Busabout

Bustech bodied Mercedes-Benz O500LE at Liverpool station in July 2013
Parent	Joe & Tony Calabro
Commenced operation	November 1947
Headquarters	Hoxton Park
Service area	South West Sydney
Service type	Bus services
Hubs	Liverpool station
Depots	1
Fleet	65 (December 2013)
Website	www.busabout.com.au

Busabout is an Australian bus company operating route bus services in the south-western suburbs of Sydney.

History

Bustech bodied Mercedes-Benz O500LE in Prestons in May 2012

In 1994 Joe and Tony Calabro bought a 50% share of Neville's Bus Service, Casula. Neville's had been operating services from Liverpool to Ingleburn, Austral, Rossmore, Bringelly and Catherine Field since November 1947.^[1][2] In 1994 Neville's was rebranded as Busabout.^[3]

The Calabro family had a long history with the south-western suburbs, having operated services in Bonnyrigg from 1951^[4] until selling the operation to Westbus in June 1989 with 70 buses and coaches.^[5] Joe and Tony Calabro subsequently purchased Surfside Buslines in October 1989^[6][7] followed by Hawkesbury Valley in November 1990.^[8]

In September 1997 the Calabros purchased Liverpool Transport Co who operated services from Liverpool to Miller, Austral, Hillview and Cartwright.^[1][9] In October 2001 the Calabros purchased the remaining shares in Busabout and it was amalgamated with Liverpool Transport Co at the latter's West Hoxton depot under the Busabout name.^[2]

Since 2005 Busabout's services have been part of Sydney Bus Region 2.^[10] In November 2012 it was announced that Transit Systems Sydney had won the tender to operate the new Region 3 from October 2013 that will encompass some of the services operated by Busabout.^[11][12]

In December 2008 the Calabros purchased the Fearne's Coaches business in Wagga Wagga and Harden and rebranded it as Busabout.^[13]

In July 2014 Busabout's Sydney Bus Region 2 services will pass to Interline and Busabout will take over the Sydney Bus Region 15 services from Busways.^[14]

Current routes

These services commenced 18 August 2008. Route 851 was re-numbered 861 (temporary) from 27 March 2008.

Previous routes

Fleet

As at December 2013 Busabout operated a fleet of 65 buses.^[2] Since 2001 all purchases have been bodied at the Calabro's Bustech operation. With the introduction of the Busabout name in 1994, a white, green and yellow livery was introduced.

References

External links

• Showbus gallery