>On Tue, 18 Nov 1997 18:12:29 +1100, Bob <gioia@bmr.com.au> wrote:
>
>>Up till now they were built in Tamworth which is a former liberal
>>now independant held seat. More jobs for the boys.
>
>If I recall correctly, the contract which ended up with the bus body
>building being performed in Tamworth was issued under a L/NP state
>government. Prior to that they were built largely built in various
>locations in Sydney.
>
>Cheers,
The bus building contract went to what was Ansair, largly for the
quality of the Orana body design. Prior to that the bodies of most
buses were bulit by Pressed Metal in Sydney. However Ansair had no
plants in NSW, so part of the agreement was that Ansair would build a
plant in NSW to build most of the Sydney Buses Scania's. Sadly Ansair
has now gone, brought by Austral Pacific, for the Orana, so too has
Ansairs main Tullamarine plant.