Baxter's Bus Lines is an Australian bus charter company in
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 ...
. Until August 2006, it operated route bus services in
Western Sydney
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Places
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*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
.
History
Baxter's Bus Lines was founded by Roy Baxter and his son Garry after the
Merrylands
Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council.
History
Merrylands was named after the fo ...
based services of Barklimore Brothers were purchased in April 1981. In January 1987 the
Wentworthville
Wentworthville is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wentworthville is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Wentworthville is split ...
services of Western Road Transport Services were acquired.
In April 1992, the
Granville based services of
Delwood Coaches
Delwood Coaches was an Australian bus company operating services in Granville, Western Sydney.
History
Delwood Coaches was founded as Delwood Bus Company in 1958 by Jim Newport and Carl Tattam.[Bass Hill
Bass Hill, () a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney regi ...]
Bus Service were acquired. The Bass Hill bus services were renumbered 930 and 932 from 20 and 21 shortly after, while the Villawood part of route 21 was amalgamated with ex Delwood route 902.
In April 2004, bus services 817 and 818 were transferred from Bustrans to Baxter's. They were soon transferred to
Transit First
Transit First was an Australian bus company operating in the south-western suburbs of Sydney.
History
Transit First's origins can be traced back to August 1982 when Peter Threlkeld purchased Holswothy Bus Co with 15 buses and services between ...
along with the former Bass Hill Bus routes 930 and 932 in January 2005.
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Baxter's Bus Lines February 2005 On the same day, the former Delwood Coaches services were transferred to
Connex NSW In August 2006, the remaining bus services were sold and transferred to
Westbus
Westbus was an Australian bus and coach operator that operated bus services in Western Sydney from 1955 until October 2013. Founded by the Bosnjak family, it later became a subsidiary of National Express and later ComfortDelGro Cabcharge (now ...
.
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Baxter's Bus Lines August 2006
Baxter's also operates a charter fleet and after the bus services were sold, was retained and relocated to
Glendenning. Following Westbus vacating the Girraween depot, Baxer's moved back in December 2013.
Bus routes transferred to Connex in January 2005:
*902
Bankstown
Bankstown is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is located in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, hav ...
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Yagoona
Yagoona, a suburb of the local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney regio ...
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Villawood -
Granville -
Parramatta
Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...
*903/905
Merrylands
Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council.
History
Merrylands was named after the fo ...
- Excelsior St - Blaxcell St - Granville - Alfred St - Parramatta
*904
Lidcombe
Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council, with a small industrial part in the north ...
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Auburn
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* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
*Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region
*Auburn, South Australia
*Auburn, Tasmania
*Aub ...
- Parramatta
*910
Chester Hill
Chester Hill, a suburb of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area, is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Western Sydney, Chester Hill shar ...
- Clyde St - Granville - Parramatta
Bus routes transferred to Transit First in January 2005:
*817
Fairfield -
Lansvale
Lansvale is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 28 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, the other side of Chipping Norton and its lake, in the Local government in Australia, local government ...
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Cabramatta
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Cabramatta ...
*818 Fairfield -
Chester Hill
Chester Hill, a suburb of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown local government area, is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Western Sydney, Chester Hill shar ...
*930
Bankstown
Bankstown is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is located in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, hav ...
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Bankstown Hospital - Bankstown Showground
*932
Georges Hall
Georges Hall, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 24 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of the South-western Sydney region ...
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Bass Hill
Bass Hill, () a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney regi ...
- Glassop St -
Yagoona
Yagoona, a suburb of the local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney regio ...
- Bankstown
Remaining bus routes transferred to Westbus in September 2006:
*810
Merrylands
Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council.
History
Merrylands was named after the fo ...
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South Wentworthville
South Wentworthville is a predominantly residential suburb in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Geography
South Wentworthville is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the ...
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Parramatta
Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...
*811/813/815 Merrylands -
Greystanes
Greystanes is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Greystanes is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local governme ...
- Parramatta
*812 Merrylands - Gilroy Village - Merrylands West
*814 Merrylands - South Wentworthville -
Westmead
Fleet
As at September 2021, the fleet consisted of 28 buses and coaches. Baxter's fleet livery has always been fawn with an orange stripe. Fleet presentation has always been a high priority with vehicles rarely seen in anything but pristine condition.
Roy Baxter Part 2
The Hills Shire
References
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External links
Bus Australia gallery
Bus companies of New South Wales
Bus transport in Sydney
Transport companies established in 1981
1981 establishments in Australia