# Firefly Express

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Australian bus company

Firefly Express Coach Concepts bodied Scania K124EB in Wagga Wagga in February 2010 Parent Frank Bono Commenced operation 1965 Headquarters Maidstone Service type Coach operator Routes 2 Destinations Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Depots 1 Fleet 27 (July 2022) Website www.fireflyexpress.com.au

**Firefly Express** is an Australian interstate coach operator.

## History

Firefly Express' origins can be traced back to May 1965 when Frank Bono and George Sita purchased route 406 [Footscray](/source/Footscray%2C_Victoria) to [East Keilor](/source/East_Keilor) from Barnes Buslines. In 1968 Bono took full control. In August 1974 route 504 [Moonee Ponds](/source/Moonee_Ponds) to [Clifton Hill](/source/Clifton_Hill%2C_Victoria) was purchased, being sold in December 1975.[1][2]

In November 1986 Firefly commenced operating an overnight [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) to [Sydney](/source/Sydney) service. In July 1987 route 406 was sold to [Westrans](/source/CDC_Melbourne) and the Melbourne charter licences of VIP Express purchased.[2][3][4][5]

In December 1987 a daylight service was introduced between Melbourne and Sydney but did not become a permanent feature. In September 1988 an overnight Melbourne to [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide) service commenced.[2][6][7] In 2008, Firely entered a [codeshare agreement](/source/Codeshare_agreement) with [Greyhound Australia](/source/Greyhound_Australia) for the Adelaide service.[8]

In 2008 Firefly commenced operating services between [Ballarat](/source/Ballarat), [Ararat](/source/Ararat%2C_Victoria), [Murtoa](/source/Murtoa), [Horsham](/source/Horsham%2C_Victoria) and [Nhill](/source/Nhill) under contract to [V/Line](/source/V%2FLine).[8] In July 2021, Firefly took over 10 [Bacchus Marsh](/source/Bacchus_Marsh) Grammar school runs.[9]

## Fleet

Firefly commenced interstate operations using [Austral](/source/Austral_(bus_manufacturer)) Tourmaster and later HD1 coaches.[10] In the 1990s it purchased double-deck [Denning](/source/Denning_(bus_manufacturer)) Landseer coaches, some second-hand. Since 1998 it has purchased [Scanias](/source/Scania_AB) with [Coach Design](/source/Coach_Design) and [Coach Concepts](/source/Coach_Concepts) bodywork. As at July 2022, the fleet consisted of 27 vehicles.[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Recent Changes in Melbourne *[Fleetline](/source/Fleetline_(periodical))* issue 9 April 1976 page 14

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BCSV_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BCSV_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BCSV_2-2) *Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Operators and Fleet Listings*. Melbourne: [Bus & Coach Society of Victoria](/source/Bus_%26_Coach_Society_of_Victoria). 1991. p. 17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ownership changes *[Transit Australia](/source/Transit_Australia)* July 1987 page 134

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Firefly *Fleetline* November 1990 page 171

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Victorian Buses in the Eighties *[Australian Bus Panorama](/source/Australian_Bus_Panorama)* issue 6/8 May 1991 page 14

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Victorian Buses in the Eighties *Australian Bus Panorama* 7/1 August 1991 page 3

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Firefly Wins the Famly Way *[Australasian Bus & Coach](/source/Australasian_Bus_%26_Coach)* September 1995 pages 38/39

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABP244_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABP244_8-1) Late News Items *Australian Bus Panorama* issue 24/4 December 2008 page 58

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Firefly Coaches *Australian Bus Panorama* issue 36/6 May 2021 page 42

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Lighting up the Interstate Night *[Truck & Bus Transportation](/source/Truck_%26_Bus_Transportation)* December 1988 pages 96-100

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Firefly Express](http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/vic.php?search=FIR) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130917040736/http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/vic.php?search=FIR) 17 September 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Australian Bus Fleet Lists

## External links

Media related to [Firefly Express](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Firefly_Express) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Official website](http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au)

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