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Transdev Melbourne
	SmartBus liveried Custom Coaches bodied MAN 18.310 on route 907 in Lonsdale Street
Parent	Transdev Australasia
Commenced operation	4 August 2013
Service area	Melbourne
Service type	Bus operator
Routes	52
Hubs	Box Hill; Doncaster Shoppingtown; Footscray; Melbourne CBD; The Pines SC; Ringwood; Southland SC; St Kilda; Sunshine;
Depots	Fitzroy North; Doncaster; Footscray; Sandringham;
Fleet	circa 500
Website	www.transdevmelbourne.com.au

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Transdev Melbourne is an Australian bus operator in Melbourne, Victoria. It operates a fleet of over 500 buses, running out of four depots, across 52 routes spanning metropolitan Melbourne. Its' contract with the Victorian State Government commenced on 4 August 2013, taking over the contracts for three SmartBus routes and all National Bus Company and Melbourne Bus Link routes, which combined make up approximately 30% of Melbourne's bus network.

History

Most of Transdev Melbourne's routes were operated by the Public Transport Corporation until the 1990s. In December 1993 the Doncaster and Fitzroy North depots and associated services were transferred to National Bus Company, formed by Westbus proprietors Jim Bosnjak and sister in law Carol.^[1]^[2] In May 1999 the Bosnjaks sold the business to National Express Group^[3] and again in September 2004 to Ventura Bus Lines.^[4]^[5] The remaining Public Transport Corporation services remained in public ownership until privatised in April 1998 with Dyson Group and Reservoir Bus Company forming Melbourne Bus Link to take over the services operating out of Footscray and Sandringham depots.^[6]

In June 2012 Public Transport Victoria called for expressions of interest for the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise with 30% of the city's bus network, currently operated by Melbourne Bus Link, National Bus Company and three SmartBus routes, to be put to tender.^[7] From ten expressions received, a shortlist of five bidders was selected in August 2012 with FirstGroup, Keolis Downer Rail, National Bus Company (Ventura), Transit Systems, and Transdev invited to tender.^[8]^[9] In April 2013 Transdev were the awarded the franchise with operations commencing on 4 August 2013.^[10]^[11] The franchise will run for seven years with an option to extend for a further three years.^[10]^[12]

Routes

Transdev Melbourne took over the operation of 52 routes spanning Melbourne's metropolitan area, separated into three groups: 40 Eastern routes, nine Western routes and three SmartBus Orbital routes. It also operates 122 school bus services across metropolitan Melbourne.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Route	From	To	Via	Notes
200	City (Lonsdale St)	Bulleen	Fitzroy, Kew & Balwyn North
201	City (Lonsdale St)	Doncaster Shoppingtown	Fitzroy, Kew & Balwyn North	Extension in peak, selected journeys run to/from Warrandyte
202	East Kew	Box Hill	Belmore Road
203	City (Lonsdale St)	Bulleen	Carlton, Collingwood & Kew
205	Melbourne University	Doncaster Shoppingtown	Kew & Balwyn North
207	City (Lonsdale St)	Donvale	Kew & Doncaster
215	Caroline Springs	Highpoint Shopping Centre	Albion
216	Caroline Springs	Brighton Beach	Sunshine station, Footscray station, City, South Yarra & Elsternwick station
219	Sunshine Park	Gardenvale	Footscray station, North Melbourne station, City, South Yarra & Elsternwick station	Saturday PM and Sunday all trips run to Sunshine West, instead of Sunshine Park Sunshine West
220	Sunshine	Gardenvale	Footscray, City, Prahran & Caulfield North
223	Yarraville	Highpoint Shopping Centre	Footscray station
232	Altona North	Queen Victoria Market	Westgate Freeway & Port Melbourne	Extension in peak, selected journeys run to/from Toyota Altona North
235	City (Flinders St)	Fishermans Bend	Port Melbourne
237	City (Flinders St)	Fishermans Bend	Lorimer Street
238	City (Flinders St)	Port Melbourne	Lorimer Street & South Wharf
246	Elsternwick	La Trobe University	Richmond station & Clifton Hill
250	Garden City	La Trobe University	City & Clifton Hill
251	Garden City	Northland Shopping Centre	City & Clifton Hill
253	Garden City	North Carlton	City
270	Box Hill	Ringwood station	Mitcham station
271	Box Hill	Ringwood station	Nunawading & Park Orchards
273	The Pines Shopping Centre	Nunawading station	Donvale
279	Box Hill	Doncaster Shoppingtown/Templestowe	Middleborough Road
280	Manningham Loop (clockwise)		Tunstall Square Shopping Centre, Doncaster Shoppingtown & Bulleen Plaza Shopping Centre
281	Deakin University	Templestowe	Box Hill & Doncaster Shoppingtown
282	Manningham Loop (anti-clockwise)		Bulleen Plaza Shopping Centre, Doncaster Shoppingtown & Tunstall Square Shopping Centre
284	Doncaster Shoppingtown	Box Hill	Surrey Hills
285	Doncaster Shoppingtown	Camberwell	North Balwyn
286	Box Hill	The Pines Shopping Centre	Blackburn	Extension in peak, selected journeys run to Warrandyte or Templestowe
293	Box Hill	Greensborough Plaza	Doncaster Shoppingtown & Montmorency station
295	Box Hill	The Pines Shopping Centre	Doncaster Shoppingtown
302	City (Queen St)	Box Hill	Eastern Freeway & Belmore Road
303	City (Queen St)	North Ringwood	Eastern Freeway & Park Road
305	City (Lonsdale St)	The Pines Shopping Centre	Eastern Freeway & George Street	Extension in peak, selected journeys run to/from Warrandyte
309	City (Queen St)	Donvale	Eastern Freeway, Reynolds Road (Express) & The Pines Shopping Centre
313	City (Russell St)	Doncaster Park & Ride	Eastern Freeway & Kilby Road
315	City (Russell St)	Box Hill	Eastern Freeway & Greythorn Road
318	City (Lonsdale St)	Deep Creek	Eastern Freeway & Victoria Street
340	City (Flinders St)	La Trobe University	Eastern Freeway & Oriel Road
364	Warrandyte	Ringwood station	North Ringwood
366	Ringwood station	Croydon station	Croydon Hills
367	Ringwood station	Croydon station	Ringwood East
600	Southland Shopping Centre	St Kilda light rail station	Cheltenham station & Brighton Beach station
901	Frankston station	Melbourne Airport	Dandenong station, Westfield Knox, Ringwood station, Greensborough station, Epping station Roxburgh Park station & Broadmeadows station	SmartBus Orbital - Yellow
902	Chelsea station	Airport West	Springvale Shopping Centre, Glen Waverley station, Nunawading station, Doncaster Shoppingtown, Eltham station, Greensborough Plaza, Campbellfield, Broadmeadows station & Gladstone Park	SmartBus Orbital - Green
903	Altona station	Mordialloc	Sunshine station, Essendon station, Preston station, Heidelberg station, Doncaster Shoppingtown, Box Hill, Chadstone Shopping Centre & Mentone station	SmartBus Orbital - Red
905	City (Lonsdale St)	The Pines Shopping Centre	Eastern Freeway & Templestowe	SmartBus Doncaster Area Rapid Transit
906	City (Lonsdale St)	Warrandyte Bridge	Eastern Freeway & Blackburn Road	SmartBus Doncaster Area Rapid Transit. Extension in peak, selected journeys run to/from Ringwood
907	City (Lonsdale St)	Mitcham	Eastern Freeway & Doncaster Road	SmartBus Doncaster Area Rapid Transit
908	City (Lonsdale St)	The Pines Shopping Centre	Eastern Freeway & King Street	SmartBus Doncaster Area Rapid Transit
922	Southland Shopping Centre	St Kilda light rail station	Cheltenham station & North Brighton station
923	Southland Shopping Centre	St Kilda light rail station	Sandringham station & Brighton Beach station

Fleet

Transdev Melbourne inherited a fleet of approximately 500 buses from Melbourne Bus Link, National Bus Company and SmartBus operators.^[16]

Depots

Transdev Melbourne operate from four depots located across Melbourne, with a requirement to establish more depot storage. The Eastern network (former National Bus Company) operates out of depots in Doncaster and Fitzroy North, while the Western network (former Melbourne Bus Link) operate depots in Footscray and Sandringham. The SmartBus Orbital fleet is currently operated out of private depot sites across Melbourne, as such Transdev is charged with establishing permanent storage facilities within the first four years of the contract.^[16]

References

^ "National Bus Company" Australian Bus Panorama 9/5 January 1994 page 31
^ "PTC Fleet Break-Up Immediately Prior to National Bus Co Takeover" Australian Bus Panorama 9/6 February 1994 page 31
^ "National Express - Acquisition". National Express Group PLC. Hemscott. 10 May 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ Milovanovic, Selma (6 September 2004). "New driving force behind Melbourne's buses". The Age. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "Ventura Bus acquires National Bus Company Victoria". Australasian Bus & Coach. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "Historic Reforms for Melbourne's Buses" Australian Bus Panorama 13/3 December 1997 page 35
^ "Expressions of Interest now open for Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "Public Transport Victoria announces shortlist for Melbourne metropolitan bus franchise" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ Goeldner, David (27 August 2012). "First Group named in Melbourne's final five". Australasian Bus & Coach. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Preferred tenderer announced for the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "Transdev to begin operating the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise from Sunday 4 August" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
^ Carey, Adam (26 April 2013). "Anger as French company lands bus contract". The Age. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "Invitation for Expressions of Interest Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise Volume 2 – Melbourne and its Bus and Public Transport Networks" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. p. 14. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ "Our Bus Routes". Transdev Melbourne. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
^ "Metropolitan buses". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Invitation for Expressions of Interest Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise Volume 2 – Melbourne and its Bus and Public Transport Networks" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. pp. 22–26. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

External links

[1] "National Bus Company" Australian Bus Panorama 9/5 January 1994 page 31

[2] "PTC Fleet Break-Up Immediately Prior to National Bus Co Takeover" Australian Bus Panorama 9/6 February 1994 page 31

[3] "National Express - Acquisition". National Express Group PLC. Hemscott. 10 May 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[4] Milovanovic, Selma (6 September 2004). "New driving force behind Melbourne's buses". The Age. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[5] "Ventura Bus acquires National Bus Company Victoria". Australasian Bus & Coach. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[6] "Historic Reforms for Melbourne's Buses" Australian Bus Panorama 13/3 December 1997 page 35

[PTV-EoI-7] "Expressions of Interest now open for Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[8] "Public Transport Victoria announces shortlist for Melbourne metropolitan bus franchise" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[9] Goeldner, David (27 August 2012). "First Group named in Melbourne's final five". Australasian Bus & Coach. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

[PTV-annonced-10] "Preferred tenderer announced for the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[11] "Transdev to begin operating the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise from Sunday 4 August" (Press release). Public Transport Victoria. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

[12] Carey, Adam (26 April 2013). "Anger as French company lands bus contract". The Age. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[13] "Invitation for Expressions of Interest Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise Volume 2 – Melbourne and its Bus and Public Transport Networks" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. p. 14. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[14] "Our Bus Routes". Transdev Melbourne. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

[15] "Metropolitan buses". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

[EoI_Assets-16] "Invitation for Expressions of Interest Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise Volume 2 – Melbourne and its Bus and Public Transport Networks" (PDF). Public Transport Victoria. pp. 22–26. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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