Dyson Group
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| Parent | Dyson family |
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| Founded | June 1952 |
| Headquarters | Bundoora |
| Service area |
Melbourne Regional Victoria Southern New South Wales Australian Capital Territory |
| Depots |
Bairnsdale Bundoora Footscray Kyneton Leongatha Moama Reservoir Sandringham Wodonga |
| Fleet | 430 (April 2017) |
| Website | www.dysongroup.com.au |
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The Dyson Group is an Australian operator of buses and coaches in Victoria.
History
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Dyson's Bus Services was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of routes and businesses were purchased both within Melbourne and in regional Victoria:
- Nathalia to Melbourne from HE Taylor in August 1957[1]
- Kinglake to Melbourne from Heather & Co in 1959[1]
- a 50% shareholding in Northcote Bus Service in 1966, later increased to 100%, operated as a separate brand until January 1982[1][2]
- Lockington to Melbourne from Harrison, Echuca in 1968[1]
- Barham and Moama to Melbourne from Andersons Coaches, Moama[1]
- Dyson's entered a joint venture with Reservoir Bus Company to form East West Bus Company to operate route 560 Broadmeadows station to Greensborough in August 1980[1][3][4]
- Bega to Melbourne was from Gil Toplis in December 1982[2]
- Deniliquin - Moama - Melbourne from Ansett Pioneer in 1987[1][5]
- Bairnsdale - Lakes Entrance from Lextours, Lakes Entrance in 1987[5]
- Reids Metropolitan Services in December 1991[1][6]
- Albury - Mildura from Arms & Bell in July 1992[1][7]
- Sale - Bairnsdale and Bairnsdale - Orbost from Florance, Orbost in January 1994[1][8]
- Eastern Roadlines, Bairnsdale in January 1994[8]
- In partnership with Reservoir Bus Company, formed Melbourne Bus Link in April 1998 after being awarded a contract to take over provision of services in the western and south-east regions of Melbourne from Met Bus[9]
- Entered a joint venture with Cobb & Co and Sid Fogg's to operate services on behalf of Australian Pacific Tours in 2001[10]
- Bell Street Bus Company including the Cobb & Co coach business in August 2003[11]
- In 2003 Dyson’s commenced operating services in Alice Springs, sold in May 2012 to Australian Transit Group[1][12]
- Kyneton Bus Lines in March 2006[13]
- Mylon Motorways, Wodonga in July 2008[14][15]
- Northern Bus Lines, Glenroy from the Pulitano Group in July 2008[16]
- Reservoir Bus Company and Midland Tours in November 2012[17]
- Wangaratta Coachlines in July 2014[18]
- O'Connell's Omeo Bus Service in April 2017[19]
Services
As well as route services in Melbourne, since the late 1970s Dyson have operated services under contract to V/Line. In February 1989, all of Dyson's existing long coach services were integrated into the V/Line network.[20] Dyson operate V/Line services as far afield as Batemans Bay, Canberra, Griffith and Adelaide.[21]
Until December 2007, Dyson operated a service in New South Wales between Parkes and Condobolin under contract to CountryLink.[22] In January 2015, Dyson commenced operating five-year contracts to operate services for NSW TrainLink from Wagga Wagga to Griffith, Cootamundra to Tumbarumba, Cootamundra to Bathurst/Dubbo and Parkes to Condobolin.[23][24]
Fleet
As at March 2015, the Dyson Group fleets consisted of 499+ buses and coaches. Fleet livery is white with green stripes, 30 coaches are painted in V/Line livery and four in NSW TrainLink livery.[25]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "The Dyson Story" Australian Bus Panorama issue 11/6 March 1996 page 6
- 1 2 "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/2 September 1990 page 11
- ↑ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/1 July 1990 page 12
- ↑ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 19.
- 1 2 "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/8 May 1991 page 12
- ↑ "Reids" Australian Bus Panorama issue 7/7 April 1992 page 42
- ↑ "Dysons" Australian Bus Panorama issue 8/2 September 1992 page 43
- 1 2 "Dysons" Australian Bus Panorama issue 9/6 February 1994 page 48
- ↑ "Historic Reforms for Melbourne's Buses" Australian Bus Panorama issue 13/3 December 1997 page 35
- ↑ Australian Pacific Tours sell to consortium Australasian Bus & Coach
- ↑ Dyson's buys Cobb & Co, Bell St & Rambler Australasian Bus & Coach 2003
- ↑ Alice Springs Depot Dyson Group May 2012
- ↑ Kyneton Bus Lines Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ↑ Mylon Motorways to change hands The Border Mail 20 June 2008
- ↑ Mylon Motorways Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ↑ p Northern Buslines Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ↑ Press Release – Reservoir Bus Company Dyson Group October 2012
- ↑ Media, Australian Community Media - Fairfax (2014-07-11). "Dysons gears up with buy-out of Wangaratta coaches". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ "Dyson Group Acquire O'Connell's Omeo Bus Service | Bus Charters Melbourne - Dyson Group". dysongroup.com.au. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ "Dysons" Australian Bus Panorama issue 4/5 March 1989 page 35
- ↑ V/Line timetables Dyson Group
- ↑ Western Road Liners Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ↑ New contracts cost Wagga based coach company Daily Advertiser 30 December 2014
- ↑ "New NSW TrainLink Rural Coach Service Contracts" Australian Bus issue 68 March 2015 page 20
- ↑ Dyson Group of Companies Australian Bus Fleet Lists
External links
- Company website
- Showbus gallery Dyson buses
- Showbus gallery Dyson coaches
- Showbus gallery Cobb & Co
- Showbus gallery Dyson miscellaneous