US Bus Lines
| Parent | Ventura Bus Lines |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 |
| Headquarters | Monbulk |
| Service area | Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 6 |
| Destinations | Mount Dandenong |
| Stations | Belgrave Croydon Upper Ferntree Gully Upwey station |
| Fleet | 56 (May 2014) |
| Chief executive | Andrew Cornwall |
| Website | www.venturabus.com.au |
US Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates six bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
US Bus Lines was bought out by Ventura (date unknown)
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 - Belgrave service was purchased from Dyson's Peninsula Motors and Panorama Bus Service from Mr Jewell in the early 1960s.[1]
In February 1972 the business was merged into Invicta United Bus Lines, but this arrangement was dissolved in September 1973. In September 1981 US Bus Lines was purchased by G Pulitano and in 2003 became part of the Pulitano Group.[1][2] In December 2009 US Bus Lines was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.
Routes
- 688 Croydon station – Upper Ferntree Gully station via Mount Dandenong, Olinda & Tremont (Daily), operated by US Bus Lines & Ventura Bus Lines
- 694 Belgrave station – Mount Dandenong via Olinda (Monday to Saturday (Off peak))
- 695 Belgrave station – Gembrook via Emerald (Daily)
- 696 Olinda – Monbulk via Monbulk Road (Monday to Friday (Off peak))
- 697 Belgrave station – Belgrave South via Belgrave Heights (Monday to Saturday)
- 699 Belgrave station – Upwey station via Tecoma station (Monday to Saturday)
Fleet
As at May 2014 the fleet consisted of 56 buses.[3] Fleet livery is white with red and blue stripes now they use the Venturas blue and yellow and ptv white.
See also
References
- ^ a b Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 54.
- ^ Pulitanos form bus group Australasian Bus & Coach
- ^ Ventura Group - US Bus Lines Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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