Volgren bodied Scania K310UB in September 2016
ParentPulitano Group
HeadquartersCranbourne
Service areaSouth-Eastern Melbourne
Service typeBus & coach operator
Routes16
Fleet69 (January 2023)[1]
Chief executiveJoe Pulitano
Websitewww.cranbournetransit.com.au

Cranbourne Transit is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates 16 routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of the Pulitano Group.

History

In August 1953, Phillips Bus Service purchased Woods Bus Services.[2][3] On 1 February 2003, Phillips Bus Service was purchased by the Pulitano Group and renamed Cranbourne Transit.[4]

Fleet

As at January 2023, the fleet consisted of 69 buses and coaches.[1] Cranbourne Transit's fleet livery was white with a black stripe until it was replaced with a yellow front livery in 2010. The orange and white Public Transport Victoria livery was adopted in 2016.

References

  1. ^ a b "Pulitano Group - Cranbourne Transit". Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ New Bus Routes, Alterations, Transfers Truck & Bus Transportation November 1953 page 46
  3. ^ Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. p. 45.
  4. ^ US takes Phillips Australasian Bus & Coach

External links

Media related to Cranbourne Transit at Wikimedia Commons

Public transport in Melbourne
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