Hoys Roadlines was an Australian bus operator based in the Victorian city of Wangaratta.
From 1993 until 2004 the company also had a contract to operate train services on the Shepparton line on behalf of the Victorian State Government.
The company commenced operations in 1930 from Wangaratta in the north-east of Victoria, to Shepparton, Bright and the Mount Buffalo Chalet.
[2] In August 1993 the Kennett State Government put the operation of nine country passenger rail services to tender.
[4] This was in contrast to the other private company to win a contact, West Coast Railway for the Melbourne to Warrnambool service, who decided to purchase, maintain and operate its own trains.
[4] The usual consist of the trains was a 3 carriage N set providing 206 first and economy class seats, carrying 80-100 passengers at Shepparton, and 160-200 further along the line to Melbourne.
[8][9] In August 2002, the State Government commenced negotiating with Hoys for a contract extension to 2006,[10] but this was not concluded and V/Line took back the service when the franchise expired on 30 June 2004.