dyson group founded december 1968 headquarters reservoir service area melbourne service type bus and coach operator routes 10 stations epping preston reservoir south morang thomastown fleet 56 may 2013 website www.reservoirbus.com.au reservoir bus company is a privately owned bus and coach operator in melbourne australia . as a melbourne bus company it operates 10 bus routes under contract to the government of victoria . contents 1 history 2 fleet 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit volgren bodied volvo b10ble in oakhill avenue east preston reservoir bus company was formed in december 1968 when the business of east preston epping bus service was purchased . 1 in august 1980 east west bus company was formed as a joint venture with the dyson group to operate route 560 broadmeadows station to greensborough . 2 3 route 560 ceased in april 2010 being replaced by smartbus route 902 . in april 1998 melbourne bus link another joint venture with the dyson group was formed to operate services previously operated by met bus in the western and south east regions of melbourne . 4 in november 2012 the dyson group purchased reservoir bus company including the midland tours brand . 5 fleet edit as at may 2013 the fleet consists of 56 buses and coaches . 6 fleet livery is white with maroon and blue stripes . see also edit buses in melbourne list of victorian bus companies list of melbourne bus routes references edit melbourne metropolitan bus operators and fleet listings . melbourne bus & coach society of victoria . 1991 . p. 57 . victorian buses in the eighties australian bus panorama issue 6 1 july 1990 page 12 melbourne metropolitan bus operators and fleet listings . melbourne bus & coach society of victoria . 1991 . p. 19 . historic reforms for melbourne s buses australian bus panorama issue 13 3 december 1997 page 35 press release reservoir bus company dyson group october 2012 dyson group of companies reservoir met australian bus fleet lists external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to reservoir bus company . reservoir bus company website midland tours website public transport victoria timetables v t e melbourne s public transport ptv modes and network trains stations trams routes buses routes smartbus night network ticketing myki metropolitan rail operators metro trains melbourne heavy rail keolis downer yarra trams tram light rail regional rail operators v line heavy rail metropolitan and regional bus operators broadmeadows bus service cardinia transit cdc melbourne cranbourne transit dyson s bus services east west bus company grenda s bus services invicta bus services ivanhoe bus company kastoria bus lines martyrs bus service mckenzie s tourist services moonee valley coaches moorabbin transit moreland buslines panorama coaches peninsula bus lines portsea passenger service reservoir bus company ryan brothers bus service sita buslines skybus super shuttle sunbury bus service transdev melbourne tullamarine bus lines us bus lines ventura bus lines planned infrastructure melbourne metro regional rail link proposed rail extensions proposed tram extensions authorities department of transport level crossing removal authority public transport victoria retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title reservoir bus company & oldid 736948792 categories bus companies of victoria australia bus transport in melbourne1968 establishments in australiahidden categories use dmy dates from november 2013use australian english from november 2013all wikipedia articles written in australian englishcommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 30 august 2016 at 21 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view