Love's Bus Service Explained
| Love's Bus Service |
| Founded: | 1975 |
| Service Area: | Cairns |
| Service Type: | Charter bus services |
| Fleet: | 92 (July 2012) |
| Defunct: | 2022 |
Love's Bus Service was an Australian school bus service, operating in Cairns. In 2022 It was re-branded and dissolved into Sunbus Cairns, one of Kinetic Group's (parent company) Bus companies.[1]
History
Love's Bus Service was established in 1975 when the business of Cooper, Benger was acquired.[2] [3] Love's operated the Bunbury urban services until it was put out to tender, and passed to South West Coach Lines.[4]
By 2002, Love's had an operation in Kerang, Victoria.[5] In 2002, Love's commenced operating in Queensland, purchasing the Cairns based school services of Stagecoach.[5] [6]
In July 2013, Love's commenced operating the TransAlbany network under contract to the Public Transport Authority.[7] Upon being re-tendered, the TransAlbany services were taken over by Swan Transit in July 2017 with 17 buses.[8] [9] [10] The Cairns business was sold to the Kinetic Group in January 2020[11] and was dissolved into the Sunbus brand in early 2022.[12]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Love Bus Service – Cairns Bus Charters . 2022-11-14 . en-AU.
- Private Operators Fleetline issue 7 February 1976 page 4
- Loves of Albany Fleetline issue 58 May 1980 pages 4-7
- Bunbury Electric Traction October 1985 page 160
- Queensland Fleetline issue 280 October 2002 page 155
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200807081315/https://www.stagecoachgroup.com/~/media/Files/S/Stagecoach-Group/Attachments/media/publication-financial-reports/ar-2002/operatingreview.pdf Operating Review
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170228195821/https://www.pta.wa.gov.au/news/media-statements/new-transalbany-buses-get-smartrider-technology New TransAlbany buses get SmartRider technology
- http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/ourservices/regionaltownbusservices/tabid/62/default.aspx Regional Town Bus Services
- TransAlbany Australian Bus Panorama issue 33/1 July 2017 page 25
- World News Buses Worldwide issue 207 October 2017 page 38
- Web site: Kinetic Acquires Second Cairns Company: Love's Bus Service. Australasian Bus & Coach. 22 January 2020. 28 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128030131/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/2001/kinetic-acquires-second-cairns-company-loves-bus-service. 28 January 2020. live.
- Web site: Love Bus Service – Cairns Bus Charters . 2022-11-14 . en-AU.
