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Melbourne Bus Link

Bus operator in Melbourne

Melbourne Bus Link was an Australian bus and coach operator in Melbourne. It was a Melbourne bus company that operated nine bus routes under contract to the Public Transport Victoria. Melbourne Bus Link ceased operations on 3 August 2013.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1

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Melbourne Bus Link (5911 AO) Scania in Queen Street on route 216, 2013
Photo: Liamdavies, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Melbourne Bus Link was an Australian bus and coach operator in Melbourne. It was a Melbourne bus company that operated nine bus routes under contract to the Public Transport Victoria. Melbourne Bus Link ceased operations on 3 August 2013.2

The story

In April 1998 a consortium owned by Dysons and Reservoir Bus Company (Cooper family) commenced operating a contract to operate the remaining bus services of Met Bus in the western and south-east regions of Melbourne. Included were depots at Footscray and Sandringham and 86 MAN SL200 buses.

While Dysons bought out Reservoir Bus Company (owned by Cooper family) in November 2012, Melbourne Bus Link remained jointly owned by the Cooper family and Dysons.

In April 2013, Transdev Melbourne were announced as the preferred tenderer to operate the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise, which included the services operated by Melbourne Bus Link. Melbourne Bus Link ceased operations on 3 August 2013.

From Wikipedia’s article on Melbourne Bus Link, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

When operations ceased in August 2013, Melbourne Bus Link operated 86 buses, primarily Volgren bodied Scanias. The fleet livery was white with purple and orange stripes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Melbourne Bus Link, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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