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The Dyson Group is an Australian operator of buses and coaches in Victoria. ==History== Dyson's Bus Services was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of routes and businesses were purchased both within Melbourne and in regional Victoria: *Nathalia to Melbourne from HE Taylor in August 1957〔"The Dyson Story" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 11/6 March 1996 page 6〕 *Kinglake to Melbourne from Heather & Co in 1959〔 *a 50% shareholding in Northcote Bus Service in 1966, later increased to 100%, operated as a separate brand until January 1982〔〔"Victorian Buses in the Eighties" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 6/2 September 1990 page 11〕 *Lockington to Melbourne from Harrison, Echuca in 1968〔 *Barham and Moama to Melbourne from Andersons Coaches, Moama〔 *Dyson's entered a joint venture with Reservoir Bus Company to form East West Bus Company to operate route 560 Broadmeadows station to Greensborough in August 1980〔〔"Victorian Buses in the Eighties" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 6/1 July 1990 page 12〕 *Bega to Melbourne was from Gil Toplis in December 1982〔 *Deniliquin - Moama - Melbourne from Ansett Pioneer in 1987〔〔"Victorian Buses in the Eighties" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 6/8 May 1991 page 12〕 *Bairnsdale - Lakes Entrance from Lextours, Lakes Entrance in 1987〔 *Reids Metropolitan Services in December 1991〔〔"Reids" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 7/7 April 1992 page 42〕 *Albury - Mildura from Arms & Bell in July 1992〔〔"Dysons" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 8/2 September 1992 page 43〕 *Sale - Bairnsdale and Bairnsdale - Orbost from Florance, Orbost in January 1994〔〔"Dysons" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 9/6 February 1994 page 48〕 *Eastern Roadlines, Bairnsdale in January 1994〔 *In partnership with Reservoir Bus Company, formed Melbourne Bus Link in April 1998 after being awarded a contract to take over provision of services in the western and south-east regions of Melbourne from Met Bus〔"Historic Reforms for Melbourne's Buses" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 13/3 December 1997 page 35〕 *Entered a joint venture with Cobb & Co and Sid Fogg's to operate services on behalf of Australian Pacific Tours in 2001〔(Australian Pacific Tours sell to consortium ) ''Australasian Bus & Coach''〕 *Bell Street Bus Company including the Cobb & Co coach business in August 2003〔(Dyson's buys Cobb & Co, Bell St & Rambler ) Australasian Bus & Coach 2003〕 *In 2003 Dyson’s commenced operating services in Alice Springs, sold in May 2012 to Australian Transit Group〔〔(Alice Springs Depot ) Dyson Group May 2012〕 *Kyneton Bus Lines in March 2006〔(Kyneton Bus Lines ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 *Mylon Motorways, Wodonga in July 2008〔(Mylon Motorways to change hands ) ''The Border Mail'' 20 June 2008〕〔(Mylon Motorways ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 *Northern Bus Lines, Glenroy from the Pulitano Group in July 2008〔p (Northern Buslines ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 *Reservoir Bus Company and Midland Tours in November 2012〔(Press Release – Reservoir Bus Company ) Dyson Group October 2012〕 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「Dyson Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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