South West Coach Lines
Bus operator in Western Australia
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South West Coach Lines is a bus and coach operator in South West Western Australia. It is a subsidiary of the Australian Transit Group.
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| Parent | Australian Transit Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Service area | South West Western Australia |
| Service type | Bus & coach services |
| Fleet | 64 (May 2014) |
| Website | www.southwestcoachlines.com.au |
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.[1][2] The fleet consisted of eight Howard Porter bodied Mercedes-Benz OH1316 buses painted in a livery of white with sky and royal blue bands.[3][4]
In 1988 it commenced operating a three times weekly service from Mandurah to Pinjarra under contract to the Government of Western Australia.[5]
In November 2007 the business was purchased by Veolia Transport and in July 2013 became part of Transdev.[6][7]
In December 2009, South West Coach Lines commenced operating three services in Busselton under the TransBusselton brand under contract with the Public Transport Authority.[8] Upon being re-tendered, the routes passed to Swan Transit from 1 January 2015.[9][10]
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.[11] In 2015 South West Coach lines was sold to the Australian Transit Group.[12]