Re: [NSW] A few things I saw today (Thursday)

["Paul McCabe" <pmccabe@dingoblue.net.au>]

Yes, the 550 was North & Western's.

Not all of the North & Western fleet is being auctioned.  Older STA buses
are generally being cascaded to Gladesville when newer buses are delivered
to other depots (namely Ryde, Burwood and Brookvale), as well as from
Newcastle.

<chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
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> At Chatswood today there are still north and western buses sitll running
>
>
> Chris
>
> Hubert Lam wrote:
>
> > North and Western was purchased by the government late last year. Their
> > buses are now being auctioned and routes are operated using STA buses.
> >
> > "The Railway Rasputin II" <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote in message
> > 38C79B0E.2BA41A8@fastlink.com.au">news:38C79B0E.2BA41A8@fastlink.com.au...
> > >
> > >
> > > Ben wrote:
> > > >
> > > > At Epping station at about 5pm, a two car V set pulled in to
platform
> > > > two. The dva said the train was going to Beecroft, Pennant Hills,
> > > > Hornsby, then I think it was all stations to Woy Woy, or perhaps
Wyong.
> > > > It was strange enough to see a two car set, but stopping at Pennant
> > > > Hills and Beecroft?? What's going on?
> > >
> > >
> > > 2 car set from Parramatta once daily service. Goes to parramatta in
the
> > > morning and back in the arvo.
> > >
> > >
> > >  > When I got off the train at Croydon, a diesel loco went past on the
> > > up
> > > > main. It was pulling two passenger carriages, the rear of which had
a
> > > > clear door with a big floor to roof window either side of it. Some
sort
> > > > of viewing area at the rear of the train. It passed by pretty
quickly,
> > > > so I didn't get much of a look at it. The carriages were similar to
> > > > those on the Indian Pacific, but shorter. What was I looking at?
> > >
> > > AK track inspection cars. that are stored at ACDEP.
> > >
> > > > And lastly, something off topic, but there have been a few threads
about
> > > > it. At macquarie uni I saw an STA bus doing route 550, Parramatta
and
> > > > Eastwood via Macquarie Centre. This would be a former North and
Western
> > > > buses route wouldn't it?
> > > >
> > >
> > > No Idea.
> > > rgds
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Ben Munro
>