in its corporate livery In March 1930, Eric and Trevor Royle trading as Royle Brothers, purchased routes 56
Chatswood station to
Roseville Chase and 201
Roseville station to Roseville Chase from E Jones with three buses. In October 1941 the first service operated across the
Roseville Bridge to
Terrey Hills. In March 1947, route 52 Chatswood to
Artarmon was purchased but quickly sold in November of that year to Brooks Bros. From the late 1940s, the
Frenchs Forest area expanded rapidly and by 1960 the Royle Brothers fleet had expanded to 12 buses. In August 1991, the Warringah Bus Lines operation was purchased from
Shorelink and in July 1998 part of St Ives Bus Service was purchased. In November 2012, it was announced that Forest had been successful in retaining the contract to operate
Sydney Bus Region 14. In December 2014, a majority shareholding in the business was purchased by mid-market private equity firm Next Capital. In September 2016, the business of
Manly Coaches was acquired with no vehicles. In November 2016, the
Mid North Coast business of Ryan's Bus Service was purchased with depots in
Coffs Harbour and
Woolgoolga. In April 2017, Sawtell Coaches was purchased with a depot in
Toormina. In September 2017, Wolters Bus & Coach Service was acquired on the
North West Slopes with depots in
Narrabri and
Wee Waa. In September 2018,
ComfortDelGro Australia (CDC) purchased the business. In November 2022, CDC was awarded the contract to retain Region 14. The Forest Coach Lines brand in Sydney was replaced by the CDC NSW brand when the contract commenced on 21 May 2023. The Forest Coach Lines brand remained in the regional New South Wales operations. It was later announced that the brand was to be completely phased out for the CDC NSW brand in January 2025, which was then delayed to March 2025. The rebranding was eventually completed on 1 September 2025. ==Fleet==