Moorabbin Transit was a bus operator in
Melbourne
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, Australia. As a
Melbourne bus company, it operated 11
bus routes
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under contract to the
Government of Victoria
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. A subsidiary of
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 V ...
, it was purchased by
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 ...
in January 2012.
History
Moorabbin Transit was formed in July 1988 when
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 V ...
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
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 ...
in November 2011 and the brand was retired.
Fleet
As at March 2014 the fleet consists of 83 buses.
Ventura Group - Moorabbin Transit
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Moorabbin Transit original livery was the cream and three stripes of Grenda's Bus Services, but with the red stripes painted green. It has since adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of 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 V ...
.
See also
*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 Serv ...
* List of Victorian Bus Companies
*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 remai ...
References
External links
Public Transport Victoria timetables
{{MelbournePublicTransport, state=collapsed
Bus companies of Victoria (Australia)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Transport companies established in 1988
Australian companies established in 1988