Melbourne-Brighton Bus Lines was an Australian bus and coach operator in
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 ...
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History
Melbourne-Brighton Bus Lines was formed in 1954 when a multitude of operators who operated route 1
Gardenvale
Gardenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Gardenvale recorded a population of 1,019 at the 2021 census.
Histor ...
to
Melbourne City Centre
The Melbourne central business district (also known colloquially as simply "The City" or "The CBD") is the city centre and main urban area of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, centred on the Hoddle Grid, the oldest part of the city la ...
and 2
Middle Brighton to Melbourne City Centre combined. A depot was established in Brighton to house the 24 vehicle fleet.
["Melbourne - Brighton Bus Lines" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 8/4 December 1992 pages 4-17]
In September 1958 route 140A Middle Brighton to
St Kilda station was purchased from Eastern Suburbs Omnibus Service. In 1959 the depot was relocated to
Elwood. In 1971 routes 140A, 1 and 2 were renumbered 600-602. Short journeys to Beach Avenue and Head Street were renumbered 603 and 604.
In March 1979 the
Denning service agency and spare parts agency was gained. A coach operation was founded under the Melbright Coaches brand. In April 1985 the route operations were sold to the
Metropolitan Transit Authority with 37 buses.
The Melbright Coaches operation was retained moving to
Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne is an inner-city List of Melbourne suburbs, suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the Cities of ...
. Melbright Coaches ceased operating in November 1992 after it was unable to recover debts from
Austral Denning following its entering receivership.
The licences were sold 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 ...
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Fleet
The initial fleet consisted of
Bedfords,
Daimlers, Internationals,
Leylands and
Reos. From 1961 the company purchased heavy duty Leyland buses, for its charter operations
Denning coaches. At the time of the sale of the route bus operations in April 1985 the fleet consisted of 43 buses and coaches.
In 2012 Bayside Coaches restored a Denning Landseer into Melbright Coaches livery.
Sandown 2012 Truck & Bus Show
Showbus gallery
References
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Bus companies of Victoria (Australia)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Australian companies disestablished in 1992
Australian companies established in 1954