East West Bus Company
 Volgren bodied Volvo B7RLE in the East West Bus Company livery | |
| Parent | Dyson Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 1980 |
| Ceased operation | February 2014 |
| Headquarters | Reservoir |
| Service area | Northern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 3 |
| Hubs | Coburg North Village, La Trobe University RMIT University, Bundoora |
| Stations | Macleod Pascoe Vale Reservoir Thomastown |
| Fleet | 17 (May 2013)[1] |
| Website | www.reservoirbus.com.au/uewbc |
East West Bus Company was a privately owned bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated three bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
History
East West Bus Company was formed in August 1980 as a joint venture between Dysons Group and Reservoir Bus Company operating route 560 Broadmeadows station to Greensborough.[2][3] Route 560 ceased in April 2010 being replaced by SmartBus route 902.
In February 2014 the Dyson Group became the sole owner,[4] and bus services ran in Dysons branding.[5] As of March 2019, all routes are shown in the Public Transport Victoria website as being operated by Dysons.[6][7][8]
Fleet
As of May 2013 East West Bus Service operated a fleet of 17 buses.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "East - West Bus Co, Reservoir". Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 6/1 July 1990 page 12
- ^ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 19.
- ^ "Dysons & East West" Australian Bus issue 63 May 2014 page 7
- ^ "Reservoir Bus Company". Reservoir Bus Company. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017.
- ^ "301 Reservoir Station - La Trobe University (Bundoora Campus)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale via La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "570 Thomastown - RMIT Bundoora". Public Transport Victoria.