Driver Group

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Driver Group

Type
Founded	1931
Founder	Eric and Reg Driver
Headquarters	Melbourne, Australia
Industry	Transport & Tourism
Website	http://www.driverbuslines.com.au/

Driver is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government.

1 History
2 Routes
3 Brands
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Driver Bus Lines dates back to 1931, when Eric and Reg Driver built their first bus, a 7 seat Pontiac. Together, they began operating a transit route service from Glen Iris Station to Camberwell, working day and night to make their company a success. In the late 60's Eric's two sons, Daryl and Gary, joined Driver Bus Lines and continued to build the company into an organisation providing transport and tourism operations in most major cities throughout Australia.

Driver Group today operates route services in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, charter originating in Melbourne and operating to destinations around the country, Great Sights day tours in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and Gray Line day tours in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Cairns, Adelaide, Darwin, Alice Springs and Tasmania

[edit] Routes

612, 623, 624, 627, Melbourne City Free Tourist Shuttle

[edit] Brands

Brands operated by Driver Group include:

Driver Bus Lines
Great Sights
Gray Line

Brands previously used by Driver Group include:

Driver Brothers
Driver Coaches
Clipper Tours
Gray Line Melbourne
Gray Line Sydney
Great Sights South Pacific
Melbourne Explorer
Pioneer Gray Line
Pioneer Tours
Southern Sights
Waverley Transit

Brands or companies acquired by Driver Group include:

Curran's

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

v • d • e Melbourne's public transport - Metlink

Modes	Trains • Trams • Buses

Network	Railway lines • Tram routes • Bus routes

Ticketing	Metcard • myki • Transport Ticketing Authority

Main operating companies	Connex Melbourne • Yarra Trams • V/Line

Other operating companies	Broadmeadows Coaches • Cardinia Transit • Cranbourne Transit • Driver Bus Lines • Dyson's Bus Services • Eastrans • East West Bus Company • Grenda's • Hope Street Bus Line • InvictaBus • Ivanhoe Bus Company • Kastoria Bus Lines • Martyrs Bus Service • Melbourne Bus Link • McKenzie's • Moonee Valley • Moorabbin Transit • Moreland Buslines • NationalBus • Northern Bus Lines • Panorama Coaches • Peninsula Bus Lines • Portsea • Reservoir • RyansBus • Sita Buslines • Skybus Super Shuttle • Sunbury Bus Service • Tullamarine Bus Lines • US Bus Lines • Ventura Bus Lines • Ventura MountDandy • Westrans