Harris Park Transport

Harris Park Transport

Logo at former Harris Park depot
Parent	Moore family
Commenced operation	1931
Ceased operation	21 December 2004
Headquarters	Harris Park
Service area	Hills District Southern Sydney
Service type	Bus operator
Routes	10 (December 2004)
Depots	3
Fleet	72 (December 2004)
Chief executive	Nadine Thornburn (née Moore)
Website	www.citybusdirect.com.au

Harris Park Transport was an Australian bus company operating services in the Hills District and Southern suburbs of Sydney.

Harris Park Transport operated buses under a variety of trading names including Carlingford Bus Service, AJ Moore and Sutherland Bus Service. By the late 1990s, all had been consolidated under the Harris Park Transport and AJ Moore brands.

Harris Park Transport was founded in 1931 when Jeff Moore entered a partnership with Harry Howell to operate route 165 from Northmead to Epping via Parramatta. In 1945, in partnership with GR Sinclair, Moore purchased route 82 Epping to Carlingford.

In 1945 Moore formed Parramatta - Epping Bus Service and purchased route 101 Parramatta to Pennant Hills. Route 82 was sold to Ritcher Bros in December 1947, it would be bought back in December 1973.

In 1952 Parramatta - Epping Bus Service commenced operating route 90 Epping to Carlingford that was later extended to Beecroft, North Rocks and Parramatta. In 1958 the business was renamed Harris Park Transport.

Further purchases were the business of Watson & Hume in May 1964, Nicholson Bros' route 191 Beecroft to Dural in July 1982 and East Parramatta Bus Lines' route 3 Parramatta - East Parramatta loop in February 1984. The latter was sold to North & Western Bus Lines in January 1994.

In December 1981, Red Arrow route 590 commenced between Blacktown and Macquarie Centre as a joint operation between Westbus and Harris Park's Carlingford Bus Service subsidiary. The route was renumbered 630 in September 1987. The Carlingford Bus Service brand didn't last long and was replaced by the Harris Park Transport name.