It suited Rex to make an offer to sell them the coach they knew so well, which they were aware was very economical to operate and did the job well, and a deal that saw No 24 leave the Redline fleet was done.
An artistic gentleman named Peter Scriven had around this time founded the Marionette Theatre of Australia, which featured large scale puppets known as ‘The Tintookies’ which became quite famous throughout the country.
In 1965 and through 1966 in association with the Arts Council of Australia Scriven toured this attraction aboard ex Redline No 24, featuring the Tintookies in presentations known as ‘The Explorers’ and ‘Little Fella Bindi.’ Redline No 24 pictured in QAC ownership, devoid of Redline livery and logos, doing her new duty carrying Peter Scriven’s Tintookies. CHAPTER 23: …show more content…
He knew this would provide a perfect seal between the passenger saloon and the underfloor elements, plus the additional strength and stiffness such an integral component would impart to the finished product.
How different the Australian bus and coach scene had become in just eight short years since Rex Law and Alan Denning first met...!!
I described in Chapter 18 how Redline commenced regular scheduled 22 day Central Australian camping tours with weekly departures from the eastern and southern capitals in 1961, and in Chapter 20 the commencement of under-roof accommodated tours after the opening of the Redline Chalet at Ayers Rock in 1963.
Further development of improved infrastructure to benefit the company’s tourist clientele had been commenced in September 1966. This was the construction of the new 22 unit air-conditioned “Redline Motel” which was completed in time for the commencement of the 1967 winter tourist season, with the official opening in May of that
An artistic gentleman named Peter Scriven had around this time founded the Marionette Theatre of Australia, which featured large scale puppets known as ‘The Tintookies’ which became quite famous throughout the country.
In 1965 and through 1966 in association with the Arts Council of Australia Scriven toured this attraction aboard ex Redline No 24, featuring the Tintookies in presentations known as ‘The Explorers’ and ‘Little Fella Bindi.’ Redline No 24 pictured in QAC ownership, devoid of Redline livery and logos, doing her new duty carrying Peter Scriven’s Tintookies. CHAPTER 23: …show more content…
He knew this would provide a perfect seal between the passenger saloon and the underfloor elements, plus the additional strength and stiffness such an integral component would impart to the finished product.
How different the Australian bus and coach scene had become in just eight short years since Rex Law and Alan Denning first met...!!
I described in Chapter 18 how Redline commenced regular scheduled 22 day Central Australian camping tours with weekly departures from the eastern and southern capitals in 1961, and in Chapter 20 the commencement of under-roof accommodated tours after the opening of the Redline Chalet at Ayers Rock in 1963.
Further development of improved infrastructure to benefit the company’s tourist clientele had been commenced in September 1966. This was the construction of the new 22 unit air-conditioned “Redline Motel” which was completed in time for the commencement of the 1967 winter tourist season, with the official opening in May of that