Peakhurst Bus Company

Peakhurst Bus Company was an Australian bus and coach company in Peakhurst, New South Wales.

Peakhurst Bus Company

Bedford in Hurstville in January 1949
Parent	Saint family
Commenced operation	1920
Ceased operation	April 2003
Headquarters	Peakhurst
Service area	St George
Service type	Bus services
Routes	3
Hubs	Hurstville
Depots	1

History

The company operated under a variety of names: HT Saint,[1] HT Saint & Sons,[2] Peakhurst Bus Company,[1] Peakhurst Bus & Coach Company,[3] Lugarno Bus Company and Saints Peakhurst Coaches.[4]

Saints operated buses in the St George region. It operated routes:

• 88 Hurstville - Bankstown via Padstow[5], acquired from West Bankstown Bus Service August 1964[6]
• 108 Hurstville - Lugarno[7]
• 113 Ramsgate - Peakhurst via Hurstville[7]

In March 1989 routes 88 and 108 were sold to Southtrans with seven buses.[8][9][10]

In December 1994 route 32 Kogarah to Dolls Point was purchased from Foley's Bus Service.[11][12] In January 1996 routes 32 and 113 were combined as route 947 Kogarah - Dolls Point - Hurstville - Peakhurst.[13][14]

With average requirements requiring a new bus to be purchased by the beginning of 1999, in December 1998 route 947 was sold. The Hurstville to Kogarah portion was sold to Southtrans and Hurstville to Peakhurst to Punchbowl Bus Company.[10][15][16]

Saints remained as a charter operator before ceasing operations in April 2003, the three companies being liquidated in 2004.[1]

Fleet

Saints had a 49% shareholding in bodybuilder Coachmaster and from the late 1950s purchased Albion Aberdonians, Atkinson Alphas and Bedford VAM70s.[17] In the 1980s Saints moved into coach operation with some Austral Tourmasters and a Volgren twin-deck Volvo B10M.[18] Saints livery was white with a black waistband.[19]

Photographs

• Bus Australia by Centralian
• Pete Reid's Transport Galleries

See also

• Buses in Sydney

References

1. "Notice of Final Meeting" (PDF). Business Gazette. 9 March 2004. p. 533. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
2. Birchmeier, John (2009). Saints of Peakhurst : the story of Sydney bus operators H T Saint and Sons. ISBN 978-0-9806273-0-5.
3. Lui, Anthony; Cheng, Derek (2003). "Leyland Panthers in Australia and New Zealand". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
4. "B & N Coach Travel - Kingsgrove". fleetlists.busaustralia.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
5. Sydney Bus Routes
6. New Bus Routes, Alterations, Transfers Truck & Bus Transportation October 1964 page 131
7. Sydney Bus Routes
8. "Menai Bus Service" Australian Bus Panorama 4/6 May 1989 page 45
9. "Menai Bus Service" Australian Bus Panorama 5/1 July 1989 page 48
10. History of Our Bus Services Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Veolia Transport
11. "Ownership Changes" Fleetline March 1995 page 62
12. "Peakhurst Coaches" Australian Bus Panorama 12/2 October 1996 page 53
13. "Timetable and service changes" Fleetline July 1996 page 134
14. O'Neil, Jim. "A small bus route in Sydney's St. George area" (PDF). The Times. Australian Association of Time Table Collectors. 17 (8): 12–15. ISSN 0813-6327. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
15. "Peakhurst - Kogarah Route 947" Fleetline March 1999 page 43
16. About Us Punchbowl Bus Company
17. Coachmaster Pty Ltd Fleetline issue 86 September 1982 page 139
18. New South Wales Bus Operators and Fleet Listings. Sydney: Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. 1993. p. 78.
19. Lynas, Ian. "Atkinson in Australia". busesworldwide.org. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

Further reading

• Birchmeier, John (2009). Saints of Peakhurst. ISBN 978-0-9806273-0-5.