Bustech is an Australian bus bodywork company, established in 1998 on the Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]. It is owned by the Transit Australia Group, where buses are produced for its sister companies, Surfside Buslines and Sunbus. Originally, Bustech worked out of a factory in Ernest, but in October 2004 they moved into a new $10 million factory at West Burleigh.[2]
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Address
Bustech is located in Calabro Way West Burleigh.
Models
Currently, Bustech produces four bus models.
- VST: 12.5m low-floor citybus body - built on a variety of chassis, including Volvo B12BLE and B7RLE, Mercedes-Benz O500LE, Scania K230UB and MAN 18.310 HOCL-NL.
- SBV: School/Charter bus body - built on a variety of chassis, including Mercedes-Benz OH1830L, Volvo B7R, Scania K94IB. Previously known as the Graduate.
- MDi: 10.5m, 43 seater low floor citybus integral - available with Caterpillar C7 and Cummins ISC 7-litre engine and ZF Axles RL85A / A132[3]
- XDi: 12.5m low floor citybus integral optional centre door reduces seating capacity from 53 to 49 - available with Caterpillar C7 and Cummins ISL 7-litre engine and ZF Axles RL85A / A132[4]
Both the MDi and XDi will shortly turn to using only Cummins due to the ceasing of caterpillar's highway engines.
Previously, Bustech have produced low-floor City buses, School buses and Coaches, but were unnamed. These have now been superseded by the above three models. Previous chassis built on include: Mercedes-Benz O405NH, Mercedes-Benz O400, Scania L94UB and Hino RG230.
 Mercedes-Benz O405NH with Bustech body |
 Mercedes-Benz O500LE with Bustech VST body |
 Bustech MDi |
Major customers
- Transit Australia Group: Surfside Buslines and Sunbus > 259 & 114 units respectively.
- Veolia Transport: NSW and Brisbane > 61 & 38 units respectively, though have since switched to Custom Coaches.
- Logan City Bus Service > 91 Units.
- Pulitano Group: Westside Bus Company and Park Ridge Transit > 29 & 28 units respectively, though have since switched to Volgren.
- Buslines Group (previously John A. Gilbert) > 40 units, spread across regional NSW.
- Busabout Group: Busabout and Busabout Wagga Wagga > 19 & 5 units respectively.
- Darwinbus > 18 units.
Information correct at 27/2/09[5]
References
- ^ http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/attachment/edmp/is2_bustech.pdf
- ^ Australasian Bus News - Trader Business Media
- ^ http://www.energypower.com.au/PDF/Engine%20Room/Engine%20Room%20April%2008.pdf
- ^ http://www.energypower.com.au/PDF/Engine%20Room/Engine%20Room%20April%2008.pdf
- ^ http://www.busaustralia.com/fleetlists/
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