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10054 United Buses (5)
Daimler COG5 / ParkRoyal
Perth William St
Tuesday 21 December 1937

Daimler COG5
Chassis No:  10296
Body:  ParkRoyal 4860 -/37 H30/24FR
Engine:  Gardner 5LW 5cyl 7ℓ 94hp diesel
Gearbox:  "Wilson" 4sp mechanical pre-select
   converted to     "Wilson" 4sp mechanical pre-select
Last updated:  3 October 2014
  DATE       REGO    No   FLEET
21 Dec 193710054(5)United Buses
w/e28 Dec 193710257(5)United Buses
10257(6)United Buses
byDec 195131806(6)United Buses
14 Dec 195831806(206)MTT
CHASSISPerth & Carlisle Technical Colleges
1976CHASSIS(6)WA Transport Museum (Castledare)
9 Mar 1984CHASSIS(6)Bus Museum of WA (Bellevue)
CHASSIS(6)Bus Preservation Society of WA (Whiteman Park)


NOTES:
    
Reported in one source as being chassis no 27420 and body no B4860
   ie R301
    
One of six complete double-deckers ordered
circaApr 1937   R65; order date=WAN
    
Remainder of order cancelled due to State Government insistence & union pressure for locally built buses
   
    
Unloaded from the New Zealand Star at Fremantle; tyres fitted, water & oil replenished, driven to United depot
20 Dec 1937   R65
    
After being driven fast around Mounts Bay Rd with 30 burly constables on the top deck (to allay fears that the bus would overturn), was licenced for 81 passengers
   R65
    
Inaugural trip (reputedly with 105 passengers on board)
21 Dec 1937   R65
    
Narrowly escaped destruction in United Depot fire (roof badly scorched & charred) early on Saturday
4 Apr 1942   R65; date=117
    
Running reduced to 0815 Claremont-Perth & 1715 Perth-Claremont services
by1958   R65
    
Final service trip driven by Harold Sutherland (driver of the inaugural run)
22 Aug 1959   R65
    
Withdrawn
22 Aug 1959   R65
    
Body to R King (Perth) (used as a holiday house Palm Beach)
4 Apr 1960   Palm Beach=R65
    
Body to ex-United employee (Palmyra)
circa1965   R65; WAETA Council Minutes 12.02.1974=Doug Middleton
    
Body destroyed by fire
   





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