Somersby Bus Lines (Leishman) - Somersby

This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Somersby Bus Lines (Leishman) - Somersby.

Fleet List   Operator Information

Rego # Chassis VIN Body Body # Body DateSeating
Business merged with Davis Coach Lines (under common ownership) in 1984.
MO 7408 Commer - GM V8 (UF) CCMC 73-686 11/9/74RC49F
Remotored from Cummins in 1984; ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (9) MO 7408 11/78; First reg 13/9/74.
MO 7747 Bedford BLP2BLP2DFJ 593277 CCMC 77-395 14/2/78RB56F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby MO 7747 11/78; Delivered 23/2/78.
MO 7960 Bedford BLP2BLP2DHJ 616461 Smithfield Euro SB758 10/78B57F
ex Stock 2/79.
MO 8351 Toyota Coaster Toyota -/69B17C
Acquired -/79.
MO 8352 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2RT902977 CCMC 70-53 22/4/70B47FR
ex C47FR: ex Parramatta Villawood Bus Service Pty Ltd, Villawood m/o 5600 5/79.
MO 8353 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2RT902978 CCMC 70-57 29/4/70B47FR
ex C47FR: ex Parramatta Villawood Bus Service Pty Ltd, Villawood m/o 5599 5/79.
MO 8470 Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/17102946 PMC DD168 23/3/72H39/30F
ex H39/27D; ex PTC 1168 via Hills Bus Sales Pty Ltd (dealer), Fairy Meadow 1/80. Rear door later removed and bus painted in all-over advertisement for Central Coast radio station 2GO.
MO 8777 Bedford YMT3YMT3DZ 452921
YMT3DJJ 661275		 CCMC 79-263 20/5/80RB61F
MO 9052 Isuzu KS32 Nambucca 5/81B28F
MO 9211 Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/17100366 PMC DD125 28/9/71H39/27D
ex UTA 1125 by 6/82.
Total buses in fleet = 10
Previously operated vehicles
MO 748 Bedford SB1 CCMC 61-196 13/12/61B43F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (3) MO 748 11/78; ex Deane, Turramurra (C35F).
Sold to South Western Coach Lines (Holman), Jannali for parts -/79.
MO 3124 Leyland Tiger Cub OPSUC1/3576586 Syd Wood 12/12/57B45F
ex Central Coast Transit Co (Richter Bros), Umina (5) MO 3124 by 1/80.
Sold to Hills Bus Sales Pty Ltd (dealer), Fairy Meadow and scrapped for parts by 1/81.
MO 3133 Leyland Tiger Cub OPSUC1/3576585 Syd Wood 19/12/57B45F
ex Central Coast Transit Co (Richter Bros), Umina (6) MO 3133 by 1/80.
Sold to Hills Bus Sales Pty Ltd (dealer), Fairy Meadow and scrapped for parts by 1/81.
MO 3237 Commer CADY TS3 FC76201054 PMC 170 21/4/64B43F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (5) MO 3237 11/78.
Sold to Kulnura Bus Lines (S Calleija), Kulnura -/79.
MO 4404 Commer TS3 (FC) Syd Wood 18/8/61B46F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (4) MO 4404 11/78.
Sold for a motorhome 1/79.
MO 4832 Commer - Perkins (QFC) CCMC 70-107 14/6/70SB56F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (6) MO 4832 11/78.
Sold to Sunshine Coast Coaches (A & B Grant), Maroochydore, QLD as SUN 19 -/79; then to Diddillibah Bus Service, Maroochydore as (2) 770 OEJ late-1981; then to Suncoast Christian College, Woombye by 1988.
MO 4838 Commer TS3 (UF) CCMC 70-609 18/3/71RC53F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (7) MO 4838 11/78.
Sold to Kulnura Bus Lines (S Calleija), Kulnura -/79; Replaced c1986.
MO 5945 Dodge - Perkins399 CCMC 72-307 22/9/72B56F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (8) MO 5945 11/78.
Sold to Dubbo Bus Service (F & E Love), Dubbo as (3) MO 5945 8/79; then to Stonestreets Dubbo Bus and Coachlines Pty Ltd 7/84; then to John A Gilbert Pty Ltd (Dubbo Bus and Coachlines) 1/7/85; Subsequent disposal unknown.
MO 7605 Dennmak (UF) - Cummins75-7-005 CCMC 75-342 31/1/76RC49F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (10) MO 7605 11/78.
Sold to Sam Calleija Investments Pty Ltd t/a Kulnura Coaches, Kulnura as MO 7605 -/80; then to Davis Coach Lines Pty Ltd, Ourimbah as MO 7605 by 4/84, remotored with GM Fuel Pincher 1/85; Sold to Bisatrack Pty Ltd t/a Bayside Bus Lines, Manly, QLD (associated operator) as (100) 153 ACY 2/88; then to Peninsula Bus Lines, Ourimbah (associated operator) as MO 1027; then to Wisely's Bus & Coach Service Pty Ltd, Wingham as (2) MO 1027 -/90; then to C Beaumont t/a Beaumont's Coach Service, Latrobe, TAS as DG 2695 c1995; then with business to Fox Coaches (Duncan Fox & partners), Devonport as DG 2695; then with business to Phoenix Coaches, Devonport as DG 2695; Withdrawn in 2007. Remotored to Isuzu while in Tasmania.
MO 7696 Nissan PRX102D00032 CCMC 76-394 24/2/77RC49F
ex D & G Hawkins, Somersby (11) MO 7696 11/78.
Sold to Peninsula Bus Lines, Umina as MO 7696 -/83; then to Bisatrack Pty Ltd t/a Bayside Bus Lines, Manly, QLD (associated operator) as (101) 25/3/85 & rereg (QLD) 163 PGI 29/3/85.
KIO 979 Denning GM 6v71D85-72 Denning Mono 368 16/5/72RC49F
ex D & B Smith t/a Woronora Bus Service, Woronora m/o 5778 8/79; ex Bosnjaks Bus Service Pty Ltd, Edensor Park TV 503 -/77; ex m/o 5933 -/73.
Sold to Sunshine Coast Coaches (A & B Grant), Maroochydore, QLD as (D18) SUN 07 -/80, reseated to RB53F; then to MJ Hill t/a Biloela Coaches, Biloela as 018 BIL; then for a motorhome by 2002.
LSI 686 Volvo B5811863 Custom Coaches 80-88 17/7/80RC49F
ex Woy Woy Bus Service (N Smith), Umina MO 8718 c3/82; ex Central Coast Transit Co (Richter Bros), Umina MO 8718 12/81.
Sold to Peninsula Bus Lines, Umina as LSI 686 -/84; then to Bisatrack Pty Ltd t/a Bayside Bus Lines, Manly, QLD (associated operator) as (102) 162 PGI 23/3/85; then to Jellside Pty Ltd t/a Bayside Bus Lines, Manly 7/92, rereg 504 CGO; then to National Bus Company, Capalaba 8/97; then to IW & JL Hartshorn t/a Liaison Tours, Manly West -/99, rereg 063 MXJ -/10; Dereg 12/7/11 & sold for a motorhome, Gatton, QLD by 12/16.
MDB 435 Denning GM 8v71D715-402-79 Denning Denair 715 3/79RC45FT
ex Australian Pacific Tours Pty Ltd, Sandringham, VIC (34) SJL 917 by 4/83.
Transferred to new operation Coastliner, Gosford (owned by Leishman) in 1983 operating a Sydney-Melbourne express service on behalf of McCafferty, Toowoomba.
No of withdrawn buses listed = 13

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