Busways Group [Campbelltown] Mercedes-Benz O405 / Custom Coaches 228, m/o 9170 (292)

Operator: Busways Group Region 15 - Campbelltown NSW 2560
Registration (fleet number): m/o 9170 (292)
Livery: Busways white
Chassis / bodywork combo: Mercedes-Benz O405 / Custom Coaches 228
Engine: Mercedes-Benz OM447h, 11.967 liter, 6 cylinder, 250 hp
Transmission: ZF Friedrichshafen AG 5HP500, 5 speed
VIN: WDB35700561078560
Build month / year: December 1995
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); 890C - Campbelltown to Camden via Mount Annan, Narellan and Elderslie (Outbound); 890C - Camden to Campbelltown via Elderslie, Narellan and Mount Annan (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); 895 - Campbelltown to Camden South via Currans Hill, Smeaton Grange, Narellan, Elderslie, Camden and return (Loop)
Date / Time: Saturday 24 May 2014, 1221-1635 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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Special thanks to the drivers of m/o 9170 (292), Clayton Davidson, Rick R and Andrew Chechlacz, and the tour event organizers, Clayton Davidson, Andrew MacGee and Ben Ogle.