Baxter's Bus Lines is an Australian bus charter company in

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. Until August 2006, it operated route bus services in

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History

Baxter's Bus Lines was founded by Roy Baxter and his son Garry after the

Merrylands Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council. History Merrylands was named after the fo ...

based services of Barklimore Brothers were purchased in April 1981. In January 1987 the

Wentworthville Wentworthville is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wentworthville is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Wentworthville is split bet ...

services of Western Road Transport Services were acquired. In April 1992, the Granville based services of Delwood Coaches were purchased, and in June 1995 the services of

Bass Hill Bass Hill, () a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney ...

Bus Service were acquired. The Bass Hill bus services were renumbered 930 and 932 from 20 and 21 shortly after, while the Villawood part of route 21 was amalgamated with ex Delwood route 902. In April 2004, bus services 817 and 818 were transferred from Bustrans to Baxter's. They were soon transferred to

Transit First Transit First was an Australian bus company operating in the south-western suburbs of Sydney. History Transit First's origins can be traced back to August 1982 when Peter Threlkeld purchased Holswothy Bus Co with 15 buses and services between ...

along with the former Bass Hill Bus routes 930 and 932 in January 2005.News
Baxter's Bus Lines February 2005 On the same day, the former Delwood Coaches services were transferred to Connex NSW In August 2006, the remaining bus services were sold and transferred to Westbus.News
Baxter's Bus Lines August 2006 Baxter's also operates a charter fleet and after the bus services were sold, was retained and relocated to Glendenning. Following Westbus vacating the Girraween depot, Baxer's moved back in December 2013. Bus routes transferred to Connex in January 2005: *902

Bankstown Bankstown is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is located in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, hav ...

Yagoona Yagoona, a suburb of the local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney regi ...

- Villawood - Granville -

Parramatta Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the ban ...

*903/905

- Excelsior St - Blaxcell St - Granville - Alfred St - Parramatta *904

Lidcombe Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council, with a small industrial part in the north ...

- Auburn - Parramatta *910

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 Hil ...

- Clyde St - Granville - Parramatta Bus routes transferred to Transit First in January 2005: *817 Fairfield - Lansvale -

Cabramatta Cabramatta ('Cabra') is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cabramatta is located south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Cabramatta ...

*818 Fairfield -

*930

- Bankstown Hospital - Bankstown Showground *932

Georges Hall Georges Hall, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 24 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of the South-western Sydney regio ...

- Glassop St -

- Bankstown Remaining bus routes transferred to Westbus in September 2006: *810

- South Wentworthville -

*811/813/815 Merrylands -

Greystanes Greystanes is a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Greystanes is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Cumberland Council. Founded in the late 1790s, Greystan ...

- Parramatta *812 Merrylands - Gilroy Village - Merrylands West *814 Merrylands - South Wentworthville - Westmead

Fleet

As at September 2021, the fleet consisted of 28 buses and coaches. Baxter's fleet livery has always been fawn with an orange stripe. Fleet presentation has always been a high priority with vehicles rarely seen in anything but pristine condition.Roy Baxter Part 2
The Hills Shire

References

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External links

Bus Australia gallery
Bus companies of New South Wales Bus transport in Sydney Transport companies established in 1981 1981 establishments in Australia