Western Road Liners is an Australian bus and coach company operating route, school and charter services in Parkes.
| Parent | Peter McQuie |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | May 1975 |
| Headquarters | Parkes |
| Service area | Western New South Wales |
| Service type | Bus & coach services |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 26 (March 2015) |
| Website | www |
History
editWestern Road Liners was formed in 1971 when Merv Hennock and Peter McQuie purchased Reg Waser's Bus Lines. In 1983 the school runs of Allan Waser were purchased.[1]
In 1986 Golden Tours, Loftus was purchased as a base for Western Road Liners to operate charters in Sydney. Included was route 64, the Bundeena town service. This was sold in 1990 to Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service.[1][2]
In December 1987 Western Road Liners commenced operating interstate coach operations between Sydney and Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and Melbourne and Adelaide branded as Trans City Express.[3] By August 1991 Trans City was operating a Parkes to Canberra service.[4] In March 1992 all Trans City operations ceased.[5]
In November 1989 Western Road Liners commenced operating a service from Dubbo to Broken Hill under contract to CountryLink as a replacement for the Silver City Comet, followed from June 1990 by another from Canberra to Cootamundra and Bathurst/Dubbo.[1][6]
In May 2006 Harris Bus Lines, the other large Parkes operator, was purchased.[1]
Routes
editWestern Road Liners operates route services within Parkes.[7] From January 2008 until December 2014, it operated a thrice-weekly service from Parkes to Condobolin under contract to NSW TrainLink.[8]
Fleet
editAs at December 2019, the fleet consists of 26 vehicles.[1] Fleet livery is white with red, yellow and green stripes.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Western Road Liners Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ^ "Western Road Liners" Australian Bus Panorama issue 8/6 February 1993 page 37
- ^ "Victorian Buses in The Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama issue 7/1 August 1991 page 3
- ^ "National Tour & Express Operators" Australian Bus Panorama issue 7/3 October 1991 page 38
- ^ "Western Road Liners" Australian Bus Panorama issue 7/9 June 1992 page 65
- ^ "Countrylink Contracts" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/3 October 1990 page 26
- ^ Town Services Western Road Liners
- ^ Western timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013