Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: List of Melbourne bus routes, Buses in Melbourne, Director, Transport Safety, Ventura Bus Lines, Chief Investigator, Transport Safety, Director of Public Transport, Director, Public Transport Safety, SmartBus, Grenda, National Bus Company, Westrans, Dyson's Bus Services, Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle, Reservoir Bus Company, NightRider, Invicta Bus Services, Cranbourne Transit, Sita Buslines, Melbourne Bus Link, Peninsula Bus Lines, Moorabbin Transit, Donric Group, Cardinia Transit, Driver Group, Skybus Super Shuttle, Tullamarine Bus Lines, Broadmeadows Bus Service, Eastrans, Ivanhoe Bus Company, Ryan Brothers Bus Service, East West Bus Company, Sunbury Bus Service, US Bus Lines, McKenzie's Tourist Services, Kefford Corporation, Portsea Passenger Service, Panorama Coaches, Moreland Buslines, Kastoria Bus Lines, Telebus, Martyrs Bus Service. Excerpt: Connection Timeout Buses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. The network of 323 bus routes (including NightRider, excluding Kew School Services) is operated by a number of privately owned bus companies. The Melbourne bus network is run by approximately 50 privately-owned bus corporations under a franchise from the State Government. There are approximately 300 routes in operation with a varying range of service frequencies. A NightRider bus system operates on Friday and Saturday nights, and a Smart Bus orbital bus network is being set up, which is intended to facilitate cross city travel, while the current network is predominantly a radial network. Most of the bus network is a part of the Metlink network and a part of the Metcard ticketing system. The Skybus Super Shuttle is a non-Metcard based airport bus service. There are nine other bus companies serving Melbourne airport, with services to Ballarat, ...