C. A. Leach & Sons

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C. A. Leach & Sons
ParentCecil Aubrey Leach
Commenced operation1948
Ceased operation1974
Headquarters Hurstville
Service area St George
Service typeBus services
Routes2
Depots1

C. A. Leach & Sons was an Australian bus operator that provided services between Hurstville and Kingsgrove in Sydney, Australia via routes 111 and 194 from 1948 to 1974.

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History

In October 1946, bus route 111 from Ramsgate to Kingsgrove via Hurstville was transferred from H. T. Saint to H. C. (Cliff) Mallam and C. A. (Cec) Leach. In November 1948 the route was acquired outright by C. A. Leach & Sons. In the same month, Leach commenced an alternative route from Hurstville to Kingsgrove, via Hodge Street, operating as route 194. [1] [2]

In May 1952, the section of route 111 between Ramsgate and Hurstville was transferred back to H. T. Saint and incorporated into the existing route 113. [3] The remainder of route 111, between Hurstville and Kingsgrove, continued to operate as an alternative to route 194. [1] [2]

A 1962 timetable provides detail of the route and running times for each of the two routes operated by Leach & Sons. [4]

In November 1974, following the death of Leach, the routes were transferred to Heron Bus Lines, owned by Ken Bradley. [1] [2] [5]

Ownership subsequently passed through Cumberland Bus Company and Allways Bus Service until, in November 1991, routes 111 and 194 were incorporated into a new route 455 that was purchased by Pioneer Coaches in May 1992. [1] [2]

Depot

C. A. Leach & Sons operated from a depot in Cross Street, Hurstville.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA Leach and Sons Australian Bus issue 25 January 2008 pages 12-17
  2. 1 2 3 4 Henderson, Robert. "Sydney Bus Routes". sydneybusroutes.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Ministry of Transport. "Proposed transfer from C A Leach & Sons to H T Saint & Sons Pty [Proprietary]Ltd[Limited] of the Hurstville Station -Ramsgate Baths common portion of omnibus routes Nos [Numbers] 111 and 194] [plan]". records.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ↑ O'Neil, Jim (April 2003). "Buses from Kingsgrove to Hurstville" (PDF). The Times. 20 (4) (229): 3–9. ISSN   0813-6327 . Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Bus Service Alterations Truck & Bus Transportation January 1975 page 83
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