Transdev Australasia is an operator of bus, ferry, light rail and heavy rail services in Australia and New Zealand. It is a subsidiary of French-based, international Transdev. It was formed in 2013 by grouping the operations of Veolia Transport Australia (previously Connex)[1] and former Transdev together, as a result of the global rebranding from Veolia Transdev to Transdev.
Veolia Transport's predecessor CGEA first entered the Australian market in 1998 when it formed a joint venture to purchase the Sydney Monorail and operate the Sydney Light Rail. The old Transdev entered the Australian market in 2001 with the purchase of Shorelink in Sydney's North Shore. Connex entered the New Zealand market in 2004 when it won the tender to operate rail services in Auckland.
As of September 2019, Transdev Australasia employed more than 5,800 people and operated 2,100 vehicles and vessels, delivering more than 150 million customer journeys each year across Australia and New Zealand.[2]
Current operations
New South Wales
Transdev John Holland
Transdev John Holland is a 75–25 joint venture between Transdev and John Holland which operates bus services in the eastern suburbs of Sydney since April 2022, taking over from State Transit.
Transdev Sydney
Transdev Sydney operates light rail services in Sydney on behalf of Transport for NSW.[3] The light rail network includes the Inner West Light Rail and from 2019, the CBD and South East Light Rail. Formerly known as Veolia Transport Sydney, it also operated the Sydney Monorail until June 2013.
The operation of the light rail and monorail in August 1998 was Veolia Transport's first venture into Australia, and was still known as CGEA Transport back then.[4] CGEA Transport formed a joint venture (51%) with Sydney Light Rail Company (SLRC), which were the owners of the Sydney Light Rail, called CGEA Transport Sydney. The joint venture was formed to purchase TNT Transit Systems
Transdev John Holland
Transdev John Holland is a 75–25 joint venture between Transdev and John Holland which operates bus services in the eastern suburbs of Sydney since April 2022, taking over from State Transit.
Transdev Sydney
Transdev Sydney operates light rail services in Sydney on behalf of Transport for NSW.[3] The light rail network includes the Inner West Light Rail and from 2019, the CBD and South East Light Rail. Formerly known as Veolia Transport Sydney, it also operated the Sydney Monorail until June 2013.
The operation of the light rail and monorail in August 1998 was Veolia Transport's first venture into Australia, and was still known as CGEA Transport back then.[4] CGEA Transport formed a joint venture (51%) with Sydney Light Rail Company (SLRC), which were the owners of the Sydney Light Rail, called CGEA Transport Sydney. The joint venture was formed to purchase TNT Transit Systems, the owner of the monorail and operator of the light rail. This resulted in CGEA Transport owning the monorail as well as operating the light rail. CGEA Transport, already renamed to Connex in 1999, sold its share of the monorail to the SLRC in early 2001.[5][6]
Great River City Light Rail
Separate to Transdev Sydney's light rail operation in Sydney's CBD, Transdev, as part of the Great River City Light Rail consortium, was awarded the Supply, Operate and Maintain contract for the Parramatta Light Rail stage 1 project in 2018.[12] The consortium began operating the Parramatta Light Rail when it opened in December 2024.
Transdev Sydney Ferries
Transdev owns Transdev Sydney Ferries, which operates Sydney Ferries services under contract to the Government of New South Wales. It was initially formed as Harbour City Ferries, a 50/50 joint venture with Transfield Services (later Broadspectrum) in 2012, until Transdev acquired Broadspectrum's share in December 2016.[13] In July 2019, Harbour City Ferries commenced a new contract until June 2028.[14] To coincide with the contract, Harbour City Ferries was rebranded Transdev Sydney Ferries.[15]
New Zealand
Transdev Wellington
Transdev Wellington is the operator of Wellington's Metlink rail network, in partnership with Hyundai Rotem, having been awarded the contract to operate and maintain the rail system in December 2015. The nine-year contract, with two possible three-year extensions, commenced on 1 July 2016 with Transdev Wellington taking over the running of the network on 3 July 2016.[16][17][18]
Howick & Eastern Buses
Howick & Eastern Buses is an urban bus operator in Auckland, with a fleet of 145 buses and runs 23 routes under contract to Auckland Transport (AT). In August 2019, Transdev began the process of acquiring Howick & Eastern Buses from the InMotion Group alongside Mana Coach Services in Wellington (see below).
Transdev Wellington
Transdev Wellington is the operator of Wellington's Metlink rail network, in partnership with Hyundai Rotem, having been awarded the contract to operate and maintain the rail system in December 2015. The nine-year contract, with two possible three-year extensions, commenced on 1 July 2016 with Transdev Wellington taking over the running of the network on 3 July 2016.[16][17][18]
Howick & Eastern Buses
Howick & Eastern Buses is an urban bus operator in Auckland, with a fleet of 145 buses and runs 23 routes under contract to Auckland Transport (AT). In August 2019, Transdev began the process of acquiring Howick & Eastern Buses from the InMotion Group alongside Mana Coach Services in Wellington (see below).[19][20][21] The acquisition was completed on 4 November 2019.[22]
Mana Coach Services
Mana Coach Services is an urban bus operator in Wellington, with a fleet of 66 buses and runs routes under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council. In August 2019, Transdev began the process of acquiring Mana Coach Services from the InMotion Group alongside Howick & Eastern Buses in Auckland (see above).[19][20][21] The acquisition was completed on 1 October 2019.[23]
Queensland
Transdev Queensland
Transdev Queensland is a bus company operating services in the Redland City region of Brisbane. It operates 31 services under contract to the Government of Queensland under the Translink banner.
Transdev Queensland
Transdev Queensland is a bus company operating services in the Redland City region of Brisbane. It operates 31 services under contract to the Government of Queensland under the Translink banner.
Western Australia
Transdev WA
Transdev WA operates 480 buses in Perth under contract to the Public Transport Authority.
Transdev WA
Transdev WA operates 480 buses in Perth under contract to the Public Transport Authority.
Victoria
Yarra Journey Makers
In June 2024, the Victorian state government awarded the Yarra Trams franchise in Melbourne to Yarra Journey Makers, a joint venture between Transdev (51%) and John Holland (49%).[24] The joint venture took over from Keolis Downer on 1 December 2024.[25][26] This marks the second time that Transdev operates the Yarra Trams network, with the first time (1999 to 2009) happening before the Veolia and Transdev merger.
Yarra Journey Makers
In June 2024, the Victorian state government awarded the Yarra Trams franchise in Melbourne to Yarra Journey Makers, a joint venture between Transdev (51%) and John Holland (49%).[24] The joint venture took over from Keolis Downer on 1 December 2024.[25][26] This marks the second time that Transdev operates the Yarra Trams network, with the first time (1999 to 2009) happening before the Veolia and Transdev merger.
Former operations
Australia
Transdev NSW
Transdev NSW was a bus company operating services in the southern and western suburbs of Sydney, including those previously by Transdev Shorelink Buses. The origins of the company that is now Transdev NSW can be traced back to February 1935 when GH Ramsay commenced a bus service between Sutherland station and Woronora River. After series of purchases and changes of name, the company was purchased by Connex in 1999 and rebranded Transdev NSW in 2013. Since 2005, the company's services have formed part of Sydney Bus Regions 10 and 13,[27][28] with the company also taking responsibility for Region 12 from Transdev Shorelink Buses in 2013. Between May and August 2023, its operations passed to CDC NSW, Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility after the regions it operated were re-tendered.
External links
References
- About Veolia Transport (May 2007), Veolia Transport Australia, Retrieved 9 January 2016^
- Transdev Australasia Home Page Transdev Australasia, retrieved 5 September 2019^
- Maintenance Contract Transport for NSW^