despite being more than 30-years-old, this Denning double-decker is one of two that are the drawcards of Fantastic Aussie Tour’s fleet. And don’t let age fool you! This bus was built to last no matter where it went.

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“The Denning Landseer would have to be the toughest bus ever built. The second toughest, if not the same, is the Denning Mono - the mid-’80s DenAirs are as tough as nails," said Darrell Booth, operations and fleet manager at Fantastic Aussie Tours.
Despite being more than 30-years-old, this Denning double-decker is one of two that are the drawcards of Fantastic Aussie Tour’s fleet. And don’t let age fool you! This bus was built to last no matter where it went.
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]]> VIDEO REVIEW: 1958 ANSAIR FLXIBLE CLIPPER https://www.busnews.com.au/video-review-1958-ansair-flxible-clipper/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:32:47 +0000 https://wp.busnews.com.au/video-review-1958-ansair-flxible-clipper/
Ansair built 131 Flxible Clippers from 1950 to June 1960. Today, there are still around 45 in existence. This is a testimony to the cult following of this bus and probably - to a degree - a reflection of the strength of the builds of the era.

One of the last Clippers to be built, this example from 1958 had an eventful life over the decades, from express work to transporting children in the outback. Now a motorhome, it has been lovingly restored by Fantastic Aussie Tours’ Darrell Booth, who delved deep into its beautiful history.

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Ansair built 131 Flxible Clippers from 1950 to June 1960. Today, there are still around 45 in existence. This is a testimony to the cult following of this bus and probably - to a degree - a reflection of the strength of the builds of the era.
One of the last Clippers to be built, this example from 1958 had an eventful life over the decades, from express work to transporting children in the outback. Now a motorhome, it has been lovingly restored by Fantastic Aussie Tours’ Darrell Booth, who delved deep into its beautiful history.
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]]> VIDEO REVIEW: 1988 MAN-AUSTRAL DOUBLE-DECKER https://www.busnews.com.au/video-review-1988-man-austral-double-decker/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 03:37:31 +0000 https://wp.busnews.com.au/video-review-1988-man-austral-double-decker/
From a troublesome mechanical past at Australia Zoo to Glenorie Coaches was a lucky move for the MAN.

It’s time to break out the perming tongs as 1988 is still going strong, albeit in the guise of a double-deck Austral MAN. Cruising the outskirts of Sydney as a member of Glenorie Coaches’ fleet, this is a nostalgia trip that still draws the crowds.

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From a troublesome mechanical past at Australia Zoo to Glenorie Coaches was a lucky move for the MAN.
It’s time to break out the perming tongs as 1988 is still going strong, albeit in the guise of a double-deck Austral MAN. Cruising the outskirts of Sydney as a member of Glenorie Coaches’ fleet, this is a nostalgia trip that still draws the crowds.
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