Forest Coach Lines

Forest Coach Lines

Custom Coaches bodied Volvo B7RLE at Sydney Olympic Park in March 2013
Parent	Next Capital David Royle
Commenced operation	1 March 1930
Headquarters	Terrey Hills
Service area	Kuring-gai Ryde Willoughby Northern Beaches Mid North Coast
Service type	Bus services
Depots	4
Fleet	201 (April 2017)
Chief executive	David Royle
Website	www.forestcoachlines.com.au

Forest Coach Lines is an Australian bus and coach operator in the northern suburbs of Sydney and from 2016, on the Mid North Coast in New South Wales.

In March 1930 Eric and Trevor Royle trading as Royle Brothers, purchased routes 56 Chatswood station to Roseville Chase and 201 Roseville station to Roseville Chase from E Jones with three buses. In October 1941 the first service operated across the Roseville Bridge to Terrey Hills.

In March 1947 route 52 Chatswood to Artarmon was purchased but quickly sold in November of that year. From the late 1940s the Frenchs Forest area expanded rapidly and by 1960 the Royle Brothers fleet had expanded to 12 buses.

The operation was renamed Forest Coach Lines in February 1964 and relocated to a new depot in Belrose. In May 1965 route 201 ceased. An expansion into coach charter saw Forest Trailways established with a separate depot in Manly Vale. Eric and Trevor Royle retired in the mid-1960s with the Trevor's sons Bernard and Tony taking over.

In 1973 services were extended to Warringah Mall and in February 1982 to Duffys Forest. In August 1979 a new depot was opened in Terrey Hills to replace those at Belrose and Manly Vale.

The Passenger Transport Act 1990 allowed Forest Coach Lines to commence operating services into the Sydney central business district in July 1992. In August 1991 the Warringah Bus Lines operation was purchased from Shorelink and in July 1998 part of St Ives Bus Service was purchased.