Transdev John Holland
Transdev John Holland Buses is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A joint venture between Transdev and John Holland, it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 9 in the Eastern Suburbs under contract to Transport for NSW. It is a separate company to Transdev NSW, wholly owned by Transdev, which operates buses in other regions of Sydney.
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![]() Custom Denning Element at Sydney Olympic Park in April 2022 | |
Parent | Transdev (75%) John Holland (25%) |
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Commenced operation | 3 April 2022 |
Locale | Sydney |
Service area | Eastern Suburbs |
Service type | Bus operator |
Depots | 3 |
Fleet | 488 (July 2022) |
Chief executive | Rachel Spencer |
Website | www |
History
In October 2019, the Government of New South Wales announced that the bus operations of State Transit were to be contracted out to the private sector.[1] In November 2021, the contract was awarded to Transdev John Holland Buses (TJHB) with operations to commence on 3 April 2022.
Fleet
As of July 2022, the fleet consists of 488 buses operating out of three depots.[2][3][4]
Transdev John Holland Buses inherited a fleet of 474 buses from the STA, which included Volvo B10BLEs, Volvo B12BLEs, Mercedes-Benz O500LEs (both CNG and Euro 5), Volvo B12BLEAs, Scania K310UBs, Scania K280UBs, Volvo B8RLEs and Custom Denning Elements.[2][3][4]
The current fleet is located below:[2][3][4]
Chassis | Body | Picture | Year | ![]() |
Number | Notes |
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Volvo B10BLE | Phoenix Bus Orana | ![]() |
1998-2000 | ✓ | 3 | ex State Transit Authority |
Volvo B10BLE | APG Orana | ![]() |
1997 | ✓ | 1 | ex State Transit Authority |
Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo I | ![]() |
2003/07 | ✓ | 25 | ex State Transit Authority |
Mercedes-Benz O500LE CNG | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II | ![]() |
2007/11 | ✓ | 86 | ex State Transit Authority
Compressed Natural Gas Buses |
Mercedes-Benz O500LE Euro 5 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II | ![]() |
2009/10 | ✓ | 21 | ex State Transit Authority |
Mercedes-Benz O500LE Euro 5 | Custom Coaches CB80 Series 1 | ![]() |
2009 | ✓ | 1 | ex State Transit Authority, ex demonstrator at Hillsbus, Busways, replacement for M/O 4878 destroyed by fire |
Volvo B12BLEA Euro 3 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo I | ![]() |
2005/07 | ✓ | 12 | ex State Transit Authority |
Volvo B12BLE Euro 5 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II | ![]() |
2006/11 | ✓ | 69 | ex State Transit Authority |
Volvo B12BLEA Euro 5 | Volgren CR228L | ![]() |
2010/11 | ✓ | 79 | ex State Transit Authority |
Scania K310UB | Custom CB80 Series 2 | ![]() |
2018/19 | ✓ | 44 | ex State Transit Authority |
Scania K310UB | Bustech VST | ![]() |
2016 | ✓ | 15 | ex State Transit Authority |
Scania K310UB 14.5-metre | Volgren CR228L | ![]() |
2008 | ✓ | 1 | ex State Transit Authority |
Scania K280UB | Custom CB80 | ![]() |
2013 | ✓ | 8 | ex State Transit Authority |
Scania K280UB | Bustech VST | ![]() |
2015/16 | ✓ | 18 | ex State Transit Authority |
Scania K280UB | Bustech VSTM | ![]() |
2014/15 | ✓ | 27 | ex State Transit Authority |
Volvo B8RLE | Volgren Optimus | ![]() |
2018/19 | ✓ | 29 | ex State Transit Authority |
Volvo B8RLE | Bustech VST | ![]() |
2019/20 | ✓ | 26 | ex State Transit Authority |
Custom Denning Element | Custom Denning | ![]() |
2021/22 | ✓ | 10 | ex State Transit Authority
Buses are fully electric |
Depots
Transdev John Holland Buses operate out of three depots, these are:[5][6]
- Port Botany (P)
- Randwick (R)
- Waverley (W)
See also
- Transdev NSW - another Transdev bus operation in Sydney
References
- "New bus contracts to drive improved services". Transport for NSW. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
- "Australian Bus Fleet Lists - NSW STA Fleet Lists". fleetlists.busaustralia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- "Australian Bus Fleet Lists - NSW STA Fleet Lists". fleetlists.busaustralia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- "Australian Bus Fleet Lists - NSW STA Fleet Lists". fleetlists.busaustralia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- "Transdev John Holland JV Sets Pathway To Greener Connections In Sydney's Eastern Suburbs". John Holland. 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021.
- "Sydney Region 9 bus contract secured: John Holland-Transdev". Australasian Bus & Coach. 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021.