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McVicar's Bus Services (handbill)
McVicar's Bus Services was an Australian bus operator that operated services in the south-west suburbs of Sydney from 1919 until 1978. Company history McVicar's Bus Service grew to be one of the largest in New South Wales. It spanned three generations of the McVicar family, operating from 1919 to 1978. The company began when Archibald Robert Brownlow McVicar began a bus service from Lidcombe railway station to Berala. McVicar extended the service to Regents Park and gained permission to run from Lidcombe to the Lidcombe State Hospital on Sunday afternoons: there was considerable business for bus operators running to hospitals and cemeteries on Sundays. In 1923 McVicar's weekly service to the hospital was increased to a daily frequency. In 1925, McVicar was given permission to operate a bus service between Cabramatta and Bankstown. In 1926, McVicar was granted approval to continue using solid tyres instead of pneumatic tyres. By 1927 McVicar was operating from Bankstown to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidcombe, New South Wales
Lidcombe () is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Cumberland Council, with a small industrial part in the north in the City of Parramatta. Demographics In the 2021 Australian census, 2021 Census, there were 21,197 people in Lidcombe. 30.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were South Korea 14.4%, China 11.1%, Nepal 7.0%, Vietnam 5.7%, and The Philippines 2.8%. The most common reported ancestries were Chinese 27.6%, Korean 17.7%, Nepalese 7.0%, English 6.4% and Australian 5.8%.19.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Korean 16.8%, Mandarin 12.1%, Cantonese 9.3%, Nepali 6.8% and Arabic 3.8%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 27.4%, Catholic 17.2%, Hinduism 10.5% and Buddhism 9.7%. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde, New South Wales
Clyde is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Clyde is located 21 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Clyde is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. History Clyde is named for the River Clyde in Scotland and was thought to be a suitable name because a subdivision of land made in 1878 here was called New Glasgow. Rosehill Junction was the name of the railway station that opened here in 1882, just west of the bridge over the Duck River. It was a junction for the Western railway line with the Carlingford railway line and Sandown railway line. The Commissioner of Railways Edward Miller Grant Eddy renamed the station Clyde Junction. The station reverted its name to Clyde in 1904. Commercial area Clyde is exclusively an industrial and commercial area, featuring factories, workshops and warehouses. Clyde has no permanent population. Transport Clyde railway station used to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Transport In Sydney
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter#Other usages, charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck bus, single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker bus, double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. coach (vehicle), Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buses In Sydney
Buses account for close to six per cent of trips each day in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, forming a key part of the city's public transport system. The network initially evolved from a privately operated system of feeder services to railway stations in the outer suburbs, and a publicly operated network of bus services introduced to replace trams in the inner suburbs. The bus network has undergone major reforms since the 2000s–2010s, with the New South Wales Government taking responsibility for route and fare-setting, opening contracts for most routes up to competitive tendering, and introducing more cross-suburban services. The New South Wales Government's transport authority, Transport for NSW, administers the various bus networks in Sydney. * Commuter bus services including Metrobus, B-Line and On Demand routes. * NightRide, a network of train replacement services that operates each night between midnight and 5am. *Bus only lanes and roadways associated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transit First
Transit First was an Australian bus company operating in the south-western suburbs of Sydney. History Transit First's origins can be traced back to August 1982 when Peter Threlkeld purchased Holswothy Bus Co with 15 buses and services between Liverpool, New South Wales, Liverpool, Holsworthy, New South Wales, Holswothy and East Hills, New South Wales, East Hills adopting the trading name of Westway Bus & Coach Service. In July 1987 Milperra Bus Co was purchased with services between Milperra, New South Wales, Milperra and Bankstown. In January 1997 Westway purchased the routes 915 to 921 in the Auburn, New South Wales, Auburn and Bankstown area from Crossley Bus Lines. In May 2003 Bankstown-Strathfield Bus Service and West Bankstown Bus Service were purchased from the Treuer family. In July 2003 the combined operation was rebranded as Transit First. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
