Clipper Tours was formed by Ray Cotrill in Campsie. In October 1964, the business was sold to Ron Deane who operated Deanes Coaches on Sydney's North Shore.[1]
In October 1985 the business was sold to Australian Rambler Coaches, Melbourne proprietor Don Nugent and Jim Hawkesford. In March 1994, it was sold to Ross Adair.[2] In the late 1980s, a depot was established in Canberra with an express service from Sydney to Canberra commencing in March 1989.[3] This ceased in October 1990 with the Canberra depot closed.[4]
In January 1997 the business was purchased by Driver Group.[5][6] Driver's primary interest in Clipper Tours was the Gray Line franchise that it held. Having separated this from the business, Clipper Tours was sold back to the Deane family in February 1998.[7] The Deane's by now had sold their North Shore operation and were operating South Trans.[8] By this stage the operation had relocated from Macquarie Park to Waterloo.
In 2002, Clipper Tours was placed in administration.[9] The trading name was purchased by former owner Jim Hawkesford with some of his Hawkesfords Coaches fleet having Clipper signwriting applied. In September 2011, Hawkesfords was placed in administration and liquidated.
Fleet
When Ron Deane purchased the business in 1964, it consisted of three Bedfords. By 1969, the fleet had grown to 13 coaches. In November 1970, the first of many Denning coaches was purchased.[1] It later purchased Mercedes-Benz O302s and Domino products, no doubt helped by Dennis Deane being a Domino sales representative.[10] It then purchased MAN, Mercedes-Benz O303 and Scania coaches. Under Deane's ownership Clipper Tours livery was a variation of the yellow with white and blue Deanes Coaches livery. Following its sale in October 1985, the white with maroon and blue of Australian Rambler Coaches was adopted. When sold back to Deane's a variation of the South Trans livery was introduced.
References
^ ab"Denning Monocoaches at Clipper Tours" Fleetline September 1993 p. 186
^"Clipper Tours" Australian Bus Panorama 10/2 August 1994 p. 50
^"Clipper Tours" Australian Bus Panorama 5/1 July 1989 p. 45
^"Clipper Tours" Australian Bus Panorama 6/5 January 1991 p. 37
^Clipper Tours appoints administrator Archived 27 June 2013 at archive.todayAustralasian Bus & Coach
^"Deane's Transit Group Queanbeyan-Canberra" Australian Bus March 2013 p. 10
January 30, 2023
clipper, tours, australian, coach, operator, sydney, parentjim, hawkesfordceased, operationseptember, 2011headquarterswaterlooservice, typecoach, charter, serviceswebsitewww, hawkesfordscoaches, auhistory, edit, formed, cotrill, campsie, october, 1964, busines. Clipper Tours was an Australian coach operator in Sydney Clipper ToursParentJim HawkesfordCeased operationSeptember 2011HeadquartersWaterlooService typeCoach charter servicesWebsitewww hawkesfordscoaches com auHistory EditClipper Tours was formed by Ray Cotrill in Campsie In October 1964 the business was sold to Ron Deane who operated Deanes Coaches on Sydney s North Shore 1 In October 1985 the business was sold to Australian Rambler Coaches Melbourne proprietor Don Nugent and Jim Hawkesford In March 1994 it was sold to Ross Adair 2 In the late 1980s a depot was established in Canberra with an express service from Sydney to Canberra commencing in March 1989 3 This ceased in October 1990 with the Canberra depot closed 4 In January 1997 the business was purchased by Driver Group 5 6 Driver s primary interest in Clipper Tours was the Gray Line franchise that it held Having separated this from the business Clipper Tours was sold back to the Deane family in February 1998 7 The Deane s by now had sold their North Shore operation and were operating South Trans 8 By this stage the operation had relocated from Macquarie Park to Waterloo In 2002 Clipper Tours was placed in administration 9 The trading name was purchased by former owner Jim Hawkesford with some of his Hawkesfords Coaches fleet having Clipper signwriting applied In September 2011 Hawkesfords was placed in administration and liquidated Fleet EditWhen Ron Deane purchased the business in 1964 it consisted of three Bedfords By 1969 the fleet had grown to 13 coaches In November 1970 the first of many Denning coaches was purchased 1 It later purchased Mercedes Benz O302s and Domino products no doubt helped by Dennis Deane being a Domino sales representative 10 It then purchased MAN Mercedes Benz O303 and Scania coaches Under Deane s ownership Clipper Tours livery was a variation of the yellow with white and blue Deanes Coaches livery Following its sale in October 1985 the white with maroon and blue of Australian Rambler Coaches was adopted When sold back to Deane s a variation of the South Trans livery was introduced References Edit a b Denning Monocoaches at Clipper Tours Fleetline September 1993 p 186 Clipper Tours Australian Bus Panorama 10 2 August 1994 p 50 Clipper Tours Australian Bus Panorama 5 1 July 1989 p 45 Clipper Tours Australian Bus Panorama 6 5 January 1991 p 37 Private operators Fleetline January 1997 p 29 Driver Bus Lines Australian Bus Panorama 12 4 February 1997 p 47 About Us Driver Group Clipper Tours Fleetline January 1999 p 27 Clipper Tours appoints administrator Archived 27 June 2013 at archive today Australasian Bus amp Coach Deane s Transit Group Queanbeyan Canberra Australian Bus March 2013 p 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clipper Tours amp oldid 1058367672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
