CDC Geelong
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Volgren bodied Mercedes-Benz O405 in September 2010
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| Parent | CDC Victoria |
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| Service area | Geelong |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 10 |
| Fleet | 85 (November 2015) |
| Website | www.cdcvictoria.com.au/cdcgeelong |
CDC Geelong, formerly known as Benders Busways, is an Australian bus company in Geelong operating routes under the Geelong Transit System umbrella, as well as charter work. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Cabcharge.
History
Benders Busways was formed by Ernest and Aimee Bender in 1926. The first route ran from Geelong to Chilwell, and in 1931 a second route commenced from the Geelong Post Office to the corner of Minerva Road and Aberdeen Street in Geelong West.
The closure of the Geelong tram system in 1956 saw Benders win the contract to serve the tram routes with buses. Eighteen new buses were purchased to run the increased number of services.
In 1987 Benders purchased IJ Cook & Son. In June 2000 the Bender family sold out to the Kefford Corporation.[1] In February 2009 Benders was included in the sale of the Kefford Corporation to ComfortDelGro Cabcharge.[2] On the 14 July 2014, CDC announced that Benders Busways would be re-branded as CDC Geelong.[3]
Livery
When the Geelong Transit System was first introduced in 1983,[4] buses operated by Benders on route services were painted in the blue stripe and white Geelong Transit System (GTS) livery. However the contact with the state government requiring Benders to use the GTS livery on its urban route buses expired in 2000, and under the subsequent contract the company's buses all reverted to Benders' former white and green livery.
In August 2014, CDC Victoria announced that it had started to use the recently-introduced Public Transport Victoria livery on its buses, replacing the former Benders livery,[5] and CDC Geelong buses providing public transport services were progressively repainted.
Routes
| Route | Route Details |
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| 1 | Deakin University to North Shore Railway Station |
| 10 | Lara South to Lara Railway Station |
| 11 | Lara East to Lara Railway Station |
| 12 | Lara West to Lara Railway Station |
| 20 | Geelong Railway Station to Corio via the Old Melbourne Road |
| 22 | Geelong Railway Station to North Shore Railway Station via Ballarat Road and Anakie Road |
| 23 | Corio to North Shore Railway Station |
| 24 | Geelong Railway to North Geelong Railway Station via West Fyans St, Minerva Road, Vines Road and Seperation St |
| 25 | Geelong Railway Station to Bell Post Hill via Autumn Street and Ballarat Road |
| 43 | Geelong Railway Station to Deakin University via Highton |
Fleet
As at November 2015 the CDC Geelong fleet consisted of 85 buses and coaches.[6]
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External links
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