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| Parent | Joe & Tony Calabro |
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| Commenced operation | November 1947 |
| Headquarters | Smeaton Grange |
| Service area | South West Sydney |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Alliance | Busabout Wagga Wagga Hawkesbury Valley Buses |
| Hubs | Campbelltown station |
| Depots | 3 |
| Fleet | 112 (December 2014) |
| Website | www.busabout.com.au |
Busabout Sydney is an Australian bus company operating route bus services in South West Sydney.
Contents
History
In November 1947, Sid Neville purchased route 58 Liverpool - Leppington - Rossmore - Bringelly from MB & AK Scott. In April 1955, Neville purchased route 94 Liverpool - Ingleburn from Liverpool-Ingleburn Bus Service. In the 1960s, a coach charter business was established under the Coachways brand.[1][2]
In 1994 Joe and Tony Calabro bought a 50% share of Neville's Bus Service with the operation rebranded as Busabout.[3]
The Calabro family had a long history with the south-western suburbs, having operated services in Bonnyrigg from 1951[4] until selling the operation to Westbus in June 1989 with 70 buses and coaches.[5] Joe and Tony Calabro subsequently purchased Surfside Buslines in October 1989[6][7] followed by Hawkesbury Valley in November 1990.[8]
In September 1997, the Calabros purchased Liverpool Transport Co from the Garrard family, who operated services from Liverpool to Miller, Austral, Hillview and Cartwright.[1][2][9] In October 2001 the Calabros purchased the remaining shares in Busabout and it was amalgamated with Liverpool Transport Co at the latter's West Hoxton depot under the Busabout name.
On 2 December 2008, the Calabros purchased the Fearne's Coaches business in Wagga Wagga and Harden and rebranded it as Busabout Wagga Wagga[2][10]
Since 2005 Busabout's services have been part of Sydney Bus Region 2, with some routes part of Region 3.[11] On 13 October 2013, Transit Systems Sydney took over Region 3 having won a tender to operate the new region including two routes that were operated by Busabout.[12][13]
On 1 June 2014, Busabout's Sydney Bus Region 2 services passed to Interline and Busabout took over the Sydney Bus Region 15 services from Busways.[14][15][16] A new depot in region 15 opened 20 January 2015.[17]
The Transit Australia Group consists of Queensland operations including Surfside Buslines, which the Calabro family has acquired.
Routes
The following routes were taken over from Busways on 1 June 2014.
| Route | Start | Via | End | Service type/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Camden | Cut Hill Road, Cobbitty | Loop service Monday–Friday, Public School Days only, limited service |
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| 32 | Camden | via Theresa Park Orangeville Werombi |
Warragamba | Monday–Saturday daytime service Limited service Saturday |
| 38 | Camden | Spring Creek | Loop service Monday–Friday, Public School Days only, limited service |
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| 39 | Camden | via Rockbarton | Mowbray Park | Loop service Monday–Friday, Public School Days only, limited service |
| 40 | Camden | via Mount Hunter The Oaks Oakdale |
Belimbla Park | Monday–Saturday daytime service Limited service Saturday |
| 47 | Camden | via Cawdor | Menangle | Monday–Friday limited service |
| 49 | Camden | via Cawdor | Razorback | Monday–Friday limited service |
| 878 | Campbelltown | via Campbelltown and Raby Roads | Eschol Park Kearns |
Monday–Saturday daytime service |
| 879 | Campbelltown | via Woodbine Blair Athol |
Leumeah | Daily full-time service |
| 880 | Campbelltown | via Claymore Eagle Vale Kearns |
Minto | Daily full-time service |
| 881 | Campbelltown | via Leumeah | Leumeah North | Loop service Daily full-time service Operates with extensions to/from Campebelltown during shopping hours otherwise operates to/from Leumeah Station. |
| 882 | Campbelltown | via Leumeah South | Campbelltown | Loop service Daily full-time service |
| 883 | Campbelltown | via Ruse | Campbelltown | Loop service Daily full-time service |
| 883K | Campbelltown | via Ruse and Georges River Road | Kentlyn | Daily daytime service Limited service Saturday and Sunday |
| 884 | Campbelltown | via Airds | Campbelltown | Loop service Daily full-time service |
| 884W | Campbelltown | via Airds | Wedderburn | Monday–Friday limited service |
| 885 | Campbelltown | via Bradbury | Campbelltown | Loop service Daily full-time service |
| 886 | Campbelltown | via Ambarvale | Campbelltown | Loop service Daily full-time service |
| 887 | Campbelltown | via Rosemeadow Ambarvale Appin Bulli Pass |
Wollongong | Daily limited service |
| 887X | Campbelltown | via Rosemeadow Ambarvale Appin Mount Ousley Road |
Wollongong | Weekday limited service |
| 888 | Campbelltown | via St Helens Park | Campbelltown | Loop service Daily full-time service |
| 889 | Campbelltown | via Menangle Park | Menangle | Monday–Saturday limited service |
| 890 | Campbelltown | via Narellan Town Centre | Camden or Harrington Park | Daily full-time service |
| 891 | Campbelltown | via Currans Hill | Mount Annan South | Daily full-time service |
| 892 | Campbelltown | via Mount Annan | Narellan Vale | Daily full-time service |
| 893 | Narellan | via Spring Farm | Campbelltown | Daily full-time service |
| 894 | Campbelltown | via Camden Narellan |
Bridgewater Estate | Monday–Friday full-time service |
| 895 | Campbelltown | via Camden Elderslie Narellan |
Camden South | Daily full-time service |
| 898 | Campbelltown | via Narellan Road | Harrington Park | Weekday limited service |
| 899 | Camden | via Narellan | Catherine Field | Monday–Friday full-time service Limited Saturday service |
| S17 | Narellan | via Spring Farm | Camden |
Routes transferred
These services originally started operations with Busabout after re-organisation of routes in Regions 2 and 3. With the transfer of Region 2 to Interline in June 2014 and Region 3 to Transit Systems Sydney in October 2013, Busabout ceased operating these services.
| Route | Start | via | End | Joint operators before transfer | New operator and date |
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| 805 | Cabramatta | Bonnyrigg | Liverpool | Jointly operated with Metro-link since 22 March 2010[18] | Solely operated by Transit Systems Sydney since 13 October 2013 |
| 807 | Cabramatta | Cecil Hills | Liverpool | ||
| 850 | Narellan | Oran Park | Minto | Jointly operated with Interline since 18 August 2008[19] | Solely operated by Interline from 1 June 2014 |
| 851 | Carnes Hill (Cowpasture Road) | Prestons | Liverpool | No joint operators | |
| 852 | Carnes Hill (Greenway Drive) | Prestons and Horningsea Park | Liverpool | ||
| 853 | Carnes Hill | Middleton Grange and Hoxton Park Road | Liverpool | ||
| 854 | Carnes Hill (Greenway Drive) | Hoxton Park and Hoxton Park Road | Liverpool | ||
| 855 | Austral | Prestons and Churchill Gardens | Liverpool | ||
| 856 | Bringelly | Prestons and Churchill Gardens | Liverpool | ||
| 857 | Narellan | Prestons and Churchill Gardens | Liverpool | ||
| 864 | Horningsea Park | Prestons | Glenfield | ||
| 865 | Casula | Lurnea (Jedda Road) | Liverpool | ||
| 866 | Casula | Lurnea (Amalfi Street) | Liverpool | ||
| 870 | Campbelltown Hospital | Macarthur Square, Ingleburn, Harrow Road and Glenfield | Liverpool | Jointly operated with Interline since 18 August 2008[20] | |
| 871 | Campbelltown Hospital | Macarthur Square, Ingleburn, Glenfield and Leacocks Lane | Liverpool | ||
| 872 | Campbelltown Hospital | Macarthur Square, Ingleburn, Macquarie Fields and Genfield | Liverpool |
Routes that have been re-organised
Due to the state government's network review on Region 2 and 3, the following services were re-organised to form new routes that are listed above.[21] With the exception of route 851, these services ceased operations on 18 August 2008. Route 851 (temporarily renumbered 861 since 27 March 2008),[22] was a Region 3 route and ceased operations on 22 March 2010.[18]
| Route | Start | via | End |
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| 850 | Camden | Leppington | Liverpool |
| 851 | Miller | Cartwright | Liverpool |
| 852 | Horningsea Park | Prestons | Liverpool |
| 853 | Bringelly | Hoxton Park | Liverpool |
| 854 | Carnes Hill | Hinchinbrook | Liverpool |
| 855 | Bringelly | Austral | Liverpool |
| 856 | Liverpool | Hoxton Park | Carnes Hill |
| 864 | Ingleburn | Glenfield | Liverpool |
| 865 | Glenfield | Prestons | Horningsea Park |
| 866 | Ingleburn | Denham Court | Liverpool |
| 867 | Prestons | Casula Mall | Liverpool |
| 868 | Catherine Field North | Minto | |
| 869 | Churchill Gardens | Lurnea | Liverpool |
Fleet
As at December 2014, the fleet consisted of 112 buses.[23] Since 2001 all purchases have been bodied at the Calabro's Bustech operation. With the introduction of the Busabout name in 1994, a white, green and yellow livery was introduced. In 2010 the Transport for New South Wales white and blue livery began to be applied.
In July 2014, the Joint Heavy Taskforce, made up of people from NSW Police and Roads & Maritime Services, inspected the fleet at Smeaton Grange depot and found that 32 put of 88 buses had major defects.[24]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Contractor changes in Sydney regions 2 and 15" Australian Bus issue 64 July 2014 pages 38/39
- ↑ "Ownership and route changes" Fleetline October 1994 page 193
- ↑ Tribute to Frank Calabro Hansard NSW Parliament 6 May 2011
- ↑ "Calabro's Sold" Fleetline November 1989 page 176
- ↑ "Stateliner takes over Greyhound" Australian Bus Panorama 5/5 March 1990 page 23
- ↑ "Surfside Bus Lines" Australian Bus Panorama 6/6 February 1991 page 45
- ↑ "Ownership changes" Fleetline July 1991 page 118
- ↑ "Liverpool Transport" Australian Bus Panorama 13/2 October 1997 page 44
- ↑ "Fearne's is sold to Sydney firm" The Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga) 7 December 2008
- ↑ Region 2 Transport NSW
- ↑ Cut costs or bus contracts will go to private sector, minister tells drivers Sydney Morning Herald 7 November 2012
- ↑ Transit Systems awarded Sydney buses contract Transit Systems 7 November 2012
- ↑ More than 60 new buses and improved customer service with new bus contracts Transport for NSW 29 August 2013
- ↑ Busabout News May 2014, Retrieved 11 May 2014
- ↑ Busways Campbelltown April 2014, Retrieved 18 April 2014
- ↑ Busabout Newsletter Busabout June 2015
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Busabout News 2nd Page February 2011, Retrieved 11 May 2014
- ↑ Route 850 Bus Timetable August 2008 Busabout Retrieved on 12 April 2014
- ↑ Route 870/871/872 Bus Timetable August 2008 Busabout Retrieved on 12 April 2014
- ↑ Sydney Bus Routes 800-899, Sydney Bus Routes, Retrieved on 12 April 2014
- ↑ Busabout Home Page July 2008 Retrieved on 12 April 2014
- ↑ Busabout Campbelltown, Smeaton Grange & West Hoxton Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ↑ Smeaton Grange based Busabout buses found to be defective Camden-Narellan Advertiser 1 July 2014
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Showbus gallery
