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Forest Coach Lines is an Australian bus and coach operator in the northern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. ==History== In March 1930 Eric and Trevor Royle trading as Royle Brothers, purchased routes 56 Chatswood station to Roseville Chase and 201 Roseville station to Roseville Chase from E Jones with three buses. In October 1941 the first service operated across the Roseville Bridge to Terrey Hills.〔(History ) Forest Coach Lines〕 In March 1947 route 52 Chatswood to Artarmon was purchased but quickly sold in November of that year. From the late 1940s the Frenchs Forest area expanded rapidly and by 1960 the Royle Brothers fleet had expanded to 12 buses.〔 The operation was renamed Forest Coach Lines in February 1964 and relocated to a new depot in Belrose. In May 1965 route 201 ceased. An expansion into coach charter saw Forest Trailways established with a separate depot in Manly Vale. Eric and Trevor Royle retired in the mid-1960s with the Trevor's sons Bernard and Tony taking over.〔 In 1973 services were extended to Warringah Mall and in February 1982 to Duffys Forest. In August 1979 a new depot was opened in Terrey Hills to replace those at Belrose and Manly Vale.〔 The Passenger Transport Act 1990 allowed Forest Coach Lines to commence operating services into the Sydney central business district in July 1992.〔〔"Services" ''Fleetline'' September 1992 page 173〕 In August 1991 the Warringah Bus Lines operation was purchased from Shorelink〔"Ownership changes" ''Fleetline'' February 1992 page 35〕 and in July 1998 part of St Ives Bus Service was purchased.〔"Ownership changes" ''Fleetline'' July 1998 page 131〕〔(St Ives Bus Services ), ''Australian Bus Fleet Lists'', Accessed 24 March 2014〕 In November 2012 it was announced that Forest had been successful in retaining the contract to operate Sydney Bus Region 14.〔(Cut costs or bus contracts will go to private sector, minister tells drivers ) ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 7 November 2012〕〔(Mixed Result for Private Bus Operators ) Bus & Coach Association NSW 7 November 2012〕 In December 2014, a majority shareholding in the business was purchased by mid-market private equity firm Next Capital.〔(Next Capital finalises Forest ) ''Australian Financial Review'' 8 December 2014〕〔(Royle Family Sell Forest Coach Lines ) Transitgraphics.〕 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「Forest Coach Lines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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