Interline Bus Services facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Interline Yutong E12 in September 2022
Headquarters	Macquarie Fields
Service area	South West Sydney
Service type	Bus services
Depot(s)	2
Fleet	119 (September 2023)
Web site	www.interlinebus.com.au

Interline Bus Services was an Australian bus company. It provided bus services in the South West Sydney area. The company operated for over 60 years, helping people get around.

History of Interline Bus Services

A Bustech bus in Interline's old colors at Liverpool station in 2013.

Interline Bus Services started on 1 September 1961. The Oliveri family bought a bus route from Herbert Harrison. This first route connected Campbelltown Hospital to Macquarie Fields.

In 1989, Interline joined with another company called Oliveri's Transport Service. Both companies were then called Metro-link Bus Lines. A few years later, in August 1992, the Oliveri family decided to split the companies again. The family of John Oliveri took over the bus services and started trading as Interline Bus Services once more.

The Oliveri family also bought another bus company, Southern Cross Transit, in August 2002. This company became a sister company to Interline.

Since 2005, Interline's services were part of a bigger plan called Sydney Bus Region 2. This means they were responsible for bus services in a specific area of Sydney. On 1 June 2014, Interline began operating all bus services in Region 2. This included routes that another company, Busabout, used to run.

Interline Bus Services stopped operating on 7 October 2023. Another company, Transit Systems, took over all the bus routes in Region 2.

Bus Routes Operated

Interline Bus Services was in charge of many bus routes in South West Sydney. On 1 June 2014, they took over all the routes in their area, Region 2. These routes were previously shared with Busabout.

As of 8 October 2023, Transit Systems now operates all the routes that Interline used to run.

Interline's Bus Fleet

A Bustech bus with a Volvo engine in 2015.

In the 1980s, Interline (then Ingleburn Bus Service) had buses like Bedford YMT3s and Leyland Super Vikings. They even had some Tigers set up as coaches for longer trips.

In the early 1990s, they bought buses from other companies. These included Leyland Nationals from ACTION and Leyland B21s from Transperth. Later, they added Mercedes-Benz O305s and Renault PR100.2s. More recently, they bought brand new Volvos and Daewoos.

Interline's buses changed colors over the years. They started with a light green and red design. Then, when they were part of Metro-link, their buses were turquoise. Finally, Interline adopted a white and blue color scheme for their buses.

In February 2021, Interline started using electric buses. They received ten BCI CitiRider electric buses. Nine Yutong E12 electric buses also joined their fleet in April 2021.

By September 2023, Interline's fleet had a total of 119 buses.