| Melbourne Bus Link | |
| Parent: | 50/50 joint venture between Dysons and former proprietors of Reservoir Bus Company |
| Commenced: | April 1998 |
| Ceased: | 3 August 2013 |
| Service Area: | West and South-Eastern Melbourne |
| Service Type: | Bus operator |
| Routes: | 9 |
| Hubs: | Highpoint Shopping Centre |
| Stations: | Brighton Beach Cheltenham Footscray Sandringham Sunshine |
| Depots: | Footscray Sandringham |
| Fleet: | 86 (August 2013) |
| Website: | www.melbbuslink.com.au |
Melbourne Bus Link was an Australian bus and coach operator in Melbourne. It was a Melbourne bus company that operated nine bus routes under contract to the Public Transport Victoria. Melbourne Bus Link ceased operations on 3 August 2013.
In April 1998 a consortium owned by Dysons and Reservoir Bus Company (Cooper family) commenced operating a contract to operate the remaining bus services of Met Bus in the western and south-east regions of Melbourne. Included were depots at Footscray and Sandringham and 86 MAN SL200 buses.[1]
While Dysons bought out Reservoir Bus Company (owned by Cooper family) in November 2012, Melbourne Bus Link remained jointly owned by the Cooper family and Dysons.[2] [3]
In April 2013, Transdev Melbourne were announced as the preferred tenderer to operate the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise, which included the services operated by Melbourne Bus Link.[4] [5] Melbourne Bus Link ceased operations on 3 August 2013.
When operations ceased in August 2013, Melbourne Bus Link operated 86 buses, primarily Volgren bodied Scanias.[6] The fleet livery was white with purple and orange stripes.