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Grenda Corporation

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Headquarters
  
Dandenong

Defunct
  
December 2011

Founded
  
October 1945

Service area
  
South-Eastern Melbourne

Service type
  
Former bus & coach operator

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Grenda Corporation was an Australian bus and coach operator. It formerly owned Grenda Transit and the Volgren bus body building business.

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History

Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in Dandenong.

Over the years a number of acquisitions were made:

  • Dandenong Boomerang Bus Lines in July 1951
  • Peninsula Bus Lines, Seaford in August 1958
  • O Bridges in the early 1960s
  • H Glenny in June 1965
  • Blue Line Tourist Coaches, Sydney was purchased in 1973, sold along with Grenda's Melbourne coach operation to AAT Kings in 1975
  • Portsea Passenger Service in February 1983
  • Blue & Silver Bus Lines, Camden Bus Lines, Hampton Green, Hampton Red, Sandringham Bus Co & Southland Bus Service in 1988 to form Moorabbin Transit
  • Berwick Bus Lines in June 1996, amalgamated with Grenda Bus Service's Pakenham depot to form Cardinia Transit
  • Frankston Passenger Service in 2002, amalgamated with Peninsula Bus Lines
  • Blue Ridge Coaches in January 2006, amalgamated with Peninsula Bus Lines
  • Hastings Coaches in April 2008, amalgamated with Peninsula Bus Lines
  • Invicta Bus Services, Lilydale in 2009

    • In 1977 bodybuilder Volgren was formed in Dandenong. Because Grenda held the Volvo Buses dealership in Victoria, only chassis from this manufacturer were bodied until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished.

    In 1995 Grenda Corporation formed Australian Transit Enterprises, a joint venture with Hornibrook Bus Lines and Kefford Corporation that operates SouthLink in Adelaide and Path Transit in Perth.

    In November 2011 Grenda Transit (bus operations) was purchased by Ventura Bus Lines. In December 2011 Volgren was sold to Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo.

    References

    Grenda Corporation Wikipedia
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