page_title: Dysons
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dysons / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Dysons number 496 (7951AO) Scania on route 504 in Carlton North, 2013.
context_page_description: Dyson Group, trading as Dysons, is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
context_section_description: Dysons 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
  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
  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
  Bega to Melbourne was from Gil Toplis in December 1982
  Deniliquin - Moama - Melbourne from Ansett Pioneer in 1987
  Bairnsdale - Lakes Entrance from Lextours, Lakes Entrance in 1987
  Reids Metropolitan Services in December 1991
  Albury - Mildura from Arms & Bell in July 1992
  Sale - Bairnsdale and Bairnsdale - Orbost from Florance, Orbost in January 1994
  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
  Entered a joint venture with Cobb & Co and Sid Fogg's to operate services on behalf of Australian Pacific Tours in 2001
  Bell Street Bus Company including the Cobb & Co coach business in August 2003
  In 2003 Dyson’s commenced operating services in Alice Springs, sold in May 2012 to Australian Transit Group
  Kyneton Bus Lines in March 2006
  Mylon Motorways, Wodonga in July 2008
  Northern Bus Lines, Glenroy from the Pulitano Group in July 2008
  Reservoir Bus Company and Midland Tours in November 2012
  Wangaratta Coachlines in July 2014
  O'Connell's Omeo Bus Service in April 2017
  Shepparton Transit/Fallons Bus Service on 1 June 2017 with nine regional bus routes, one V/Line route and 44 vehicles
  The Corowa-Albury Rutherglen operation acquired by from R & L Webster in September 2017, the bus operated becomes 1029 in the fleet
  Bunnaloo Bus Lines in Bunnaloo in January 2018
  McDonald’s Euroa in January 2018
  Wandong Bus & Coach in March 2018
  Purtills, Deniliquin in December 2019 with 55 vehicles
caption: Volgren bodied Scania K230UB in Carlton North in November 2013
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