Australia Wide Coaches is an Australian coach company operating charter services, an express service between
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
and
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
and services in
Central West New South Wales under contract to
NSW TrainLink
NSW TrainLink is a train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary interc ...
.
History
Australia Wide Coaches was founded by Richard Dawes and Phil Langley in 1993 in Dubbo.
["Australia Wide Coaches" ''Fleetline'' October 1993 page 218]
In October 2009, the coach operations of Selwoods Coaches,
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
were purchased. Selwoods had been operating a service from Orange to
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
since April 1989. Since June 1990, Selwoods had been operating services under contract to
CountryLink
CountryLink was a passenger rail and road service brand that operated in regional areas New South Wales, Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne. Originally created as a business unit (or sub-brand) of the State Rail Authority of New South Wales, it l ...
from
Lithgow to Orange,
Grenfell and
Parkes Parkes may refer to:
* Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation
Named for Henry Parkes
* Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town
* Parkes Observatory, a radi ...
.
[Australia Wide Coaches]
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Both of these remain in operation today.
In November 2013, Australia Wide Coaches commenced operating
Gray Line services in Sydney under licence to the
Driver Group
Driver Group is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. In July 2013 the five bus routes it operated were sold to CDC Victoria and was rebranded CDC Melbourne afterwards.
History
Driver Brothers was formed in March 1931, when Eric ...
.
On 2 September 2014, a service commenced operating between Orange and
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
.
Canberra timetable
Australia Wide Coaches This has since ceased.
In February 2016, the office and depot relocated from Mascot
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to Alexandria
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.
Fleet
As at February 2015, the fleet consisted of 16 coaches.[ It commenced operations with an Austral Tourmaster][ before gradually expanding with ]Scania
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coaches.[
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References
External links
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{{Regional NSW public transport, state=collapsed
Bus companies of New South Wales
CountryLink
Gray Line Worldwide
NSW TrainLink
Transport companies established in 1993
1993 establishments in Australia