Sydney Coachlines is an Australian bus charter company in
Sydney
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.
History
On 27 March 1983, Thomas "Dick" Crow trading as Sydney Coachlines took over route 49
Rockdale -
Carlton
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from John Brown and Bob Stevens. In April 1985, route 6
Arncliffe -
Earlwood was purchased from
Highway Tours
Highway Tours was an Australian bus company operating services in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales.
History
Highway Tours was formed on 31 August 1983 when Jim Hill purchased four routes from Cumberland Coaches trading as ...
and by December 1985, had been extended from Arncliffe to Rockdale to become Rockdale - Arncliffe - Earlwood. On 14 October 1987, route 68
Hurstville - Earlwood was purchased from Canterbury Bus Lines.
[Sydney Coachlines]
Australian Bus Fleet Lists
Sydney Coachlines also commenced a coach charter business, initially operating ex
Ansett Pioneer
Ansett Pioneer was an Australian long distance coach operator. Founded in 1905 as the AA Withers Bus Company, the company maintained continuous operation under a variety of corporate monikers until its 1993 merger into Greyhound Pioneer Australi ...
RFW
RFW was an Australian specialist vehicle manufacturer based in Chester Hill, Sydney. The firm specialized in heavy industrial vehicles including coaches, fire appliances, garbage trucks and road-rail vehicles for use in the Asia Pacific region. ...
s. On 14 October 1996, the three routes were sold to
Sydney Buses. Route 6 was amalgamated with parts of route 472 to become route 471, while route 68 was renumbered 499. Route 49 passed to
Pioneer Coaches.
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Fleet
As at September 2014, the fleet consisted of nine buses and three coaches.[ The original fleet livery was two-tone green, later being replaced by a white, purple and aqua scheme.
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Depots
Sydney Coachlines initially operated out of a shared depot in Bexley, before relocating to Kingsgrove
Kingsgrove is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, Bayside Council and the Geo ...
in 1993.["Sydney Coachlines" ''Fleetline'' issue 227 June 1994 page 118]
References
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External links
Company website
Bus companies of New South Wales
Bus transport in Sydney
Transport companies established in 1985
1985 establishments in Australia