Kefford Corporation

The Kefford Corporation was a transport company which operated in Victoria from the early 1850s until 2009. It was acquired in November 2008 by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge.[1]

Kefford Corporation
Foundedearly 1850s
Service areaMelbourne
Ballarat
Geelong
Service typeTruck, bus & coach operator
DepotsAltona
Ballarat
Geelong
Oakleigh
Sunshine
Werribee
Websitewww.kefford.com.au

History

The Kefford Corporation was started in the early 1850s when Richard Papworth Kefford began operating horse-drawn lorries in Collingwood. The business later began operating trucks but sold that side of its business in 1976.[2]

In January 1976 Kefford Corporation became a public transport operator, with the purchase of Point Cook - Werribee Passenger Service, Werribee. In the 1980s and 1990s a number of other bus operations were purchased:[3]

In the 1990s, the Point Cook - Werribee, Bono and Sitch services were rebranded as Westrans, and the former Sinclair services as Eastrans.

In November 2008, ComfortDelGro Cabcharge acquired Kefford Corporation for A$149 million.[1] At the time Kefford was the fourth-largest bus operator in Victoria, with a fleet of 328 buses and six depots, and with a 16% market share.

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References
  1. Smith, Chris (20 December 2008). "Kefford Group Finds a Buyer". Australasian Bus and Coach. Bauer Trader Media. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. Kefford Corporation Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Tiltaway
  3. Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Melbourne: Bus & Coach Society of Victoria. 1991. pp. 31–34.
  4. "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 6/1 July 1990 page 13
  5. "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 6/8 May 1991 page 14
  6. "Victorian Buses in the Eighties" Australian Bus Panorama 7/1 August 1991 page 3
  7. "Kefford Group Fleets" Australian Bus Panorama 7/1 August 1991 page 35
  8. Major bus buys for Kefford & Hill Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Australasian Bus & Coach
  9. "Kefford Expands" Australian Bus Panorama 15/4 February 2000 page 22
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