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Pulitano Group

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Pulitano Group
ParentPulitano family
Founded2003
Service areaBrisbane
Laidley
Melbourne
Snowy Mountains
Toowoomba
Service typeBus & coach operator
DepotsCranbourne
Ipswich
Laidley
Mansfield
Park Ridge
Toowoomba
Fleet406 (May 2013)
Websitewww.busqld.com.au
www.cranbournetransit.com.au
www.mmbl.com.au

The Pulitano Group is an Australian operator of buses and coaches in Queensland and Victoria.

History

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The Pulitano Group was formed in 2003 when the various bus interests of the Pulitano family were combined.[1]

In Victoria the Pulitanos operated Australian Coach Travel, Cranbourne Transit, Mansfield-Mount Buller Bus Lines, Northern Bus Lines and US Bus Lines, and in Queensland Park Ridge Transit and Westside Bus Company. In July 2008 Northern Bus Lines was sold to Dysons[2] and in December 2009 US Bus Lines was sold to Ventura Bus Lines.

In 2009 Kynoch Coaches and Sunbus Toowoomba were purchased and merged to form Bus Queensland Toowoomba. It has since purchased Laidley Bus Service. All of Pulitano Group's Queensland operations operate under the Bus Queensland brand.

Fleet

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As at May 2013 it operated 284 buses in Queensland[3] and 122 in Victoria.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pulitanos form bus group Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Australasian Bus & Coach
  2. ^ Dyson Group of Companies Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  3. ^ Bus Queensland Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  4. ^ Pulitano Group - Cranbourne Transit Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  5. ^ Pulitano Group - Mansfield Mt Buller Bus Lines Australian Bus Fleet Lists