2 ▁Sydney ▁operator ▁Sh or el ink ▁was ▁purchased . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁John ▁A ▁Gilbert ▁sold ▁its ▁remaining ▁bus ▁operations ▁to ▁Frank ▁D ' Ap uz zo ▁and ▁Peter ▁Sim pson . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Pic ton ▁Om n ibus ▁Service ▁was ▁purchased . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Sh or el ink ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Trans dev . ▁ ▁Bus lines ▁brand ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁Bus lines ▁brand ▁was ▁rolled ▁out ▁across ▁all ▁operations . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁R itch ies ▁Bus ▁Service , ▁Griff ith ▁was ▁purchased , ▁followed ▁by ▁Per rett ' s ▁Co ach ▁Service , ▁W err is ▁Creek ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁Sel wood ▁Co aches , ▁Orange ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁these ▁latter ▁two ▁being ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁Tam worth , ▁Orange ▁and ▁Dub bo ▁operations . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁Jones ▁Brothers , ▁Lith gow ▁and ▁Bath urst ▁was ▁purchased , ▁the ▁latter ▁having ▁previously ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁until ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁For ster ▁Bus ▁Service ▁and ▁W ingham ▁Co aches ▁business es ▁were ▁purchased ▁with ▁ 4 1 ▁bus es . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁December ▁U ll ad ulla ▁Bus ▁L ines ▁was ▁acquired ▁with ▁the ▁name