Buses
SCHOOL BUS HISTORY
Scriven’s Consolidated Industries has two school bus runs, Mystic Park and Sandhill Lake.
Mystic Park
Driver
Kendall Jennings
2007
VOLVO – 57 Seater, Express Body.
This bus travels from Kerang to a Mystic Park, the run is approximately takes an hour to complete, travelling on a majority of sealed roads, Murray Valley Highway, Gorton Drive and Mystic Park East road, and an unsealed roads of Fairly and Bael Bael.
Sandhill Lake
Driver
Adrian Moore
2004
VOLVO B7R – 57 Seater, Express Body.
This bus travels from Kerang to a students property 15kms from Lalbert. The run is approximately takes an hour to complete, travelling on sealed roads Quambatook and Lalbert roads.
1992
MERCEDES BENZ 1316 – 44 seater, PMC 160 Comutor body. (Second
ever built)
Decommissioned – 11th November 2007
1986
Mitsubishi FK416, 40 seater, Melba Body, was decommissioned in July 2004, and was replaced with VOLVO B7R – 57 Seater, Express
Body.
1986
Mitsubishi FK416, 40 seater, Melba Body replaced SB3 Bedford.
39 seater with Comair body.
The
group of students, where the last to travel on the Pyramid Hill to Kerang run in 1992, when we where transferred to the ‘Sand Hill’
Lalbert run.
LEFT:
1982 we purchased from Ian Worner (Roden Worner’s son), the Pyramid Hill School Bus run. SB3 Bedford. 39 seater with Comair body.
RIGHT:
PMC 160 with a Bedford 300 diesal. painted in Fleet Colors.
PMC
160 with a Bedford 300 diesal.
Purchased in 1982.
Replaced
1963 Bedford, with a Comair body.
Brand New.
1963
Bedford, with a Comair body. “Our first new bus.” Run to 1982, from Mystic Park to Kerang. 39 seater.
Adrain
Moore, current bus driver, went to school on this bus, it was also the 1st bus he drove.
Roden
Warner in door of, 1930-32 GMC with Pontiac Motor, 20 seats. (1945)
1st
Scriven’s School Bus
7
Passenger Diamond T about 1940 Model.
Bought secondhand, the bus by its previous owner, used to run from Ascot
Vale to Footscray. It was driven to Kerang and used as the Mystic
Park to Kerang School Bus.
Pictured is: William Robert Scriven (Commonwealth of Australia, Shot Gun
Champion), and his latest kill and his three dogs, Goldy, Lass
and Kapooka.