North Sydney Bus Charters
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| Parent | GoZero Group |
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| Commenced operation | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Artarmon |
| Service area | Sydney |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Depots | 5 depots:
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| Fleet | 204 (September 2024) |
| Website | www.northsydneybuscharters.com.au |
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North Sydney Bus Charters (NSBC) is an Australian bus company operating charter services in Sydney.
History
[edit]North Sydney Bus Charters was founded in July 2002 by Scott Riley to service his Tennis World business at Chatswood, Lane Cove, North Ryde and North Sydney.[1]
It then commenced a contract for Lane Cove Council operating two routes from the Mars Road industrial estate, Lane Cove West to Lane Cove Plaza with two Mercedes-Benz LO812s. The service was discontinued on 21 September 2009.
On 4 May 2009, it commenced trial operation of the Artarmon Loop service for Willoughby Council from St Leonards station through the industrial area of Artarmon and back via the Pacific Highway and Royal North Shore Hospital.[2]
The company operates services under contract for a number of private schools on the North Shore.[3][4][5][6][7][8][when?]
Expansion has occurred through the purchase of the Concord Coaches, Ocean View Coaches and Voyager Coaches businesses. In May 2016 Bankstown Coaches was purchased with 44 vehicles.
In August 2023, Riley sold North Sydney Bus Charters to electric bus company TrueGreen Mobility (now GoZero Group).[9] In November 2023, GoZero Group announced it intended to shift the North Sydney Bus Charters fleet over to electric-powered buses in the following 12-18 months.[10]
Fleet
[edit]As of September 2024, the fleet consists of 204 buses and coaches.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rally for Return Australasian Bus & Coach 28 April 2016
- ^ a b North Sydney Bus Charters Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ^ Get on board with our new bus services Abbotsleigh
- ^ Barker Buses Barker College
- ^ Take the bus to Knox Knox Grammar School
- ^ Transport Loreto Normanhurst
- ^ College bus terms & conditions St Josephs College
- ^ School Bus Timetable Sydney Japanese International School
- ^ "North Sydney Bus Charters acquired by EV bus outfit". GoZero Group. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "EV outfit GoZero says IPO not the only option for future financing". Australian Financial Review. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024.