20-599: Sydney Buses could refer to a previously used name for a subsidiary of the State Transit Authority providing bus services in parts of Sydney general information on bus services in Sydney general information on bus operators in Sydney Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
40-600: A bus rapid transit service in Western Sydney on the Liverpool–Parramatta T-way . Passengers made 2.77 million journeys with Western Sydney Buses in the 2011/12 financial year. Western Sydney Buses operated out of a corner of Westbus ' Bonnyrigg depot. In November 2012, Transit Systems won the tender for Sydney Bus Region 3 which included route T80 with the service and 22 buses transferring on 13 October 2013. Newcastle Buses & Ferries
60-780: A few years before was replaced with the Automated Fare Collection System . The Opal card ticketing system was rolled out from 2013. In December 1999, North & Western Bus Lines was purchased followed in February 2000 by Parramatta-Ryde Bus Service . In 2004, the STA's Sydney Ferries business was separated into a separate agency, Sydney Ferries Corporation . In January 2005 most of former Harris Park Transport routes were taken over from Hillsbus , which were then returned to Hillsbus in September 2005 with
80-499: A new depot was opened next to the State Transit Authority 's Ryde depot with the three depots at Gladesville, Meadowbank and Rydalmere consolidated. In November 1999, terms to sell the business were agreed with Connex , having beaten the State Transit Authority and National Express / Westbus . However, after several postponements of the handover date, it was announced that the business had been purchased by
100-591: A red stripe. This livery with minor variations was retained until 2010, when the Transport for NSW white and blue livery was adopted. Buses dedicated to Metrobus services were painted in a red livery. In 2017, State Transit purchased its first double-decker buses for use on B-Line services. These were painted in a yellow and blue livery. Prior to privatisation, State Transit operated 14 depots. A fifteenth depot in Enfield closed in September 1989 being sold to
120-602: The CBD and South East Light Rail . State Transit inherited a fleet of 1,565 Leyland Leopards , Mercedes-Benz O305s , Mercedes-Benz O405s and MAN SL202s from the Urban Transit Authority. New buses were primarily purchased from Mercedes-Benz , Scania and Volvo . The fleet peaked at 2,172 buses in June 2017 before privatisation commenced. In the early 1990s, State Transit adopted a white and blue livery with
140-544: The Maronite Church in 1993. North %26 Western Bus Lines North & Western Bus Lines was an Australian bus company operating route bus services and charter coaches in Sydney . The origins of North & Western Bus Lines can be traced back to the late 1920s when Richard Smith formed Hunters Hill Bus Company (HHBC) purchasing route 234 Gladesville to Woolwich wharf service from Walter Bruce. In 1941,
160-869: The Public Transport Commission . In July 1980, the Transport Authorities Act 1980 (NSW) separated the functions of the Public Transport Commission with the State Rail Authority taking responsibility for trains, and the Urban Transit Authority responsibility for buses and ferries. In January 1989, the Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW) restructured the Urban Transit Authority as
180-691: The New South Wales Government has not yet put forward a Bill for the dissolution of the State Transit Authority of NSW. In view of its political sensitivity, the agencies responsible for public transport in New South Wales are frequently restructured. Buses and ferries were the responsibility of the Department of Government Transport until 1972, when it was merged with the Department of Railways New South Wales to form
200-522: The State Transit Authority in December 1999. This was driven by a political desire to introduce State Transit's cheaper fares to several marginal electorates. The routes at the time the business was sold were: Many of these routes were modified or replaced by new State Transit routes during bus network restructures in 2000 and 2001. Two school routes operated during the 1980's were: North & Western Bus Lines operated 94 buses and two coaches at
220-531: The State Transit Authority, taking over the private bus service functions of the Department of Motor Transport. In October 1989, the Chullora Bus Workshops closed with a smaller facility established at Randwick for mechanical repairs with body repairs contracted to the private sector. The remaining four hydrofoils were replaced by three JetCats and the MetroTen ticketing system introduced
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#1732786795468240-450: The business was sold to John A Gilbert . In December 1945, route 99 Crows Nest to Greenwich wharf was purchased from Ernie Holley, followed in 1948 by route 75 Gladesville to North Ryde and 205 Ryde to Northern Suburbs Cemetery from Fred Rohr and route 53 Riverview to Chatswood station from Bill Nott. Also in 1948, HHBC commenced operating route 126 Gladesville to Ryde. In July 1955, route 95 Chatswood station to Gladesville
260-695: The exception of routes 623, 624, 628 and 629. On 13 October 2013, the Western Sydney Buses route T80 was taken over by private operator Transit Systems . Bus services in Sydney were operated under the Sydney Buses brand until 2016, when rebranded as State Transit. Until 30 June 2017, State Transit also operated services in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie through Newcastle Buses & Ferries . These services are now operated by Newcastle Transport . In February 2018, Transit Systems won
280-788: The operation for 13 years, purchased HHBC and renamed the operation North & Western Bus Lines. In August 1981, the Eastwood and Epping services of the Cumberland Group were purchased and the operation rebranded as Metro West Bus Lines. The Metro West operations were later incorporated into North & Western in June 1992. The routes acquired were: In June 1986, routes 54 Chatswood station to Macquarie University and 89 Ryde to Epping via Eastwood were purchased from Deanes Coaches . In August 1989, routes 261 Lane Cove - Wynyard and 264 Northwood - Chatswood station were purchased from Harbour City Coaches. In January 1995,
300-513: The tender to take over State Transit's Sydney Bus Region 6 from 1 July 2018, including Burwood , Kingsgrove , Leichhardt and Tempe depots and 600 buses. In October 2019, it was announced that State Transit's remaining three bus regions are to be contracted out in early 2020. Region 8 was taken over by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches in October 2021 with 410 buses operating out of Brookvale , Mona Vale and North Sydney depots. Region 7
320-590: The title Sydney Buses . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sydney_Buses&oldid=995460276 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from November 2019 Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages State Transit Authority The State Transit Authority of New South Wales , also referred to as State Transit ,
340-1082: Was a bus and ferry service operator in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie . It operated 28 bus routes plus a ferry service across the Hunter River between Queens Wharf and Stockton . The network radiated from a bus terminal near Newcastle station . Major interchanges were located at the University of Newcastle , Wallsend , Glendale , Warners Bay , Belmont , Charlestown Square and Westfield Kotara . Newcastle Buses & Ferries ceased trading on 30 June 2017, with Newcastle Transport taking over. State Transit operated services in Sydney Metropolitan contract regions 6 to 9. For school bus services, State Transit used 5/6/7xx series route numbers suffixed with E for East, N for North and W for West, while 89x routes were used for University of New South Wales services. Such university routes ceased as from Monday 21 December 2020, having been replaced by
360-555: Was an agency of the Government of New South Wales operating bus services in Sydney . Superseding the Urban Transit Authority in 1989, it was also responsible for the provision of ferry services in Sydney until 2004 and bus and ferry services in Newcastle until 2017. It ceased trading after 2 April 2022 with its remaining operations to be contracted out by Transport for NSW to replacement operators. As of November 2024 ,
380-523: Was purchased from Longueville Motor Bus Company , followed in June 1957 by route 85 Eastwood to Midway. Also in 1957, HHBC commenced operating route 141 Ryde to Macquarie Park , followed in November 1963 by route 228 Ryde to Eastwood and in January 1967 by route 43 Chatswood station to Ryde. In September 1973, route 128 Chatswood to Mowbray Road was purchased. In April 1978, Ken Butt, who had managed
400-492: Was taken over by Busways in January 2022. Region 9 was taken over by Transdev John Holland in April 2022. The State Transit Authority also comprised three former business units. Sydney Ferries is the public transport authority for ferry services on Port Jackson in Sydney. It was established in 2004 as a government agency, separate of the State Transit Authority. Formed in 2003, Western Sydney Buses operated route T80,
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