Harris Park Transport

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Harris Park Transport was a Sydney bus company that served the Hills District and southern suburbs. It operated under several names, including Carlingford Bus Service, AJ Moore and Sutherland Bus Service, before consolidating mainly under Harris Park Transport and AJ Moore.

It began in 1931 when Jeff Moore teamed with Harry Howell to run route 165 from Northmead to Epping via Parramatta. Over the years they bought and operated more routes, including 82 (Epping–Carlingford), 101 (Parramatta–Pennant Hills), and 90 (Epping–Carlingford). The company was renamed Harris Park Transport in 1958. It expanded further by acquiring Watson & Hume (1964), Nicholson Bros (1982), and East Parramatta Bus Lines (1984). A joint Red Arrow operation started in 1981 with Westbus (route 590, later 630).

In 2002 Harris Park began running services under the CityBus Direct brand via the M2. On 8 October 2004, the last CityBus Direct routes were cut back as contracts ended. The company ceased operations on 21 December 2004 after deciding not to renew its contracts. Hills District services were taken over by Hillsbus and then by Sydney Buses; some routes later moved to Metrobus.

At the end, Harris Park Transport had 72 buses, in cream and dark blue, with depots in Harris Park, North Rocks, and South Hurstville. The Sutherland depot in Gymea Bay was kept for out-of-service buses, and the Harris Park depot was demolished in 2015 for housing. Five CityBus Direct buses were sold to Torrens Transit in 2006 for use in Adelaide. Nadine Thornburn (née Moore) was the chief executive, and the Moore family remained the parent. The company is remembered as a former operator in Sydney’s bus network and continued briefly as CharterBus Direct for charter services.