Broadmeadows Bus Service
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox bus company
|name = Broadmeadows Bus Service
|logo = Broadmeadows Bus Service logo.jpg
|image = Broadmeadows Bus.jpg
|image_caption = Volgren bodied Mercedes-Benz O 500 LE at Craigieburn in September 2015
|parent = Northern Transit Holdings
|commenced = 1947
|ceased =
|headquarters = Westmeadows
|service_area = Northern Melbourne
|service_type = Bus & coach operator
|routes = 8
|fleet = 56 (June 2024){{cite web|url=https://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/vic.php?search=NTH&depotreq=BRO|title=Northern Transit Holdings - Broadmeadows Bus Service|website=Australian Bus Fleet Lists}}
|ceo = Dom Sita
|website = [http://www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au/ www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au]}}
Broadmeadows Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates eight routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide Tours and Seymour Bus Lines.[https://www.kastoria.com.au Welcome to Kastoria Bus Lines] Kastoria Bus Lines
History
Broadmeadows Bus Service was formed in 1947 when J Loughnan purchased a service between Broadmeadows and North Coburg Tram Terminus from P Thorne.{{cite book|title=Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings|year=1991|publisher=Bus & Coach Society of Victoria|location=Melbourne|page=10}} In the early 1950 coach charter operations commenced. In 1974 services were extended to Campbellfield and in 1985 from Upfield and North Coburg to Craigieburn.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130513060134/http://www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au/about_us.html About Us] Broadmeadow Bus In 1990, it commenced operating coach services under contract to V/Line from Melbourne to Mildura.Broadmeadows Takes Over Where V/Line Leaves Off Australasian Bus & Coach October 1993 pages 22-25
In July 2007, the Wright family, proprietors of Moreland Buslines, acquired a 50% share of Broadmeadows Bus Service.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150227052815/http://morelandbus.com.au/about-us/our-history/ Our History] Moreland Buslines Both the Loughnan and Wright families sold out to Dom Sita of Kastoria Bus Lines in 2011. Broadmeadows Bus Service has since been reorganised under Northern Transit Holdings, along with other Dominic Sita's bus businesses, including Kastoria Bus Lines.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210329144919/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1106/sita-buys-broadmeadows Sita buys Broadmeadows] Australasian Bus & Coach 1 June 2011[https://web.archive.org/web/20220314080252/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1810/generation-next-kastoria-buslines Generation Next - Kastoria Buslines] Australasian Bus & Coach 28 October 2018
The Western Autistic School uses Broadmeadows-owned buses for student transport.
Fleet
As of June 2024, the fleet consists of 56 buses and coaches. The fleet livery is white with a dark brown stripe.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.broadmeadowsbus.com.au/ Company website]
- [http://www.showbus.com/australia/gallery/broadmeadows.htm Showbus gallery]
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Category:Bus companies of Victoria (state)
Category:Bus transport in Melbourne