Transdev Shorelink Buses
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| Parent | Transdev Australasia |
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| Commenced operation | 1920s |
| Ceased operation | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Mount Ku-ring-gai |
| Service area | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Ryde |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 21 |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 102 (June 2013) |
| Website | www.shorelink.com.au |
Transdev Shorelinkwas an Australian bus company operating services in the northern suburbs ofSydney.It was a division ofTransdev.In 2013, Transdev Shorelink was absorbed intoTransdev NSW.Rebranding into Transdev NSW did not happen until 2014.
History
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In the 1920s Ku-ring-gai Bus Company was formed and commenced operations along thePacific HighwaybetweenChatswoodandHornsby.In 1949 a 25% share in the business was purchased by Jim Knox who in 1965 took full control.[1][2]
The company expanded with the purchase of Hornsby District Bus Service (July 1967), Pennant Hills - Hornsby Bus Co (July 1968), Warringah Bus Lines (July 1972), Griffith's Bus Service, Berowra Coach Services and Talbot's Transport Service (September 1978).[2][3]It was renamed Hornsby Bus Group in the early 1970s.[1]
In January 1989Deanes Coacheswas purchased doubling the size of the fleet.[4][5]with the enlarged operation rebranded as Shorelink in January 1990.[6][7]In August 1991 the Warringah Bus Lines operation was sold toForest Coach Lines.[1][8]
In October 1992 Shorelink was sold toJohn A Gilbert.[1][9][10]In March 1996, Shorelink was sold to Frank D'Apuzzo and Peter Simpson, along with other John A Gilbert bus operations.[1]
Since at least the early 1980s a coach operation had been operated under the Koala Tours brand. This was sold in May 1998 toMurrays.[11][12]
In September 2001 Shorelink was sold toTransdev.In 2005Transfield Servicespurchased a 50% interest in Shorelink, forming a 50/50joint venturewith Transdev calledTransdevTSL.[1]Rebranding on all buses took place in 2008 when Shorelink was renamed TransdevTSL Shorelink Buses.[13]In 2010 Transfield sold their shares back to Transdev, and the bus company was renamed Transdev Shorelink.[1]
From 2005 Shorelink's services were part ofSydney Bus Region 12.[14]In November 2012 it was announced that Shorelink had retained the contract to operate Region 12.[15]
Following the merger ofTransdevandVeolia Transportin 2011,[16]Transdev Shorelink was absorbed intoTransdev NSWin 2013. Even so, buses did not get rebranded to the new Transdev logo until mid 2014, and the new Transdev NSW website only opened on 8 September 2014. The Transdev Shorelink website finally closed soon after.
Fleet
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At the time of its absorption in 2013, the fleet consisted of 102 buses.[17]Until the early 1980s, the fleet livery was cream and blue when a white and aqua livery was introduced. After experimenting with a blue, grey and yellow scheme, a livery of white with blue, yellow and grey stripes was introduced. This was replaced by John A Gilbert's white and blue livery followed by Transdev's white, green and blue. In 2010 theTransport for New South Waleswhite and blue livery was adopted.
References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"About Veolia Transdev".Transdev Shorelink Buses. Archived fromthe originalon 23 March 2014.Retrieved4 June2013.
- ^ab"The Highway Bus"FleetlineSeptember 1995 page 147
- ^New South Wales Bus Operators and Fleet Listings.Sydney: Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. 1993. p. 84.
- ^"Ownership Changes"FleetlineJanuary 1989 page 11
- ^"Hornsby Bus Group"Australian Bus Panorama4/4 January 1989 page 37
- ^"Hornsby Bus Group"FleetlineMarch 1990 page 47
- ^"Hornsby Bus Group"Australian Bus Panorama5/5 March 1990 page 44
- ^"Ownership changes"FleetlineFebruary 1992 page 35
- ^"Ownership changes"FleetlineJanuary 1993 page 12
- ^"Shorelink"Australian Bus Panorama8/5 February 1993 page 45
- ^"Ownership changes"FleetlineJuly 1998 page 133
- ^"Shorelink"Australian Bus PanoramaAugust 1998 page 48
- ^TransdevTSL Shorelink News September 2008,Retrieved 5 August 2014
- ^Region 12Archived25 March 2012 at theWayback MachineTransport NSW
- ^Cut costs or bus contracts will go to private sector, minister tells driversArchived5 March 2013 at theWayback MachineSydney Morning Herald7 November 2012
- ^Veolia Transdev rebranded and repositionedArchived6 October 2014 at theWayback MachineAustralian Bus & Coach3 July 2013
- ^Transdev Shorelink BusesArchived30 November 2021 at theWayback MachineAustralian Bus Fleet Lists
External links
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Media related toTransdev Shorelink Busesat Wikimedia Commons