Carss Park Chartered Tours and Buslines (J O'Nains) - Taren Point

This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Carss Park Chartered Tours and Buslines (J O'Nains) - Taren Point.

Fleet List   Operator Information

Rego # Chassis VIN Body Body # Body DateSeating
m/o 632 Leyand Leopard L1591111 Parramatta Ryde - 6/75B53D
ex MHB Shire Coaches (Formquay Pty Ltd), Heathcote m/o 632 -/93; ex Parramatta Ryde Bus Service (Riverside Bus & Coach Services Pty Ltd), Ermington m/o 632 by 9/91; Rebody ex Sheffield JOC, UK with Weymann B41F body of 1960.
Noted 10/95 in Laycock Ave, Gosford in a vandalised / wrecked condition - plate transferred to m/o 8144 Bedford YMT3 upon its sale to Kingsgrove Bus & Coach.
m/o 4091 Leyland Royal Tiger PSU1/15 - GM510073 Superior 6/72RC45F
ex m/o 4266; ex Woronora Bus Service (Smith), Woronora m/o 905 - Chassis previously carried a Windover body C41C built 1953 for Southdown Motor Services, Brighton, UK as (1809) LCD.209. Sold to a contractor near Southampton then debodied and sent to Australia.
Sold by 3/94. Running gear transplanted into Skennar's MO 9163 AEC Relliance and body sent to scrap.
m/o 5657 AEC Reliance 691 6U2RE7295 Parramatta Ryde - 9/70B53D
ex Marrickville Bus Lines Pty Ltd, Arncliffe m/o 5657 -/93; ex Auburn Coaches m/o 5657; ex Parramatta Ryde Bus Service, Ermington m/o 5657.
Disposal unknown.
m/o 7679 Bedford BLP2BLP2DZ 615561
BLP2DG J596772
Domino Hedges 0347 3/78B52F
ex John J. Hill Pty Ltd, Wollongong m/o 6279 via Gilberts (dealer) 4/91; ex Keiraville Bus Service, Corrimal m/o 6278 28/8/81; ex Suttons Stock.
Sold to G Newham t/a Kingsgrove Bus & Coach, Kingsgrove as (4) m/o 086 7/94; Withdrawn 22/12/95.
m/o 8144 Bedford YMT3 - NissanYMT3DGJ618756 Custom Coaches 78-375 9/2/79RC49F
ex AE & KF Doherty t/a Doherty Coaches, Fairy Meadow m/o 6281 via Scania (dealer) 5/91; ex Highway Tours (JD Hill), Revesby m/o 583 -/87; ex R Cohen t/a Coast & Country Coachlines, Tacoma MO 8787 by early-1986; ex Brisbane Water Coaches Pty Ltd, Gosford (14) TV 515.
Dereg 5/1/93. Reinstated in 1994 and operated under contract to Kingsgrove Bus & Coach as (8) m/o 632. Sold to Hubbard's Coaches, Toowoomba, QLD for parts by 11/96; Held derelict at depot as at 6/16.
m/o 8361 Bedford VAM3 - Perkins 6.354TFP2BZ683299
TFP2BJ381504
Custom Coaches 73-529 26/2/74B51D
Reg between 7/93 & 8/93 ex Auburn Bus Services m/o 5110 -/93; ex Toongabbie Transport Service, Toongabbie m/o 271 - New with a Holden 308 V8 LPG engine, later replaced with a Perkins 6.354.
Sold to Kingsgrove Bus & Coach, Peakhurst as (8) m/o 8361, renumbered m/o 604; Resold 8/95 to ?
Total buses in fleet = 6
Previously operated vehicles
m/o 068 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2R903505 PMC 47 14/4/70B47F
ex M Blacker t/a MHB Transport, Taren Point m/o 068 15/6/92; ex S Fraser & M Larsen t/a Allways Bus Service, Kingsgrove m/o 068 13/3/92; ex Crossways Travel, Hurstville m/o 068 15/11/91; Reg 10/89 ex UTA 3800 (B42D) via Christies Motor Auctions (withdrawn 29/5/87).
Sold back to M Blacker, Taren Point (by then trading as Shire Coaches) as m/o 068 17/11/92; then to Pleasure Tours of Australia, Padstow as m/o 068 3 or 4/93; Dereg 1/97 & scrapped for parts 2/97.
m/o 6389 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2Rsp7303519 Smithfield SB145 30/4/74B47F
ex S Fraser & M Larsen t/a Allways Bus Service, Kingsgrove m/o 6389 by 5/92; ex Crossways Travel, Hurstville m/o 6389 15/11/91; ex UTA 1598 (B42D) -/88.
Sold by 10/93.
m/o 7922 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2R PMC 2/7/71B42D
ex Helensburgh Bus Service (unused) by 6/90; ex UTA 3900.
Sold to Deanes Coaches (South) Pty Ltd t/a Southtrans, Menai for parts by 10/93; Scrapped.
m/o 8035 Leyland Leopard PSU3E/2R7202154 Smithfield SB39 2/4/73B42D
ex UTA 3992 7/89.
Sold to Deanes Coaches (South) Pty Ltd 29/12/93 as m/o 8035; withdrawn for parts without use, de-reg by 30/1/94 and remains sent to scrap 10/95.
m/o 8311 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2Rsp7202040 Smithfield SB32 14/3/73B42D
ex UTA 3985 by 4/92.
Sold to Deanes Coaches (South) Pty Ltd 29/12/93 as m/o 8311; withdrawn for parts without use and remains sent to scrap 10/95.
m/o 8361 Leyland Leopard PSU3/2R804550 PMC 229 24/9/69B42D
ex Crossley Bus Lines, Regents Park m/o 8361 c4/91; ex m/o 024 4/91 (plate swap with ex UTA 3642); ex Westlink, Regents Park m/o 024 25/7/90; ex Highway Tours (JD Hill), Revesby m/o 024; ex UTA 3750.
Dereg mid-1993 (plate transfer to m/o 8361 Bedford ex Auburn); Disposal unknown.
m/o 8452 Leyland Leopard PSU3/2R804295 PMC 223 14/8/69B43D
ex Crossley Bus Lines, Regents Park m/o 8452; ex Canterbury Bus Lines, Blakehurst m/o 8452, ex m/o 020; ex m/o 7222 (plate swap with ex UTA 3580); ex Auburn Bus Service m/o 7222; ex UTA 3744.
Sold by 10/93.
No of withdrawn buses listed = 7

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