Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Northern group
October 16, 2019
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.
CDC Melbourne
October 14, 2019
CDC Melbourne is the brand name for buses operated by CDC Victoria out of their Oakleigh, Sunshine, Truganina and Tullamarine depots.
Metro Tunnel tram replacement buses
October 14, 2019
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.
Transdev Melbourne
October 14, 2019
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.
Bus stops and infrastructure in Victoria
October 14, 2019
All kinds of bus infrastructure - bus stops and interchanges
Route 109 'City Express' bus
October 14, 2019
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.
Sunbury Bus Service
October 12, 2019
Sunbury Bus Service operates bus services in the Melbourne satellite town of Sunbury
Yarra Trams tram replacement buses
October 11, 2019
When tracks replacing, or trams get blocked by road accidents, Yarra Trams has to call in the replacement buses
Melbourne rail replacement buses
October 10, 2019
When the *%@! hits the fan on Melbourne's rail network, buses have to be called in to operate a replacement service for passengers.
Adelaide buses
October 04, 2019
All of the route bus services in Adelaide are operated under the Adelaide Metro name and livery, but are contracted out to a number of private companies. As of 2011 a new red front livery is replacing the previous yellow fronted version.
Adelaide bus infrastructure
October 03, 2019
All kinds of bus infrastructure from Adelaide - bus stops and interchanges
Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway
October 02, 2019
The weirdest mode of public transport in Adelaide is the O-Bahn - a concrete guideway that lets buses run at 100 km/h, and the driver don't need to steer.
V/Line rail replacement buses
October 01, 2019
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)
SmartBus PIDS
September 30, 2019
Bus stops on SmartBus routes in Melbourne are provided with real time bus arrival information screens.
SkyBus Melbourne
September 25, 2019
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.
Ballarat buses
September 21, 2019
Buses in Ballarat are operated by CDC Ballarat, formerly Davis Bus Lines, part of CDC Victoria.
Bacchus Marsh Coaches
September 13, 2019
Bacchus Marsh Coaches runs town bus services in the township of Bacchus Marsh.
Ventura Bus Lines
September 08, 2019
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.
City Sightseeing Melbourne
September 06, 2019
City Sightseeing Melbourne commenced running a hop-on hop off tourist bus service around the Melbourne CBD in 2013
Chadstone tourist shuttle bus
September 06, 2019
Chadstone Shopping Centre operates a free tourist shuttle bus from Federation Square, making it easy for cashed up visitors to empty their wallets, while avoiding the need to understand the mess of connecting buses operated by PTV.
Dysons Bus Services
September 01, 2019
Dysons Bus Services operates 31 bus routes in Melbourne northern suburbs.
Moonee Valley Coaches
August 17, 2019
Moonee Valley Coaches operates two bus routes in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs
Kastoria Bus Lines
August 17, 2019
Kastoria Bus Lines operates bus services in Melbourne's north-west and western suburbs
Tullamarine Bus Lines
August 17, 2019
Tullamarine Bus Lines operates buses in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It was acquired by CDC Victoria in May 2018.
Geelong buses
August 16, 2019
CDC Geelong (formerly Benders Busways) and McHarry's Buslines operate the bus services in Geelong, Victoria
Panorama Coaches
April 20, 2019
Panorama Coaches operates four bus routes in Diamond Creek and Eltham.
Avass electric bus
September 13, 2018
Avass is a company based out of Avalon Airport that manufactures electric buses.
Ryans Bus Service
September 07, 2018
Ryans Bus Service operates three bus routes in Melbourne's north-western suburbs
Cranbourne Transit
July 14, 2018
Cranbourne Transit operates bus services in Melbourne;'s outer south-eastern suburbs
East West Bus Company
May 02, 2018
East West Bus Company is a joint venture between Dyson Group and Reservoir Bus Company that operates three bus routes in Melbourne's north-east.
Bendigo buses
March 19, 2018
Buses in Bendigo are operated by Christians Bus Co, McIvor Transit, and Whitmore Group.
Night Network Melbourne
February 05, 2018
'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.
Transdev Melbourne leased buses
December 04, 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.
Melbourne Visitor Shuttle
May 03, 2017
The Melbourne Visitor Shuttle was a tourist-oriented bus service operated by Driver Bus Lines on behalf of the City of Melbourne from March 2006 until August 2017. Originally free and known as the 'Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle', it was renamed 'Melbourne Visitor Shuttle' in 2013, with fares introduced in October 2013
NSW TrainLink road coaches
March 30, 2017
NSW TrainLink coach services throughout New South Wales are operated by a number of private operators under contract to the NSW Government
PTV Night Network launch
October 30, 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.
2015 Melbourne rail and tram industrial action
September 10, 2015
In 2015 the Rail, Tram and Bus Union has launched industrial action against both Metro Trains and Yarra Trams, following the breakdown in negotiations around their new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
Whitsunday Transit
April 24, 2015
Whitsunday Transit operates buses in Queensland between the inland town of Proserpine and the coastal communities of Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour.
Eastrans
December 03, 2014
Eastrans was a brand used by Kefford Corporation for bus routes in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, based out of their Oakleigh depot. In October 2014 it was rebranded as CDC Melbourne.
Westrans
September 30, 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.
Route 82 tram replacement buses
January 29, 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.