Challenge Coachlines - Moorebank

This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Challenge Coachlines - Moorebank.

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Rego # Chassis VIN Body Body # Body DateSeating
Previously operated vehicles
m/o 350 AEC Reliance 505 6MU2R6749 Custom Coaches 68-232 21/8/68B49D
ex m/o 7606 1/90; ex m/o 5218; ex Calabro Bros Pty Ltd, Bonnyrigg m/o 5218 2/86.
Sold to Revesby Bus & Coach (Danastra Pty Ltd), Revesby as m/o 350 2/90 (separately to route transfer) & dereg 12/90 - Resold to Pleasure Tours, Lakemba as m/o 096 3/91.
m/o 1234 AEC Reliance 6MU2RE7227 PMC 1433 24/5/71B47D
ex Calabro Bros Pty Ltd, Bonnyrigg m/o 5136 2/86; ex Bankstown Bus Lines, Revesby 11/79; ex McVicars Bus Service, Lidcombe.
Sold to Revesby Bus & Coach (Danastra Pty Ltd), Revesby as m/o 1234 2/90 (separately to route transfer), then to Oatley Bus Service (Ellis), Mortdale as m/o 8135 -/91.
m/o 1234 Ford D Series23281 Smithfield SB409 12/9/74B29F
ex m/o 7367; ex C29F; ex B29F; ex MEP 213; ex Currie, Glen Innes MO 5924 -/84; ex Hutchinson, Glen Innes MO 5924.
Sold to ACT.
m/o 7176 Leyland Leopard PSU3B/4R7400012 Plaxton 7411LC010 4/74C53F
Import ex Wallace Arnold, UK TUB21M (C46F) -/84.
Sold Greenline Coaches Pty Ltd, Highett, VIC -/85.
m/o 7177 Leyland Leopard PSU3B/4R7400391 Plaxton 7411LX616 10/75C53F
Import ex National Travel, West Wales, UK (66) GCY74N -/84.
Sold Greenline Coaches Pty Ltd, Highett, VIC -/85.
m/o 7341 Leyland Leopard PSU3C/4R7501208 Plaxton 7511LC012 6/75C53F
Import ex Wallace Arnold, UK HWU79N (C46F) -/84.
Sold.
m/o 7364 AEC Reliance 470 - 505 Custom Coaches 63-130 22/7/63B43F
ex Vorbach's Bus and Coach Service, Oatley 10/9/84; ex Parramatta Bus Co Pty Ltd (Bosnjak) m/o 829 8/84.
Sold to Oatley Bus Service (Bob Ellis),Oatley by 1988.
m/o 7370 AEC Swift 691 5P5R Denning -/70B46D
ex Tough s Bus Service (Jenteeno Nominees Pty Ltd), Bardwell Park m/o 7370; ex STA, Adelaide, SA (409) RCO 924.
Sold to Macquarie Towns Coach Lines (Guild Management Services Pty Ltd), South Windsor -/86, then to Oatley Bus Service (Bob Ellis), Oatley as m/o 7370.
m/o 7527 Leyland Leopard PSU3C/4R7501662 Plaxton 7511LC011 5/75C53F
ex TV 799; ex m/o 7342 - Import ex Wallace Arnold, UK HWU78N (C46F) -/84.
Sold to Highway Tours, Greenacre as m/o 505, then to Revesby Bus & Coach - rebodied by Custom Coaches (91-51 7/91) to become m/o 054.
m/o 7603 AEC Reliance Custom Coaches 68-172 17/7/68B49D
ex m/o 5216; ex Calabro Bros Pty Ltd, Bonnyrigg m/o 5216 2/86.
Sold for a mobile advertising vehicle for Illawong Village (a shopping centre) registered PBV 728 -/89.
m/o 7606 AEC Reliance CVI RT693 8/9/65B47D
ex m/o 350 1/90; ex Revesby Bus & Coach (Danastra Pty Ltd), Revesby m/o 350 3/89; ex Highway Tours; ex South Western Coach Lines (Max Holman) m/o 350 4/85; Reg 7/81 ex Punchbowl Bus Company m/o 014 10/80.
Sold to Oatley Bus Service (Bob Ellis), Oatley -/90.
m/o 7636 Bedford YMT3 PMC 0978 4/78RC49F
ex Police Boys Club, Kogarah -/86.
Sold to Pioneer Coaches Pty Ltd, Bexley as m/o 7636 7/86.
MO 51 Denning Mono GM 6v71D53-70 Denning 265 3/70RC45F
ACT Rego.
ex Boomerang Coaches, Cooma (ACT) MO 41 -/88; ex MO 87 - New as RC41FT.
Sold to Premier Coaches (Bob Ellis), Mortdale as m/o 7899, then to E Street, Lidcombe as RYF 476.
TV 337 Nissan Civilian RYW400050008 Nissan - -/93C16C
Reg 29/10/93.
Traded to Scania in 1999 & resold to Vatanopast Pty Ltd t/a Chadstone Coaches, East Bentleigh, VIC 6/99.
TV 337 Hino BC144K10032 PMC Cub 88-1897 6/89C26FV
ex TV 376; Reg 30/9/99 ex QANTAS, Sydney Airport 9/99.
Sold to Young Adults Disabled Association (YADA), Liverpool as AA14RS, then Bankstown Coaches (Robert Collins), Bass Hill as AA14RS - renumbered TV 4884.
TV 375 Hino BC144KJHDBC144KXXX10031 PMC 6/89C28FV
ex Qantas, Sydney.
Sold to Purtill Bros Nominees Pty Ltd, Deniliquin as (39) KP 1939 10/99, then MO 6544, then 2776 MO.
TV 375 Denning Denair GM 6v92ttaDA947-631-82 Denning 947 11/82RC45FT
ex VIP Express (Max Holman), Sydney (QLD) 072 OOA via Scania (dlr) -/87.
Sold to Raymond Orwin, Hinchinbrook as (SA) USU 921, then TV 594 1/11/96, then to NJ & RM Chapman, Gulgong as TV 594 - Deregistered in 2011 & presumed sold.
TV 376 Mercedes-Benz O302-2WDB30221220012526 Jakab 7835 12/89C38FT
Re-engined with a Volvo motor by 12/96.
Rebody ex A & P Celi Pty Ltd, Leeton MO 9487 (Denning body 321 8/71 C45F burnt out in a depot fire around 9/86); ex LHR Sheeran Pty Ltd, Merricks, VIC BHQ 854 by 1/85; ex TAA-Mayne Travel Industries Pty Ltd t/a AAT, Mascot (304) TV 000 -/82; ex KZS 704 -/76; ex (204); ex Grendas Bus Services ,Dandenong, VIC (104) IS 8283 1/7/75.
Sold to VIP Coachlines (Andrew Stephens), Moorebank as VIP 020 by 11/97, then Ezi Drive Coaches (B Pratt), Bringelly as (SA) WEK 214 - Replaced mid-2002 and sold to B & D's Mini Bus Hire (Dobson), South Grafton. Withdrawn after an accident.
TV 376 Nissan Civilian050008 Nissan -/93C16C
Sold.
TV 376 Toyota Coaster Toyota C18C
Sold in 1987.
TV 376 MAN 7.80FOC051-0385 Smithfield Euro SB897 9/80RC49F
ex TV 737; ex Bankstown Coaches (Geoff Tegel) TV 706 early-1986; ex Bankstown Coaches Pty Ltd (Bob Stephens), Greenacre TV 706 6/84; ex BL 436.
Sold to Biloela Coaches, Biloela, QLD.
TV 377 Mercedes-Benz OH1316 Superior B427 5/87C33FT
ex Purtill Bros Nominees Pty Ltd, Deniliquin MO 0616.
Sold to Brian Jeremic t/a Quality Coaches, Canley Vale as TV 526 by 11/93; then to B & K Coaches, Somersby as TV 526 -/95, then TV 2098, then to Combined Coaches One Pty Ltd, Cantebury as TV 2098 -/98; then to Sunway Tours (A. Illich), Cabramatta as TV 2098; subsequent disposal unknown.
TV 377 Scania K113TRYS4KT6X2B01816165 NCBC 033 5/90C48FT
ex Richardson's Coaches, Richmond (20) RJK 262 via auction 30/11/93.
Sold to 3F Pty Ltd, Mudgee as TV 2478 9/98, then Pegasus Coach Tours (Ken Hainsworth), Riverstone as TV 2478, then B. & D. Thomas t/as Thomas Coaches, Oatlands, TAS as FC 5656, then rereg THOMAS.
TV 378 Denning Mono - GM 6v92ttaD183-74 Denning 495 -/74RC45FT
ex State Rail Authority (C4.8006) MO 4706 -/86
Sold to Revesby Bus & Coach Service, Revesby as TV 740 -/87, renumbered TV 896 mid-1989.
TV 378 Nissan Civilian Nissan -/89C19C
Sold.
TV 378 Isuzu FSR118DJ09584541 Melba ME46 10/84C24F
ex Motel Gunning Tours ONA 980 -/88.
Sold to the New Tribe Mission in Sydney -/92.
TV 378 Austral HD16B9HRP00RLGAA8014 Austral 1584 6/90C48FT
ex TV 672; ex Wales Coaches (Keith Wales), Cootamundra TV 672.
Traded to Scania 2002 - Sold to Ralph Graham Luxury Tours, Toolern Vale, VIC, then Charter Tours (Peter Emerson), Ballarat, then Wodonga Charter Specialists Pty Ltd, Wodonga as 2020 AC.
TV 401 Hino BG30040057 PMCSA 4449 3/85C49F
ex Greens Bus Lines, Mortdale TV 401 via Western Toyota (dealer), Guildford -/89; ex JL & LM Kane, Henty MO 0022 -/88.
Sold to Boonah Bus Lines Pty Ltd t/a Fassifern Coaches, Boonah, QLD as 339 AUK; then to Eastlodge Pty Ltd t/a Tieri Bus Service, Capella as 339 AUK; then to Emerald Coaches, Emerald as 339 AUK; Sold via Ken Chauvier (dealer).
TV 401 Domino DC122B165-2-81 Domino Tourmaster B165 2/81RC45FT
ex m/o 7636; ex Point Cook Werribee, VIC; ex Peach, Hamilton AZM 798.
Sold to Highway Pleasure Tours, Fairy Meadow as TV 1873 -/86, then True Blue Coaches, Berala as TV 1873, then Orwin's Coaches (Raymond Orwin), Hinchinbrook as TV 1873 by 9/97. Resold to A & L Gillan t/a Valley Bus & Coach, Fyshwick, ACT as MO 131, then VHC 169. Reseated to RC53F & rereg MO 187. Sold for a motorhome in 2004.
TV 512 Domino DC122B214-8-82 Domino Tourmaster B214 8/82RC46FT
ex VIP Express, Bexley (WA) TC 639 -/87; ex (NSW) ISV 276.
Sold to Victor Charter, Victor Harbor, SA as WNZ 352, then Genesis Tours & Charter, Victor Harbour as VNZ 352 - Resold for a motorhome in 2004.
TV 512 MAN 11.2306AB7520162MX00361 Nambucca 204 10/94C34FT
Sold to Baili Group Pty Ltd, Campsie as TV 512 -/02; then to J Lim t/a Hyundai Dream Tour, South Strathfield as TV 512 by 1/03; renumbered TV 3491 by 1/03; then to Australia Tours & Travel Pty Ltd, Abbotsford as TV 3491, renumbered TV 6512 10/10. Rego expired 27/3/13.
TV 516 Domino DC122B211 Domino B211 5/82RC46FT
ex VIP Express Coaches (Max Holman), Taren Point 099 OJZ -/87.
Sold.
TV 516 MAN 18.3106ABA550023MX00767 Coach Design 076 8/96C53F
ex VIP 020; ex Sun City Coaches, Cairns, QLD (22) 566 DNM.
Sold to Tournet Pty Ltd, Sydney as (QLD) 030 HRC, then to Cairns Executive Coaches, Cairns, QLD as 030 HRC; then to Express Coachlines, Loganholme as 630 TIP.
TV 516 Scania K112TR1813929 PMCSA Apollo 4733 11/88C53DT
ex Murray's Coaches, Red Hill, ACT (433) 888 BFS 9/93; ex VCB 879; ex Sunliner Express, Manly, QLD (224) 224 AIH.
Sold to Sydney Executive Coaches (R Jackson), Mascot as JTA VIP by 11/02 - painted in silver and known as the "Koala Bus" with mechanised opening windows.
TV 518 MAN 7.80FOC - Cummins051-0040 Smithfield Euro SB927 3/81RC49F
ex TV 377 -/87; ex Bankstown Coaches (Geoff Tegel), Greenacre TV 707 2/1986; ex Bankstown Coaches Pty Ltd (Bob Stephens), Greenacre TV 707; ex LEU 425.
Transferred to associated operator Capital Coaches, Wamboin (Ron Stephens) around 4/90 for operation of the Canberra - Dubbo service. Returned to Sydney after being replaced 3/92 & sold to Christian Aboriginal Parents School, Coolgardie, WA in 1992.
TV 518 Volvo B10C17458 PMCSA Apollo 4751 4/89C48FT
ex Tasmanian Motorways, Hobart, TAS (27) CN 0412 early-1992; ex (SA) UUS 560.
Traded to Scania by 24/4/00 & Sold to Surfers Paradise Coaches, Southport, QLD as 717 FWA; then to Point 2 Point Tours, Mermaid Beach, QLD as 717 FWA -/05.
TV 523 Domino DC122B55-8-77 Domino Tourmaster B55 8/77RC53F
ex Ansett Pioneer, Cooma (D6) MO 9948 (RC46FT); ex Brisbane operation (QLD) 122 NET; ex Cobb & Co Coaches, Brisbane, QLD (6) 122 NET.
Traded to Volvo (dlr) & sold to Victorian Touring Coaches, Moorabbin, VIC as (4) FJX 523, then 1103 AC - Sold for a motorhome in 2002.
TV 523 Volvo B10C18064 PMCSA Apollo 4824 10/89C48FT
ex Bus Australia Ltd, Glynde, SA (401) TC 2602 (C42FT); ex TC 2402; ex UYX 562.
Sold to Bay City Tours, Rosebud, VIC as PRL 536 by 21/12/98, rereg 0840 AC.
TV 799 AEC Reliance 470 - 505 Custom Coaches 68-148 15/7/68RC45F
ex Vorbach's Bus and Coach Service, Oatley 10/9/84; ex Yellow Band Bus Service, Oatley 8/84.
Dereg 1985 - may have been renumbered m/o 7385.
TV 827 MAN 14.230 HOCL6AB7520161MX00360 Nambucca 202 2/95C42FT
Sold Sydney Executive Coach Service (R Jackson), Mascot as TV 827 -/02, then Tournet Pty Ltd, Sydney as TV 827, then Harlan Coach Tours, Coburg North, VIC as 7733 AO by 7/8/09. Unreg for sale at Slattery Auctions, Dandenong South, VIC 8/20.
TV 1190 MAN 14.2306AB7520249MX00544 Autobus 039 10/95C42FT
ex (SA) VTL 589.
Sold to Austgreen Tours (D Hanh), Condell Park as TV 1190 -/02, then Explocia Tour Pty Ltd, Brighton-Le Sands as TV 1190, renumbered TV 5697 by 2/09, then TV 6041 by 12/09.
TV 1258 Mercedes-Benz O302-3WDB30229220030018 Denning 631 12/77RC49F
ex TV 921; ex (ACT) MO 62; ex South Sydney Juniors, Redfern SSJ 001 - Ordered new by Yorkstar Motors (dlr) as RC45F.
Sold to JA & VS Hartwig, Albury as TV 1258 7/91; then to CH & EJ Strong t/a Holbrook Coaches, Holbrook as TV 1258 -/92; then to Bonfield Coachlines, Bathurst as TV 1258 1/97; Sold for a motorhome - Noted derelict at Scottsdale, TAS 5/13.
TV 1444 MAN 14.2306AB7520250MX00545 Autobus 040 10/95C42FT
ex (SA) VTL 588.
Sold to OTA Pty Ltd, Ermington as TV 1190 by 11/02, then Golden Wattle Travel Pty Ltd, Sydney -/04, then UTIK Holdings Pty Ltd, Sydney by 1/10 (all as TV 1444) - renumbered TV 6103 by 1/10.
TV 1588 Scania K112TR1810890 PMCSA Apollo 4653 5/88C53DT
ex Sunliner Express, Manly, QLD (212) 199 AER via Scania (dlr) -/91.
Sold to Fantastic Aussie Tours (Golden West Holdings Pty Ltd), Katoomba as (188) "Kanimbla" TV 645 by 11/02, then for a motorhome in Perth, WA 3/07.
? Leyland Mastiff PMC 1561 5/1/73RC49F
ex Diddlibah Bus Service, Maroochydore, QLD; ex Hawkeline, Mt Gravatt 468 OQN; ex Caringbah Bus Service m/o 046.
Sold to Calvary Coaches, Nambour, QLD as 468 OQN.
No of withdrawn buses listed = 45

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