Ansair was an Australian bus bodybuilder owned by
Ansett Transport Industries and later the
Clifford Corporation.
History
Ansair was founded by
Reg Ansett in 1945 at
Tullamarine, to make bodies for his
Ansett Pioneer coaches, as well as manufacture aircraft components for
Ansett Airways. It also provided bus bodies for other operators.
In 1987, a plant opened in
Kingston, Tasmania
Kingston is a town on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Nestled 12 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the seat of the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the ...
, to make bodies for
Scania
Scania ( ), also known by its native name of Skåne (), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces () of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous w ...
buses used by
Metro Tasmania and, in January 1993, a plant opened at
East-West Airlines' former
Tamworth Airport maintenance facility to make bodies for Scanias used by
Sydney Buses.
In August 1995, Ansett Transport Industries sold Ansair to the
Clifford Corporation. In September 1995, the Kingston plant closed, followed in 1997 by Tullamarine. Ansair ceased trading in November 1998 when the Clifford Corporation collapsed.
The Tamworth plant was reopened by
Jakab Industries to complete an order of
Volvo B10BLEs for Sydney Buses, under the Phoenix Bus brand.
References
External links
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Bus Australia gallery
{{Australian bus manufacturers, state=collapsed
Ansett Australia
Bus manufacturers of Australia
Australian companies established in 1945
Australian companies disestablished in 1998