Moorabbin Transit was a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 11 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. A subsidiary of Grenda Corporation, it was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012.
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| Parent | Grenda Corporation |
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| Founded | July 1988 |
| Ceased operation | January 2012 |
| Headquarters | Cheltenham |
| Service area | South Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 11 |
| Hubs | Chadstone Shopping Centre Southland Shopping Centre |
| Stations | Carrum Cheltenham Clayton Dandenong Mentone Moorabbin Mordialloc Springvale |
| Fleet | 83 (March 2014) |
| Chief executive | Andrew Cornwall |
| Website | www.venturabus.com.au |
History edit
Moorabbin Transit was formed in July 1988 when Grenda Corporation purchased Blue & Silver Bus Lines, Camden Bus Lines, Hampton Green, Hampton Red, and Southland Bus Service. Sandringham Bus Co was added in December 1988.[1][2][3]
Moorabbin Transit was included in the sale of Grenda Corporation to Ventura Bus Lines in November 2011 and the brand was retired.[4][5]
Fleet edit
As at March 2014 the fleet consists of 83 buses.[6] Moorabbin Transit original livery was the cream and three stripes of Grenda's Bus Services, but with the red stripes painted green. It has since adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 24.
- ^ "Industry Rationalisation" Australian Bus Panorama 4/5 March 1989 page 13
- ^ "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 7/1 August 1991 page 5
- ^ Grenda Announcement 18/11/2011 Archived 2 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Grenda Corporation 18 November 2011
- ^ The man with the golden handshake The Australian 10 March 2012
- ^ Ventura Group - Moorabbin Transit Archived 17 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists