Casino Bus Service (Byview Pty Ltd) - Casino

This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Casino Bus Service (Byview Pty Ltd) - Casino.

Through the company Byview Pty Ltd, Blunts took over the Casino - Mallanganee and Casino - Ellems Bridge school services from AH & RL Gossip, Casino in 2/82 with MO 990 and MO 4356 Fords. Blunts expanded into coach charter and minibus hire-drive, purchasing their first coach MO 1520 Denning from Sid Fogg's, Newcastle.

The Casino town service and associated school runs, as well as Casino Bus Service trading name, were taken over from ID & H Henry by 2/93 with at least MO 1518, MO 5611, MO 8389 & MO 9822. Ian Henry retained two school contracts (N0497 Casino - Naughtons Gap & N0615 Casino - Backmede). A timetable effective 8/12/97 shows three public route services operating Monday - Saturday:
1. 672 North Casino o Casino via West Casino: 5x trips M-F, 2x trips Sat
2. 673 East Casino to Casino: 3x trips M-F only
3. 674 South Casino to Casino: 3x trips M-F only

Ian Henry’s two remaining school services were taken over by Blunt in late-1999 or early-2000 with MO 1922 and MO 9852. A third route was added to this contract: N2802 Casino - Manifold.

Blunts sold the charter and tour side of their business, along with trading name Blunt’s Bus & Coach Service, to Alan and Janelle Hale (Northlander Pty Ltd) on 13/1/00 with MO 9027 & TV 020 Denning Denairs - later renamed Northland Coach & Travel and relocated to Grafton.

Dennis Blunt sold Casino Bus Service to Kellams Bus Lines Pty Ltd of Ulladulla in 2007 with 12 buses.