South West Coach Lines is a bus and coach operator in South West Western Australia. It is a subsidiary of the Australian Transit Group.
History South West Coach Lines was founded in 1977 by David and Lenita Adams. In January 1986 it commenced operating the Bunbury City Transit service replacing Love's Bus Service.Bunbury Electric Traction October 1985 page 160Bunbury Fleetline issue 128 March 1986 page 49 The fleet consisted of eight Howard Porter bodied Mercedes-Benz OH1316 buses painted in a livery of white with sky and royal blue bands.Bunbury Electric Traction April 1986 page 63Bunbury 2000 Fleetline issue 132 July 1986 page 119
In 1988 it commenced operating a three times weekly service from Mandurah to Pinjarra under contract to the Government of Western Australia.South West's new service Australasian Bus & Coach February 1989 page 7
In November 2007 the business was purchased by Veolia Transport and in July 2013 became part of Transdev.Veolia Takes South West Coach Lines Australian Bus Panorama issue 23/5 March 2008 page 21Veolia Transport experiences unprecedented patronage growth in Australasia in 2007 Veolia Environmental Services April 2008
In December 2009, South West Coach Lines commenced operating three services in Busselton under the TransBusselton brand under contract with the Public Transport Authority.TransBusselton Timetables Transdev South West Upon being re-tendered, the routes passed to Swan Transit from 1 January 2015.Provision of the Busselton Regional Town Bus Service Tenders WAPTA calls tenders for town services in south-west WA Australian Bus issue 64 July 2014 page 8
In 2011 the Bunbury services were rebranded as TransBunbury with the Public Transport Authority acquiring the fleet and depot from Veolia and introducing its silver and green livery.TransBunbury Launched Australian Bus Panorama issue 27/2 September 2011 page 33 In 2015 South West Coach lines was sold to the Australian Transit Group.Our Company South West Coach Lines
Fleet As at September 2013, the TransBusselton fleet consists of 22 buses.TransBusselton - Transdev Western Australia Fleet Lists As at May 2014, the South West Coach Lines fleet consists of 42 buses and coaches.South West Coach Lines - Veolia Western Australia Fleet Lists
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External links Official website