Glenorie Bus Company was an Australian bus company in the
Hills District of
Sydney
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.
History
Bus services in the
Glenorie area commenced in the 1920s when George Deaman began operating. In 1952 Deaman sold out to
Roy Baxter and George Tucknott. In 1975 the business was sold to Keith Todd with 16 buses. In April 1988
Dural Busways was purchased.
In December 2001 Glenorie was purchased by
National Express
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but the business was not merged with its neighbouring
Westbus operation. Instead it operated on its own until December 2004, when Glenorie, along with Westbus' routes that operated out of
Seven Hills and
Northmead
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Northmead is ...
depots, were all rebranded
Hillsbus
Hillsbus is an Australian bus company that operates services in the Hills District, New South Wales, Hills District of Sydney. Founded in 2004 when National Express merged its Glenorie Bus Company and Westbus (Hills District operations only) sub ...
.
The following are the routes that were operated by Glenorie prior to their rebranding to Hillsbus.
*631:
Hornsby -
Pennant Hills
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Castle Hill via Castle Hill Road
*632: Hornsby - Pennant Hills - Castle Hill via David Road
*633: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill via Coonara Avenue
*634: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill - Castlewood Estate
*635:
Macquarie Centre
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Transport
The Metro North West Line offers frequent services to Macquarie ...
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Beecroft - West Pennant Hills Valley - Castle Hill
*636: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill -
Glenhaven
*637: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill -
Glenorie
*638: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill -
Berrilee
*639: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill -
Kenthurst (Pitt Town Road)
*640: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill - Kenthurst (Porters Road)
*641: Pennant Hills - Castle Hill - Annangrove Road
The Hillsbus brand actually existed since 2002 as a joint venture between Westbus and Glenorie. Hillsbus introduced a new route 642 on 11 February 2002 between
Dural and the
city
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. Hillsbus introduced another three routes from West Pennant Hills to the City on 8 July that year,
[Hillsbus Home Page August 2002]
Retrieved 10 July 2014 All four routes operated under the Hillsbus brand. These express routes operated via the
M2 and were known as "M2 City" express services. These routes, though operated by Glenorie according to timetables, did not use Westbus or Glenorie buses.
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The "M2 City" routes that Glenorie operated were:
*642: Dural - Cherrybrook - City via M2 (operates as Hillsbus)
*650: West Pennant Hills - City via M2 (operates as Hillsbus)
*652: West Pennant Hills - City via M2 (operates as Hillsbus)
*654: Dural - West Pennant Hills - City via M2 (operates as Hillsbus)
]
Glenorie Coaches
In late 2009 a coach charter company was formed under the name Glenorie Coaches using the same cream and aqua as previously carried by Glenorie Bus Company.Glenorie Coaches
Australian Bus Fleet Lists
References
External links
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Bus companies of New South Wales
Bus transport in Sydney
National Express companies
2004 disestablishments in Australia
Defunct bus companies of Australia