Driver Group

Driver Group
Type
Founded	1931
Founder	Eric and Reg Driver
Headquarters	Melbourne, Australia
Industry	Transport & Tourism
Website	http://www.driverbuslines.com.au/

Driver is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government.

Contents 1 History 2 Routes 3 Brands 4 See also 5 External links

History

Driver Bus Lines dates back to 1931, when Eric and Reg Driver built their first bus, a 7 seat Pontiac. Together, they began operating a transit route service from Glen Iris Station to Camberwell, working day and night to make their company a success. In the late 60's Eric's two sons, Daryl and Gary, joined Driver Bus Lines and continued to build the company into an organisation providing transport and tourism operations in most major cities throughout Australia. Driver Group today operates route services in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, charter originating in Melbourne and operating to destinations around the country, Great Sights day tours in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and Gray Line day tours in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Cairns, Adelaide, Darwin, Alice Springs and Tasmania

Routes

• 612, 623, 624, 627, Melbourne City Free Tourist Shuttle

Brands

Brands operated by Driver Group include:

• Driver Bus Lines
• Great Sights
• Gray Line

Brands previously used by Driver Group include:

• Driver Brothers
• Driver Coaches
• Clipper Tours
• Gray Line Melbourne
• Gray Line Sydney
• Great Sights South Pacific
• Melbourne Explorer
• Pioneer Gray Line
• Pioneer Tours
• Southern Sights
• Waverley Transit

Brands or companies acquired by Driver Group include:

• Curran's

See also

• List of Victorian Bus Companies
• List of Melbourne bus routes
• Buses in Melbourne

External links

• Driver Group's website
• Driver Bus Lines's website
• Gray Line Australia's website
• Great Sights Australia's website

•  • e Melbourne's public transport - Metlink
Modes	Trains • Trams • Buses
Network	Railway lines • Tram routes • Bus routes
Ticketing	Metcard • myki • Transport Ticketing Authority
Main operating companies	Connex Melbourne • Yarra Trams • V/Line
Other operating companies	Broadmeadows Coaches • Cardinia Transit • Cranbourne Transit • Driver Bus Lines • Dyson's Bus Services • Eastrans • East West Bus Company • Grenda's • Hope Street Bus Lines • InvictaBus • Ivanhoe Bus Company • Kastoria Bus Lines • Martyrs Bus Service • Melbourne Bus Link • McKenzie's • Moonee Valley • Moorabbin Transit • Moreland Buslines • NationalBus • Northern Bus Lines • Panorama Coaches • Peninsula Bus Lines • Portsea • Reservoir • RyansBus • Sita Bus Lines • Skybus Super Shuttle • Sunbury Bus Service • Tullamarine Bus Lines • US Bus Lines • Ventura Bus Lines • Ventura MountDandy • Westrans
Fleet	Rail Rollingstock: Hitachi • Comeng • X'Trapolis • Siemens • MTH carriages, hauled by A class locomotive Tram Rollingstock: W • Z • A • B • C • D1 • D2