South Sydney Bus Company
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South Sydney Bus Company was a private company that operated public bus servicea in South-Eastern Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
.
The company, owned by T. Stalker and W. Langford, emerged from Doncaster and Rosebery White Transit Company.
From the 1920s until 31 October 1931, the company operated Route 130 from Central Railway
to Maroubra Junction. The service was deemed to be in competition with government trams and was terminated under the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act.
The company's main business was Route 237, which operated between Central Railway and Brighton-Le-Sands via Darlinghurst
, Kensington
, Daceyville
and Mascot
. In 1931, Route 237 was determined to be in competition with government trams under the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act. The service was re-licensed to operate a feeder service from Brighton-Le-Sands to Kensington, with some services extended to the factory complex at Raleigh Park. The feeder service was extended in 1933 to Ramsgate
. On 8 December 1934, Route 237 was taken over by the Department of Road Transport and Tramways and subsumed into its existing Route 3 service. South Sydney Bus Company ceased to exist.
A diecast model of South Sydney Bus Company Leyland Titan TD1, registration number M/O 631, was produced by Trax Models
in 2004.
South-eastern Sydney
South-Eastern Sydney is a term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the south and east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.The area stretches from the inner city to the foreshores of Botany Bay...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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.
The company, owned by T. Stalker and W. Langford, emerged from Doncaster and Rosebery White Transit Company.
From the 1920s until 31 October 1931, the company operated Route 130 from Central Railway
Central railway station, Sydney
Central Railway Station, the largest railway station in Australia, is at the southern end of the Sydney CBD. It services almost all the lines on the CityRail network, and is the major terminus for interurban and interstate rail services...
to Maroubra Junction. The service was deemed to be in competition with government trams and was terminated under the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act.
The company's main business was Route 237, which operated between Central Railway and Brighton-Le-Sands via Darlinghurst
Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the City of Sydney...
, Kensington
Kensington, New South Wales
Kensington is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kensington is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick, in the Eastern Suburbs region...
, Daceyville
Daceyville, New South Wales
Daceyville is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Daceyville is located 7 km southeast of the Sydney central business district and is part of the City of Botany Bay....
and Mascot
Mascot, New South Wales
Mascot is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mascot is located 7 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the City of Botany Bay...
. In 1931, Route 237 was determined to be in competition with government trams under the State Transport (Co-ordination) Act. The service was re-licensed to operate a feeder service from Brighton-Le-Sands to Kensington, with some services extended to the factory complex at Raleigh Park. The feeder service was extended in 1933 to Ramsgate
Ramsgate, New South Wales
Ramsgate is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ramsgate is located 16 km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Ramsgate is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale...
. On 8 December 1934, Route 237 was taken over by the Department of Road Transport and Tramways and subsumed into its existing Route 3 service. South Sydney Bus Company ceased to exist.
A diecast model of South Sydney Bus Company Leyland Titan TD1, registration number M/O 631, was produced by Trax Models
Trax Models
Trax Models is a range of diecast model cars and buses in the scales of 1:24, 1:43 and 1:76 produced by the Australian company Top Gear. The company was formed in 1986 by Robert Hill, previously General Manager of Matchbox Collectibles....
in 2004.