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Coachmaster was an Australian bus bodybuilder in Sydney.


History

Coachmaster was founded in 1956, bodying 146 buses, primarily for
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operators, until ceasing in 1972. It was majority owned by the Saint family, proprietors of
Peakhurst Bus Company Peakhurst Bus Company was an Australian bus and coach company in Peakhurst, New South Wales. History The company operated under a variety of names: HT Saint, HT Saint & Sons, Peakhurst Bus Company, Peakhurst Bus & Coach Company, Lugarno Bus Com ...
. Operators to purchase Coachmaster bodied buses included
McVicar's Bus Service McVicar's Bus Services was an Australian bus operator that operated services in the south-west suburbs of Sydney from 1919 until 1978. Company history McVicar's Bus Service grew to be one of the largest in New South Wales. It spanned three gen ...
, Hunters Hill Bus Company, Peakhurst Bus Company,
Punchbowl Bus Company Punchbowl Bus Company is an Australian bus company operating services in Sydney Region 5, servicing the Hurstville, Roselands, Bankstown, Strathfield and surrounding suburbs. It also operates bus services in Goulburn and Crookwell in the Souther ...
and
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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* {{Australian bus manufacturers, state=collapsed Bus manufacturers of Australia 1958 establishments in Australia 1972 disestablishments in Australia