Ivanhoe Bus Company was a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated six bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. It was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in June 2010.
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| Commenced operation | 16 August 1956 |
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| Ceased operation | 30 June 2010 |
| Headquarters | Heidelberg West |
| Service area | North-Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 6 |
| Hubs | La Trobe University Northland Shopping Centre |
| Fleet | 29 (June 2010) |
| Website | www.buslines.com.au/ivanhoe |
History
editIn May 1952 Claude Morarty and William Molan purchased Heidelberg Motor Omnibus Company from Gordon Brown renaming the operation Ivanhoe Bus Company.[1][2][3] In June 2010 the business was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.[4]
Fleet
editAs at June 2010 the fleet consisted of 29 buses.[4] Fleet livery was yellow with a green stripe.
References
edit- ^ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 27.
- ^ The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama December 2005 pages 8-30
- ^ The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama issue 22/3 November 2006 pages 6-15
- ^ a b Ventura welcomes Ivanhoe on board Australasian Bus & Coach 4 June 2010
External links
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Media related to Ivanhoe Bus Company at Wikimedia Commons
