Grenda

Grenda is a third generation Australian family business maintaining its position as one of the major players in the Australian bus and coach industry. Grenda Corporation is a bus manufacturing and mass transit company, delivering over twenty-five per cent of Melbourne’s public bus system. In conjunction with its public transport operations, Grenda owns 25% of the bus manufacturing business, Volgren. Grenda runs a commercial charter coach company, and operates route-bus services predominantly in the south-eastern regions of Melbourne, under contract from the State Government. Grenda is also a fifty per cent partner in Australian Transport Enterprises. Grenda Corporations fleet is one of the youngest and most technologically advanced in the industry and currently exceeds 1,400 vehicles across Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne.

Grenda was founded in 1945 by George Grenda. After selling his milk truck, he purchased six small buses, four bus routes and the primary foundations of a bus depot in Dandenong that collaboratively would become Grenda’s Bus Services. In the 1950’s the second generation became involved in Grenda. Both Lance and Ken were active within the business. However, in 1989 Lance sold his interest in Grenda to Ken. In the sixty-six years of Ken’s stewardship the employment levels rose from about 60 people to approximately 2,000 (including ATE). He also made major directional changes to the business, namely the transition into coaches in 1965.

On 18 November 2011, Grenda announced that it was acquired by Ventura Bus Lines.^[1]

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, and buses that wear this livery are primary used on Routes 900, 901 and 902

Many older buses & coaches used by Grenda's are still in the old Red and Off-White livery, while more recent repaints of older buses are simply plain white.

Routes

Brief Summary of routes

• 709 Mordialloc – Waterways Estate via Epsom Estate (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 800 Dandenong – Chadstone SC via Oakleigh RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 802 Dandenong – Chadstone SC via Monash University, Oakleigh RS (Monday to Friday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 804 Dandenong – Chadstone SC via Wheelers Hill SC, Monash University, Oakleigh RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 811 Dandenong – Brighton via Springvale RS, Mentone RS, Southland SC, Moorabbin RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin Transit & Grenda's Bus Services.
• 812 Dandenong – Brighton via Parkmore SC, Mentone RS, Southland SC, Moorabbin RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin Transit & Grenda's Bus Services.
• 813 Dandenong – Waverley Gardens SC via Yarraman RS, Springvale RS (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 814 Dandenong – Springvale South via Waverley Gardens SC, Springvale RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 815 Dandenong – Noble Park via Yarraman RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 828 Hampton – Berwick via Southland SC, Parkmore SC, Dandenong RS, Fountain Gate SC (every day). Operated by Moorabbin Transit & Grenda's Bus Services.
• 843 Dandenong – Mossgiel Park (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 844 Dandenong – Doveton (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 845 Dandenong – Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills SC (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 848 Dandenong – Brandon Park SC via Waverley Gardens SC (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 850 Dandenong – Glen Waverley via Waverley Gardens SC, Brandon Park SC (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 857 Dandenong – Chelsea via Patterson Lakes (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 858 Edithvale – Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 861 Dandenong – Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills SC (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 862 Dandenong – Chadstone SC via Waverley Gardens SC, Monash University, Oakleigh RS (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 885 Glen Waverley – Springvale (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 900 Caulfield – Stud Park SC (Rowville) via Chadstone SC, Oakleigh RS, Huntingdale RS, Monash University (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services and Eastrans.
• 901 Frankston – Melbourne Airport via Dandenong, Ringwood, South Morang, Broadmeadows (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services, East West Bus Company, Tullamarine Bus Lines and Invicta Bus Services.
• 902 Chelsea – Airport West SC via Springvale, Nunawading, Greensborough, Broadmeadows (every day). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services, East West Bus Company and Tullamarine Bus Lines.

NightRider services

• 970 City – Mornington via St Kilda, Mentone, Frankston (Saturday and Sunday mornings). Operated by Peninsula Bus Lines.
• 980 City – Dandenong via Prahran, Monash Uni, Springvale (Saturday and Sunday mornings). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.
• 981 Dandenong – Cranbourne via Narre Warren, Berwick, Hampton Park (Saturday and Sunday mornings). Operated by Grenda's Bus Services.

Metro Rail Replacement services

• Flinders Street to Sandringham
• Flinders Street to Frankston
• Flinders Street to Cranbourne
• Flinders Street to Pakenham
• Frankston to Stony Point

Brief Summary

• 800, 802, 804, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 827, 828, 843, 844, 845, 848, 849, 850, 857, 858, 861, 862, 885, 900, 901 and 902^[2]
• Routes 900, 901 and 902 are recognized as members of the SmartBus project.^[3]

Route Operators

811, 812, 827 and 828 : Operated in conjunction with Moorabbin Transit
900 : Operated in conjunction with Eastrans
901 : Operated in conjunction with Invicta and East West Bus Company
902 : Operated in conjunction with East West Bus Company and Invicta

Brands

Brands operated by Grenda Corporation include:

• Cardinia Transit
• Grenda's Bus Services
• InvictaBus
• Moorabbin Transit
• Peninsula Bus Lines
• Portsea Passenger Service
• Path Transit (Perth) through Australian Transit Enterprises
• SouthLink (Adelaide) through Australian Transit Enterprises
• Transit Plus (Adelaide) through Australian Transit Enterprises
• Volgren

References

See also

• List of Victorian Bus Companies
• List of Melbourne bus routes
• Buses in Melbourne

External links

• Grenda Corporation
• Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Timetabler