Reservoir Bus Company

Reservoir Bus Company was a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 10 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. The company was bought by Dysons Group in November 2012, and its branding was gradually replaced by Dysons branding. Its website closed in 2017 and redirected to the Dysons website until 2019.[1]

Reservoir Bus Company
ParentDysons
FoundedDecember 1968
Ceased operation2017
HeadquartersReservoir
Service areaMelbourne
Service typeBus and coach operator
Routes10
StationsEpping
Preston
Reservoir
South Morang
Thomastown
Fleet56 (May 2013)
Websitewww.reservoirbus.com.au

History
Volgren bodied Volvo B10BLE in Oakhill Avenue, East Preston

Reservoir Bus Company was formed in December 1968 when the business of East Preston-Epping Bus Service was purchased.[2]

In August 1980 East West Bus Company was formed as a joint venture with Dysons to operate route 560 Broadmeadows station to Greensborough.[3][4] Route 560 ceased in April 2010 being replaced by SmartBus route 902.

In April 1998 Melbourne Bus Link, another joint venture with Dysons, was formed to operate services previously operated by Met Bus in the western and south-east regions of Melbourne.[5] These services were taken over by Transdev Melbourne in July 2013.

In November 2012 the Dyson Group purchased Reservoir Bus Company, including the Midland Tours brand.[6] The brand was gradually replaced by the Dysons branding until 2017.

Fleet

As at May 2013 the fleet consists of 56 buses and coaches.[7] Fleet livery is white with maroon and blue stripes.

See also

References
  1. Web Archive Calendar - reserviorbus.com.au
  2. Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 57.
  3. "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/1 July 1990 page 12
  4. Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 19.
  5. "Historic Reforms for Melbourne's Buses" Australian Bus Panorama issue 13/3 December 1997 page 35
  6. Press Release – Reservoir Bus Company Dyson Group October 2012
  7. Dyson Group of Companies Reservoir MET Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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