SYDNEY PRIVATE BUS ROUTES Brief histories from 1925 to the present of private bus services in the metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Route Histories Routes 176 – 200 in the 1925 number system A work in progress. Corrections and comments welcome –
[email protected] All routes in this section have ceased. Route 176 PARRAMATTA – GUILDFORD Parramatta – Lansdowne Bridge (Sundays & Public Holidays) (Park Hill was a part of South Granville near Park/Lackey/Lisgar/Excelsior Sts.) Timeline By date of Govt Gazette 13 November 1925: Parramatta – Fowler Rd/Hawkesview Rd, Guildford via Woodville Rd (Mondays to Saturdays) and Parramatta – Lansdowne Bridge (Sundays & Public Holidays) being operated by G Bell. By date of Govt Gazette 15 October 1926: Parramatta – Lansdowne Bridge on Sundays & Public Holidays ceased, but 178 continued to provide a service from Parramatta to Lansdowne Bridge on Sundays & Public Holidays via a similar route. By date of Govt Gazette 22 June 1928: Altered to Parramatta – Guildford via Park Hill instead of Woodville Rd, replacing 180. Guildford – Fowler Rd transferred to [new] 180. 178 continued to provide a service between Parramatta and Woodville Rd. 31 October 1931: Ceased as competitive with Government railway or tram services under State Transport (Co- ordination) Act. Streets Parramatta – Fowler Rd/Hawkesview Rd, Guildford via Woodville Rd 1925 (Source: Govt Gazette of 13 November 1925) From Parramatta (Macquarie St at Church St) via Macquarie St, Church St, Parramatta Rd, Good St (Granville), Railway Pde, Woodville Rd, Guildford Rd, Fowler Rd to Hawksview Rd (Guildford). From Guildford (Fowler Rd at Hawksview Rd) via reverse route to Church St, then Phillip St, Marsden St, Macquarie St to Church St (Parramatta).