Moreland Buslines is a bus operator in
Melbourne
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, Australia. It operates two routes under contract to
Public Transport Victoria.
History
In 1955, Clarrie Wright began operating a
Reo bus on routes 510 Melville Road to High Street and 511
Essendon North
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to
Sydney Road, along with six other operators. By 1969, Wright had bought out the other operators and formed Moreland Buslines.
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In 1973, Thompson Roadlines was acquired and Moreland entered the coach charter market, later operating safari tours to
Central Australia. In July 1985, Taranto Bus Lines was acquired, which operated route 512
Strathmore to
East Coburg, followed by Geographical Tours and Bakers Bus Lines.
[ In 1996, Landmark Tours was acquired and Moreland began to operate services under contract to Greyhound Pioneer Australia to Sydney and ]Brisbane
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'' July 1996 page 12 Although it no longer operates interstate services, Moreland continues to provide depot facilities for Greyhound Australia.
In 2007, the Wright family acquired a 50% share in neighbouring Broadmeadows Bus Service
Broadmeadows Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates eight routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide Tour ...
but, in 2011, that company was sold to Dom Sita of Kastoria Bus Lines
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.[Northern Transit Holdings - Broadmeadows Bus Service]
Australian Bus Fleet Lists
In the early 2010s, Moreland acquired GBS in Wonthaggi
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, and in early 2013, Phillip Island Buslines was acquired. Wonthaggi and Philip Island then became South Coast Bus and Phillip Island Bus respectively.
Fleet
As at January 2023, the fleet consisted of 34 buses and coaches.
References
External links
Company websitePrevious company website
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Bus companies of Victoria (state)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Transport companies established in 1955
1955 establishments in Australia