Private company

Ivanhoe Bus Company

Bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia

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 2010.2 It is headquartered in Heidelberg West.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Ivanhoe Bus Company (2817 AO) Volgren 'CR221L' bodied Metrotech Delta 250 at Northland in Preston
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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 2010.2

The story

In May 1952 Claude Moriarty and William Molan purchased Heidelberg Motor Omnibus Company from Gordon Brown renaming the operation Ivanhoe Bus Company. In June 2010 the business was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ivanhoe Bus Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

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

From Wikipedia’s article on Ivanhoe Bus Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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Sources

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