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Transdev Shorelink was an Australian bus company operating services in the northern suburbs of Sydney. It was a division of Transdev. In 2013, Transdev Shorelink was absorbed into Transdev NSW. ==History== In the 1920s Ku-ring-gai Bus Company was formed and commenced operations along the Pacific Highway between Chatswood and Hornsby. In 1949 a 25% share in the business was purchased by Jim Knox who in 1965 took full control.〔(About Veolia Transdev ) Transdev Shorelink Buses〕〔"The Highway Bus" ''Fleetline'' September 1995 page 147〕 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).〔 It was renamed Hornsby Bus Group in the early 1970s.〔 In January 1989 Deanes Coaches was purchased doubling the size of the fleet.〔"Ownership Changes" ''Fleetline'' January 1989 page 11〕〔"Hornsby Bus Group" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 4/4 January 1989 page 37〕 with the enlarged operation rebranded as Shorelink in January 1990.〔"Hornsby Bus Group" ''Fleetline'' March 1990 page 47〕〔"Hornsby Bus Group" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 5/5 March 1990 page 44〕 In August 1991 the Warringah Bus Lines operation was sold to Forest Coach Lines.〔〔"Ownership changes" ''Fleetline'' February 1992 page 35〕 In October 1992 Shorelink was sold to John A Gilbert.〔〔"Ownership changes" ''Fleetline'' January 1993 page 12〕〔"Shorelink" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 8/5 February 1993 page 45〕 Since at least the early 1980s a coach operation had been operated under the Koala Tours brand. This was sold in May 1998 to Murrays.〔"Ownership changes" ''Fleetline'' July 1998 page 133〕〔"Shorelink" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' August 1998 page 48〕 In September 2001 Shorelink was sold to Transdev. In 2005 Transfield Services purchased a 50% interest in Shorelink, forming a 50/50 joint venture with Transdev called TransdevTSL. Rebranding on all buses took place in 2008 when Shorelink was renamed TransdevTSL Shorelink Buses.〔(TransdevTSL Shorelink News September 2008 ), Retrieved 5 August 2014〕 In 2010 Transfield sold their shares back to Transdev, and the bus company was renamed Transdev Shorelink.〔 Following the merger of Transdev and Veolia Transport in 2011,〔(Veolia Transdev rebranded and repositioned ) ''Australian Bus & Coach'' 3 July 2013〕 Transdev Shorelink was absorbed into Transdev NSW in 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. From 2005 Shorelink's services were part of Sydney Bus Region 12.〔(Region 12 ) Transport NSW〕 In November 2012 it was announced that Shorelink had retained the contract to operate Region 12.〔(Cut costs or bus contracts will go to private sector, minister tells drivers ) ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 7 November 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transdev Shorelink Buses」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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