Commenced operation | June 1952 |
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Headquarters | Bundoora |
Service area | Melbourne Regional Victoria New South Wales Australian Capital Territory |
Depots | Bairnsdale Bundoora Deniliquin Euroa Finley Hay Kyneton Mallacoota Moama Omeo Reservoir Sale Shepparton Wandong Wangaratta Wodonga |
Fleet | 690 (June 2024) [1] |
Website | www.dysongroup.com.au |
Dyson Group of Companies, operating as Dysons, is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia. The oldest of its subsidiary companies is L.C. Dysons Bus Services, which was founded in June 1952 and is based in Bundoora in the northern suburbs of Melbourne.
L.C. Dysons Bus Services was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of routes and businesses were purchased both within Melbourne and in regional Victoria:
As well as route services in Melbourne, since the late 1970s Dyson have operated services under contract to V/Line. In February 1989, all of Dyson's existing long coach services were integrated into the V/Line network. [34] Dyson operate V/Line services as far afield as Batemans Bay, Canberra, Griffith and Adelaide. [35]
From 2002 until December 2007, Dyson operated a service in New South Wales between Parkes and Condobolin under contract to CountryLink. [36] [37] In January 2015, Dyson commenced operating five-year contracts to operate services for NSW TrainLink from Wagga Wagga to Griffith, Cootamundra to Tumbarumba, Cootamundra to Bathurst/Dubbo and Parkes to Condobolin. [38] [39]
As of June 2024, the fleet consisted of 690 buses and coaches. Dyson's official fleet livery is white with green stripes however newer buses which operate route services in Melbourne are painted in the Public Transport Victoria livery. Some coaches are painted in V/Line livery and NSW TrainLink livery. [1]
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