Parramatta Bus Company - Sydney
| Parent | Alf & Flow McIntosh |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | 1932 |
| Ceased operation | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Parramatta |
| Service area | Hills District Sydney |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Alliance | North & Western Bus Lines |
| Routes | 3 |
| Destinations | 8 |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | ? |
Parramatta Bus Service/Company was an Australian bus company operating timetabled route bus services, school bus services and charter coaches in Sydney.
History
Parramatta Bus Service commenced in 1932 from a depot on Briens Road at Northmead, close to North Parramatta. The impetus for the new service was the closure of the steam tram service from Westmead to Rogans Hill which was discontinued in the same year.
The depot was later moved to the corner of Church and Dunlop Streets at Northmead. The Bosnjak family purchased the company in 1963. In September 1978 the depot and office were moved to the present location on Boundary Road, Northmead. In 1984 the company was rebranded as Westbus.
Parramatta Bus Service commenced with the route number 200 which served the towns of Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill, Winston Hills, Kellyville, Rouse Hill, and Rogans Hill from the Parramatta station, along with many school bus routes in the Hills District area.
Routes
The routes at the time the business was sold were:
- 167: Parramatta station - Merrylands West - Smithfield, taken over around 1943 and transferred to another operator around 1949
- 200: Parramatta station - Castle Hill - Rogans Hill
- 200: Parramatta station - Kellyville - Rouse Hill
- 200: Parramatta station - Lake Parramatta
- 200: Parramatta station - Masonic Schools - Baulkham Hills via Marina Road
- 200: Parramatta station - Roxborough Park
- 200: Parramatta station - Winston Hills
- 201: Seven Hills - Baulkham Hills from January 1981 to December 1981
- 590: Epping station - Baulkham Hills - Blacktown, operated jointly with Carlingford Bus Service from 1981 - 1987
- 600-607, 609: 30th May 1983 route 200 were renumbered to 600 to 607 & 609 routes
- 611: Castle Hill - North Kellyville - Kellyville (via Acres Road)
Fleet
From the mid-1940s, Parramatta-Ryde operated several trailer buses.[1] vehicles.
References
- ↑ Travers, Greg (1987). The Australian Articulated Bus. Sydney: Transit Publishing. pp. 46–47. ISBN 090945910X. Search this book on
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