To improve accessibility for less mobile passengers and increase capacity on popular routes, The State Transit Authority commenced the roll out of "kneeling superbuses" in 1993.
The 14.5 metre buses by Scania were built in Australia by the Ansett Transport Industries owned Ansair in Tamworth. Compared with other buses, they had a capacity for 95 passengers (61 seated, 34 standing).
In 2021, the buses are still in operation, mostly on routes that serve the Epping Road and Anzac Parade corridors.
Below is an article from The Eastern Herald (The Sydney Morning Herald) from June 5, 1993.
Source: Killick, 1993. "And now for the bus that kneels for you". The Eastern Herald (The Sydney Morning Herald), June 5: 2.
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