Scania K280UB Bustech VST #2607 on route 423, operated by Kingsgrove Depot.
The Scania K280UB is currently the third newest model in the Sydney Buses fleet. These buses have air conditioning and LED display boards. They are also wheelchair accessible. The buses are seen with Cooltek air conditioning while Port Botany & Leichhardt depot has the buses with Coachair. VSTM are also fitted with Coachair air conditioners. They were delivered from 2013 to 2016. The VSTM's replaced the last of the O405 Mk5's at Waverley depot.
Design[]
The VSTm (m = Midi) is a shorter 11m variant of the VST. It has a single leaf rear door (as compared to the double leaf on VSTs) and has a slightly different window arrangement.
The two way to distinguish between the 280bhp and 310bhp buses is that the latter has a Coachair air conditioner while the former has a Cooltek air conditioner.
Service[]
There are currently 127 Scania K280UB buses in service. They are numbered 2250, 2580-2670 and 2749 to 2783 and 2785 to 2824. They are located at Willoughby, Waverley, Mona Vale and Port Botany. Others are also based at Leichhardt and Kingsgrove depots, which are now operated by Transit Systems West.
From 2785 onwards, the buses actually have a Scania K310UB chassis, due to Scania ceasing production for their 280bhp engines. Scania K310UB units still look the same as the K280UB units.
There are 27 VSTM's located exclusively at Waverley. They mostly run routes 326, 327, 328, 355 and 361 where 12.5m buses cannot run due to tight corners.
Livery[]
These buses are all in the Transport for NSW livery.