Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Northern group
Sunday 10 March 2024
Works on the Metro Tunnel portal at South Kensington and turnback platform at West Footscray have required Metro Trains services on the Sunbury and Werribee lines to be replaced by buses between North Melbourne, Sunshine and Newport, as well as V/Line services to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.
Metro Tunnel tram replacement buses
Saturday 3 December 2022
Works on the Metro Tunnel at Anzac station have required Yarra Trams services on St Kilda Road to be replaced by buses, while the tram tracks are slewed around the work site.
Monash University shuttle bus
Monday 13 March 2023
Monash University operates a shuttle bus service between their Clayton and Caulfield campuses.
Moonee Valley Coaches
Wednesday 7 June 2023
Moonee Valley Coaches operates two bus routes in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs
National Bus Company
Monday 12 August 2013
Between 1993 and 2013 National Bus Company operated buses on the former Public Transport Corporation network based out of depots located at Doncaster and North Fitzroy.
Night Network Melbourne
Tuesday 23 November 2021
'Night Network' is the brand name for all night trains and trams across Melbourne on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as a revamped Nightrider bus service.
North McKinnon Centre level crossing removal replacement buses
Monday 8 August 2016
During 2016 buses have replaced trains while three level level crossings on the Frankston line were removed - North Road, McKinnon Road, and Centre Road with Ormond, McKinnon and Bentleigh stations also being rebuilt.
North Williamstown level crossing removal replacement buses
Saturday 23 October 2021
During 2021 buses have replaced trains on the Williamstown line beyond Newport while the level crossing at Ferguson Street, Williamstown is removed.
Nuline Charter
Nuline Charter operates a fleet of charter buses and coaches around Melbourne.
Panorama Coaches
Thursday 14 December 2023
Part of the Dineen Group, Panorama Coaches operates four bus routes in Diamond Creek and Eltham, as well as charter and school bus services.
Preston level crossing removal replacement buses
Thursday 11 August 2022
During 2022 passengers for Bell and Preston had to catch buses while the stations were closed, due to the level crossings at Oakover Road, Bell Street, Cramer Street and Murray Road in Preston being removed by raising the Mernda line onto an elevated viaduct.
PTV Night Network launch
Friday 30 October 2015
On October 30, 2015 the politicians visited Federation Square to launch PTV's new 'Night Network' - all night trains and trams, as well as a rejigged Nightrider bus service.
Quest Coaches
Friday 1 December 2017
Quest Coaches is a Melbourne charter coach operator based in Ferntree Gully
Regional Rail Link rail replacement buses
Thursday 24 April 2014
For two weeks in July 2011 the railway between Footscray and Sunshine will be closed to allow the first stage of Regional Rail Link works to proceed. Metro's Sydenham line service will be replaced by a bus service between Albion Station and Flemington Racecourse - by the looks of the bus interchanges, this will not be the only series of disruptions.
Reservoir Bus Company
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Reservoir Bus Company once operated buses in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, until acquired by Dyson Group in December 2012.
Rockleigh Tours
Saturday 22 October 2022
Rockleigh Tours is a Melbourne charter bus and coach operator based in Diggers Rest
Route 82 tram replacement buses
Wednesday 29 January 2014
During hot weather trams on route 82 between Moonee Ponds and Footscray are replaced by buses, freeing up the non-air conditioned Z3 class trams to fill in for failed air conditioned trams elsewhere on the Yarra Trams network.
Route 109 'City Express' bus
Thursday 14 December 2023
During cruise ship season a route 109 'City Express' bus operates between Station Pier and the Melbourne CBD, reducing the load placed on the normal route 109 tram services to Port Melbourne.
Ryans Bus Service
Ryans Bus Service operates three bus routes in Melbourne's north-western suburbs
Sita Buslines
Saturday 24 October 2020
Sita Buslines operates 19 bus routes in Melbourne's west from their depot in West Footscray. It was rebranded under the Transit Systems Victoria name in October 2020.
SkyBus Melbourne
SkyBus forms the main public transport link between Southern Cross Station and Melbourne Airport. Unlike the other form of public transport in Melbourne it also operates without any government subsidies.
SmartBus PIDS
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Bus stops on SmartBus routes in Melbourne are provided with real time bus arrival information screens.
Sunbury Bus Service
Monday 30 October 2023
Sunbury Bus Service is part of the Donric Group and operates bus services in the Melbourne satellite town of Sunbury
Sunbury Coaches
Sunday 19 November 2023
Sunbury Coaches is part of the Donric Group and operates school and charter services to the north of Melbourne.
Sunbury line disruption, June 2019
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Following a fatality on the Sunbury line at Ginifer on the evening of 5 June 2019, train services were replaced by buses beyond Sunshine.
Sunbury Line Upgrade replacement buses
Sunday 16 October 2022
Works on the Sunbury Line Upgrade project have seen Metro Trains and V/Line services to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo replaced by buses.
Sundancer Buses
Monday 17 October 2022
Sundancer is a charter bus and coach operator based in Melbourne's west
Surrey Hills level crossing removal replacement buses
Saturday 27 May 2023
During 2022 the Lilydale and Belgrave lines have been closed between Camberwell and Box Hill, buses replacing trains while the level crossings at Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert and Union Road, Surrey Hills are being removed by lowering the tracks, along with the two stations being replaced by the new 'Union Station' in the middle.
Transdev Melbourne
Monday 31 January 2022
Transdev Melbourne operates a fleet of over 500 buses on 45 bus routes across Melbourne, as well seven SmartBus routes. It commenced operations in August 2013, taking over all Melbourne Bus Link and National Bus Company routes.
Transdev Melbourne leased buses
Monday 4 December 2017
In mid September 2017 Transport Safety Victoria and VicRoads completed an audit of the Transdev Melbourne fleet of buses. Initially 33 buses at two depots were removed from service due to defects, with 100+ buses eventually being taken off the road once all depots had been visited. Buses from Dysons Group and Sita Buslines were 'wet leased' to fill the gaps, with Transdev drivers directing drivers on the 'foreign' routes. 'Dry leasing' soon followed, with Transdev drivers in charge of the foreign buses, with Kastoria and Mitchell Transit also supplying vehicles.
Transit Systems Victoria
Wednesday 13 March 2024
In April 2019 Transit Systems acquired Sita Buslines, operator of 19 bus routes in in Melbourne's west. It was rebranded under the Transit Systems Victoria name in October 2020.
Transporter Bus Tours
Friday 24 March 2023
Transporter Bus Tours is a charter bus and coach operator based in Melbourne's western suburbs.
Tullamarine Bus Lines
Monday 18 December 2017
Tullamarine Bus Lines operates buses in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It was acquired by CDC Victoria in May 2018.
V/Line rail replacement coaches
Saturday 16 March 2024
V/Line has a habit of stuffing things up and needing to call in the buses to get commuters home. (They have an even worse habit of cancelling trains to free up drivers to run football specials, putting the commuters onto buses)
Ventura Bus Lines
Ventura Bus Lines operates all over Melbourne's north, east and south-east, with a fleet of over 800 buses operating 140+ routes out of 12 depots.
Victoria Coaches
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Victoria Coaches is a Melbourne charter operator based in in North Melbourne
Victorian Touring Coaches
Thursday 15 August 2019
Victorian Touring Coaches was a Melbourne charter coach operator. The company ceased trading in April 2021, with some buses and school runs sold to Nuline Charter and Bayside Coaches, with the reminder of vehicles disposed of privately.
Werribee level crossing removal replacement buses
Tuesday 4 May 2021
During 2020 and 2021 buses have replaced trains on the Werribee line while level crossings were removed at Aviation Road Aircraft, Old Geelong Road Hoppers Crossing, and Werribee Street and Cherry Street in Werribee.
West Gate Tunnel project replacement buses
Friday 6 October 2023
Between 23 June and 9 June 2023 trains on the Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines were shut down so that the West Gate 'Tunnel' project could widen the Dynon Road bridge over the railway at North Melbourne into a traffic sewer pointed at the Melbourne CBD.
Westrans
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Westrans was a brand used by Kefford Corporation for bus routes in the western suburbs of Melbourne, based out of their Sunshine, Altona and Werribee depots. In October 2014 it was rebranded as CDC Melbourne.
Yarra Trams tram replacement buses
Friday 31 March 2023
When tracks replacing, or trams get blocked by road accidents, Yarra Trams has to call in the replacement buses
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