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Parent
  
Saint family

Service area
  
St George

Routes
  
3

Headquarters
  
Peakhurst, Australia

Ceased operations
  
April 2003

Commenced operation
  
1920

Service type
  
Bus services

Hubs
  
Founded
  
1920

Hub
  
Hurstville

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

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History

The company operated under a variety of names: HT Saint, HT Saint & Sons, Peakhurst Bus Company, Peakhurst Bus & Coach Company, Lugarno Bus Company and Saints Peakhurst Coaches.

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

  • 88 Hurstville - Bankstown via Padstow
  • 108 Hurstville - Lugarno
  • 113 Ramsgate - Peakhurst via Hurstville
  • In March 1989 routes 88 and 108 were sold to Southtrans with seven buses.

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

    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.

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

    Fleet

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

    Photographs

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

    Peakhurst Bus Company Wikipedia