joe & tony calabro parent transit australia group website www.bustech.net.au bustech is an australian bus manufacturer based on the gold coast queensland . contents 1 history 2 models 3 references 4 external links history edit 2000 bustech bodied mercedes benz o405nh of busabout 2006 bustech vst bodied mercedes benz o500le of busabout 2012 bustech xdi with cummins isl engine operating on demonstration with busabout 2013 bustech cdi with cummins isl engine operated by hillsbus bustech was founded in 1998 by the proprietors of surfside buslines joe and tony calabro in the gold coast suburb of ernest very close to surfside s depot . 1 it initially bodied buses on mercedes benz and volvo chassis . most of the early buses were built for the calabro operations surfside busabout and hawkesbury valley . following the collapse of the clifford corporation bustech was successful in winning orders from a variety of operators primarily in queensland and new south wales . 2 in october 2004 bustech moved to a new factory in calabro way west burleigh . in 2008 bustech became part of the transit australia group as part of a restructuring of the calabro operations . in 2008 bustech launched its first integral bus both chassis and body the 10.5 metre mdi . this was followed by the 12.5 metre xdi and in july 2011 by the 12.5 metre cdi double decker the first double deck citybus built for australian operation since 1973 . in november 2009 bustech completed its 1 000th bus . 3 in july 2015 in collaboration with swinburne university of technology the automotive cooperative research centre autocrc and the malaysian automotive institute bustech unveiled its first electric bus to be designed engineered and manufactured in australia . bustech has already signed a aud 170 million contract to manufacture electric buses for the malaysian government in late 2014 . 4 5 6 models edit currently bustech produces six bus models vst vsth vstc 12.5 m low floor citybus body built on a variety of chassis including man 18.310 hocl nl mercedes benz o500le scania k280ub volvo b12ble and b7rle 7 vstm 11m low floor citybus body built on a scania k280ub chassis the vstm is a smaller vst body which is similar to but smaller than the mdi body . state transit authority sydney were the first to take deliveries of the vstm . sbv sbm school charter bus body built on a variety of chassis including man 18.280 mercedes benz oh1830l scania k94ib and volvo b7r . previously known as the graduate . sbm stands for school bus man mercedes benz whilst sbv stands for school bus volvo 8 mdi 10.5 m 43 seater low floor citybus integral available with cummins isc 8.3 litre engine and zf axles rl85a a132 9 xdi 12.5 m 55 seater 51 when specified with centre door low floor citybus integral available with cummins isc 8.3 litre or cummins isl 9 litre engines and zf axles rl85a a132 10 xdi e 12.5 m 55 seater 51 when specified with centre door low floor city bus integral . the xdi e is a bustech xdi but with an all electric engine . there was only 1 built as of 2015 . cdi 12.5 m 96 seater low floor double deck citybus integral available with cummins isl 9 litre engines . surfside buslines busways and forest coach lines received the first deliveries adi 12.5 m 53 seater tour bus integral available with cummins isl 9 litre engine surfside buslines received the first deliveries as the gold coast shuttle . sdi 12.5 m 61 seater school bus integral available with cummins isl 9 litre engine surfside buslines and rover coaches received the first deliveries for school transport deliveries . zdi 12.5 m the bustech zdi is an all electric bustech bodied bus which is the first of its kind and only 1 zdi built so far in 2015 . both the mdi and xdi were also available with caterpillar c7 engines . however as they have ceased production of highway engines the vehicles can now only be specified with cummins engines . the vst was also available with volvo b12ble engine however it ceased production . the volvo b7rle engine is used instead on vst s from 2011 . references edit manufacturing update australian bus panorama april 2000 issue 15 5 page 17 bustech bus australia photo gallery bustech churns out 1000th vehicle goldcoast.com.au 19 december 2009 australia just built its first electric bus and it looks awesome science alert retrieved 11 july 2015 burleigh company bustech driving future with electric buses set to revolutionise gold coast roads gold coast bulletin retrieved 11 july 2015 australia unveils its first electric bus and it looks amazing yahoo uk retrieved 11 july 2015 vst specifications bustech . the new vsth is a hybrid bustech vst with a volvo b5rleh chassis . the vstc is similar to the bustech adi body except as a vst . sbv specifications bustech mdi specifications bustech xdi specifications bustech external links edit media related to bustech at wikimedia commons v t e australian bus manufacturers alan b denning ansair austral australian autobus boltons bustech centurion 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