Love's Bus Service was an Australian school bus service, operating in Cairns. In 2022 It was re-branded and dissolved into Sunbus Cairns, one of Kinetic Group's (parent company) Bus companies.[1]

History

Love's Bus Service was established in 1975 when the business of Cooper, Benger was acquired.[2][3] Love's operated the Bunbury urban services until it was put out to tender, and passed to South West Coach Lines.[4]

By 2002, Love's had an operation in Kerang, Victoria.[5] In 2002, Love's commenced operating in Queensland, purchasing the Cairns based school services of Stagecoach.[5][6]

In July 2013, Love's commenced operating the TransAlbany network under contract to the Public Transport Authority.[7] Upon being re-tendered, the TransAlbany services were taken over by Swan Transit in July 2017 with 17 buses.[8][9][10] The Cairns business was sold to the Kinetic Group in January 2020[11] and was dissolved into the Sunbus brand in early 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Love Bus Service – Cairns Bus Charters". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ Private Operators Fleetline issue 7 February 1976 page 4
  3. ^ Loves of Albany Fleetline issue 58 May 1980 pages 4-7
  4. ^ Bunbury Electric Traction October 1985 page 160
  5. ^ a b Queensland Fleetline issue 280 October 2002 page 155
  6. ^ Operating Review Stagecoach Group annual report for year ended 30 April 2002 page 11
  7. ^ New TransAlbany buses get SmartRider technology Public Transport Authority 22 July 2013
  8. ^ Regional Town Bus Services Public Transport Authority RTBS Timetables
  9. ^ TransAlbany Australian Bus Panorama issue 33/1 July 2017 page 25
  10. ^ World News Buses Worldwide issue 207 October 2017 page 38
  11. ^ "Kinetic Acquires Second Cairns Company: Love's Bus Service". Australasian Bus & Coach. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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