Western Road Liners is an Australian bus and coach company operating route, school and charter services in
Parkes Parkes may refer to:
* Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation
Named for Henry Parkes
* Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town
* Parkes Observatory, a radi ...
.
History
Western Road Liners was formed in 1971 when Merv Hennock and Peter McQuie purchased Reg Waser's Bus Lines. In 1983 the school runs of Allan Waser were purchased.
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In 1986 Golden Tours,
Loftus was purchased as a base for Western Road Liners to operate charters in
Sydney. Included was route 64, the
Bundeena town service. This was sold in 1990 to
Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service.
[
In December 1987 Western Road Liners commenced operating interstate coach operations between Sydney and ]Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
, Sydney and Melbourne
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, Sydney and Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
and Melbourne and Adelaide branded as Trans City Express. By August 1991 Trans City was operating a Parkes Parkes may refer to:
* Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation
Named for Henry Parkes
* Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town
* Parkes Observatory, a radi ...
to Canberra service. In March 1992 all Trans City operations ceased.
In November 1989 Western Road Liners commenced operating a service from Dubbo to Broken Hill under contract to CountryLink
CountryLink was a passenger rail and road service brand that operated in regional areas New South Wales, Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne. Originally created as a business unit (or sub-brand) of the State Rail Authority of New South Wales, it l ...
as a replacement for the ''Silver City Comet
The Silver City Comet was a train service that operated from September 1937 until November 1989 between Parkes and Broken Hill in western New South Wales. It was the first air-conditioned train in Australia.
Design
The original engines were b ...
'', followed from June 1990 by another from Canberra to Cootamundra and Bathurst/Dubbo.[
In May 2006 Harris Bus Lines, the other large Parkes operator, was purchased.][
]
Routes
Western Road Liners operates route services within Parkes. From January 2008 until December 2014, it operated a thrice-weekly service from Parkes to Condobolin
Condobolin is a town in the west of the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Lachlan River. At the , Condobolin had a population of 3,486.
History
Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Wiradjuri pe ...
under contract to NSW TrainLink.Western timetable
NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
Fleet
As at December 2019, the fleet consists of 26 vehicles.[ Fleet livery is white with red, yellow and green stripes.
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References
{{Regional NSW public transport
Bus companies of New South Wales
CountryLink
NSW TrainLink
Australian companies established in 1975
Transport companies established in 1975
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