Keolis Downer Northern Beaches

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Keolis Downer Northern Beaches
Keolis Downer Northern Beaches Logo.png
ParentKeolis Downer
Commenced operation31 October 2021
HeadquartersBrookvale Bus Depot
LocaleSydney
Service areaLower North Shore
Northern Beaches
Depots3
Fleet414 (January 2022)
Websitewww.kdnorthernbeaches.com.au

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches[1] is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 8 on the Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches under contract to Transport for NSW. Its headquarters are located at Brookvale Bus Depot.[2]

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.[3] In May 2021, Keolis Downer was awarded the contract to operate Sydney Bus Region 8.[4] Keolis Downer Northern Beaches (KDNB) commenced operating on 31 October 2021 with its contract to run for eight years.[5]

Fleet[]

As of January 2022, the fleet consists of 414 buses operating from three depots.[6]

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches have inherited a fleet of 410 buses from the STA. These include Volvo B12BLE's & B12BLEA's, Volvo B7RLE's, Volvo B8RLE's, Volvo B10BLE's, Scania K310UB's, MAN ND323F's & Iveco Metro's.[7][8][9]

The current fleet is located below:[6]

Chassis Body Picture Year Easy Access Number Notes
Volvo B10BLE Phoenix Bus Orana State Transit Bus 3928 on a 144 to Manly.jpg 1998-2000 ✓ 31 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 Custom Coaches CB60 Evo I Sydney Buses (mo 1579) Custom Coaches 'CB60' Euro III bodied Volvo B12BLE.jpg 2003-2007 ✓ 17 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 Volgren CR228L Volvo bus at West Ryde (50146808911).jpg 2004/05 ✓ 19 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLEA Euro 3 Custom Coaches CB60 Evo I Sydney Buses (1706) - Custom Coaches "CB60" bodied Volvo B12BLEA Euro 3.jpg 2005/06 ✓ 43 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLE Euro 5 Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II 2306 ST.jpg 2007-2011 ✓ 89 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLEA Euro 5 Volgren CR228L Sydney Buses (2120 ST) Custom Coaches 'CB60' Evo II Volvo B12BLE Euro 5 on Olympic Boulevard at Sydney Olympic Park.jpg 2010/11 ✓ 11 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B7RLE Custom CB80 Series I Transport NSW liveried (2514 ST), operated by Sydney Buses, Custom Coaches CB80 bodied Volvo B7RLE on Loftus Street in Circular Quay.jpg 2011-2013 ✓ 79 ex State Transit Authority
Iveco Metro Volgren Optimus 2014/15 ✓ 7 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B7RLE Bustech VST Transdev NSW Volvo B7RLE (Bustech VST) (2).jpg 2015 ✓ 19 ex State Transit Authority
Scania K310UB Bustech VST 2016 ✓ 20 ex State Transit Authority
MAN ND323F Gemilang Coachworks Eco Double-Decker Sydney Double Decker.jpg 2017 ✓ 38 ex State Transit Authority
Scania K310UB Volgren Optimus Transit Systems Sydney Scania K310UB (Volgren Optimus) (1).jpg 2018 ✓ 9 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B8RLE Bustech VST Transdev NSW Volvo B8RLE (Bustech VST).jpg 2019/20 ✓ 19 ex State Transit Authority
Hino Poncho HX Hino 2021 ✓ 4

Depots[]

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates three depots: Brookvale(V), Mona Vale(F) and North Sydney(N).

References[]

  1. ^ Historical details for ABN 39 621 012 717 Australian Business Number
  2. ^ "There's a new bus operator in town!". Keolis Downer. Retrieved 1 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ New bus contracts to drive improved services Transport for NSW 24 October 2019
  4. ^ New Bus Operator to Electrify Fleet Transport for NSW 28 May 2021
  5. ^ Keolis Downer secures Northern Beaches bus contract Keolis Downer 28 May 2021
  6. ^ a b Keolis Downer Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  7. ^ "Keolis Downer Brookvale". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Keolis Downer Mona Vale". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Keolis Downer North Sydney". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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