Algoa Bus Company (Pty) Ltd
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On the following pages series of buses and coaches....just click on the pictures!
Vehicles acquired by Algoa Bus
1-7/701-707
Leyland -BUSAF
8/708
Leyland -BUSAF
101-130
ERF -BUSAF
501-600
MAN Explorer
800-series
MAN Lion's Explorer
1000-series
Volvo -Marcopolo
2002
Mercedes -BUSAF
2313-2321
Mercedes -BUSAF
2322
Mercedes -BUSAF
2800-series
MAN Lion's Explorer
8100-series
MAN Lion's Explorer
9001
MAN -MCV
201-202
Mercedes -BUSAF
601-618
Leyland -BUSAF
Vehicles taken over from PET
210-221
Leyland -PET
222-236
Leyland -BUSAF
271-288
ERF -BUSAF
291-329
Leyland -?
331..389
Leyland -PET
393-459
Leyland -BUSAF
460-501
ERF -BUSAF
800-809
Leyland -BUSAF
810-811
ERF -BUSAF
998
Nissan -BUSAF
1201-1217
Leyland -Multimech
1300-1335
Guy -Multimech
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Service vehicles


Company website: www.algoabus.co.za

Algoa Bus is responsible for bus transport in the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage area (the current Mandela Bay). Its predecessor wat PET (Port Elizabeth Tramways/Transport). PET got into financial problems in 1990 and withdrew its services by the end of the year. With the support of the Algoa Regional Council a new company, Algoa Bus, was formed, which took over operations on January 1, 1991. The company continued with vehicles purchased from the liquidator of the Tollgate Group, the owner of PET.

The fleet was gradually replaced by new and secondhand vehicles, many of which were rebodied, creating a "diverse" fleet appearance. The following is the summary fleet list up to 2005 as by the Algoa Bus booklet of the PSV Circle*, with later vehicles added as observed.
The fleet in 2005 was around 340 vehicles, including old ones. End of 2015 the MAN series 500, 800, 2800, 8100 and the Volvo -Marcopolo buses series 1000 add up to some 400 vehicles and it is assumed that (almost) all old vehicles have been withdrawn. There are two "new" double deckers for private hire (201-202) and an MAN -MCV low-floor demonstrator. Until 2003 there was a number of small vehicles (2313-2327) but these were all withdrawn in 2003.
Fleet numbers are preceded by a letter indicating the operating division: B=Bravo (at Uitenhage depot), P=Pappa (at Swartkops depot), L=Lima and O=Oscar (both at New Brighton's Bay depot), K=Kilo, T=Tango and W=Whiskey (all at Perl Road depot).

New vehicles acquired by Algoa Bus
1-7 / 701-707 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF Sheerline 1993 (old chassis) x renumbered 701-707 ca 1997, withdr.
8-10 / 708-710 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF Sheerline 1995/6 (old chassis) x renumbered 708-710 ca 1997, withdr.
11-12 / 711-712 ERF Trailblazer BUSAF Sheerline 1996 (old chassis)   renumbered 711-712 ca 1997, withd.
101-130 ERF Super Trailblazer BUSAF Metrocoach 1996/1997 x withdrawn?
501-600 MAN 18.220FOC MAN Explorer 2001-2004 x  
800-series MAN 18.2x0FOC MAN Explorer 20xx x seen 803, 828, 868, 871, 872, 890
900 MAN 18.232FOC MAN Explorer 2002    
1001-series Volvo B7R Marcopolo Torino 2004, 20xx x 1001 proto 2004, rest? seen 1007/18/28/42
2001 Strada 3000 TMB 1991   sold 1994, midibus
2002 Mercedes-Benz O305 BUSAF Sheerline 1991 x  
2003 Nissan Nissan 1993   withdrawn 1993, midibus
2003 ERF Kestrel BUSAF Letaba 1996   withdrawn 2003
2004 AAD ? 1993   withdrawn 1993, midibus
2313-2321 Mercedes-Benz O811/42 BUSAF 1991 x withdrawn 2003, midibus
2322 Mercedes-Benz O812/42 ? 1994 x withdrawn 2003, midibus
2323-2327 AAD Maxi 320D AAD 1996   withdrawn 2003, midibus
2800-series MAN 26.3xxFOC MAN Explorer 3 ax. 20xx x seen 2818
8100-series MAN 18.2xxFOC MAN Explorer 20xx x seen 8114/23/26/29/35/44/57/69/72
9001 MAN 14.2xxHOCL-NL MCV C120 2014 x demonstrator
9901 MAN 18.232FOC MAN Explorer art 2003   demonstrator, returned
9902 Volvo B7R Marcopolo 2005   demonstrator, returned
           
Used vehicles acquired by Algoa Bus
25...50 various various   1995 ex Blunden 16 various vehicles, withdrawn
100 AEC Regent V BUSAF 1959/1977 1998 ex Johannesb. 999 open top ddecker "Lady Elizabeth"
- Leyland Atlantean AN69/2R BUSAF 19.. 2003 ex Pretoria 823 rebuilt dd, for private hire (withdrawn?)
601-618 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF 1981/1987 1996 ex Durban withdrawn?
901-948 Leyland Victory Mk 2 Dubigeon 1984/5 2004/5 ex PUTCO withdrawn?
201-202 Mercedes-Benz O305 BUSAF 1981 20xx ex Johannesburg rebuilt dd, for private hire
           
ex PET vehicles 1991-01-01 (some somewhat later acquired from liquidator, all are assumed withdrawn)
50-53 Mercedes-Benz OF1624 Craftsman 1989/1990 1991 ex PET withdrawn by 1995, coaches
56-57 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF 1983 1991 ex PET withdrawn by 1993, coaches
100-110 Leyland Victory Mk 2 artic. BUSAF 1986/7 (old chassis) 1991 ex PET withdrawn by 1996, picture see PET
210-221 Leyland Victory Mk 2 PET 1981 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
222-236 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF 1982/1983 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
248-249 Guy BUSAF 1971/1985 1991 ex PET withdrawn, old chassis
250-254 Guy PET 1975/71/1981/2 1991 ex PET withdrawn, old chassis
255..270 Guy BUSAF 1967-72/1982/4 1991 ex PET withdrawn, old chassis, 264 "open top"
271..288 ERF Trailblazer BUSAF 1982/1983 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
291..329 Leyland Victory Mk 2 ? 1980/81 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
331..377, 380/1, 384..389 Leyland Victory Mk 2 PET 1981 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
378-379, 382 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF 1981/2 1991 ex PET withdrawn, picture see PET
393..459 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF 1983/4 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
460-501 ERF Trailblazer BUSAF 1985 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
651, 671 Leyland OPS4/5 BUSAF 1965/2 1991 ex PET withdrawn 1992
708 Leyland PD3/5 BUSAF 1963 1991 ex PET withdrawn 1992
800-809 Leyland Victory Mk 2 BUSAF 1982/3 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
810-811 ERF Trailblazer BUSAF Letaba 1982 1991 ex PETx withdrawn 2004
812-816 Leyland Victory Mk 2 ? 1981 1991 ex PET withdrawn 1991 to City Tramways
870..974 Guy Warrior and Victory J BUSAF 1970/73 1991 ex PET withdrawn by 1998, pictures see PET
996 Leyland Victory Mk 2 ? 1980 1991 ex PET withdrawn 1991
998 Isuzu BD61 BUSAF 1978 1991 ex PETx withdrawn 1997
999 Nissan CB20N BUSAF 1977 1991 ex PET withdrawn 1993
1201-1217 Leyland Victory Mk 2 ADE Multimech 1987/9 1991 ex PETx withdrawn
1300-1335 Guy Victory J Multimech 197./1989/90 1991 ex PETx withdrawn

*Johnson, Andrew G., Algoa Bus. The PSV Circle, 2005 (http://www.psv-circle.org.uk/)