Dysons is a bus and coach operator in

Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...

History

Dysons was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of routes and businesses were purchased both within

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

and in regional

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: * Nathalia to

from HE Taylor in August 1957The Dyson Story ''

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'' issue 11/6 March 1996 page 6 * Kinglake to Melbourne from Heather & Co in 1959 * a 50% shareholding in Northcote Bus Service in 1966, later increased to 100%, operated as a separate brand until January 1982Victorian Buses in the Eighties ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 6/2 September 1990 page 11 * Lockington to Melbourne from Harrison,

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in 1968 * Barham and

Moama Moama ( or ) is a town in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, Australia, in the Murray River Council local government area. The town is directly across the Murray River from the larger town of Echuca in the neighbouring state ...

to Melbourne from Andersons Coaches, Moama * Dyson's entered a joint venture with

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to form

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to operate route 560 Broadmeadows station to Greensborough in August 1980 * Bega to Melbourne was from Gil Toplis in December 1982 *

Deniliquin Deniliquin () is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, close to the border with Victoria. It is the largest town in the Edward River Council local government area. Deniliquin is located at the intersection of the Riverina ...

- Moama - Melbourne from

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in 1987Victorian Buses in the Eighties ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 6/8 May 1991 page 12 *

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from Lextours, Lakes Entrance in 1987 * Reids Metropolitan Services in December 1991 *

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from Arms & Bell in July 1992 * Sale - Bairnsdale and Bairnsdale -

Orbost Orbost is a historic early settlers town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, east of Melbourne and south of Canberra where the Princes Highway crosses the Snowy River. It is about from the surf and fishing seaside town of Marlo on th ...

from Florance, Orbost in January 1994Dysons ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 9/6 February 1994 page 48 * Eastern Roadlines,

in January 1994 * In partnership with

, formed

Melbourne Bus Link Melbourne Bus Link was an Australian bus and coach operator in Melbourne. It was a Melbourne bus company that operated nine bus routes under contract to the Public Transport Victoria. Melbourne Bus Link ceased operations on 3 August 2013. His ...

in April 1998 after being awarded a contract to take over provision of services in the western and south-east regions of

from Met Bus * Entered a joint venture with

Cobb & Co Cobb & Co was the name used by many successful sometimes quite independent Australian coaching businesses. The first was established in 1853 by American Freeman Cobb and his partners. The name Cobb & Co grew to great prominence in the late 19th ...

and

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to operate services on behalf of

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in 2001 * Bell Street Bus Company including the

coach business in August 2003 * In 2003 Dyson’s commenced operating services in Alice Springs, sold in May 2012 to Australian Transit Group *

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Bus Lines in March 2006 * Mylon Motorways,

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in July 2008 * Northern Bus Lines, Glenroy from the

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in July 2008 *

and Midland Tours in November 2012 * Wangaratta Coachlines in July 2014 * O'Connell's Omeo Bus Service in April 2017 * Shepparton Transit/Fallons Bus Service on 1 June 2017 with nine regional bus routes, one V/Line route and 44 vehicles * The

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-Albury Rutherglen operation acquired by from R & L Webster in September 2017 * Bunnaloo Bus Lines in Bunnaloo in January 2018 * McDonald’s

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in January 2018 * Wandong Bus & Coach in March 2018 * Purtills,

in December 2019 with 55 vehicles * Little’s Gippsland Coaches, Sale in October 2021 with 28 vehicles

Services

As well as route services in Melbourne, since the late 1970s Dyson have operated services under contract to

V/Line V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in Victoria, Australia. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cros ...

. In February 1989, all of Dyson's existing long coach services were integrated into the V/Line network. Dyson operate V/Line services as far afield as

Batemans Bay Batemans Bay is a town on the South Coast region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Batemans Bay is administered by the Eurobodalla Shire council. The town is situated on the shores of an estuary formed where the Clyde River meets th ...

, Canberra,

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and

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

. From 2002 until December 2007, Dyson operated a service in

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

between

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 ...

and

Condobolin Condobolin is a town in the west of the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Lachlan River. At the , Condobolin had a population of 3,486. History Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Wiradjuri pe ...

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 ...

. In January 2015, Dyson commenced operating five-year contracts to operate services for NSW TrainLink from

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...

, Cootamundra to

Tumbarumba Tumbarumba ( ) is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, about southwest of the state capital, Sydney. Tumbarumba is located on the periphery of the Riverina and South West Slopes regions at the western edge of the Snowy Mountains. The s ...

, Cootamundra to Bathurst/ Dubbo and Parkes to Condobolin.

Fleet

As of November 2022, the fleet consisted of 679 buses and coaches. Dyson's official fleet livery is white with green stripes however newer buses which operate route services in Melbourne are painted in the Public Transport Victoria livery. Some coaches are painted in V/Line livery and NSW TrainLink livery.

References

External links

* {{Regional NSW public transport Bus companies of Australia Bus transport in Melbourne Transport companies established in 1952 1952 establishments in Australia