Grenda

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Grenda Corporation
Type Bus Services
Founded 1945
Founder George Grenda
Headquarters Dandenong, Victoria
Area served South-Eastern Suburbs
Divisions Cardinia Transit
Moorabbin Transit
Portsea Passenger Service
Peninsula Bus Services
Volgren
Website http://www.grenda.com.au

Grenda Corporation is an Australian bus manufacturing, and mass transit company, based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Beyond its public transport operations, Grenda owns the bus body-work business Volgren. It runs a commercial charter coach company, a tour company, and operates route-bus services in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, under contract from the state government, under a variety of brand names. In association with the Hornibrook Group's Hornibrook Bus Lines, it owns a share of Australian Transit Enterprises, which operates transit services under contract in Perth and Adelaide.

Grendas operates public bus routes under contract by the Victorian Government, school charters and arranged tours.

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[edit] History

Grenda's started out as a small bus service company after George Grenda (founder), sold his milk truck in 1945.[1] After selling his milk truck, he has purchased four small buses for transport purposes.

[edit] Bus Appearances

The current colours used by Grenda's are White, Red and Yellow. These colours are mainly seen on the modern low floor buses and some coaches.

The SmartBus colours used by Grenda's (as well as Eastrans, Invicta & Ventura) are Orange and Silver.

Many older buses & coaches used by Grenda's are still in the old Red and Off-White livery.

The colours of a Modern Grenda's Bus Model (B12B).
The colours of a Modern Grenda's Bus Model (B12B).

[edit] Routes

Brief Summary of routes
800 Dandenong to Chadstone
802 Dandenong to Chadstone (via Mulgrave)
804 Dandenong to Chadstone (via Wheelers Hill)
811 Dandenong to Brighton (via Springvale)
812 Dandenong to Brighton (via Keysborough)
813 Dandenong to Waverley Gardens SC
814 Dandenong to Springvale South
815 Dandenong to Noble Park
823 North Brighton to Southland
827 Hampton to Berwick
828 Hampton to Berwick Stn
843 Dandenong to Mossgiel Park
844 Dandenong to Doveton
845 Dandenong to Endeavour Hills SC
848 Dandenong to Brandon Park SC
850 Dandenong to Glen Waverley
857 Dandenong to Chelsea
861 Dandenong to Endeavour Hills SC (via. Hensley Dr)
862 Dandenong to Chadstone (via Dandenong North)
885 Springvale to Glen Waverley
888 Nunawading to Chelsea (via Edithvale) SMARTBUS Service
889 Nunawading to Chelsea (via Chelsea Heights) SMARTBUS Service
900 Caulfield to Rowville SMARTBUS Service
901 Ringwood to Frankston SMARTBUS Service

Brief Summary

  • 800, 802, 804, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 827, 828, 830, 831, 843, 844, 845, 848, 849, 850, 857, 861, 862, 885, 888, 889, 900 and 901[2]
  • Routes 888, 889 , 900 and 901 are recognised as members of the SmartBus project.[3]
  • Route 901 is currently being implemented as a SmartBus route[4] In Service from Monday 24th March, 2008

[edit] Route Operators

811, 812, 827 and 828 : Operated in conjunction with Moorabbin Transit
888 and 889 : Operated solo by Grenda's Bus Services
900 : Operated in conjunction with Eastrans
901 : Operated in conjunction with Invicta

[edit] Brands

Brands operated by Grenda Corporation include:

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.grendacorp.com.au/index.php?doc_id=1 A brief of Grenda's Corporation on the Main Page, Accessed Thursday 24/1/08
  2. ^ http://www.grenda.com.au/default.php?doc_id=40 Grenda's Route Services Information, Retrieved on 27/1/2008
  3. ^ Local Guide: City of Greater Dandenong. Metlink Brochure, buses
  4. ^ DOI: SmartBus in Melbourne's Outer-East. Services and route information.

[edit] See also

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