US Bus Lines was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was
a Melbourne bus company that operated six
bus routes under contract to
Public Transport Victoria
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) is the brand name for public transport in the Australian state of Victoria. It was previously the trading name of the Public Transport Development Authority (PTDA), a now-defunct statutory authority in Victo ...
. It was acquired by
Ventura Bus Lines in December 2009.
History
In 1921 Belgrave United Motor Service was formed by Messrs Carter, Davies, Gayle and Hitchcock. The US Bus Lines was adopted later in the 1920s. The
Olinda
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service was purchased from Tutt & Stone in 1925, and the
Belgrave South service from W Parkin in April 1937. In May 1956 the
Dandenong to
Belgrave service was purchased from Dyson's Peninsula Motors and Panorama Bus Service from Mr Jewell in the early 1960s.
In February 1972 the business merged with
Invicta Bus Service to form Invicta United Bus Lines, but this arrangement was dissolved in September 1973. In September 1981 US Bus Lines was purchased by G Pulitano.
[ In December 2009 US Bus Lines was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.
]
Fleet
As at May 2014 the fleet consisted of 56 buses.Ventura Group - US Bus Lines
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Fleet livery was white with red and blue stripes.
References
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Bus companies of Victoria (state)
Bus transport in Melbourne
Transport companies established in 1921
Australian companies established in 1921