Sita Buslines
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Volgren bodied Volvo B10M in June 2006 | |
| Parent | George Sita |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 1972 |
| Headquarters | West Footscray |
| Service area | Western Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus & coach operator |
| Routes | 16 |
| Hubs |
Altona Gate Shopping Centre Brimbank Central Shopping Centre Footscray |
| Stations |
Ascot Vale Footscray Melton Newport Sunshine Williamstown Yarraville |
| Fleet | 174 (March 2015) |
| Website | www.sitabus.com.au |
Sita Buslines is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates 16 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
History
In 1966 Frank Bono and George Sita purchased route 406 Footscray - East Keilor. In 1968 Sita sold his share to Bono.[1] In January 1972 Sita purchased Graingers Bus Lines with route 472 Moonee Ponds Junction - Williamstown Beach. Subsequently purchased were Murrays Coaches in 1975, Nidis in 1979, West Newport Bus Service in November 1980, Sunshine Bus Lines in April 1982 and Starline Coaches in 1985.[2][3][4]
Sita commenced coach operations in 1982 initially with second hand Dennings before building up a large Austral Tourmaster fleet from 1984.[3][5] In 1995 Sita purchased the Coachtrans coach operation on the Gold Coast and commenced operations in Sydney.[6] These latter has since ceased.
Fleet
As at March 2015, the fleet consisted of 174 buses and coaches.[7] Sita's bus livery is white at the top and fawn at the bottom with an orange stripe. A special orange, white and black livery is seen on buses dedicated to the 401 shuttle. Coaches were painted in a red, yellow and white livery, but are now painted white.
See also
References
- ↑ "Firefly" Fleetline November 1990 page 171
- ↑ Tilley, Bruce (1984). Melbourne Private Bus Fleets Vol 1. Berverley South Australia: Railmac Publications. p. 33. ISBN 0 949817 34 1.
- 1 2 "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/2 September 1990 page 13
- ↑ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 59.
- ↑ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/4 November 1990 page 5
- ↑ "Sita" Australian Bus Panorama issue 11/6 March 1996 page 39
- ↑ Sita Bus Lines Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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