Port Stephens Coaches

Port Stephens Coaches
A Port Stephens Coaches Denning Manufacturing Silver Phoenix at Newcastle West in March 2021
ParentFogg family
Commenced operation1957
HeadquartersAnna Bay
Service areaHunter Region
Service typeBus & coach operator
Routes7
Depots2
Fleet69 (October 2014)
Websitewww.pscoaches.com.au

Port Stephens Coaches[1] is an Australian bus company operating services in Port Stephens and the Hunter Region.[2][3]

History

A Port Stephens Coaches bus in the Port Stephens suburb of Salamander Bay in January 2018

In the 1940s, the Newcastle to Nelson Bay service was purchased by the Fogg family. In 1957, the route was purchased by Sid Fogg and renamed Port Stephens Coaches. At this stage the fleet consisted of six buses.[4]

In 1972, Port Stephens Coaches commenced operating tours to the Hunter Valley vineyards. In 1986, an express service commenced between Nelson Bay and Sydney.[4][5]

In the 2000s, a second depot was established in Sandgate. Buses based here were originally signwritten for Newcastle Coaches until 2024 where the branding was then retired with the operations and the fleet then rebranded under the Port Stephens Coaches Umbrella.[citation needed]

In 2019 the company introduced two Volvo B5RLEH Hybrid Buses with Bustech VSTH bodywork into its fleet.[6]

PSC Hybrid Bus
Port Stephens Coaches Volvo B5RLEH bodied Bustech VST Hybrid bus seen operating a train replacement in Newcastle in June 2019

Services

Since 2008, Port Stephens Coaches's services in Port Stephens have been part of Sydney Outer Metropolitan Bus Region 3.[7]

Fleet

As at October 2014, the fleet consisted of 69 buses and coaches.[5] Fleet livery is white, red and green. In 2012, the Transport for New South Wales white and blue livery was adopted for route buses.

Depots

Port Stephens operate depots in Anna Bay and Sandgate.

References

  1. ^ Port Stephens Coaches Pty Ltd Australian Securities & Investments Commission
  2. ^ "About Port Stephes Coaches | Reliable Bus & Coach Charter". pscoaches.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Timetables | Port Stephens Coaches | Newcastle, Hunter & Beyond". pscoaches.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Fogg Family & The Bus Industry Archived 5 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Port Stephens Coaches
  5. ^ a b Port Stephens Coaches Archived 23 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  6. ^ Hunter Company Pioneering Hybrid Buses Archived 29 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine NBN News 20 June 2019
  7. ^ Outer Metropolitan Sydney Bus Contract Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4 Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine NSW Government Transport & Infrastructure October 2009