Ventura Ordered MAN A66/A80 15.220/16.220, Designline “Orbitor”/”Citybus”

Current Operators
Buses Delivered26
In Service
Scrapped
Bus Numbers 558, 562-573, 575-587
Built11/2005 – 7/2007
Entered ServiceEarly 2006 to late 2007
ChassisMAN A66 15.220 (558)
MAN A80 16.220 (562-573, 575-587)
BodyworkDesignline “Citybus” (558, 586, 587)
Designline “Orbitor” (562-573, 575-585)
EngineMAN D0836LOH Euro 3
GearboxZF Ecomat II 5HP-502C N (558)
ZF Ecomat II 6HP-502C N (562-573, 575-585, 587)
Voith DIWA D854.3e (586)
Shifting PatternDynamic Lock-up in 1st or 2nd (558, 562-573)
Prefers to Lock-up in 1st (575-585, 587)
LiverysVentura Two-Tone Blue
Ventura Two-Tone Blue (Commemoration Livery)
SmartBus

PT>
Capacity
Seat TypeMcConnell Centra (558, 562-573, 575-585, 587)
Unknown (586)
Seat FabricCamira: BRF292 (558, 562-573, 575-585)
Unknown (586, 587)
Pole ColourYellow
Door Type
Interior PIDSmartBus LED, Removed by Withdrawal of Route Service (558, 562-573, 575-578, 580, 582)
Destination UnitsBUSE LD500 Front 16×98, Side , Rear
Vehicle Length
Wheelbase
Overhang
Aircon Unit

Status:
558 – Sunshine Tours BS05SQ (VIC)
562 –
563 – Buscharter (VIC), then Sunshine Tours BS09AS (VIC)
564 – Cavbus Group (QLD)
565 –
566 – Sunshine Tours BS05QM (VIC)
567 – Cavbus Group (QLD)
568 – Sunshine Tours BS07JJ (VIC)
569 – Sunshine Tours BS05SR (VIC)
570 –
571 – Sunshine Tours BS05QN (VIC)
572 – Wynyard Bus Lines 91/XT 80 AW (TAS)
573 – Original Tours
575 –
576 –
577 – Cavbus Group (QLD)
578 –
579 – Ventura as 1141
580 – Ventura as 1142
581 – Buscharter (VIC)
582 – Plan B Transport TV 217B (NSW)
583 – Cavbus Group (QLD)
584 – Yatala Bus & Coach (QLD)
585 –
586 – Sandhu (VIC)
587 –

Notes:

History:
586, 587 ex Stock

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