Ivanhoe Bus Company

Ivanhoe Bus Company
Volgren bodied Metrotech Delta 250 at
Northland Shopping Centre in February 2008
Commenced operation16 August 1956
Ceased operation30 June 2010
HeadquartersHeidelberg West
Service areaNorth-Eastern Melbourne
Service typeBus operator
Routes6
HubsLa Trobe University
Northland Shopping Centre
Fleet29 (June 2010)
Websitewww.buslines.com.au/ivanhoe

Ivanhoe Bus Company was a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated six bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. It was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in June 2010.

History[edit]

In May 1952 Claude Morarty and William Molan purchased Heidelberg Motor Omnibus Company from Gordon Brown renaming the operation Ivanhoe Bus Company.[1][2][3] In June 2010 the business was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.[4]

Fleet[edit]

As at June 2010 the fleet consisted of 29 buses.[4] Fleet livery was yellow with a green stripe.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 27.
  2. ^ The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama December 2005 pages 8-30
  3. ^ The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama issue 22/3 November 2006 pages 6-15
  4. ^ a b Ventura welcomes Ivanhoe on board Australasian Bus & Coach 4 June 2010

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