East West Bus Company
Parent | Dyson Group |
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Founded | August 1980 |
Headquarters | Reservoir |
Service area | Northern Melbourne |
Service type | Bus operator |
Routes | 2 |
Hubs |
La Trobe University Plenty Valley Shopping Centre RMIT University, Bundoora |
Stations |
Macleod Reservoir Thomastown |
Fleet | 17 (May 2013) |
Website | www.reservoirbus.com.au/uewbc |
East West Bus Company is a privately owned bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates four bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
History
East West Bus Company was formed in August 1980 as a joint venture between Dyson Group and Reservoir Bus Company operating route 560 Broadmeadows station to Greensborough.[1][2] Route 560 ceased in April 2010 being replaced by SmartBus route 902.
In February 2014 the Dyson Group became the sole owner.[3]
Routes
East West operate two routes in the northern and north eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
- 561 Coburg – Macleod via Reservoir station, La Trobe University & Macleod station (Daily)
- 570 Thomastown – RMIT University, Bundoora via Lalor Plaza Shopping Centre (Monday to Friday)
Fleet
As at May 2013 East West Bus Service's operated a fleet of 17 buses.[4]
See also
- Buses in Melbourne
- List of Victorian Bus Companies
- List of Melbourne bus routes
References
- ↑ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 6/1 July 1990 page 12
- ↑ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 19.
- ↑ "Dysons & East West" Australian Bus issue 63 May 2014 page 7
- ↑ East - West Bus Co Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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