Westbus
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Westbus is a privately owned bus service in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is Sydney's largest private bus company serving the communities of Western Sydney and the Hills District by providing local, city, school and charter bus services. The corporate livery of Westbus is sunflower yellow.
Westbus was originally started by the Bosnjak family from Edensor Park. They sold to National Express Group (UK) in a multi million dollar deal. After several years of operating Westbus (and other transport operations in Australia), they declared Westbus bankrupt in 2005. Westbus is now a part of the Cabcharge/ComfortDelGro Corporation.
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[edit] Services
Westbus runs bus services around each of the 5 depots.
[edit] Depots
Westbus runs 5 different depots. Penrith, Windsor, Bonnyrigg, Northmead and Seven Hills.
[edit] Penrith Depot
Location: Mulgoa Road, Penrith
W.J. Bale and Sons were the original owners of the Penrith depot. They operated a fleet of 25 buses that serviced the Penrith area until 1973, when the Bosnjak family acquired the depot.
The depot later became part of Westbus. In 1984, Westbus acquired St Marys Bus Co and Bowmans Bus Service. In 1986, these services combined to run the Westbus Penrith
At present, the Westbus Penrith depot team includes over 140 employees and operates a fleet of 105 vehicles
[edit] Area for Penrith Depot
Warragamba-Wallacia-Silverdale-St Marys North-MtDruitt-Glenmore Park-Werrington-North Cranebrook-Colyton-Erskine Park-Oxley Park-Panthers-Regentville-Mulgoa-Cambridge Park-Mt Pleasant-Cambridge Gardens-Kingswood Park-Jamisontown-South Penrith-Penrith-Blue Hills,Nepean Shores-West St Clair-St Marys-Tregear-Lethbridge Park-Willmot-Nepean Hospital-Kingswood-Orchard Hills-Vines Estate-Luddenham.
[edit] Northmead Depot
Location: Boundary Road, Northmead
Northmead depot began operation in 1932 under the name of Parramatta Bus Service. This was when steam trams from Rogans Hill to Westmead ceased operation. Alf & Flow McIntosh were the owners of this service.
The depot was situated on Briens Road Northmead and was later relocated to the corner of Church & Dunlop Streets
Bosnjaks Bus Service Purchased the company in 1963 and the depot was operated from Church St.
It was then relocated to its present location in September 1978.
Northmead depot has a staff of approximately 190.
[edit] Area for Northmead Depot
Parramatta, Blacktown, Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Rogans Hill, Rouse Hill, Kellyville, City, North Ryde (Macquarie Shops and Uni).
[edit] Seven Hills Depot
Location: Near Seven Hills Station, Seven Hills
The Seven Hills depot began operation in the late 1950s and was owned by Messers, Willmott and Holman. This was sold in the 1960s to C.H. Webb Brothers who also operated Granville Coaches. In 1974, C.H. Webb Brothers purchased Blacktown Bus Company and merged this with the Seven Hills operations to form Seven Hills Bus Co.
This consisted of 18 buses operating from the Seven Hills depot. In 1980, the company was sold to the nearby Toongabbie Bus Service, which was owned by the Delfs Family. This service became part of Westbus in the mid 1980s.
Westbus Seven Hills has a staff of approximately 52 and a fleet of 34 vehicles
[edit] Area for Seven Hills Depot
Blacktown to Seven Hills, Parramatta Castle Hill, Macquarie Centre
[edit] Bonnyrigg Depot
Location: Bonnyrigg Avenue, Bonnyrigg
The original Bonnyrigg bus service began operation in 1951 and was named Calabro's Bus Service. For thirty-eight years, this service was owned and run by three brothers: Frank, John and Baptist.
The business grew from five buses to sixty-eight buses servicing the Bonnyrigg, Fairfield West and Badgery's Creek areas. When the brothers retired in 1989, the service was purchased by Westbus.
Since this time, Westbus Bonnyrigg has continued to expand to a fleet of 83 vehicles and a staff of 131. In 2002, Bonnyrigg opened a new depot site.
[edit] Area for Bonnyrigg Depot
Liverpool, Cabramatta, Fairfield, Blacktown, Parramatta, Castle Hill (plus service to Penrith)
[edit] Windsor Depot
Location: Thornley Street, South Windsor
Gosper's Bus Service operated the first buses servicing the Windsor area. This was a family run business, which began operation in 1890s, with a horse drawn bus. The depot was situated behind the Gosper family home in Richmond Road, Windsor.
The depot eventually moved to Thorley Street. In 1981 Gosper's Bus Service merged with Duffy's Bus Lines to form Macquarie Towns Coach Lines. Westbus acquired this operation in 1988.
The Windsor Depot continues to serve the Hawkesbury people with a fleet of fifty vehicles and a staff of sixty.
[edit] Area for Windsor Depot
Berambing - Bilpin - Bowen Mountain - Kurrajong - Grose View - Colo - Portland - Sackville - Wilberforce - Windsor - Richmond - Penrith - Castle Hill - Rouse Hill - City
[edit] Route Numbers
600 ROGANS HILL - PARRAMATTA VIA CASTLE HILL & BAULKHAM HILLS
601 ROUSE HILL - PARRAMATTA VIA KELLYVILLE & BAULKHAM HILLS
603 PARRAMATTA - KNIGHTSBRIDGE VIA EAST BAULKAM HILLS, CASTLE HILL & ROGANS HILL
604 PARRAMATTA - CASTLE HILL VIA MODEL FARMS & BAULKHAM HILLS
606 PARRAMATTA- CASTLE HILL VIA WINSTON HILLS & CRESTWOOD (INCLUDES PEAK HOUR ROUTE 607 TRIPS TO CRESTWOOD)
608 WINDSOR - CASTLE HILL VIA ROUSE HILL, BEAUMONT HILLS & KELLYVILLE
609 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL - NORTHMEAD (REDBANK RD) - CHILDRENS HOSPITAL VIA PARRAMATTA & LAKE PARRAMATTA
610 CITY - CASTLE HILL VIA M2 BUSWAY (EXPRESS) - SELECTED JOURNEYS CONTINUE TO KNIGHTSBRIDGE OR KELLYVILLE
611 MACQUARIE CENTRE - BLACKTOWN VIA M2 BUSWAY & EPPING
612 MILSONS POINT - KELLYVILLE VIA NORTH SYDNEY, ST LEONARDS, M2 BUSWAY & CASTLE HILL
613 CITY - BELLA VISTA VIA M2 BUSWAY (EXPRESS)
614 CRESTWOOD - CITY VIA WINSTON HILLS & M2 BUSWAY (EXPRESS)
615 ROUSE HILL - CITY VIA KELLYVILLE, BAULKHAM HILLS & M2 BUSWAY (EXPRESS)
618 ROUSE HILL - CASTLE HILL VIA BEAUMONT HILLS, NORTH KELLYVILLE & KELLYVILLE
630 MACQUARIE CENTRE/UNIVERSITY - BLACKTOWN VIA EPPING, CARLINGFORD, NORTH ROCKS, BAULKHAM HILLS & SEVEN HILLS
668 WINDSOR - GLOSSODIA VIA WILBERFORCE
669 WINDSOR - SACKVILLE
673 WINDSOR - PENRITH VIA LLANDILO
674 WINDSOR - BERKSHIRE PARK VIA WINDSOR DOWNS
675 WINDSOR - BLIGH PARK
676 WINDSOR - BERGER ROAD LOOP (SOUTH WINDSOR)
677 RICHMOND - PENRITH VIA LONDONDERRY
678 RICHMOND - PENRITH VIA CASTLEREAGH
679 UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY - RICHMOND VIA EAST RICHMOND
680 RICHMOND - KURRAJONG/GROSE VALE VIA NORTH RICHMOND - SELECTED JOURNEYS COMMENCE AT WINDSOR STATION
682 RICHMOND - GLOSSODIA
700 PARRAMATTA - BLACKTOWN VIA MAYS HILL, PENDLE HILL SOUTH, PROSPECT & BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL
702 SEVEN HILLS - BLACKTOWN VIA TOONGABBIE SOUTH & BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL
705 SEVEN HILLS - PARRAMATTA VIA TOONGABBIE, PENDLE HILL & WENTWORTHVILLE
706 PARRAMATTA - NORTH KELLYVILLE VIA WESTMEAD HOSPITAL & BELLA VISTA
708 COMMUNITY BUS - PENDLE HILL & WENTWORTHVILLE RETIREMENT VILLAGES - PARRAMATTA
711 TOONGABBIE - PARRAMATTA VIA WENTWORTHVILLE & WESTMEAD HOSPITALS
714 SEVEN HILLS - CRESTWOOD LOOP - SEVEN HILLS
715 CASTLE HILL - BLACKTOWN VIA NORWEST, BELLA VISTA, SEVEN HILLS & LALOR PARK
717 SEVEN HILLS TO BLACKTOWN VIA LALOR PARK (DAYTIME EXTENSION TO WESTMEAD HOSPITALS AND PARRAMATTA )
718 SEVEN HILLS TO BLACKTOWN VIA KINGS LANGLEY
766 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA NORTH ST MARYS, ROPES CROSSING, TREGEAR AND WHALAN
769 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA NORTH ST MARYS, TREGEAR, WILLMOT, LETHBRIDGE PARK & WHALAN
770 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA OXLEY PARK
771 ST MARYS - COLYTON VIA DESBOROUGH ROAD
772 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA COLYTON, ST CLAIR & ERSKINE PARK
773 ST MARYS - ST CLAIR VIA WEST ST CLAIR
781 ST MARYS - PENRITH VIA CLAREMONT MEADOWS, VINES ESTATE, ORCHARD HILLS & KINGSWOOD
782 ST MARYS - PENRITH VIA CAMBRIDGE GARDENS & WERRINGTON
783 KINGSWOOD - CAMBRIDGE GARDENS VIA CAMBRIDGE PARK AND WERRINGTON DOWNS
784 PENRITH - CRANEBROOK VIA CASTLEREAGH ROAD
785 PENRITH - KINGSWOOD VIA CAMBRIDGE PARK & WERRINGTON DOWNS
786 PENRITH - CRANEBROOK VIA THE NORTHERN ROAD
789 PENRITH - LUDDENHAM VIA NEPEAN HOSPITAL & ORCHARD HILLS
790 ST MARYS - PENRITH VIA CLAREMONT MEADOWS, KINGSWOOD & NEPEAN HOSPITAL
791 PENRITH - SOUTH PENRITH
794 PENRITH - JAMISONTOWN WITH DIVERSIONS TO NEPEAN SHORES
795 WARRAGAMBA - PENRITH VIA SILVERDALE, WALLACIA AND MULGOA
797 PENRITH - GLENMORE PARK VIA MULGOA ROAD
798 PENRITH - GLENMORE PARK VIA JAMISONTOWN, SOUTH PENRITH & THE NORTHERN ROAD
800 PARRAMATTA - LIVERPOOL VIA MAYS HILL, SMITHFIELD, GREENFIELD PARK, & CANLEY HEIGHTS
810 MERRYLANDS - SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE LOOP WITH CONNECTIONS TO AND FROM PARRAMATTA
811 PARRAMATTA - MERRYLANDS VIA GREYSTANES & PEMULWUY
812 MERRYLANDS - WEST MERRYLANDS LOOP
813 PARRAMATTA - MERRYLANDS VIA GREYSTANES & PEMULWUY
814 WESTMEAD - MERRYLANDS VIA SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE
815 PARRAMATTA - MERRYLANDS VIA GREYSTANES & PEMULWUY
824 FAIRFIELD - WAKELEY LOOP
825 FAIRFIELD - GREENFIELD PARK LOOP VIA HAMILTON RD
826 FAIRFIELD - CABRAMATTA VIA POLDING ST, PRAIRIE VALE RD, EDENSOR RD & CANLEY VALE RD
827 FAIRFIELD - CABRAMATTA VIA BRENNAN ST, BOSSLEY PARK, KALANG RD & ST JOHNS RD
828 HORSLEY PARK - FAIRFIELD VIA THE HORSLEY DRIVE
829 FAIRFIELD - WETHERILL PARK LOOP
830 CABRAMATTA - BLACKTOWN VIA FAIRFIELD, SMITHFIELD & PROSPECT
831 CABRAMATTA - GREENFIELD PARK LOOP VIA BONNYRIGG
833 CECIL HILLS - CABRAMATTA VIA BONNYRIGG HEIGHTS, BONNYRIGG & MT PRITCHARD
834 CABRAMATTA - MT PRITCHARD LOOP
835 PENRITH - LIVERPOOL VIA UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY WERRINGTON, ERSKINE PARK, MT VERNON & BONNYRIGG
836 LIVERPOOL - BADGERYS CREEK VIA KEMPS CREEK
N1 PENRITH - GLENMORE PARK VIA MULGOA ROAD
N2 PENRITH - SOUTH PENRITH AND JAMISONTOWN
N3 PENRITH - CRANEBROOK VIA CAMBRIDGE GARDENS AND CAMBRIDGE PARK
N4 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA NORTH ST MARYS, TREGEAR, WILLMOT, LETHBRIDGE PARK AND WHALAN
N5 ST MARYS - ERSKINE PARK VIA COLYTON AND ST CLAIR
[edit] Bus fleet
- 25x MAN 12.220
- 6x Mercedes-Benz O305 (Bonnyrigg Depot Only)
- 20x Mercedes-Benz O405 MK I
- 49x Mercedes-Benz O405 MK II
- 23x Mercedes-Benz O405NH
- 25x Mercedes-Benz LO812
- 2x Mercedes-Benz OH1418 (Windsor Depot Only)
- 20x Mercedes-Benz 0305(ex-STA)
- 3x Volvo B10B
- 50x Volvo B10M MK I
- 53x Volvo B10M MK II
- 57x Volvo B10M MK III
- 23x Volvo B10BLE
- 2x Volvo B10M (14.5m)
- 5x Volvo B10M MK4 Artic (Northmead Depot Only)
- 15x Volvo B7RLE
- 4x Scania L94UB (Penrith Depot Only) (New)
