▁L ines ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁U ll ad ulla ▁by ▁John ▁O w ens , ▁being ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁David ▁B ray ▁with ▁five ▁bus es . ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Bus lines ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁W ingham ▁Bus lines ▁W ingham ▁Co aches ▁was ▁purchased ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁from ▁the ▁De ane ▁family ▁and ▁re brand ed ▁W ingham ▁Bus lines . ▁ ▁Fle et ▁As ▁at ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁fleet ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 4 0 1 ▁bus es . ▁ ▁Li very ▁Up ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁John ▁A ▁Gilbert ▁fleet ▁were ▁painted ▁white ▁and ▁black . ▁This ▁was ▁then ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁background , ▁and ▁three ▁blue ▁stri pes ▁going ▁from ▁dark ▁to ▁light . ▁This ▁was ▁then ▁simplified ▁when ▁Bus lines ▁Group ▁took ▁over ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁dark ▁blue ▁stri pe ▁on ▁a ▁white ▁background . ▁ ▁Form er ▁operations ▁ ▁Sydney ▁bus ▁operations ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁John ▁A ▁Gilbert ▁sold ▁route ▁ 8 1 ▁in ▁Sydney ▁from ▁Fair field ▁to ▁Cab ram atta ▁to ▁K aten ▁& ▁He ath . ▁ ▁Sh or el ink ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Sydney ▁operator ▁Sh or el ink ▁was ▁purchased . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Trans dev . ▁ ▁De al