Forest Coach Lines - Terrey Hills as at 12/14 (sale to Next Capital)
This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Forest Coach Lines - Terrey Hills as at 12/14 (sale to Next Capital) .
| Operator Information | Full Fleet List Disposal List | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation: | Forest Coach Lines Pty Ltd, Acc No. 8266, Terrey Hills |
| Depot Address/s: | 4 Myoora Rd, Terrey Hills |
| Livery: | White with Green stripes |
| Service Runs: | 279 - 284 Linking Chatswood with Duffys Forest -Terrey Hills - Belrose - Davidson 270 Frenchs Forest - Belrose - Davidson - Terrey Hills - City Service 195 Gordon Station - St. Ives - St Ives Chase 196 Gordon Station - St. Ives - Terrey Hills - Mona Vale 194 St Ives - St. Ives Chase - City Service 197 Macquarie University - Gordon - St Ives - Terrey Hills - Mona Vale 280 Warringah Mall - Frenchs Forest- Chatswood 196/197 Mona Vale - Terrey Hills - St Ives - Gordon Station - Macquarie University link 277 Chatswood - Castle Cove - Chatswood 278 Chatswood - Killarney Heights - Chatswood |
| Website: | www.forestcoachlines.com.au |
Brothers Eric and Trevor Royle founded Forest Coach Lines at the height of the Great Depression in 1930, when they took over Route 56 from Elias J Jones in March of that year. The business passed down to Bernard Royle and then to a third generation, namely Anthony and David Royle. After 85 years of operation, the Royles sold their family business in December 2014 to Next Capital, an independent Australian private equity firm. David Royle remains involved in the Forest business, while Anthony maintains his position as shareholder of Linq Buslines at East Gresford, and sister sally has sought employment elsewhere.
See here for historical information regarding Royle Bros Pty Ltd, route 56 and the formation of Forest Coach Lines.
Forest took over the Warringah Bus Lines operation from Shorelink (Jim Knox), Mt Kuring-gai as of 1 September 1991. Included in the take over were routes 195 Pymble - Mona Vale and 196 Narrabeen - Elanora - Ingleside, and eleven vehicles (see Forest disposal list). These routes underwent significant changes that commenced 27 July 1992.
Route 583 Pymble - St Ives Wildflower Garden - North St Ives and 584 Pymble - St Ives Chase were taken over from St Ives Bus Services Pty Ltd, Pymble on 6 July 1998 - they were integrated into Forest's existing route network as routes 195 and 196.
Majority shareholding was sold to Next Capital on 9 December 2014. Subsequent additions and acquisitions under the control of Next Capital with Forest Coach Lines branding are listed here.
