East West Bus Company

East West Bus Company
Parent Dyson Group
Founded August 1980
Headquarters Reservoir
Service area Northern Melbourne
Service type Bus operator
Routes 3
Hubs Coburg North Village, La Trobe University
RMIT University, Bundoora
Stations Macleod
Pascoe Vale
Reservoir
Thomastown
Fleet 17 (May 2013)
Website www.reservoirbus.com.au/uewbc

East West Bus Company is a privately owned bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates three bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.

History

East West Bus Company was formed in August 1980 as a joint venture between Dyson Group and Reservoir Bus Company operating route 560 Broadmeadows station to Greensborough.[1][2] Route 560 ceased in April 2010 being replaced by SmartBus route 902.

In February 2014 the Dyson Group became the sole owner.[3]

Fleet

As at May 2013 East West Bus Service's operated a fleet of 17 buses.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 6/1 July 1990 page 12
  2. Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 19.
  3. "Dysons & East West" Australian Bus issue 63 May 2014 page 7
  4. East - West Bus Co Australian Bus Fleet Lists

External links

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