Grenda's Bus Services
 | |
|
| |
| Parent | Ventura Bus Lines |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 1945 |
| Headquarters | Dandenong |
| Service area | South-Eastern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus & coach operator |
| Routes | 23 |
| Hubs |
Chadstone Shopping Centre Monash University Parkmore Shopping Centre Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre Westfield Southland |
| Stations |
Chelsea Cheltenham Dandenong Glen Waverley Mordialloc Noble Park Oakleigh Springvale |
| Fleet | 181 (May 2014) |
| Chief executive | Andrew Cornwall |
| Website | www.grenda.com.au |
_Volgren_Scania_at_Ringwood_railway_station%2C_2013.JPG)
Grenda's Bus Services was a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated 23 bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria. Grenda was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines in 2011.
History
Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong.[1]
Routes
- 709 Mordialloc – Waterways Estate via Epsom Estate (Daily)
- 800 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Oakleigh station (Monday to Saturday)
- 802 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Monash University & Oakleigh station (Monday to Friday)
- 804 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Centro Brandon Park, Monash University & Oakleigh station (Monday to Saturday)
- 811 Dandenong – Brighton via Springvale station, Mentone station, Westfield Southland & Moorabbin station (Daily), operated by Grenda’s Bus Services & Moorabbin Transit
- 812 Dandenong – Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre , Mentone station, Westfield Southland & Moorabbin station (Daily), operated by Grenda’s Bus Services & Moorabbin Transit
- 813 Dandenong – Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre via Yarraman station & Springvale station (Daily)
- 814 Dandenong – Springvale South via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre & Springvale station (Monday to Saturday)
- 815 Dandenong – Noble Park via Yarraman station (Monday to Saturday)
- 828 Hampton – Berwick via Westfield Southland, Parkmore Shopping Centre, Dandenong station & Westfield Fountain Gate (Daily), operated by Grenda’s Bus Services & Moorabbin Transit
- 843 Dandenong – Mossgiel Park (Daily)
- 844 Dandenong – Doveton (Monday to Saturday)
- 845 Dandenong – Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre (Daily)
- 848 Dandenong – Centro Brandon Park via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre (Daily)
- 850 Dandenong – Glen Waverley via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre & Centro Brandon Park (Daily)
- 857 Dandenong – Chelsea via Patterson Lakes (Monday to Saturday)
- 858 Edithvale – Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea (Daily)
- 861 Dandenong – Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre (Daily)
- 862 Dandenong – Chadstone Shopping Centre via Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre, Monash University & Oakleigh station (Daily)
- 885 Glen Waverley – Springvale (Monday to Saturday)
- 900 Rowville to Caulfield via Waverley Park, Monash University & Chadstone Shopping Centre (Daily), operated by CDC Melbourne & Grenda’s Bus Services
NightRider services
- 980 Melbourne City Centre – Dandenong via Prahran, Monash University & Springvale (Saturday & Sunday mornings)
- 981 Dandenong – Cranbourne via Narre Warren, Berwick & Hampton Park (Saturday & Sunday mornings)
Fleet
As at May 2014 the fleet consisted of 181 buses and coaches.[2] Grenda's Bus Services had a livery of cream with red stripes. It has since adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation. As at December 2013, seven were painted in SmartBus livery and two in V/Line livery.
See also
References
- ↑ Manufacturing Quality Buses Since 1978 Grenda Corporation
- ↑ Grenda Corporation Grenda Bus Service Australian Bus Fleet Lists
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grenda. |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, December 14, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.