Hopkinsons

Australian Autobus bodied Volvo B12B in Wagga Wagga in February 2010
Parent	Gerald King (50%) John King (50%)
Commenced operation	1923
Headquarters	Smithfield
Service type	Coach charter services
Alliance	Premier Transport Group
Depots	1
Fleet	25 (June 2015)
Website	www.hopkinsons.com.au

Hopkinsons is an Australian bus company in Western Sydney. Until October 2013 it operated route services until these passed to Transit Systems Sydney. It continues to trade as a charter operator.

Hopkinsons' origins can be traced to 1923 when the Try family, trading as Merrylands Bus Company, commenced operating services in the Fairfield, Guildford and Merrylands area with four buses. By 1957 the fleet had expanded to 16 buses. In 1978 Merrylands Bus Company was sold to Graham Hopkinson and renamed Hopkinsons and relocated to Smithfield.

In late 2003 the coach business of Challenge Coachlines was purchased and amalgamated with Hopkinsons' existing coach charter business. Following the death of Graham Hopkinson in 2011, his four daughters took over running the business.

From 2005 Hopkinsons' services formed part of Sydney Bus Region 3. In October 2013 Transit Systems Sydney commenced operating the new Region 3 from October 2013 that includes the services formerly operated by Hopkinsons. Hopkinsons continues to trade as a charter operator.

On 1 March 2015, the business was purchased by Kiama Coaches proprietor Gerald King and Premier Transport Group owner John King.

As at June 2015, the fleet consisted of five buses and 20 coaches.

When Hopkinsons purchased the business in 1978 it consisted of Bedfords. In the 1980s these were replaced by ex ACTION AEC Swift and Volvo B58s. In the 1990s it had some ex Public Transport Corporation Volvo B59s rebodied by P&D Coachworks to a design by Hopkinsons followed by some similarly bodied Volvo B10Bs. More recent purchases have been Custom Coaches bodied Volvo B12BLEs.