SUN395 State Transport Authority (240)
Mercedes-Benz O305 / HowardPorter
Causeway Carpark
February 1977
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| Chassis No: |
30700121001640 30700121001537 |
| Body: |
HowardPorter 77/5094 02/77 B45D |
| Engine: |
Mercedes-Benz M407.908 6cyl 11.045ℓ 180hp diesel |
| Gearbox: |
Mercedes-Benz W3D 080 3sp automatic (no retarder) |
| Last updated: |
11 March 2023 |
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| DATE |
REGO |
No |
FLEET |
| 18 Sep 1974 | CHASSIS | (SPARE) | Metropolitan Transport Trust | | | by 1 Mar 1977 | SUN395 | (240) | State Transport Authority (Adelaide) | | | by Jul 1977 | STA000 | (240) | State Transport Authority (Adelaide) | | | STA000 | (7000) | State Transport Authority (Adelaide) | | | | | unknown (QLD) | |
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| NOTES: |
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| | Spare chassis. Arrived | | 18 Sep 1974 | | | | Used for a mock-up of the body frames | | | | | | Components dismantled & chassis frame hung (literally) on outside wall of Kensington St Workshops | | | | | | Components re-assembled onto chassis | by | 1 Aug 1975 | | | | Chassis officially re-numbered from 30700121001640 to 30700121001537 to replace original chassis no 30700121001537, destined for the State Transit Authority of South Australia, which was irreparably damaged by being dropped from the forklift when being off-loaded from a flat rail wagon at Kewdale. | | | | | | Driven from Perth to Adelaide | | Feb 1977 | | | | In service on route 300 City-Flinders Park | | 7 Mar 1977 | | | | Withdrawn | | 1986 | | | | Subsequently fitted with a steel bar to the front of the roof to test tree clearances | | | | | | Last reported as burnt out & resting in a paddock in Cairns | | 2002 | |
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