Love's Bus Service was an Australian school bus service, operating in Cairns. In 2022 It was re-branded and dissolved into Sunbus Cairns, one of Kinetic Group's (parent company) Bus companies.
History Love's Bus Service was established in 1975 when the business of Cooper, Benger was acquired.Private Operators Fleetline issue 7 February 1976 page 4Loves of Albany Fleetline issue 58 May 1980 pages 4-7 Love's operated the Bunbury urban services until it was put out to tender, and passed to South West Coach Lines.Bunbury Electric Traction October 1985 page 160
By 2002, Love's had an operation in Kerang, Victoria.Queensland Fleetline issue 280 October 2002 page 155 In 2002, Love's commenced operating in Queensland, purchasing the Cairns based school services of Stagecoach.Operating Review Stagecoach Group annual report for year ended 30 April 2002 page 11
In July 2013, Love's commenced operating the TransAlbany network under contract to the Public Transport Authority.New TransAlbany buses get SmartRider technology Public Transport Authority 22 July 2013 Upon being re-tendered, the TransAlbany services were taken over by Swan Transit in July 2017 with 17 buses.Regional Town Bus Services Public Transport Authority RTBS TimetablesTransAlbany Australian Bus Panorama issue 33/1 July 2017 page 25World News Buses Worldwide issue 207 October 2017 page 38 The Cairns business was sold to the Kinetic Group in January 2020 and was dissolved into the Sunbus brand in early 2022.
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