Royal Tiger Cub Appeal
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BSB 032-089
Account no 234159
Add 937 fund in the description, and email us your details if you require a tax receipt.
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Cheques can be made payable to Sydney Bus Museum and sent to
937 Appeal
PO Box 630 Leichhardt NSW 2040
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Arthur Gillot himself seeing off m/o 937 from the Pymble depot on one of the final days of operations in 1998.
Pictured just after take over by Forest in 1998, m/o 937 is seen in the Forest depot with bus m/o 5996, which was donated to the Sydney Bus Museum in 2001.
In preservation, m/o 937 visited the Museum's former home
in Tempe in 2005.
Also in preservation, m/o 937 performed historic special trips for the community on Forest route 280 on 5 March 2005.
We need to raise $20,000 to purchase this bus. We are launching an appeal towards funding this purchase. Can you help? We need to raise donations towards the purchase of this bus. All donations over $2 are tax deductable. With the end of financial year fast approaching you can claim your donation on your tax return. If you can help please follow the details below.
One significant gap in our collection is a Leyland Royal Tiger Cub. An opportunity has arisen to purchase former m/o937. This is a 1964 Royal Tiger Cub with a Commonwealth Engineering body. 937 was new to St Ives Bus Service at Pymble and was the first heavy duty bus purchased by Arthur Gillot. At that time this was one of the largest buses to operate in the region.
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In 1998 the St Ives business was sold and 937 was passed to Forest Coach Lines who sold the bus for preservation. 937 has passed through 2 owners and has recently been restored and has been offered for sale to the Sydney Bus Museum.
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This is a rare opportunity to acquire a restored vintage bus that fills a gap in our collection. The addition of 937 to our collection will fulfill the museum’s desire to represent a selection of Sydney’s most iconic private bus operators of the past. This bus is a rare survivor of a 1960’s private bus and is in very good condition and expected to join our running fleet immediately.