Interline Bus Services is an Australian bus company operating services in
South West Sydney.
History
Interline Bus Services was formed when the Oliveri family purchased route 102
Campbelltown Hospital
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Macquarie Fields
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from Herbert Harrison on 1 September 1961.
["Contractor changes in Sydney regions 2 and 15" ''Australian Bus'' issue 64 July 2014 pages 40/41]
On 1 June 1989, it merged with Oliveri's Transport Service,
Green Valley with both renamed
Metro-link Bus Lines
Metro-link Bus Lines is an Australian bus charter company operating services in South West Sydney.
History
Metro-link Bus Lines was established in November 1954 when the Oliveri family, trading as Oliveri Transport Service purchased route 41 ...
. In August 1992, it was separated from Oliveri transport Services when the founding Oliveri families parted company and the family of the late John Oliveri acquired all the shares in Ingleburn Bus Services Pty Ltd and started trading as Interline Bus Services.
[Interline Bus Services]
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In August 2002, Southern Cross Transit, Karana Downs, was purchased by the Oliveri family and is now the sister company of Interline.[
Since 2005 Interline's services have been part of Sydney Bus Region 2. On 1 June 2014, Interline commenced operating all services in the region including those previously operated by Busabout.][
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Routes
On 1 June 2014, Interline took over all Region 2 routes from Region 2 partner Busabout.
Fleet
In the 1980s the Ingleburn Bus Service fleet consisted of Bedford YMT3s and Leyland Super Vikings and Tigers
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, two of which were configured as coaches.[
In the early 1990s ex ]ACTION
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Leyland National
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s, Transperth
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Leyland B21s and Urban Transit Authority
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History
The Urban ...
Leyland Atlantean
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Only 17 Atlantean chassis were bodied as single deck from new.
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s were purchased. These were in turn replaced by ex ACTION Mercedes-Benz O305s and Renault PR100
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.2s. More recently new Volvos and Daewoos have been purchased.
Following the Oliveri family's purchase of Southern Cross Transit in August 2002, many Interline buses have been transferred for further service.[Southern Cross Transit]
Australian Bus Fleet Lists
Southern Cross Transit
Ingleburn Bus Service had a light green and red livery that gave way to Metro-link's turquoise. Interline adopted a white and blue scheme.
In February 2021, Interline received their first electric buses, with ten BCI CitiRider
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s rolled out into service on two routes. Nine Yutong E12s later arrived from April 2021.
As of July 2022, the Interline fleet consists of 119 buses.
References
External links
Bus Australia gallery
{{List of public transport operators in Sydney, state=collapsed
Bus companies of New South Wales
Bus transport in Sydney
Transport companies established in 1961
Australian companies established in 1961