Bustrans / Silverline / Katen & Heath - Fairfield East

This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Bustrans / Silverline / Katen & Heath - Fairfield East.

Fleet List   Operator Information

Rego # Chassis VIN Body Body # Body DateSeating
m/o 513 Bedford BLP2EJ526910 Custom Coaches 76-424 3/77B50FR
Sold to Casula Bus & Coach Pty Ltd, Casula 4/04 - renumbered m/o 8291 by 8/04 & sold to Celebrity Event Maganagment, Blacktown as m/o 8291 by 4/07.
m/o 5327 Bedford YRT3EJ487174 Custom Coaches 75-282 31/5/76RB53F
ex Harris Park Trasnsport m/o 5327 by 11/96.
Sold as a camper,Greenethorpe reg AI57RI. Rego cancelled 11/4/11.Still at Greenethorpe as of 14/4/14.
m/o 7184 Bedford YRT3EJ487175 Custom Coaches 75-550 7/2/76RB53F
ex RB51D; ex Harris Park Transport m/o 7184.
Sold to Revline Auto Tech Pty Ltd, Prestons as MO 5904 (via Geoff Nance Dealer 12/04) - Dereg 5/7/08 & sold to the Inverell region for non-PSV. Noted for sale as partially converted motorhome at Stawell, VIC 11/21.
m/o 7185 Bedford YRT3EJ504671 Custom Coaches 76-491 27/5/77RB51D
ex Harris Park Transport m/o 7185.
Noted at Geoff Nance (dlr) 12/04 - Noted parked at a Cowra truck wreckers 28/11/05.
m/o 7317 Mercedes-Benz OH1418WDB38200461100681 Custom Coaches 515 97-273 4/98B53F
First reg 27/3/98 (despite body date).
Sold to Baxter's Bus Lines (Holroyd Bus Lines Pty Ltd), Villawood as (21) 7317 9/4/04, then to Transit First (Demerton Pty Ltd), Bankstown as (76) m/o 7317 1/1/05, then to Veolia Transport (NSW), Bankstown as (674) m/o 7317 1/2/07.
m/o 7692 Bedford VAM3546998 Custom Coaches 77-47 21/7/78B46D
ex Harris Park Transport m/o 7692.
Sold to Katen & Heath / Bustrans, Fairfield as m/o 7692 - Noted at Geoff Nance (dlr) 12/04 & sold for non-PSV. Sold for use as a shed in Kurri Kurri.
m/o 7695 Bedford BLP2578610 Custom Coaches 77-257 22/6/78RB51D
ex Harris Park Transport m/o 7695.
Noted at Geoff Nance (dlr) 12/04 - sold for non-PSV. Observed as fully converted motorhome at Ruse (near Campbelltown) 9/23.
m/o 7988 Isuzu LT1-11PJALLT111PG2511837 Custom Coaches 89-221 30/11/89RB57F
ex Liverpool Transport Co Pty Ltd, West Hoxton m/o 7988; ex RB55D.
Sold to Kingsgrove Bus & Coach Pty Ltd, Peakhurst as (4) m/o 7988 5/04 & renumbered m/o 086 14/2/05; Dereg 8/6/20.
m/o 8053 Bedford YLQYLQ2DZ457859
YLQ2DHJ686375
Custom Coaches 80-51 9/6/80RB55D
ex Harris Park Transport m/o 8053.
Involved in accident 4/3/04 - Sold to Revline Auto Tech Pty Ltd, Prestons for parts.
m/o 8411 Isuzu LT1-11PJALLT111PG2511858 Custom Coaches 90-207 14/12/90RB55D
ex m/o 8392; ex Liverpool Transport Co Pty Ltd, West Hoxton m/o 8392.
Sold to Kingsgrove Bus & Coach Pty Ltd, Peakhurst as (6) 5/04 - reseated RB57F & renumbered m/o 513 2/2/05 (former Bustrans plate transferred to Kingsgrove from Casula Bus & Coach). Withdrawn after an accident c11/18.
m/o 8456 Albion Viking VK55 - Isuzu51706A PMC 0285 2/77RB53F
ex Jones Bros Bus Co. Pty Ltd, Lithgow MO 7683 11/91 (repowered by an Isuzu in 1988); ex B & HJ Griffiths, Portland MO 7683 -/88.
Noted at Geoff Nance dealer 12/04 - sold for non-PSV.
m/o 8505 Isuzu LT1-11PJALLT111PK3000010 Custom Coaches 305 91-241 5/92B55D
Sold to Baxter's Bus Lines (Holroyd Bus Lines Pty Ltd), Villawood as (86) 8505 9/4/04; then to Jones Bros Bus Co. Pty Ltd, Bathurst as m/o 8505 10/04, renumbered MO 6239 & later 2170 MO; then to Paradise Tours Pty Ltd, Arncliffe as 2170 MO 6/09, renumbered TV 6024 1/9/09; Dereg 31/3/15.
m/o 8512 Bedford BLP2 (UF)BLP2DHJ620419
BLP2DZ611789
Domino 0413 11/78RB53F
Reinstated ex m/o 8214; ex King's Bus Service, Kempsey MO 7876; ex Argent, Kempsey MO 7876.
Deposit taken for a motorhome at time of take over.
m/o 8617 Isuzu LT1-11PJALLT111PN3000017 Custom Coaches 93-123 8/93B49D
Sold to Baxter's Bus Lines (Holroyd Bus Lines Pty Ltd), Villawood as (85) m/o 8617 9/4/04, then to Jones Bros Bus Co. Pty Ltd, Bathurst as m/o 8617 10/04, then renumbered MO 6240 & later 2185 MO.
m/o 8816 Bedford YRT3 - IsuzuFJ571442 Custom Coaches 77-168 6/9/77RB57F
ex Jones Bros Bus Co. Pty Ltd, Lithgow MO 1267 -/04; ex RA Steinhardt Holdings Pty Ltd t/a Port Macquarie Bus Service (10) MO 5367.
Sold to Casula Bus & Coach Service Pty Ltd, Casula as m/o 8816 4/04; then for a motorhome at Queanbeyan by 6/07; Noted for sale in poor condition on Ebay 6/13 located at Glen Innes
m/o 8820 Hino RG197KJHDRG197KXXX40434 Custom Coaches 94-151 11/94B51D
Sold to F & R Martin Pty Ltd, Albury as (107) MO 6187 4/04, then renumbered 1919 MO.
m/o 8989 Mercedes-Benz LO8129BM688177RB011713 Superior B583 9/94B33F
ex Gilberts stock 5/96.
Sold to Baxter's Bus Lines (Holroyd Bus Lines Pty Ltd), Villawood 9/4/04 - May have gone into storage at Bathurst unregistered (plate transferred to an ex Westbus LO812) & later sold to Manion's Coaches, Beaconsfield, TAS as FA 7035. Offered for sale through Manheim Auctions, Rocherlea, TAS 11/6/20.
m/o 9202 Mercedes-Benz OF13159BM384098RB011486 Custom Coaches 315 96-247 12/96B47F
Sold to Forbes Bus Lines (Monolat Pty Ltd), Forbes as MO 5973 5/04, renumbered 4142 MO. Sold to Dick White (dlr), Alstonville 3/11 and resold to D.W. Denby, King Island, TAS t/a King Island Bus Service and reg C76AY.
Total buses in fleet = 18
Previously operated vehicles
m/o 404 Bedford VAM70EJ478189 Custom Coaches 75-537 11/5/76B50FR
Dereg & sold to Tonga by 12/03.
m/o 7071 Bedford VAM70EJ487143 Custom Coaches 74-118 6/74B48FR
Dereg by 12/03.
m/o 7218 Bedford KM - 466707859 Custom Coaches 71-367 17/2/72RB53FR
ex m/o 7218; ex Western Road Transport Services, Seven Hills m/o 5587.
Dereg by 26/3/03 & held u/r; Sold for a shed at Old Guildford; then to Collins Coachways Pty Ltd t/a Bankstown Coaches, Bass Hill for parts 12/14.
m/o 7920 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2Rsp7501455 Smithfield SB289 4/11/75B42D
ex Southtrans (Deanes Coaches (South) Pty Ltd), Menai (12) m/o 7920 6/90; ex UTA 1742.
Sold to Kwans Motor Bus, Hoxton Park as m/o 7920 by 8/98, then to Murphy's Commercials (dlr), Mayfield after company ceased in 1999.
m/o 8173 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2Rsp7401426 Smithfield SB192 3/9/74B42D
Col McGrath refurbishment ex UTA 1645.
Dereg 15/3/98 after an accident and sold to Victoria for a motorhome 11/4/98.
m/o 8210 Leyland Leopard PSU3A/2Rsp7501178 Smithfield SB287 28/10/75B42D
ex Sundowner Citybus, Redbank, QLD (unused); ex Gold Coast Citybus, Southport, QLD (unused); ex UTA 1740.
Sold to A Haviland for preservation 12/1/98, then to the Parker Family (enthusiasts).
m/o 9239 Bedford VAM70 Custom Coaches 74.118 6/74B47FR
Reg 4/97; ex m/o 4896 11/96 ex Bosnjak m/o 5976; ex Evans Bus Service, Fairfield m/o 9293 11/76.
De-reg and sold buyer unknown.
TV 767 IBC - GM 6v71 (3 axle)1-8-73 Custom Coaches 73-486 11/12/73RC49F
ex m/o 7976 around-5/92; ex Delwood Coaches, Villawood m/o 268 -/86.
Sold to Roadcoach (Truemelt Pty Ltd), Ulladulla & then without use for a motorhome at Falls Creek, NSW
TV 768 Nissan PRX102D00047 Custom Coaches 77-394 21/3/78RC49F
Sold in 2001.
No of withdrawn buses listed = 9

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