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Transdev NSW is an Australian bus operator in the northern, southern and western suburbs of Sydney on behalf of Transport for New South Wales. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia. ==History== 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. It was sold to Mayman Brothers in 1948 and Doug and Barry Smith in 1966 trading as Woronora Bus Company. Following the opening of the Alfords Point Bridge in September 1973 the service was extended to Padstow station. The operation was renamed Menai Bus Service.〔(History of Our Bus Services ) Veolia Transport〕 In August 1988 Menai Bus Service was purchased by Ron Deane who at the time operated Deanes Coaches on the North Shore. In March 1989 the Hurstville to Bankstown and Lugarno services of Peakhurst Coaches were purchased, although the latter was sold in August 1989 to Punchbowl Bus Company.〔"Menai Bus Service" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 4/6 May 1989 page 45〕〔"Menai Bus Service" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 5/1 July 1989 page 48〕 In July 1989 the business of Hadfields Bus Lines, Engadine were purchased and at this point, all the operations were rebranded as Southtrans.〔〔"South Trans" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 5/3 November 1989 page 52〕 In October 1990, three routes were transferred from South Western Coach Lines,〔"Services" ''Fleetline'' issue 185 December 1990 page 194〕 followed in December 1990 by two routes from Sutherland Bus Service.〔(Harris Park Transport Operator Information ), ''Australian Bus Fleet Lists'', Retrieved 18 August 2014〕 Other bus companies subsequently acquired were:〔 *Carss Park Chartered Tours & Bus Lines in December 1993〔"Ownership changes" ''Fleetline'' March 1994 page 56〕 *Kogarah-Carss Park Bus Service (Blythe's), Bexley in April 1994〔"Ownership changes" ''Fleetline'' September 1994 page 175〕〔(Kogarah-Carss Park Bus Service Operator Information ), ''Australian Bus Fleet Lists'', Retrieved 17 August 2014〕 *Pioneer Coaches in January 2001〔"Private operators" ''Fleetline'' March 2001 pages 42〕 *Crossley Bus Lines, Revesby in November 2001 *Transit First in February 2007〔(Westway / Transit First ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 *Crowthers, Caringbah in January 2009〔(Crowther's Coaches ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 *Caringbah Bus Service in October 2011〔(Caringbah Bus Service ) Australian Bus Fleet Lists〕 Crowthers and Caringbah Bus Service (now using their previous charter operation name Tiger Tours) remained as charter operators. In September 1999 Southtrans was sold to Connex and renamed Connex Southtrans.〔〔"Connex Southtrans" ''Fleetline'' March 2001 page 62〕 It was renamed again to Connex NSW in 2002.〔(Transdev NSW ) Australian Bus Fleetlists〕 In January 2005, the Granville and Bankstown routes of Baxter's Bus Lines were transferred to Connex and Transit First and became part of Region 13.〔(Baxter's Bus Lines February 2005 Home Page )〕 In April 2006 the company was renamed Veolia Transport NSW as part of a global re-branding exercise.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Veolia Transport NSW )〕 Soon after, Veolia undertook a re-organisation and simplification of its route services across Region 13 in September 2006 and Region 10 in November 2007. However, many of the altered Region 10 bus routes were later restored to their original state due to a severe decline in passenger numbers and high levels of passenger complaints. The idea to make bus services "straighter" did not have a welcome reception with passengers who preferred convenience as opposed to speed for the sake of it on shorter routes. In February 2007 Veolia bought out its Region 13 partner Transit First which included the transfer of 86 buses, 15 routes and the lease on the current Bankstown Airport depot.〔〔 This purchase also saw Veolia move their head office from Taren Point to Bankstown Airport. In January 2009 Region 11 operator Crowthers was purchased〔 followed in October 2011 by fellow Region 11 operator Caringbah Bus Service.〔 In March 2011, Veolia Transport worldwide merged with Transdev, to form Veolia Transdev. As a result, in July 2013, Veolia Transport NSW was renamed Transdev NSW.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.busnews.com.au/news/articleid/84379.aspx )〕 Later that year, fellow Transdev Australasia subsidiary Transdev Shorelink Buses, was also absorbed into the Transdev NSW business. Rebranding of all Transdev NSW buses to the new Transdev logo took place in mid 2014. A new website for all Transdev NSW operations was opened on 8 September 2014. 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 NSW」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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