Moonee Valley Coaches is a bus and coach charter operator in

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, Australia. Until March 2024 it operated two route services under contract to

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History

In 1964 Ray Higginson bought a bus serving Dawson Street, Brunswick. By 1966, the business was named Moonee Valley Bus Lines, and in 1969, a partnership with Joe Bellafiori was formed. Charter services commenced in 1968, expanding to Australia wide touring and camping tours in 1970 when the first new dedicated charter coach was bought. The early 1970s saw more expansion with the purchase of Nuline Bus Service, Caulfield. In 1985, the partnership was dissolved with Bellafiori taking Nuline Bus Service and Higginson Moonee Valley. In 1987, Cunningham Bus Lines was purchased with route 503 Essendon station to

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. In November 2014, a heritage museum was established within the company's

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depot. Two route services, 503 Essendon station to

and 506

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to Westgarth. were operated under contract to

until sold to

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with 11 vehicles on 1 March 2024.

Fleet

As at February 2024, the fleet consisted of 37 buses and coaches.Moonee Valley Coaches
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Fleet livery is white with red stripes and blue signwriting while some new route buses carry the

orange and white livery.

References

External links

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Company website
Bus companies of Victoria (state) Bus transport in Melbourne Transport companies established in 1964 1964 establishments in Australia