Portsea Passenger Service was a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated four bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. A subsidiary of Grenda Corporation, it was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in January 2012.
| Parent | Grenda Corporation |
|---|---|
| Ceased operation | January 2012 |
| Headquarters | Rosebud |
| Service area | South Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 4 |
| Hubs | Frankston station |
| Fleet | 45 (April 2014) |
History edit
In February 1983 Portsea Passenger Service was purchased by Grenda Corporation.[1][2] In January 2012, it was included in the sale of Grenda Corporation to Ventura Bus Lines and the brand was retired.[3][4][5]
Fleet edit
As at April 2014 the fleet consisted of 45 buses coaches.[6] Portsea Passenger Service adopted the same cream and three blues as sister company Peninsula Bus Lines. It later adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation.
References edit
- ^ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 24.
- ^ Victorian Buses in the Eighties Australian Bus Panorama 6/2 September 1990 page 13
- ^ Ventura buys Grenda Transit - Volgren to send separately Australasian Bus & Coach 21 November 2011
- ^ Ventura buys Grenda Australian Bus issue 49 January 2012 page 5
- ^ Ventura takes over Grenda's bus operations Australian Bus Panorama issue 27/4 January 2012 page 7
- ^ Grenda Corporation - Portsea Passenger Transport Archived 17 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists