Baxter's Coaches is an Australian bus charter company in

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. Until August 2006, it operated route bus services in

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History

Baxter's Coaches was founded by Roy Baxter and his son Garry after the

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based services of Barklimore Brothers were purchased in April 1981. In January 1987 the Wentworthville services of Western Road Transport Services were acquired. In April 1992, the Granville based services of

Delwood Coaches Delwood Coaches was an Australian bus company operating services in Granville, Western Sydney. History Delwood Coaches was founded as Delwood Bus Company in 1958 by Jim Newport and Carl Tattam.Bass Hill Bass Hill, () a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney reg ...

Bus Service were acquired. The Bass Hill bus services were renumbered 930 and 932 from 20 and 21 shortly after, while the Villawood part of route 21 was amalgamated with ex Delwood route 902. In April 2004, bus services 817 and 818 were transferred from Bustrans to Baxter's. They were soon transferred to Transit First along with the former Bass Hill Bus routes 930 and 932 in January 2005.News
Baxter's Bus Lines February 2005 On the same day, the former Delwood Coaches services were transferred to Connex NSW In August 2006, the remaining bus services were sold and transferred to

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.News
Baxter's Bus Lines August 2006 Baxter's also operates a charter fleet and after the bus services were sold, was retained and relocated to Glendenning. Following Westbus vacating the Girraween depot, Baxer's moved back in December 2013. Bus routes transferred to Connex in January 2005: *902

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- Villawood - Granville -

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*903/905

- Excelsior St - Blaxcell St - Granville - Alfred St - Parramatta *904

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- Auburn - Parramatta *910

Chester Hill Chester Hill is a suburb of Sydney, located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chester Hill is mostly in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, with a minor part in the northeast in ...

- Clyde St - Granville - Parramatta Bus routes transferred to Transit First in January 2005: *817 Fairfield - Lansvale -

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*818 Fairfield -

*930

- Bankstown Hospital - Bankstown Showground *932

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Bass Hill Bass Hill, () a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney reg ...

- Glassop St -

- Bankstown Remaining bus routes transferred to Westbus in September 2006: *810

- South Wentworthville -

*811/813/815 Merrylands - Greystanes - Parramatta *812 Merrylands - Gilroy Village - Merrylands West *814 Merrylands - South Wentworthville - Westmead

Fleet

As at September 2021, the fleet consisted of 28 buses and coaches. Baxter's fleet livery has always been fawn with an orange stripe. Fleet presentation has always been a high priority with vehicles rarely seen in anything but pristine condition.Roy Baxter Part 2
The Hills Shire

References

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