Baxter's Coaches is an Australian bus charter company in Sydney. Until August 2006, it operated route bus services in Western Sydney.
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| Parent | Baxter family |
|---|---|
Commenced operation | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Girraween |
| Service type | Coach charter services |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 28 (September 2021) |
| Website | baxterscoaches.com.au |
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History
editBaxter's Coaches was founded by Roy Baxter and his son Garry after the Merrylands based services of Barklimore Brothers were purchased in April 1981.[1] In January 1987 the Wentworthville services of Western Road Transport Services were acquired.[2][3]
In April 1992, the Granville based services of Delwood Coaches were purchased, and in June 1995 the services of Bass Hill Bus Service were acquired.[4][5][6] The Bass Hill bus services were renumbered 930 and 932 from 20 and 21 shortly after, while the Villawood part of route 21 was amalgamated with ex Delwood route 902.[7]
In April 2004, bus services 817 and 818 were transferred from Bustrans to Baxter's.[8][9] They were soon transferred to Transit First along with the former Bass Hill Bus routes 930 and 932 in January 2005.[10][11] On the same day, the former Delwood Coaches services were transferred to Connex NSW[12] In August 2006, the remaining bus services were sold and transferred to Westbus.[13][14][15]
Baxter's also operates a charter fleet and after the bus services were sold, was retained and relocated to Glendenning.[16] Following Westbus vacating the Girraween depot, Baxer's moved back in December 2013.
Bus routes transferred to Connex in January 2005:[10]
- 902 Bankstown – Yagoona – Villawood – Granville – Parramatta
- 903/905 Merrylands – Excelsior St – Blaxcell St – Granville – Alfred St – Parramatta
- 904 Lidcombe – Auburn – Parramatta
- 910 Chester Hill – Clyde St – Granville – Parramatta
Bus routes transferred to Transit First in January 2005:[10]
- 817 Fairfield – Lansvale – Cabramatta
- 818 Fairfield – Chester Hill
- 930 Bankstown – Bankstown Hospital – Bankstown Showground
- 932 Georges Hall – Bass Hill – Glassop St – Yagoona – Bankstown
Remaining bus routes transferred to Westbus in September 2006:[13]
- 810 Merrylands – South Wentworthville – Parramatta
- 811/813/815 Merrylands – Greystanes – Parramatta
- 812 Merrylands – Gilroy Village – Merrylands West
- 814 Merrylands – South Wentworthville – Westmead
Fleet
editReferences
edit- ↑ Metropolitan Changes Fleetline issue 72 July 1981 page 254
- ↑ Metropolitan Fleetline issue 140 March 1987 page 64
- ↑ New South Wales Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Sydney: Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. 1993. p. 59.
- ↑ Delwood Bus Co Australian Bus Panorama issue 8/1 July 1992 page 43
- ↑ Baxters acquire Bass Hill service Truck & Bus Transportation June 1995 page 165
- ↑ Ownership Changes Fleetline July 1995 page 129
- ↑ Bass Hill Bus Service, Australian Bus Fleet Lists, Retrieved on 12 February 2014
- ↑ News Baxter's Bus Lines June 2004
- ↑ Bustrans Sold Australian Bus issue 3 May 2004 page 7
- 1 2 3 News Baxter's Bus Lines February 2005
- ↑ Baxter's Bus Lines Australian Bus issue 8 March 2005 page 7
- ↑ Transdev NSW Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- 1 2 News Baxter's Bus Lines August 2006
- ↑ Australasian Bus & Coach August 2006 page 22
- ↑ Changes Galore in Sydney Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Buses Worldwide November 2007 page 8
- ↑ News Baxter's Bus Lines
- ↑ Baxters Bus Lines Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ↑ Roy Baxter Part 2 The Hills Shire
External links
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Media related to Baxter's Bus Lines at Wikimedia Commons