Longueville Motor Bus Company
| Parent | George Newman |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | 23 October 1922 |
| Ceased operation | 29 June 1968 |
| Headquarters | Blaxlands Corner |
| Service area | Lower North Shore, Sydney |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 2 |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 4 (June 1968) |
Longueville Motor Bus Company was an Australian bus company operating route bus services on Sydney's Lower North Shore.
On 23 October 1922, George Newman commenced operating a service from Longueville wharf to the corner of the Pacific Highway and Epping Road at Lane Cove. On 23 July 1923, the route was extended to Chatswood station.
On 14 January 1924, another service commenced from Tambourine Bay to Milsons Point wharf via Lane Cove and the Pacific Highway. This service ceased on 31 December 1926, the day before legislation required all buses be fitted with pneumatic tyres and transverse seating. With legislation likely to soom force services competing with trams to cease, Newman decided to concentrate his resources on the Longueville to Chatswood service which in 1927 was allocated the route number 127.
On 8 May 1927, Newman commenced operating route 95 Gladesville to Lane Cove that had previously been operated by White Transit Company. It was extended to Chatswood station on 16 January 1930. On 1 September 1927, the business was incorporated as Longueville Motor Bus Company (LMBC).
By 1929, the Harbour Bridge was at an advanced state of construction, but the State Government had decreed that buses and trams would be banned from using the bridge when it opened. On 17 May 1929, LMBC commenced operating an unauthorised service from Lane Cove to York Street in the Sydney CBD via the Five Bridges (Fig Tree, Gladesville, Iron Cove, Glebe Island and Pyrmont) route using luxury Fageol parlour coaches. Although well patronised, as an unauthorised service LMBC incurred fines on a daily basis and these made the service unprofitable. The service ceased on or about 31 August 1929.
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