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Moorabbin Transit
Moorabbin Transit was a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 11 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. A subsidiary of Grenda Corporation, it was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012. History Moorabbin Transit was formed in July 1988 when Grenda Corporation purchased Blue & Silver Bus Lines, Camden Bus Lines, Hampton Green, Hampton Red, and Southland Bus Service. Sandringham Bus Co was added in December 1988. Moorabbin Transit was included in the sale of Grenda Corporation to Ventura Bus Lines in November 2011 and the brand was retired. Fleet As at March 2014 the fleet consists of 83 buses. Australian Bus Fleet Lists Moorabbin Transit original livery was the cream and three stripes of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenda Corporation
Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach company which operated services under its subsidiaries Cardinia Transit, Grenda's Bus Services, Moorabbin Transit, Peninsula Bus Lines and Portsea Passenger Service, all of which were sold to Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012. It also formerly owned the Volgren bus body building business. History Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong. Over the years a number of acquisitions were made: *Dandenong Boomerang Bus Lines in July 1951 *Peninsula Bus Lines, Seaford in August 1958 *O Bridges in the early 1960s *H Glenny in June 1965 *Blue Line Tourist Coaches, Sydney was purchased in 1973, sold along with Grenda's Melbourne coach operation to AAT Kings in 1975 *Portsea Passenger Service in February 1983 *Blue & Silver Bus Lines, Camden Bus Lines, Hampton Green, Hampton Red, Sandringham Bus Co & Southland Bus Service in 1988 to form Moorabbin T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springvale Railway Station, Melbourne
Springvale railway station is located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Springvale, and it opened on 1 September 1880 as Spring Vale. It was renamed Springvale on 29 February 1972. History Springvale station opened on 1 September 1880, almost three years after the line was extended from Oakleigh to Dandenong. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the ''Spring Vale Hotel'', the proprietor inspired by the natural springs in the area for travellers and stock between Melbourne and Dandenong. The name was also inspired by a place near the Bog of Allen in the proprietor's native Ireland. In 1964, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Springvale Road level crossing, which was located at the Up end of the station. In 1975, the signal box was provided with a new relay interlocking system. Also in that year, a crossover was abolished at the Up end of the station, with a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Transport In Melbourne
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving licence. Buses may be used for scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bus Companies
This is a list of the world's bus operating companies listed by country, with countries placed alphabetically by continent and country. Wherever possible, each country's bus operating companies are divided by the nature of their operations. Operations may be logically divided by defining attributes such as *Ownership (private or public) *Primary function *Area served This list includes companies operating now. It does not include bus manufacturers or repairers. It contains mostly public transit operators. Africa Egypt *Cairo Transportation Authority (CTA) * Arab Union for Land Transport Company South Africa * Golden Arrow Bus Services *Rea Vaya *PUTCO Tunisia * Société des Transports de Tunis (STT) The Americas Canada National * First Student Canada * Greyhound Canada * Pacific Western Transportation Alberta *Calgary Transit *Edmonton Transit Service * Lethbridge Transit British Columbia *BC Transit *Coast Mountain Bus Company * MTR Western * South Coast Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenda's Bus Services
Grenda's Bus Services was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 23 bus routes under contract to the Victoria State Government. It was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012. History Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong. After being based in Foster Street, Dandenong for 50 years, it moved to a new depot in Cheltenham Road in 2008. In January 2012, it was included in the sale of parent company Grenda Corporation to Ventura Bus Lines Ventura Bus Lines is a large bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating a fleet of 893 buses on 141 bus routes, including 2 SmartBus routes and 2 V/Line services. It commenced operations in December 1924. History Ear .... Fleet As at May 2014 the fleet consisted of 181 buses and coaches. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ventura Bus Lines
Ventura Bus Lines is a large bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating a fleet of 893 buses on 141 bus routes, including 2 SmartBus routes and 2 V/Line services. It commenced operations in December 1924. History Early history Ventura was founded in December 1924 by Henry Cornwall. The name and company colours (dark blue, light blue and yellow) derived from Ventura County, California where Cornwall had spent time after serving in World War I. A former employee of Track & Kintrack, St Kilda, Harry decided to form his own bus company when his employer refused to run a bus service along dirt roads through what was then Melbourne's outer east.The Ventura Story - 75 Years of Moving People '' Australian Bus Panorama'' December 1999 page 19 Cornwall began operating a bus route between Box Hill and Melbourne central business district, and in 1930 began running buses between Box Hill and Mentone. The first depot was behind the petrol station on the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Victoria
The Victoria State Government, also referred to as just the Victorian Government, is the state-level authority for Victoria, Australia. Like all state governments, it is formed by three independent branches: the executive, the judicial, and the parliament. As a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the State Government was first formed in 1851 when Victoria first gained the right to responsible government. The Constitution of Australia regulates the relationship between the Victorian Government and the Australian Government, and cedes legislative and judicial supremacy to the federal government on conflicting matters. The Victoria State Government enforces acts passed by the parliament through government departments, statutory authorities, and other public agencies. The Government is formally presided over by the Governor, who exercises executive authority granted by the state's constitution through the Executive Council, a body consisting of senior cabinet ministers. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Melbourne Bus Routes
This is a list of bus routes that are part of the bus network, in Melbourne, Australia. Kinetic Melbourne operate approximately 30% of the bus network, signing contracts in 2021 as part of the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise. The remaining 70% of the network is operated under 23 contracts with other bus operators, all of these contracts were entered into in mid-2018 and will expire in 2025 or 2028. Route numbering scheme The route number of buses in Melbourne can tell a little about the route's operator, area served and even its history. Route numbering was a reflection of the designated zonal area used during the 1980s. Areas were referred to as "Neighbourhood Zones". However, as part of the "Grow or Go" policies, route numbers across the bus network were affected. There are no two-digit route numbers – these are used exclusively by trams. *150–199, 400–899: These routes are run by private companies. Most are found in the middle and outer suburbs, where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buses In Melbourne
Buses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. There are 346 routes in operation with a varying range of service frequencies, (including Night Network, excluding Kew School Services) operated by privately owned bus companies under franchise from the State Government. The Night Network bus system consists of 10 routes and operates on Friday and Saturday nights, and a SmartBus orbital bus network. currently consisting of nine routes, which is intended to facilitate cross city travel, while the current network is predominantly a radial network. Most of the bus network is a covered by the myki ticketing system. SkyBus is a non-myki ticketing airport bus service. There are nine other bus companies serving Melbourne Airport, with services to Ballarat, Bendigo, Dandenong, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Melbourne suburbs, Shepparton and the Riverina. A daily return service from the state's north—start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordialloc Railway Station, Melbourne
Mordialloc railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mordialloc, and it opened on 19 December 1881.Mordialloc Vicsig History Mordialloc station opened on 19 December 1881, when the line from Caulfield was extended. It was a temporary terminus until 1 August 1882, when the line was extended to Frankston. Like the suburb itself, Mordialloc gets it name from an |
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