Forest coach lines
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Forest Coach Lines is a company that operates bus services in the northern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
(MBSC) Region 14
and Mercedes-Benz
buses.
They have a green and white livery and are mostly manufactured by Custom Coaches
and Volgren
.
Three buses are in special livery – two for route 197 (Macquarie University to Mona Vale) and one commemorating Forest Coach Lines' 80th Anniversary.
Their Volvo fleet primarily consists of B10M and B12B buses and they used to have a sponsored lease from Volvo of their Low-Emissions Bus.
Their Mercedes-Benz fleet primarily consists of O405 and O500 buses.
They have sixteen articulated buses, two touring coaches, one Fuso
minibus, a small Bustech
MDi shuttle bus operating around the Killarney Heights area and 73 general buses.
Forest are also now trialing a Bustech
CDi Double Decker. This bus is being used on the 270 and L70 city services. Sydney Buses and Hillsbus are watching closely.
ticketing system, though the buses do not have magnetic stripe readers and the drivers mark MyBus TravelTen tickets by hand.
All buses are equipped with AES Prodata Datafare 2000 ticketing platforms which support a smartcard-based multi-ride ticketing system called Datafare. Service transfers are supported within the Forest Coach Lines network.
Network
Metropolitan Bus Service ContractMetropolitan Bus Service Contract
The Metropolitan Bus Service Contract covers government-supported private bus services in parts of metropolitan Sydney, Australia, mostly in its west. In recent years the government has moved to larger contract regions, leading to a the consolidation of bus operators.- History :Sydney's Private...
(MBSC) Region 14
- 194: St IvesSt Ives, New South WalesSt Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives is located 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council...
– CitySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
(Weekday Peak service) - 195: St Ives – GordonGordon, New South WalesGordon is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gordon is located north-west of the Sydney Central Business District and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council...
Railway Station - 196: Mona ValeMona Vale, New South WalesMona Vale is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Pittwater Council. Mona Vale is also part of the Northern Beaches region.-...
/Warriewood – Gordon Railway Station - 197: Mona Vale – Macquarie UniversityMacquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
(via Gordon Railway Station) - 270: Terrey Hills – City
- L70: Terrey Hills – City (Limited stops peak hour services)
- 277: Castle Cove – Chatswood Railway Station
- 278: Killarney Heights – Chatswood Railway Station
- 278: ForestvilleForestville, New South WalesForestville is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Forestville is located 15 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Warringah Council...
– Killarney Heights (off-peak shuttle service) - 279: Frenchs Forest (Esplanade) – Chatswood Railway Station
- 280: Warringah MallWarringah MallWarringah Mall is a large indoor/outdoor shopping centre on Sydney's Northern Beaches in the suburb of Brookvale, approximately 15 km from the CBD...
– Chatswood Railway Station - 281: DavidsonDavidson, New South WalesDavidson is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Davidson is located 20 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council...
– Chatswood Railway Station - 282: Davidson/Belrose – Chatswood Railway Station (early morning and evening service)
- 283: Belrose – Chatswood Railway Station
- 284: Duffys Forest – Terrey Hills/Chatswood Railway Station
Fleet
The Forest Coach Lines fleet mostly consists of VolvoVolvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
and Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
buses.
They have a green and white livery and are mostly manufactured by Custom Coaches
Custom Coaches
Custom Coaches is an Australian bus manufacturing company started in 1935 in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia as the Cycle Components Manufacturing Company by Stanley James Hillsdon.-Origins:...
and Volgren
Volgren
Volgren is an Australian bodywork company previously owned by Volvo and the Grenda Corporation but is now entirely owned by the latter. It was established in 1977, initially supplying bodywork for Volvo buses sold in Australia, and later supplying bus bodywork on all types of chassis for both local...
.
Three buses are in special livery – two for route 197 (Macquarie University to Mona Vale) and one commemorating Forest Coach Lines' 80th Anniversary.
Their Volvo fleet primarily consists of B10M and B12B buses and they used to have a sponsored lease from Volvo of their Low-Emissions Bus.
Their Mercedes-Benz fleet primarily consists of O405 and O500 buses.
They have sixteen articulated buses, two touring coaches, one Fuso
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation is a German-owned, Japan-based manufacturer of trucks and buses. It is headquartered in Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. This company is one of the World's largest truck manufacturers...
minibus, a small Bustech
Bustech
Bustech is an Australian bus bodywork company, established in 1998 on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It is owned by the Transit Australia Group, where buses are produced for its sister companies, Surfside Buslines and Sunbus, as well as other major Australian customers...
MDi shuttle bus operating around the Killarney Heights area and 73 general buses.
Forest are also now trialing a Bustech
Bustech
Bustech is an Australian bus bodywork company, established in 1998 on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It is owned by the Transit Australia Group, where buses are produced for its sister companies, Surfside Buslines and Sunbus, as well as other major Australian customers...
CDi Double Decker. This bus is being used on the 270 and L70 city services. Sydney Buses and Hillsbus are watching closely.
Tickets & fares
Forest Coach Lines participate in the MyZoneMyZone
MyZone is a public transport fare structure in the Greater Sydney area of New South Wales, Australia. It covers transport on CityRail trains, the publicly-owned Sydney Buses network, private buses, and the publicly-owned Sydney Ferries network throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, as well as in...
ticketing system, though the buses do not have magnetic stripe readers and the drivers mark MyBus TravelTen tickets by hand.
All buses are equipped with AES Prodata Datafare 2000 ticketing platforms which support a smartcard-based multi-ride ticketing system called Datafare. Service transfers are supported within the Forest Coach Lines network.
External links
- Forest Coach Lines
- Public transport infoline timetable and fare information
- Australian Bus Fleet Lists – Forest Coach Lines
- Australian Bus Wiki – Forest Coach Lines