Commonwealth Motors
Panhard / Ansair
circa December 1949
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| Body: |
Ansair -/49 FC35F |
| Engine: |
Panhard diesel |
| converted to |
Rootes-Lister TS3 3cyl 3.25ℓ 90hp 2-stroke opposed-piston diesel |
| Last updated: |
3 July 2020 |
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| DATE |
REGO |
No |
FLEET |
| | | Commonwealth Motors (Melbourne VIC) | | | Feb 1950 | T310 | | Toodyay Bus Service [Booth] `Miss Toodyay II` | | | 31 Jan 1951 | T310? | (P56) | Western Australian Government Railways | | | 1957 | UAN092 | (P56) | Western Australian Government Railways | | | WAG8956 | (P56) | Western Australian Government Railways | |
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| NOTES: |
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| | Arrived at Toodyay | | 8 Feb 1950 | | | | Acquired when WAGR overtook operation of Toodyay service | | 31 Jan 1951 | | | | WAGR Depreciation Schedules records its `Date on service` as | | May 1951 | | | | However the Mileage Overhaul Statement as at 22 Sep 1951 states that it still had not entered traffic. | | | | | | Finally entered service with WAGR in 11/51 with mileage recorded as 260 miles as at | | 15 Dec 1951 | | | | Off-traffic awaiting parts (mileage = 4017 miles) | by | 31 May 1952 | | | | Returned to service | by | 20 Sep 1952 | | | | Re-engined Gardner 4LK | | | | | | Original Panhard diesel engine donated to Perth Technical College | | | | | | Re-engined Rootes TS3 | | Dec 1958 | | | | Very unpopular with drivers due to extreme engine noise | | | | | | Often used to double-bank overloaded services, taking passengers alighting prior to the half-way point of the full service trip; also used on short Bunbury-Collie & Bunbury-Boyup Brook services | | | |
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P56 
