40th Anniversary of the Mk IV Mercedes Benz Government Buses
Schedule
Sun Oct 13 2024 at 11:00 am
Location
Railway Square, Sydney | Sydney, NS
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Join the HCVA as we celebrate 40 years of the PMC Mk IV Mercedes Benz Government Buses, as we cover many STA areas where the Mk IV's have operated in service. 6 hours on the road, and you get to experience a variety of Mk IV's, 2817, 2943 and 3037.The tour will start and finish at Railway Square on Lee St. The tour fee to join us will be $10 per person. Come and join us as we celebrate an icon of Sydney's public transport, which carried millions of customers over many decades.
Tour Schedule:
11:00
Railway Square
Veer R into Pitt St
L Park St, becomes Druitt St
Follow route 504 ( Anzac Bridge
R Victoria Rd, L Lyons Rd, R Hampden Rd)
then R Margaret St
L Parkview Rd
(photographers into front bus - drop in Blackwall Point Rd - buses proceed to Chiswick terminus 180° turn and back down to Parkview Rd - last bus picks up photographers)
11:50
Parkview Rd
R Margaret St
R Hampden Rd
L Great North Rd
R Lyons Rd West, becomes Crane St
Veer L into car park entrance at Cintra Park
12:00 - 12:15
Cintra Park group photos
12:15
Exit Car park into Crane St
L Burwood Rd
L Parramatta Rd
R Frederick St Ashfield, becomes Milton St
L Palace St
R Holden St
Veer L at first roundabout into Armstrong St, becomes Queen St
L Griffiths St, becomes New Canterbury Rd
R Frazer St
L Livingstone Rd, becomes Gordon St
(follow route 412 - R Trafalgar St, L Crystal St, R Douglas St, becomes Salisbury Rd)
then straight ahead across Missenden Rd into Carillon Rd
L King St (City Rd)
R Cleveland St
L Anzac Parade
R Moore Park Rd (40km/h zone)
R Oxford St
L Ocean St
L Edgecliff Interchange
14:15 - 15:15 Break for lunch toilet etc
15:15
depart Edgecliff Int
L Ocean St
L New South Head Rd, becomes William St, becomes Park St
R Clarence St, becomes Sydney Harbour Bridge
L Lavender St
L Alfred St
L Fitzroy St
R Broughton St, becomes Olympic Drive
15:45
Milsons Point
(drop pax - buses to proceed around the block - Alfred, Fitzroy, Broughton, Olympic - 3 times around the block for photos/videos)
photographers to board bus 1 - buses 2 & 3 to delay departure by 5 minutes
16:05
depart Milsons Point
Alfred St
L Lavender St
R Blues Point Rd, becomes Miller St, becomes Strathallen Avenue at the Suspension Bridge
16:15
Suspension Bridge photo
bus 1 to drop pax at bus stop on northern side of bridge - pax to photo following 2 buses - 3rd bus in procession to pick up photographers at bus stop on northern side of bridge
proceed up hill
R Sailors Bay Rd, proceed to route 202 terminus, photos
16:30
depart Northbridge terminus
Sailors Bay Rd
L Strathallen Avenue, across Suspension Bridge, becomes Miller St
L on to Freeway
get into bus lane and proceed across SHB using lane 7 bus lane
drop off pax where they would like in the city between Wynyard and Railway Square so via York St
L Park St
R Castlereagh St
R Hay St
L Pitt St
L Lee St
17:00 - END OF TOUR
For further enquiries, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Where is it happening?
Railway Square, Sydney, AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
