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The Buslines Group is an Australian bus operator in New South Wales. ==History== The John A Gilbert group was founded in 1926 as Reo Motors in 1926, being renamed in 1951.〔(Advertisement ) ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 5 September 1951 page 5〕 It operated various bus operations in New South Wales. In 1943, it purchased its Tamworth business. This was followed in 1946 by Berrima and Orange. Further purchases were made in Bathurst and Dubbo with all operating under the Buslines of Australia brand. The Bathurst business was sold in 1977.〔(About Us ) Buslines Group〕〔(Buslines Group ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 In November 1988, the Lismore based business of Kirklands Omnibus Services was purchased taking the fleet to 250 vehicles.〔"50 years of Kirkland Brothers" ''Fleetline'' issue 175 February 1990 pages 19-24〕 In October 1992 Sydney operator Shorelink was purchased〔"Shorelink" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 8/5 February 1993 page 45〕 being sold in March 1996.〔(About Veolia Transdev ) Transdev〕 In March 1996, John A Gilbert sold their remaining bus operations to Frank D'Apuzzo and Peter Simpson.〔"Major Bus Fleet Sale" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 11/9 June 1996 page 28〕〔(The Bard's mystery benefactor ) ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 11 May 2009〕 In March 2000 Picton Omnibus Service was purchased.〔 From 2004 the Buslines brand was rolled out across all operations. In June 2006, Ritchies Bus Service, Griffith was purchased, followed by Perrett's Coach Service, Werris Creek in April 2008 and Selwood Coaches, Orange in December 2009, these latter two being integrated into the Tamworth, Orange and Dubbo operations.〔 In April 2012, the business of Jones Brothers, Lithgow and Bathurst was purchased, the latter having previously been part of the group until sold in 1977.〔〔(Last stop for pioneering Jones Brothers ) ''Western Advocate'' 19 March 2012〕 John A Gilbert also operated a bus dealership in Guildford and previously owned Holden car dealerships in Parramatta and Waitara.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buslines Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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