(07 Aug 2025, 3:05 pm)Rob44 wrote Busways had zero single deckers when they took ofver from the pte. The 100 was the first single decker i think but they didn't have a separate machine.... when did that route begin? the metro centre opened late 1986?

They actually had a number of single decks in the fleet from inception of Busways – 1803/4/6, 1822-31, 1835-38, 1886-91.  The first of the minibuses also coincided with launch of Busways (1101-40 and 1401-20).  No idea what the ticketing set up was on any of these though.  The first minibus routes were Newcastle secured services 4 & 5.

The 100 came a bit later, starting on 2nd Feb 1987, using branded minibuses, later replaced by Scania single deckers in 1989.

I’m 90% sure the Lynx had the old separate ticket thing when they arrived, but could be wrong on that.