Broadmeadows Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates eight routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide Tours and Seymour Bus Lines.[2]
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| Parent | Northern Transit Holdings |
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| Commenced operation | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Westmeadows |
| Service area | Northern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus & coach operator |
| Routes | 8 |
| Fleet | 56 (June 2024)[1] |
| Chief executive | Dom Sita |
| Website | www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au |
History
editBroadmeadows Bus Service was formed in 1947 when J Loughnan purchased a service between Broadmeadows and North Coburg Tram Terminus from P Thorne.[3] In the early 1950 coach charter operations commenced. In 1974 services were extended to Campbellfield and in 1985 from Upfield and North Coburg to Craigieburn.[4] In 1990, it commenced operating coach services under contract to V/Line from Melbourne to Mildura.[5]
In July 2007, the Wright family, proprietors of Moreland Buslines, acquired a 50% share of Broadmeadows Bus Service.[6] Both the Loughnan and Wright families sold out to Dom Sita of Kastoria Bus Lines in 2011.[1] Broadmeadows Bus Service has since been reorganised under Northern Transit Holdings, along with other Dominic Sita's bus businesses, including Kastoria Bus Lines.[7][8]
The Western Autistic School uses Broadmeadows-owned buses for student transport.
Fleet
editAs of June 2024, the fleet consists of 56 buses and coaches.[1] The fleet livery is white with a dark brown stripe.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Northern Transit Holdings - Broadmeadows Bus Service". Australian Bus Fleet Lists.
- ^ Welcome to Kastoria Bus Lines Kastoria Bus Lines
- ^ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 10.
- ^ About Us Broadmeadow Bus
- ^ Broadmeadows Takes Over Where V/Line Leaves Off Australasian Bus & Coach October 1993 pages 22-25
- ^ Our History Moreland Buslines
- ^ Sita buys Broadmeadows Australasian Bus & Coach 1 June 2011
- ^ Generation Next - Kastoria Buslines Australasian Bus & Coach 28 October 2018
External links
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Media related to Broadmeadows Bus Service at Wikimedia Commons- Company website
- Showbus gallery
