ADELAIDE BUS PHOTOS
VOLVO B59
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| 1001, the class leader of the Adelaide Volvo B59 fleet of 107, entered service in March of 1977, and is seen turning into Reid Avenue on route 113 from Rostrevor to City. | |
| 1005 showing 2H and depot on its destination, is awaiting a long trip up to Queensland to start a new life operating in the Sunshine State. | 1005 at the Paradise
Interchange in 1999 1005 along with renumbered Serco Volvo no.734 in a yard at Glynde on Valentines Day 2003. |
| 1007 at the TransAdelaide Mile End bus depot in late 1999 | 1007 running as a special in the shadows of Greenhill Road |
| 1011 along with TA 1132 in the Bus Stop Adelaide storage yard at Glynde on 14th February, 2003. | |
| 1013 has been retired from servicing the city and suburbs of Adelaide, and is awaiting movement to Queensland at Glynde in 2003. |
| 1018 among other Volvo B59's at the Mile End bus depot in early 2000. | |
| 1020, renumbered as Serco no.230 then Serco no.700, was captured resting at the Serco Currie Street bus depot | |
| 1031 terminates on route 720 on King William Road in 1995. Photo courtesy of Anthony Leith. | |
| 1037 looks tired after 20+ years of servicing Adelaide under the STA, TransAdelaide and Torrens Transit! | 1037 at the Adelaide Bus Stop storage yard in Glynde. |
| 1041 parked to the right of 1079 at Glynde, shows a faded grey fleet number and a worn out Channel 7 sticker at the front! | 1041 at the Mile End bus depot after just being retired from service in 2002. |
| 1042 reflects the sun in one of it's six-piece front windows at the Glynde storage yard on 14th February, 2003. | 1042 with
front doors closed, at Glynde in 2003. 1042 in service on route 580 on St Bernards Road |
| 1045 was captured roasting in a hot summers sun at Glynde | |
| 1046 displaying the first year of Volvo B59 service in Adelaide, on its front roller blind desto. | 1046 and 1085 farewell the B59's at Glynde. 1977-2003! |
| 1056 displaying 401A on the desto, is one of a whole group of buses going up to Queensland in 2003 to enter service with private companies. | 1056, 1184, and 1013 (far left) lined up at Glynde, still in the original livery of Silver. |
| 1079 on route 361V stopping all stops...at the Glynde storage yard! | |
| 1083 showing 69R, retired, awaiting transfer to Queensland | 1083 among other relatives in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide |
| 1085 entered service for the STA in January of 1978, and now is at the end of an era, which lasted until 2003 as shown on it's roller destination at Glynde on 14th Feb, 2003! |
| 1087 in the colours of Riverside Bus Service at Murray Bridge. This bus is no longer in service. Photo supplied by Matthew Jennings | |
| 1108, renumbered as Serco no.710, parked in the Bus Stop Adelaide yard up against the wall | 1108 (710), about to make a stop in the Clarendon Street terminus on Currie Street in 2002. |
| 1127 on route 100G makes a stop at the Arndale Shopping Centre in 2001. | 1127 facing away from the camera at Bus Stop Adelaide, after being retired from Adelaide Metro service. |
| 1132 at Glynde showing 69'er on it's roller destination |
| 1141 makes a stop along St Bernards Road in Magill on route 580. Over the last few years this service has dramatically changed, and now services from Mile End Depot to Mawson Lakes via the eastern suburbs. | |
| 1148 shown as Serco no.335 at the Currie Street depot | |
| 1171 ran it's final years in service as Serco no.701 and now has faced retirement from service. | |
| 1176 in service in 2001 along St Bernards Road on route 580 to Paradise. | |
| 1184 was retired from service with Torrens Transit in 2002, and is seen at the Glynde Bus Stop storage yard in Adelaide. | 1184 in service between the trees of Victoria Square in 1995. Photo courtesy of Anthony Leith |
| 1185 looking sensational in the white and yellow livery of Surfside Bus Lines in Queensland. Photo supplies by Matthew Jennings. | |
| 1200 was sold to Serco and renumbered as no.139. This bus appeared in the white, grey, red and blue livery of Serco. | |
| 1202 passed through a shadow on Currie Street as it begins on route 272. | |
| 1209 became Serco no.725 in it's final years of service and is seen in this photo on Main North Road running a route 222 to Gepps Cross. | |
| 1212 displaying it's fleet number on the desto, after being retired in late 2002 at the Port Adelaide bus depot. | 1212
parked
near the workshops of the Port Depot in 2002. 1212's rear end at Port Adelaide on 24th December, 2002. |
| 1223 was sold to Busways (now Buses R Us) after servicing Serco Buses as no.322. It is seen at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre on Park Terrace in January 2003. |
1223 looks very impressive in the Buses R Us livery! 1223's front on Park Terrace at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre. |
| 1225 - a close up shot at Glynde | 1225 and close relative no.1226 both retired at Glynde |
| 1226, one of 307 forty-six seat PMCSA bodied sensations! | |
| 1250 at the end of it's career in Adelaide awaits its venture to the Transport SA storage yards at Wakely Heights. | 1250 at Port Adelaide bus depot on 24th December, 2002. |
| 1258 displaying 69R on it's desto at Glynde. This Volvo B59 finished servicing Adelaide as Serco no.734. | |
| 1260 at the Mile End Torrens Transit depot after being retired from service. | |
| 1262 was the final Volvo B59 on route service. It's final journey was from Rostrevor to West Lakes on 24th January, 2003. Here, 1262 is on service as a 151 on Port Road, about two weeks before its final run. | 1262
next to 1271 at the Port on the day of the B59 tour 1262 makes a stop on Port Road while in service in Dec 02. 1262 on Grange road as a 112 with the old "7" logo at front 1262 on the 151 heads into the City on Port Road in 2002. |
| 1271 parked next to 1262 at the Port Adelaide bus depot on 26th January, 2002. 1977-2003 is read on the desto's of these two buses lined up in front of a shed at the depot. 1271 was one of the final three B59's to service the Adelaide metropolitan area. |
| 1274 after retirement at Bus Stop Adelaide, Glynde in 2003. | 1274 taken at Glynde on 14th February, 2003. |
| 1278 is the South Australia Breat Cancer bus, and is seen here with no front destination, and ripped out front doors behind the West Lakes Commuity Library. |
1278 from drivers side
in the white Breast Cancer livery 1278's rear end. At the time of the photo, the bus was being washed! |
| 1282 as a special, makes a turn away from West Lakes Mall in 2001. | 1282 showing route 15 as the driver changes the roller blind destination while terminated at West Lakes Mall. |
| 1293 at the Port Adelaide bus depot on 24th January, 2002 has been retired and looks forward to a possible future in Queensland. | 1293 - the
rear view, at Port Adelaide! 1293, one of the last batch of B59's to be made, and one of the last dozen or so to service the City and suburbs of Adelaide. |
| 1297 is most probably heading back to Mile End depot, as it flies past on St Bernards Road in Rostrevor as a special in 2001. |
| 1300 showing route 141 on Kensington Road on 26th January, 2003 for the Volvo B59 Farewell Tour. | 1300 - Click here to see all Farewell Tour photos |
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| Interior Shots of Volvo B59's can be found on my Interior bus photo page in the Adelaide section of Transport Australia! |
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