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Ivanhoe Bus Company

Ivanhoe Bus Company

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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.

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History

In May 1952 Claude Morarty and William Molan purchased Heidelberg Motor Omnibus Company from Gordon Brown renaming the operation Ivanhoe Bus Company.[1][2][3] In June 2010 the business was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.[4]

Fleet

As at June 2010 the fleet consisted of 29 buses.[4] Fleet livery was yellow with a green stripe.

References

  1. [1]
    Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 27.
  2. [2]
    The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama December 2005 pages 8-30
  3. [3]
    The Yellow Buses of Heidelberg Australian Bus Panorama issue 22/3 November 2006 pages 6-15
  4. [4]
    Ventura welcomes Ivanhoe on board Australasian Bus & Coach 4 June 2010
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