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and operates 18

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History

In 1966, Frank Bono and George Sita purchased route 406 Footscray - East Keilor. In 1968, Sita sold his share to Frank Bono. In January 1972, Sita purchased Grangers Bus Lines, which operated route 472

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- Williamstown Beach. Subsequently purchased were Murrays Coaches in 1975, Nidis in 1979, West Newport Bus Service in November 1980,

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Bus Lines in April 1982 and Starline Coaches in 1985."Victorian Buses in the Eighties" ''

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'' issue 6/2 September 1990 page 13 Sita commenced coach operations in 1982, initially with second hand Denning vehicles, before building up a large Austral Tourmaster fleet after 1984. In 1995, Sita purchased the Coachtrans coach operation on the Gold Coast and commenced operations in

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. The latter operation has since ceased. On 1 July 2018, Sita commenced a new ten-year performance-based contract to operate its bus services. In April 2019, Sita was purchased by

, and was re-branded Transit Systems Victoria in November 2020.Sita Buslines rebrand complete: Transit Systems Victoria
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Fleet

As at December 2022, the Transit Systems fleet consisted of 166 buses and coaches. Sita's bus livery was white at the top and fawn at the bottom with an orange stripe. A special orange, white and black livery was used on buses dedicated to the 401 shuttle from

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via the

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. Coaches wore a red, yellow and white livery, but are now painted white.

References

External links

Company websitePublic Transport Victoria timetables
{{Transit Systems Bus companies of Victoria (state) Bus transport in Melbourne Transport companies established in 1972 Australian companies established in 1972