Melbourne rail replacement buses
19 January 2021
When the *%@! hits the fan on Melbourne's rail network, buses have to be called in to operate a replacement service for passengers.
V/Line rail replacement buses
19 January 2021
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)
Transdev Melbourne
19 January 2021
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.
CDC Melbourne
19 January 2021
CDC Melbourne is the brand name for buses operated by CDC Victoria out of their Oakleigh, Sunshine, Truganina and Tullamarine depots.
Transit Systems Victoria
19 January 2021
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.
Dysons Bus Services
18 January 2021
Dysons Bus Services operates 31 bus routes in Melbourne northern suburbs.
Ventura Bus Lines
14 January 2021
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.
Kastoria Bus Lines
14 January 2021
Kastoria Bus Lines operates bus services in Melbourne's north-west and western suburbs
Ryans Bus Service
14 January 2021
Ryans Bus Service operates three bus routes in Melbourne's north-western suburbs
Bus stops and infrastructure in Victoria
13 January 2021
All kinds of bus infrastructure - bus stops and interchanges
Tullamarine Bus Lines
29 December 2020
Tullamarine Bus Lines operates buses in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It was acquired by CDC Victoria in May 2018.
SmartBus PIDS
20 December 2020
Bus stops on SmartBus routes in Melbourne are provided with real time bus arrival information screens.
Sunbury Line Upgrade replacement buses
20 November 2020
Works on the Sunbury Line Upgrade project have seen Metro Trains and V/Line services to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo replaced by buses.
Martyrs Bus Service
13 November 2020
Martyrs Bus Service operates the route 683 service in Melbourne's east, along with charter and school bus services.
McKenzie's Tourist Services
13 November 2020
McKenzie's Tourist Services operates buses in Melbourne's outer east
Sita Buslines
7 November 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.
Bell to Moreland level crossing removal replacement buses
24 October 2020
During late 2020 the Upfield line was closed north of Anstey station, buses replaing trains while the level crossings at Bell Street, Munro Street and Reynard Street in Coburg, and Moreland Road in Brunswick are being removed by raising the tracks, along with new elevated stations at Coburg and Moreland.
Moonee Valley Coaches
24 October 2020
Moonee Valley Coaches operates two bus routes in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs
Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Northern group
11 October 2020
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.
Donric Group
4 October 2020
Donric Group is the parent company of Sunbury Bus Service, and has recently acquired a dedicated rail replacement bus fleet.
SkyBus Melbourne
6 July 2020
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.
Airport buses of Victoria
6 June 2020
Several airport bus services connect the suburbs and regional centres to both Melbourne and Avalon Airports.
Route 109 'City Express' bus
6 March 2020
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.
Chadstone tourist shuttle bus
17 February 2020
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.
Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Caulfield group
14 February 2020
Works on the Metro Tunnel portal at South Yarra have required Metro Trains services on the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines to be replaced by buses between Parliament, Caulfield and Elsternwick, as well as V/Line services to Gippsland.
Night Network Melbourne
10 February 2020
'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.
City Sightseeing Melbourne
5 February 2020
City Sightseeing Melbourne commenced running a hop-on hop off tourist bus service around the Melbourne CBD in 2013
Yarra Trams tram replacement buses
14 January 2020
When tracks replacing, or trams get blocked by road accidents, Yarra Trams has to call in the replacement buses
Cranbourne Transit
14 December 2019
Cranbourne Transit operates bus services in Melbourne;'s outer south-eastern suburbs
Metro Tunnel tram replacement buses
14 October 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.
Sunbury Bus Service
12 October 2019
Sunbury Bus Service operates bus services in the Melbourne satellite town of Sunbury
Sunbury line disruption, June 2019
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.
Panorama Coaches
20 April 2019
Panorama Coaches operates four bus routes in Diamond Creek and Eltham.
High Capacity Corridor Upgrade rail replacement buses
11 January 2019
The High Capacity Corridor Upgrade project is upgrading the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines to support the new High Capacity Metro Train (HCMT) fleet. As a result Metro Trains and V/Line rail services have needed to be replaced by buses.
Avass electric bus
13 September 2018
Avass is a company based out of Avalon Airport that manufactures electric buses.
Essendon rail replacement buses
7 September 2018
Buses replaced Craigieburn line trains throughout 2018, to allow work to be completed on the Buckley Street level crossing removal project. Trains terminated at Essendon station, connecting with buses towards the city.
Caulfield-Dandenong rail replacement buses
25 August 2018
Buses have replaced trains on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines from 2016 and 2018 while work on the Caulfield - Dandenong level crossing removal project was completed.
East West Bus Company
2 May 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.
Transdev Melbourne leased buses
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.
Burnley resignalling rail replacement buses
1 December 2017
During 2017 buses replaced Burnley Group trains between Parliament and Camberwell, and Richmond and Darling stations due to signalling works at Burnley, as part of the Richmond to Camberwell Signalling Upgrade Project.
Melbourne Visitor Shuttle
3 May 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
Furlong Main rail replacement buses
11 March 2017
Buses replaced Sunbury line trains from 2015 to 2017 to allow work to be completed on the Furlong Main level crossing removal project, with trains terminating at Sunshine.
Blackburn Road level crossing removal replacement buses
26 January 2017
Buses replaced Belgrave and Lilydale line trains throughout 2016 and 2017, to allow work to be completed on the Blackburn Road level crossing removal project. Trains terminated at Blackburn platform 2, with a temporary bridge delivering passengers to the replacement buses.
PTV Night Network launch
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.
2015 Melbourne rail and tram industrial action
10 September 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.
Westrans
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.
Regional Rail Link rail replacement buses
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.
Route 82 tram replacement buses
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.
National Bus Company
29 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.