Ivanhoe Bus Company Explained

Ivanhoe Bus Company
Routes:6
Commenced:16 August 1956
Ceased:30 June 2010
Headquarters:Heidelberg West
Service Area:North-Eastern Melbourne
Service Type:Bus operator
Hubs:La Trobe University
Northland Shopping Centre
Fleet:29 (June 2010)
Website:www.buslines.com.au/ivanhoe

Ivanhoe Bus Company was a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated six bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. It was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in June 2010.

History

In May 1952 Claude Morarty and William Molan purchased Heidelberg Motor Omnibus Company from Gordon Brown renaming the operation Ivanhoe Bus Company.[1] [2] [3] In June 2010 the business was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.[4]

Fleet

As at June 2010 the fleet consisted of 29 buses.[4] Fleet livery was yellow with a green stripe.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. 1991. Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 27.
  2. The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama December 2005 pages 8-30
  3. The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama issue 22/3 November 2006 pages 6-15
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305064507/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1006/breaking-news-ventura-welcomes-ivanhoe-onboard Ventura welcomes Ivanhoe on board