Invicta Bus Services was a bus and coach operator in

Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ...

, Australia. It was a Melbourne bus company that operated 16

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under contract to

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. It was purchased by

Grenda Corporation Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach company which operated services under its subsidiaries Cardinia Transit, Grenda's Bus Services, Moorabbin Transit, Peninsula Bus Lines and Portsea Passenger Service, all of which were sold to Ven ...

in March 2009. which in turn was acquired by

Ventura Bus Lines Ventura Bus Lines is a large bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating a fleet of 893 buses on 141 bus routes, including 2 SmartBus routes and 2 V/Line services. It commenced operations in December 1924. History Earl ...

in January 2012.

History

Croydon Bus Service owned by Bill Wilson commenced in May 1936 between

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and North Croydon. In December 1947 Clem Usher purchased the business. The business expanded with the purchase of Ringwood Bus Service in May 1952, A Turner in 1968, Adams Bus Service in January 1979. In February 1972 the business merged with

US Bus Lines US Bus Lines was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was a Melbourne bus company that operated six bus routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It was acquired by Ventura Bus Lines in December 2009. His ...

to form Invicta United Bus Lines, but this arrangement was dissolved in September 1973. In July 1987 Invicta purchased Morse's Bus Service in

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. This was sold in 1990. Invicta was acquired by the

in March 2009. The brand was retained, but after Grenda Corporation was purchased by

in January 2012, it was retired.

Fleet

As at April 2014 the fleet consisted of 97 buses.Ventura Group - Invicta
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Fleet livery was fawn and orange that was later superseded by a white, yellow and red livery with a prancing horse reminiscent of that on the Invicta flag. It later adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation.

References

{{Reflist Bus companies of Victoria (Australia) Bus transport in Melbourne Transport companies established in 1936 Transport companies disestablished in 2012 Australian companies established in 1936 Australian companies disestablished in 2012