Glenorie Bus Company Explained

Glenorie Bus Company
Parent:Todd Family (until 2001)
National Express (2001-2004)
Commenced:1920s
Ceased:December 2004
Headquarters:Dural
Service Area:Hills District
Service Type:Bus services
Depots:1
Fleet:95 (May 2005)
Website:www.glenoriebus.com.au

Glenorie Bus Company was an Australian bus company in the Hills District of Sydney.

History

Bus services in the Glenorie area commenced in the 1920s when George Deaman began operating. In 1952 Deaman sold out to Roy Baxter and George Tucknott. In 1975 the business was sold to Laurie and Keith Todd with 16 buses.[1] In April 1988 Dural Busways was purchased.[2] [3]

In December 2001 Glenorie was purchased by National Express but the business was not merged with its neighbouring Westbus operation.[4] [5] Instead it operated on its own until December 2004, when Glenorie, along with Westbus' routes that operated out of Seven Hills and Northmead depots, were all rebranded Hillsbus.

The following are the routes that were operated by Glenorie prior to their rebranding to Hillsbus.[6] [7]

The Hillsbus brand actually existed since 2002 as a joint venture between Westbus and Glenorie. Hillsbus introduced a new route 642 on 11 February 2002 between Dural and the city.[8] Hillsbus introduced another three routes from West Pennant Hills to the City on 8 July that year,[9] [10] All four routes operated under the Hillsbus brand. These express routes operated via the M2 and were known as "M2 City" express services. These routes, though operated by Glenorie according to timetables,[11] did not use Westbus or Glenorie buses.[9] [12]

The "M2 City" routes that Glenorie operated were:

Glenorie Coaches

In late 2009 a coach charter company was formed under the name Glenorie Coaches using the same cream and aqua as previously carried by Glenorie Bus Company.[13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402050428/http://www.glenoriebus.com.au/about/index.htm About GBC
  2. "Dural Busways" Fleetline May 1988 Page 132
  3. Book: New South Wales Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. 1993. Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. Sydney. 54.
  4. http://www.busnews.com.au/news/articleid/63541.aspx NEG buys Glenorie Bus
  5. http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/lib/docs/094525-ar2001.pdf Annual Report December 2001
  6. http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/nsw.php?info=GLN Glenorie Bus Company Operator Information
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20041208195422/http://www.glenoriebus.com.au/Timetables/index.htm Glenorie Bus Company Timetables December 2004
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20020610033841/http://www.glenoriebus.com.au/timetables/m2.htm M2 City Express Service
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20020810090601/http://www.hillsbus.com.au/ Hillsbus Home Page August 2002
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20021024121448/http://www.hillsbus.com.au/new_services/new_hills_bus_service_650-2-4_press_release.htm M2 Services Doubled With Introduction of West Pennant Hills Valley Services
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20050329045936/http://www.glenoriebus.com.au/timetables/m2map.pdf M2 Bus Map July 2004
  12. http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/lib/docs/094525-ar2001.pdf National Express Annual Report 2001 Page 7
  13. http://www.glenoriecoaches.com.au/ Home
  14. http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/nsw.php?info=GNC Glenorie Coaches

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