Reservoir Bus Company was a privately owned bus and coach operator in
Melbourne
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, Australia. As a
Melbourne bus company, it operated 10
bus routes
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under contract to the
Government of Victoria
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. The company was bought by
Dysons
Dysons is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
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 route ...
Group in November 2012, and its branding was gradually replaced by Dysons branding. Its website closed in 2017 and redirected to the Dysons website until 2019.
History
Reservoir Bus Company was formed in December 1968 when the business of East Preston-Epping Bus Service was purchased.
In August 1980
East West Bus Company
East West Bus Company was a privately owned bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated three bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
History
East West Bus Company was formed in August 1980 as ...
was formed as a joint venture with
Dysons
Dysons is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
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 route ...
to operate route 560
Broadmeadows station to
Greensborough. Route 560 ceased in April 2010 being replaced by
SmartBus route 902.
In April 1998
Melbourne Bus Link
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, another joint venture with Dysons, was formed to operate services previously operated by
Met Bus in the western and south-east regions of
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 ...
. These services were taken over by
Transdev Melbourne
Transdev Melbourne was a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia, that operated the Melbourne Bus Franchise with a fleet of 534 buses on 49 bus routes from August 2013 until January 2022. It operated approximately 30% of Melbourne's bus network. I ...
in July 2013.
In November 2012 the Dyson Group purchased Reservoir Bus Company, including the Midland Tours brand. The brand was gradually replaced by the Dysons branding until 2017.
Fleet
As at May 2013 the fleet consists of 56 buses and coaches.
Dyson Group of Companies Reservoir MET
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Fleet livery is white with maroon and blue stripes.
See also
*Buses in Melbourne
Buses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. There are 346 routes in operation with a varying range of service frequencies, (including Night Network, excluding Kew School Serv ...
* List of Victorian Bus Companies
*List of Melbourne bus routes
This is a list of bus routes that are part of the bus network, in Melbourne, Australia.
Kinetic Melbourne operate approximately 30% of the bus network, signing contracts in 2021 as part of the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise. The remainin ...
References
External links
Reservoir Bus Company website
(2017 archive)
Midland Tours website
(2016 archive)
Public Transport Victoria timetables
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Bus companies of Victoria (Australia)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Australian companies established in 1968