Newmans Coach Lines was an Australian coach charter company with operations 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 ...

and

Cairns Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

History

In 1987, the

coach operations of Chester Coaches were purchased by New Zealand-based

Newmans Coach Lines Newmans Coach Lines was an Australian coach charter company with operations in Sydney and Cairns. History In 1987, the Sydney coach operations of Chester Coaches were purchased by New Zealand-based Newmans Coach Lines. Newmans also purchased ...

. Newmans also purchased the

business of Carah Coaches. In late 1989, Newmans commenced operating services from Sydney to

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and

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under the ''Scenic Intercapital'' brand. Rather than operating as express services like other coach operators, the services operated with overnight stops in

Albury Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...

and

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. These ceased in 1990. In 1990, Newmans commenced operating coaches for

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following the demise of

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."Newmans" ''Fleetline'' issue 218 September 1993 page 197 In 1992, the inbound tour business was sold to

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and the Great Sights business to Manly Bus Service. Newmans ceased trading in February 1993.

Fleet

When operations ceased, the fleet consisted of 21 coaches.

Depots

Newmans was initially based in

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 ...

. In July 1988, it relocated to Arncliffe."Newmans Tours" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 4/4 January 1989

References

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