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Saintys North East Bus service

Locality: Launceston, Tasmania

Phone: +61 400 791 076

Address: 144 Forster St 7248 Launceston, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.saintysnortheastbusservice.com.au

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23.01.2022 Launceston Cup Day. All services running as normal.

23.01.2022 Today we received a progress report on our 2nd New bus which is currently on the production line . This vehicle is due to be in service by the 1st Jan 2021.The bus will be on our (777) Derby to Launceston service ,operating 7 days a week. This bus is fitted with Wheelchair lift,Audio and Visual displays,Video Security system ,as well as all other safety features available to us to provide better Public Transport for the North East Region of Tasmania.

22.01.2022 Today in Burnie with one of our Launceston based private schools playing sports. Nice view from the class room here.

22.01.2022 Service 777 has diverted via East Tamar Hwy to Lton, 4.00 pm Lton to Bridport, Scottsdale, Derby will operate but may need to divert once again if Lillydale Road remains closed . Thanks everyone.

20.01.2022 Well, the news for the Society keeps getting better & better within these Covid times. Robert & Fruncine Sainty from Launceston, have generously donated their 1...988 Volvo B10M / Hyliner to the Society for preservation. New to Westbus NSW in 1988, the coach went to Coachlink QLD before being bought by Rob's father George in 2001. Rob acquired the business from his father in 2005 with the coach initially operating the NE Coast service to Bridport along with numerous tours/charters across the state.The Sainty name has been involved in public transport across the north of TAS for over 50yrs and the Society are honored to be able to preserve part of their history along with another vehicle that serviced Tasmania for 20yrs. (Westbus photo Keith Yates) See more

20.01.2022 Old and the New , Drivers and Buses ,

19.01.2022 Important information in regards to today’s services. Route 776 , 6.45 am Bridport to Launceston, will operate as normal but with a high possibility that it will be greatly delayed as it gets closer to the city. Currently Lillydale road is closed due to snow. We expect the bus to be parked up until we can get through safely, if road conditions don’t allow this service will terminate and return to Scottsdale and Bridport . Pictures of Newnham this morning. Please share this information to your friends. Thanks Rob and Fruncine Sainty.

18.01.2022 Service 777 Derby to Launceston may be delayed today as it travels closer to Launceston due to Lillydale road closures because of snow. Will update later, sorry for any inconvenience.

18.01.2022 To all our smartcard holders. Due to an update on the transportme app, all saved passwords and usernames have been deleted from your device. This means you will not be able to ad funds to your card. If you do not remember either your password or username, please email us and we can reset them. Do not save your password or username until the app is updated later in the week. Please note this may take a while, as we anticipate quite a few customers who will be requesting this i...nformation. The app will be updated later in the week, and will have a better option for saving your password and username. I suggest you still save these elsewhere just in case. Contact email - [email protected] Please send your first and last name along with a new password in your email (a new username is not required) An email will be sent back to you when the reset has been done. It would be muchly appreciated if you could all share this post, so we can fix this issue as quickly as possible. Many thanks

12.01.2022 School service 2772. 7.55 am Lillydale to L’ton will not be operational today as the road is closed between Rocherlea and Lillydale, sorry for any inconvenience. Rob and Fruncine Sainty.

12.01.2022 The transportme system continues to grow in stature. Our team is pleased to announce that the Tasmanian Government now supports Operators to adopt transportme.... The Department of State Growth in Tasmania have been supporting general access operators adopt our system in rural and regional locations across Tasmania as part of work to provide a more uniform and integrated ticketing solution across the State. This backing and support from the Department is yet a further vote of confidence for the fastest growing system in Australia. We welcome and thank the Department of State Growth for their support of the transportme system. Two new companies that have now contracted transportme because of this are Sainty's Bus Service and Lees Coaches. Thank you to Lees Coaches and Sainty's Bus Service, as well as the vote of confidence from the Department of State Growth in Tasmania!

10.01.2022 A nice selection of photo's from our years of charter services and tours.

10.01.2022 Just a reminder, our 776 General Access service and Lillydale and Nunamara school services are back in operation from today. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new and existing students back for 2021 . Hope you all have a great year at School.

09.01.2022 Still a little chilly around Nunamara this afternoon .

08.01.2022 The Society were able to recommence their member mini-tours over the weekend, by showcasing one of their latest additions to their members (y) ex Saintys North ...East Bus service 1988 Volvo B10M / Custom ;Hyliner' was used and looks fantastic with the brewery & mountain in the background in a couple of shots. The Society thank Rob & Fruncine Sainty for entrusting us with a piece of their family business. See more

08.01.2022 After a couple of days during the school holidays of cutting and polishing one of our General Access Buses it has come up a treat. Look closely at the difference in the paint from the areas that have been done and the areas that haven’t. Both products we have used many times before and we always end up with a great finish.

06.01.2022 Exciting news, with the first glimpse of our brand new bus in pre delivery at Bci Melbourne.Due to be in service on the 1st July , more photos to come in the coming weeks.

06.01.2022 We enjoy our Job.

06.01.2022 Students travelling to Launceston in 2021: Apply for your smartcard now, and get 20% discount on all your fares. Simply go to our website. www.saintysnortheastbusservice.com.au click on smartcard, and fill in the application form. Your card will be sent out within 5 working day`s.... Apply for your smartcard now and start tapping away.

06.01.2022 Our School services commence on Monday 1st Feb. Drive safe around Buses and in School Zones.

06.01.2022 Update at 8.00 am . Service 776 terminated at Lebrina and headed back to Scottsdale and Bridport. Service 775 , 9.00 am Lton to Scottsdale cancelled today due to Lillydale road closed, service 777 8.30 am Derby to Lton operating as normal at this stage and will review after 10 am to assess Lillydale road conditions, school service 2772 Lton to Nunamara pm service cancelled due to the Tasman Hwy closed from Waverley.Please call 0400791076 for further information if needed. Sorry for any inconvenience, Rob and Fruncine Sainty.

06.01.2022 All ready for it’s maiden voyage. One of two new coaches ready to go on our General Access service tomorrow. We are proud to announce this vehicle is the first... in Tasmania to operate the Next Stop Function System. Announcing all stops with audio and visual commentary. Providing Better Public Transport for the North East , with the latest technology . Thanks to Chris at BCI Melbourne, Grant and Fiona at Hanover signs Melbourne ,and Adam from Auto-Motif Signs Launceston for the sign writing on the outside of the bus.

05.01.2022 We have now released our v5.0.1 Passenger App! Transportme now have 2 versions for the travelling public. Our free version still has all of the regular benefit...s, plus the ability for auto top up of SmartCards, setting an operator as a favourite and creating your own account via Apple/Google/Email. We also now have a premium version, where for less than a cup of coffee per month ($2.49) you can set up specific notifications for when your children have or havent tapped on or off with their SmartCards! Great peace of mind for some loose change every month. We hope you all enjoy the new benefits and app!

05.01.2022 Service 775 .9.00 am Launceston to Scottsdale may be delayed due to Lillydale road closures because of snow. Sorry for any inconvenience.

05.01.2022 Beautiful morning to be on the job. Term 4 has started and lots of students keen to be back at School.Heading to Lilydale to provide our school service to L’ton College’s and Private Schools .

03.01.2022 Timetable update:

02.01.2022 Beautiful day for a excursion down the Tamar River with a group of excited Kindergarten students from one of our Launceston based Catholic private schools we provide Charter services for.

01.01.2022 Another early transfer back to Lton Airport, beautiful morning in Derby with a bit of fog in the low lying areas .