Austral (bus manufacturer) History References External links Navigation menuBus Australia galleryee

Alan B DenningAnsairAustralAustralian AutobusBoltonsBustechCenturionCoach ConceptsCoach DesignCoachmasterCommonwealth Aircraft CorporationComengCustom CoachesDenningDenning ManufacturingExpress Coach BuildersIBCJakab IndustriesJW BoltonMills-TuiMotor Body SpecialistsMotorCoach AustraliaNorthcoast Bus & CoachParramatta-Ryde Bus ServiceP&D CoachworksPressed Metal CorporationPressed Metal Corporation South AustraliaQueensland Coach CompanyRFWSmithfieldStewart & SonsSuperiorVolgren


Bus manufacturersFire service vehicle manufacturersManufacturing companies based in BrisbaneMotor vehicle manufacturers of Australia1998 disestablishments in Australia


GeebungBrisbaneJRA LimitedDenningAcacia RidgeClifford CorporationAnsairVolvo B10BLEBrisbane Transport

















Austral
IndustryBus manufacturing
Fatemerged with Denning to form
SuccessorAustral Denning
DefunctNovember 1998
Headquarters
Geebung
,
Australia

ParentClifford Corporation

Austral was an Australian bus manufacturer in Geebung, Brisbane.



History


Austral was originally formed as Athol Hedges. It was later renamed Domino Hedges, then Domino before becoming Austral in 1982 when purchased by the Australian Manufacturing Group. It originally bodied buses diversifying into integral buses and coaches (body and chassis) in the 1970s.[1]


In December 1988 Austral was sold to JRA Limited who also owned Denning, Austral's largest rival in the coach market.[2][3] Both continued to operate separately until 1990 when the Denning plant in Acacia Ridge was closed and production transferred to the Austral factory.[4]


From 1992 the combined business was rebranded as Austral Denning. In July 1996, along with JRA's other bus bodybuilding operations, it was sold to the Clifford Corporation and rebranded Austral Pacific. This resulted in Ansair Orana Volvo B10BLE buses being bodied at Geebung for Brisbane Transport. Following the collapse of Clifford Corporation the plant closed in November 1998.[5]



References




  1. ^ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 6/2 September 1990 page 11


  2. ^ "JRA acquires Austral" Fleetline February 1989 page 22


  3. ^ "Industry News" Australian Bus Panorama 4/5 March 1989 page 10


  4. ^ "Bodybuilder News" Fleetline September 1991 page 151


  5. ^ "The Austral Pacific Collapse" Australian Bus Panorama 14/5 April 1999 page 17




External links


  • Bus Australia gallery








1998 disestablishments in Australia, Bus manufacturers, Fire service vehicle manufacturers, Manufacturing companies based in Brisbane, Motor vehicle manufacturers of AustraliaUncategorized

Popular posts from this blog

Frič See also Navigation menuinternal link

Identify plant with long narrow paired leaves and reddish stems Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern) Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?What is this plant with long sharp leaves? Is it a weed?What is this 3ft high, stalky plant, with mid sized narrow leaves?What is this young shrub with opposite ovate, crenate leaves and reddish stems?What is this plant with large broad serrated leaves?Identify this upright branching weed with long leaves and reddish stemsPlease help me identify this bulbous plant with long, broad leaves and white flowersWhat is this small annual with narrow gray/green leaves and rust colored daisy-type flowers?What is this chilli plant?Does anyone know what type of chilli plant this is?Help identify this plant

fontconfig warning: “/etc/fonts/fonts.conf”, line 100: unknown “element blank” The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In“tar: unrecognized option --warning” during 'apt-get install'How to fix Fontconfig errorHow do I figure out which font file is chosen for a system generic font alias?Why are some apt-get-installed fonts being ignored by fc-list, xfontsel, etc?Reload settings in /etc/fonts/conf.dTaking 30 seconds longer to boot after upgrade from jessie to stretchHow to match multiple font names with a single <match> element?Adding a custom font to fontconfigRemoving fonts from fontconfig <match> resultsBroken fonts after upgrading Firefox ESR to latest Firefox