Portsea Passenger Service was a bus operator in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Australia. As a
Melbourne bus company, it operated four
bus routes
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
under contract to the
Government of Victoria. A subsidiary of
Grenda Corporation
Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach company which operated services under its subsidiaries Cardinia Transit, Grenda's Bus Services, Moorabbin Transit, Peninsula Bus Lines and Portsea Passenger Service, all of which were sold to Ven ...
, it was purchased by
Ventura Bus Lines
Ventura Bus Lines is a large bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating a fleet of 893 buses on 141 bus routes, including 2 SmartBus routes and 2 V/Line services. It commenced operations in December 1924.
History Ea ...
in January 2012.
History
In February 1983 Portsea Passenger Service was purchased by
Grenda Corporation
Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach company which operated services under its subsidiaries Cardinia Transit, Grenda's Bus Services, Moorabbin Transit, Peninsula Bus Lines and Portsea Passenger Service, all of which were sold to Ven ...
. In January 2012, it was included in the sale of Grenda Corporation to
Ventura Bus Lines
Ventura Bus Lines is a large bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating a fleet of 893 buses on 141 bus routes, including 2 SmartBus routes and 2 V/Line services. It commenced operations in December 1924.
History Ea ...
and the brand was retired.
Fleet
As at April 2014 the fleet consisted of 45 buses coaches.
Grenda Corporation - Portsea Passenger Transport
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Portsea Passenger Service adopted the same cream and three blues as sister company Peninsula Bus Lines
Peninsula Bus Lines was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 18 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. A subsidiary of Grenda Corporation, it was purchased by Ventura Bus Li ...
. It later adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation.
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Bus companies of Victoria (Australia)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Transport companies disestablished in 2012
2012 disestablishments in Australia