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| Parent | Northern Transit Holdings (Was originally owned by the Loughnan family and Moreland Group) |
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Commenced operation | 1947 |
Ceased operation | 30 June 2025 (route service, although some school and charter operations followed suite in early 2026.) |
| Headquarters | Westmeadows (formerly Campbellfield) |
| Service area | Northern Melbourne |
| Service type | Bus & coach operator |
| Routes | 11 |
| Fleet | 56 (June 2024)[1] |
Chief executive | Dom Sita |
| Website | nationwidetours.com.au/broadmeadows-bus |
Broadmeadows Bus Service is a school and charter bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It was originally owned by the Loughnan family between 1947 and 2007 and came under Moreland Group ownership before being acquired in 2011 by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide Tours and Seymour Coaches. The company was also a route service operator until 30 June 2025, it operated eleven routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria, which were then transferred to CDC Melbourne on 1 July 2025. Despite no longer doing Melbourne based route service operations, Broadmeadows Bus Service continues some of their school and charter operations with Northern Transit Holdings along with Kastoria and Nationwide brands, as well as regional town bus and school and charter services in Seymour, Wallan, Kilmore and Broadford, operated by Seymour Coaches, although some of the Broadmeadows Bus Service school and charter operations were absorbed to CDC Victoria in early 2026.
History
[edit]Broadmeadows Bus Service was formed in 1947 when J Loughnan purchased a service between Broadmeadows and North Coburg Tram Terminus from P Thorne.[2] In the early 1950 coach charter operations commenced. In 1974 services were extended to Campbellfield and in 1985 from Upfield and North Coburg to Craigieburn.[3] In 1990, it commenced operating coach services under contract to V/Line from Melbourne to Mildura.[4]
In July 2007, the Wright family, proprietors of Moreland Buslines, acquired a 50% share of Broadmeadows Bus Service.[5] Both the Loughnan and Wright families sold out to Dom Sita of Kastoria Bus Lines in 2011.[1] Broadmeadows Bus Service has since been reorganised under Northern Transit Holdings, along with other Dominic Sita's bus businesses, including Kastoria Bus Lines.[6][7]
The Western Autistic School uses Broadmeadows-owned buses for student transport.
Beginning from 2019 or 2020, Broadmeadows Bus Service vehicles carried the Kastoria Bus Lines branding and name. However, Broadmeadows Bus Service remained the official operator of its routes on Public Transport Victoria.
As part of CDC Melbourne's successful bid for bus services in northern and western Melbourne (including Broadmeadows' routes), Kastoria (and Broadmeadows) agreed to transfer its fleet, the Westmeadows depot and staff to CDC. The transfer of these assets and bus routes occurred on 1 July 2025.[8][9] Routes transferred were 501, 511, 524, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 537 and 544, some school and charter operations would then be absorbed in early 2026.[10]
Fleet
[edit]As of June 2024, the fleet consists of 56 buses and coaches.[1] Until 2019 or 2020, the fleet livery was white with a dark brown stripe. The fleet then carried Kastoria's blue and white livery between 2020 and 2025.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Northern Transit Holdings - Broadmeadows Bus Service". Australian Bus Fleet Lists.
- ↑ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 10.
- ↑ About Us Broadmeadow Bus
- ↑ Broadmeadows Takes Over Where V/Line Leaves Off Australasian Bus & Coach October 1993 pages 22-25
- ↑ Our History Moreland Buslines
- ↑ Sita buys Broadmeadows Australasian Bus & Coach 1 June 2011
- ↑ Generation Next - Kastoria Buslines Australasian Bus & Coach 28 October 2018
- ↑ "ComfortDelGro Australia wins bid to retain and expand bus services in Melbourne". ComfortDelGro Australia. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "UN 185: Network synergies from our new ZEB bus contracts". Melbourne on Transit. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Metropolitan Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Franchise - Dark Blue - North West Melbourne". Buying for Victoria. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
External links
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Media related to Broadmeadows Bus Service at Wikimedia Commons