Forest Coach Lines
Australian bus operator
Forest Coach Lines was an Australian bus and coach operator. Founded in 1930 in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, since 2016 it has expanded with purchases in the Mid North Coast and North West Slopes regions in New South Wales. It became a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia in 2018.
In early 2023, the Forest Coach Lines brand was replaced by ComfortDelGro's CDC NSW branding for the Sydney operations. The Mid North Coast and North West Slopes operations continue to be branded Forest Coach Lines and was rebranded to CDC NSW in September 2025, with the Forest Coach Lines brand phased out.
History
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 to Brooks Bros. 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.
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