Transit Systems Sydney

Transit Systems Sydney

Custom Coaches CB60 bodied Volvo B12BLE at Liverpool station in April 2014
Slogan	Next Generation Transport
Parent	Transit Systems
Commenced operation	13 October 2013
Headquarters	Smithfield
Service area	Western Sydney
Service type	Bus services
Hubs	Fairfield Liverpool Parramatta
Depots	Hoxton Park Moorebank Smithfield
Fleet	237 (August 2014)
Chief executive	Clint Feuerherdt
Website	www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney

Transit Systems Sydney, registered as Transit NSW (Liverpool) Pty Ltd, is an Australian bus operator in Western Sydney. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.

History

Volgren CR228L bodied Volvo B7RLE still in CDC Canary yellow livery at Parramatta station in April 2014

Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II bodied Volvo B12BLE still in Hopkinsons livery near Woodpark T-way in April 2014

In November 2012 Transit Systems was awarded a contract by Transport for New South Wales to operate Sydney Bus Region 3 bus services in Sydney, taking over services operated by Busabout, Hopkinsons, Metro-link and Westbus. Transit Systems also took over the government operated T80 from Western Sydney Buses.^[1]^[2] Operations commenced on 13 October 2013.

Routes

Transit Systems took over all of the existing routes operated in Sydney Bus Region 3 as well as the Liverpool-Parramatta T-way service T80 which was previously operated by Western Sydney Buses on 13 October 2013.

Fleet

Transit Systems operates a combination of buses inherited from its predecessors, 65 new built buses and some second hand purchases including Volgren bodied Mercedes-Benz O500LEs from Brisbane Transport and some older high-floors purchased from the Dineen Group and Hopkinsons. As at August 2014, the fleet consisted of 237 buses.^[3]

Depots

Transit Systems operate three depots in Hoxton Park, Moorebank and Smithfield.^[3]

References

↑ Transit Systems awarded Sydney buses contract Transit Systems 7 November 2012
↑ Cut costs or bus contracts will go to private sector, minister tells drivers Sydney Morning Herald 7 November 2012
1 2 Transit Systems Sydney Australian Bus Fleet Lists

Public transport in Sydney

Train

Sydney Trains	T1 North Shore, Northern & Western T2 Airport, Inner West & South T3 Bankstown T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra T5 Cumberland T6 Carlingford T7 Olympic Park

Sydney Metro	Northwest Rapid Transit (operator) Sydney Metro Northwest (under construction) Sydney Metro City & Southwest (proposed) Sydney Metro West (proposed)

Infrastructure	List of Sydney railway lines List of Sydney Trains railway stations Sydney rail rolling stock

Bus

Services	Local routes Metrobus NightRide Rapid routes Suburban routes 144 190 400

Operators	Busabout Busways Forest Hillsbus Interline Punchbowl Bus Company State Transit Transdev Transit Systems

Infrastructure	Liverpool–Parramatta T-way North-West T-way

Ferry

Sydney Ferries	F1 Manly F2 Taronga Zoo F3 Parramatta River F4 Darling Harbour F5 Neutral Bay F6 Mosman F7 Eastern Suburbs Harbour City Ferries

Other	Captain Cook Cruises Church Point Ferry Cronulla and National Park Ferry Cruises Hawkesbury River Ferries Manly Fast Ferry Palm Beach Ferry

Light Rail

L1 Dulwich Hill
CBD & South East (under construction)
Parramatta (proposed)

Point-to-point

Ticketing

Government

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