Busways Group [Macksville] Volvo B58-56 / Custom Coaches 775, 48005-H (51)[Preserved]

Operator: Busways Group North Coast - Macksville NSW 2447 (original operator)
Registration (fleet number): 48005-H (51)
Livery: Old Busways (Rowes Bus Service)
Chassis / bodywork combo: Volvo B58-56 / Custom Coaches 775
Engine: Volvo THD100DA, 9.6 liter, 6 cylinder, 180 hp
Transmission: Wilson SCG preselector, 4 speed
Chassis number: 9108
Build date: November 1977 (chassis); 19 March 1979 (bodywork)
Routes: 883K - Campbelltown to Ruse / Kentlyn via Georges River Road (Outbound); 883K - Ruse / Kentlyn to Campbelltown via Georges River Road (Inbound); 889 - Campbelltown to Douglas Park via Menangle Park (Outbound); 889 - Douglas Park to Campbelltown via Menangle Park (Inbound); 40 - Camden to Nattai via Grasmere, Brownlow Hill, The Oaks, Belimbla Park and Oakdale (Outbound); 40 - Nattai to Camden via Oakdale, Belimbla Park, The Oaks, Brownlow Hill and Grasmere (Inbound); 32 - Camden to Warragamba via Grasmere, Brownlow Hill, Nattai and Silverdale Road (Outbound); 32 - Warragamba to Camden via Silverdale Road, Nattai, Brownlow Hill and Grasmere (Inbound)
Date / Time: Saturday 24 May 2014, 1345-1442 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time, GMT+1000)

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The Region 15 Farewell Tour was organized on Saturday 24 May 2014 at Campbelltown bus interchange for the purpose of bidding a much-deserved tributary farewell to the incumbent operator, Busways Group, after their loss of the Region 15 bus contract by mandate from Transport for New South Wales and the subsequent transfer to its successor Busabout (Neville's Bus Service), which will commence their operations from Sunday 1 June 2014 onwards.

Busways Group has proudly operated route and school bus services in the Macarthur Region for 49 years since 1965, and will effectively cease operations at the end of Saturday 31 May 2014.

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ex Busways Group North Coast m/o 4543 (51), Macksville NSW 2447; sold to Kuring-gai Bus Co (PT & JE Parker Holdings), Oakville NSW 2765 as m/o 4543, later deregistered and withdrawn; currently preserved by the Parker family.

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Special thanks to the driver of 48005-H (51), Edward Parker, and the tour event organizers, Clayton Davidson, Andrew MacGee and Ben Ogle.