East West Bus Company was a privately owned bus operator in
Melbourne
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, Australia. As a
Melbourne bus company, it operated three
bus routes
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under contract to the
Government of Victoria
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.
History
East West Bus Company was formed in August 1980 as a joint venture between
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 and
Reservoir Bus Company
Reservoir Bus Company was a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 10 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. The company was bought by Dysons Group in November 20 ...
operating route 560
Broadmeadows station to
Greensborough. Route 560 ceased in April 2010 being replaced by
SmartBus
SmartBus is a network of bus services in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Overseen by Public Transport Victoria, the network comprises nine key cross-town and orbital bus routes around Melbourne. Key aspects of the service include more freque ...
route 902.
In February 2014 the Dyson Group became the sole owner, and bus services ran in Dysons branding. As of March 2019, all routes are shown in the
Public Transport Victoria
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) is the brand name for public transport in the Australian state of Victoria. It was the trading name of the Go Public Transport Development Authority (PTDA), a now-defunct statutory authority in Victoria, respo ...
website as being operated by Dysons.
Fleet
As of May 2013 East West Bus Service operated a fleet of 17 buses.
East - West Bus Co
Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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 Se ...
* 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 remaini ...
References
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External links
Company websitePublic Transport Victoria timetables
Bus companies of Victoria (Australia)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Transport companies established in 1980
Australian companies established in 1980