 Last Sunday, the FP1 Rail Pay Bus - lovingly restored last year by a team of RailCorp apprentices - was removed from Central Station's concourse, having been on display since August.
The 1937 Pay Bus and accompanying 'Ca$h on Tracks' exhibition, which tells the colourful history of the pay bus fleet, is to go on show at the prestigious Workshops Rail Museum at Ipswich in Queensland until the end of the year.
Since its restoration, the Pay Bus has enjoyed a high profile on display at Central: thousands of customers have seen it; several publications, including the mX commuter newspaper, have given it coverage; RailCorp's InsideLine DVD, on track magazine and What's News weekly newsletter have covered it on multiple occasions.
Last month, along with the 'Ca$h on Tracks' exhibition, it won the Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award 2010 in the Education (Corporate/Government) category.
Early 2011 the pay bus will return to the upgraded Rail Heritage Centre at Thirlmere where it will operate and be on show
The Office of Rail Heritage thanks all who assisted in the removal and storage of the bus including Ross Seghers, Pat Donoghue and the Rail Recovery Team, Les Kelemen, volunteers Greg Sayer and Graham Ball, Mick De La Motte and the apprentices from the FP1 Rail Pay Bus restoration team; and Shane Wheeler and Daniel Moulden who removed the exhibition.
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