Panorama Coaches

Panorama Coaches is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates four bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.

Panorama Coaches

Parent	Dineen Group
Headquarters	Diamond Creek
Service area	North-East Melbourne
Service type	Bus & coach operator
Routes	5
Stations	Diamond Creek Eltham
Fleet	91 (May 2019)
Website	www.panoramacoaches.com.au

History

In September 1949, Don Nugent and W McKenzie purchased Panorama Bus Service from H Jewell with route 699 from Belgrave to Upwey. The business was sold in August 1953 to Messrs Ashby and Jewell and for the next nine years, Nugent operated a taxi company. In November 1962, he purchased Boronia Bus Lines. A charter operation was established under the name Australian Rambler Coaches and the route services sold in September 1970 to Ventura Bus Lines.

In October 1985, Nugent became a shareholder in the Clipper Tours business in Sydney. The Australian Rambler livery was adopted and a few coaches transferred.

In January 1989, Australian Rambler Coaches was sold to Cobb & Co with Nugent retaining a few coaches and reactivating the Panorama Coaches name.[1] In October 1990, Panorama Coaches was sold to the Dineen Group with 13 buses and coaches.[2][3]

In May 1991, Hurstbridge Coaches was purchased by the Dineen Group.[4] Both operations were later consolidated under the Panorama Coaches name.

Fleet

As of May 2019, the fleet consisted of 91 buses and coaches.[5] Fleet livery is white with maroon and blue stripes while some route buses carry the PTV livery.

Routes

As of July 2020, Panorama Coaches operates the following routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• 343 – Hurstbridge station to Greensborough via Diamond Creek station[6]
• 578 – Eltham station to Warrandyte via Research and Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Road[7]
• 579 – Eltham station to Warrandyte via Research and Research-Warrandyte Road[8]
• 580 – Diamond Creek to Eltham station via Ryans Road[9]
• 582 – Eltham station loop via Woodridge Estate[10]

See also

• Buses in Melbourne
• List of Victorian Bus Companies
• List of Melbourne bus routes

References

1. "Australian Rambler" Australian Bus Panorama 4/5 March 1989 page 34
2. "Panorama Coaches" Australian Bus Panorama 6/5 January 1991 page 49
3. "Panorama Coaches" Australian Bus Panorama 6/7 March 1991 page 40
4. "Hurstbridge Coaches" Australian Bus Panorama 7/1 August 1991 page 34
5. Dineen Group - Panorama Coaches Australian Bus Fleet Lists
6. "Routes". classic.ptv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
7. "Routes". classic.ptv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. "Routes". classic.ptv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
9. "Routes". classic.ptv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
10. "Routes". classic.ptv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

External links

• Public Transport Victoria timetables