Service area Eastern Melbourne Routes 1 Website www.martyrs.com.au Headquarters Lilydale Fleet 54 | Service type Bus operator Stations Lilydale Parent organization Dineen Group Founded July 1927 | |
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Hubs Chirnside Park Shopping Centre Hub Chirnside Park Shopping Centre | ||
Martyrs Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates one bus route under contract to the Government of Victoria and is a brand of the Dineen Group.
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History
Martyrs Bus Service was formed in July 1927 by Harry Martyr who commenced a bus service from Warburton to Melbourne City Centre. Hornibrook Bus Lines proprietor Geoff Mountjoy purchased the business in 1979.
In September 1990, the Chirnside Park Shopping Centre to Melbourne City Centre portion of route 683 ceased. In November 2011, the Dineen Group purchased Martyrs Bus Service.
Fleet
As at May 2014 the fleet consisted of 54 buses and coaches. Fleet livery is white with light and dark blue stripes.
References
Martyrs Bus Service Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA