Myriad of M.A.Ns
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SL200 #1812
Slightly wider than the rest
1812 is the only one of the first batch of SL200s to be preserved. The defining feature, other than some small differences inside, is the fact they are wider than standard buses.
SL200 #1897
The silver you remember
Who doesn’t remember the classic Adelaide silver MAN buses? Whether you rode them to school or work, they were a quintessential part of our city.
SL200 #1890
Green Magic
10 SL200s were converted to operate on CNG in the 1980s, unfortunately all 11 were lost. One member loved seeing the “Green Machines” run up and down his street as a kid, so he repainted a diesel one to match!
SL200 #1900
The sound of Adelaide
Who doesn’t remember the classic Adelaide silver MAN buses? Whether you rode them to school or work, they were a quintessential part of our city.
SL200 #1908
The one that kept going
Many would know this bus as Dulcie. 1908, after its retirement from metro service, it was bought by Torrens Transit and fitted out to be a roaming op-shop for the Hutt Street Centre.
1908 has recently received some well-needed attention mechanically and electrically, and is back on the road again, awaiting on interior parts to complete a restoration.
SL200 #1917
Another 139
1917 was the first SL200 to be saved, and is patiently awaiting its restoration to original condition.
SG280H #1948
The final survivor
SG280H 1948 was one of the original MAN articulated buses to be fitted for use on the guideway. It also made a re-appearance to the O-Bahn when Torrens re-equipped a few.
SG280H #1954
Green and Gold
1954 represents the SGs as they were when delivered to Morphettville in the late 80s. The Green and Gold signified the fact they were funded by the Australian Bicentennial Bus Acquisition Project.
SG280H #199
The screamer
199 is unique to our group, being the only MAN Artic with a ZF transmission. 199 is known for having one of the loudest transmissions in our collection.
SL202 Diesel #1321
Adelaide’s first bus with bonded windows
1321 was the first of the 125 SL202s delivered to the STA.
SL202 Diesel #1324
The nearly forgotten ZF
Being one of only 5 ZF Transmission SL202s, and the other 4 already taken, 424 was nearly forgotten about until one of our members swooped in and gave it a new lease on life.
SL202 Diesel #1325
The last ZF diesel high floor
MAN SL202s (the last high floor buses for Adelaide) received Voith transmissions after 1325, making it the final ZF-equipped high floor bus in Adelaide.
SL202 Diesel #1344
Ronnie’s Rocket
In the early 2000s, a PM shift driver adopted this bus as his own, and it earned the title “Ronnie’s Rocket”. In the mid 2010s, its current owner similarly fell in love with this bus on PM shifts, and has now restored it to ‘as delivered’ condition.
SL202 CNG #1689
Light City Gassies
The only “short range” SL202 CNG preserved.
SL202 CNG #1691
Long Range Soldier
The first “long range” SL202 CNG built for Adelaide.
SL202 CNG #1600
Adelaide’s LAST High Floor Bus
Better known as #840, or “Babe” by TransAdelaide, this bus signalled the end of high floor buses in South Australia. Every bus ordered after it was low-floor and wheelchair accessible.
NL202 MK 1 #1347
The Southern Hemisphere’s only MK 1
The second of four prototype low floor buses built in Adelaide. This is the only one to have been saved, and to our best knowledge, the only Mk I MAN NL202 in the Southern Hemisphere
MAN 11.190 #1720
Wheelchair accessible boat ride
#1720 is the oldest BPASA wheelchair accessible bus. Built in 1996, its kind signalled the beginning of the end for non-wheelchair accessible buses. It was also one of the last MIDIs in service in 2017.
MAN 11.190 #120
Light City Midis
TransAdelaide #1726 was one of many that went to SERCo in the late 90s, becoming #120. It later joined Torrens Transit, then Light City Buses where it finished service.
MAN NL202 #1333
The first production NL202
Beginning life on a two month trial with Hills Transit out of Aldgate depot, it quickly moved to SERCo where it stayed as #366 until 2000. When Torrens Transit took custody, it was renumbered as #1333. The current owner had been chasing it for 9+ years before finally buying it in February 2022. Having only been out of service since November 2021, its the quickest delivery from service to preservation our group has ever seen.
Other examples of this bus type are still in service today, but their days are numbered.