Transit Systems Sydney

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Transit Systems Sydney
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 212 (December 2013)
Website www.transitsystems.com.au/sydney

Transit Systems Sydney is an Australian bus operator in Western Sydney.

History

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, Westbus and 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.

Most of the routes are numbered between 800 and 829. They are shown in the list of all Transit Systems Sydney routes:

  • 800: Fairfield - Blacktown
  • 801: Badgerys Creek – Cecil Hills – Bonnyrigg Heights – Liverpool
  • 802: Parramatta – Fairfield – Miller – Liverpool
  • 803: The Valley Plaza – Liverpool
  • 804: Parramatta – Fairfield – Greenfield Park – Liverpool
  • 805: Cabramatta – Busby – Bonnyrigg – Liverpool
  • 806: Parramatta – Prairiewood – Liverpool
  • 807: Cabramatta – Cecil Hills – Bonnyrigg Heights – Liverpool
  • 808: Fairfield – Abbotsbury – Liverpool
  • 809: Merrylands – South Wentworthsville – The Flowers Estate – Merrylands
  • 810/810X: Pemulwuy – Greystanes Road – Parramatta
  • 811/811X: Pemulwuy – Old Prospect Road – Parramatta
  • 812: Fairfield – Wetherill Park – Blacktown
  • 813: Fairfield – Prairiewood (with extensions to Horsley Park, Mount Vernon and Bonnyrigg)
  • 814: Fairfield – Smithfield (with peak hour extensions to Wetherill Park)
  • 815: Mt Pritchard – Cabramatta
  • 816: Greenfield Park or Bonnyrigg – Cabramatta
  • 817: Fairfield – Edensor Park – Cabramatta
  • 818: Merrylands – Hilltop – South Wentworthville – Westmead
  • 819: Orange Grove – Liverpool (with peak hour extensions to Prairiewood
  • 820: Merrylands – Guildford West – Guildford
  • 821: Guildford – Woodpark industrial service
  • 822: Merrylands – Railway Terrace – Guildford
  • 823: Liverpool – Warwick Farm
  • 829: Parramatta - North Parramatta
  • S10: Heckenberg – Miller shops
  • T80: Parramatta - Liverpool

Fleet

Transit Systems operates a combination of buses inherited from its predecessors, 65 new built buses and some second hand purchases from Brisbane Transport and the Dineen Group.[3] As at December 2013 the fleet consisted of 212 buses.[4]

Depots

Transit Systems operate three depots in Hoxton Park, Moorebank and Smithfield.[4]

References

  1. Transit Systems awarded Sydney buses contract Transit Systems 7 November 2012
  2. Cut costs or bus contracts will go to private sector, minister tells drivers Sydney Morning Herald 7 November 2012
  3. Bus Fleet Transit Systems
  4. 4.0 4.1 Transit Systems Sydney Australian Bus Fleet Lists
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