US Bus Lines was a bus and coach operator in
Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia. It was
a Melbourne bus company that operated six
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
Public Transport Victoria. It was acquired 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 December 2009.
History
In 1921 Belgrave United Motor Service was formed by Messrs Carter, Davies, Gayle and Hitchcock. The US Bus Lines was adopted later in the 1920s. The
Olinda service was purchased from Tutt & Stone in 1925, and the
Belgrave South service from W Parkin in April 1937. In May 1956 the
Dandenong
Dandenong is a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the . Situated mainly ...
to
Belgrave Belgrave may refer to:
Places
*Belgrave, Cheshire, an English village
*Belgrave, Leicester an English district
*Belgrave, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
** Belgrave railway line
**Belgrave railway station, Melbourne
**Belgrave (Puffing ...
service was purchased from Dyson's Peninsula Motors and Panorama Bus Service from Mr Jewell in the early 1960s.
In February 1972 the business merged with
Invicta Bus Service to form Invicta United Bus Lines, but this arrangement was dissolved in September 1973. In September 1981 US Bus Lines was purchased by G Pulitano.
[ In December 2009 US Bus Lines was sold 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 ...
.
Fleet
As at May 2014 the fleet consisted of 56 buses.Ventura Group - US Bus Lines
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Fleet livery was white with red and blue stripes.
References
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Bus companies of Victoria (Australia)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Transport companies established in 1921
Australian companies established in 1921