Transit Systems Group is an Australian-based public transport company, which also operates overseas through its subsidiary Tower Transit Group. Transit Systems Group is a subsidiary of the
Kelsian Group
Kelsian Group, formerly SeaLink Travel Group, is an Australian public company that operates transport services in Australia, United Kingdom and Singapore.
History
In 1989, the business was founded with the purchase of the Kangaroo Island SeaLink ...
, formerly SeaLink Travel Group.
History
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Lance Francis, Graham Leishman and Neil Smith together operated
Bayside Buslines in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
, Peninsula Bus Lines on the
New South Wales Central Coast
The Central Coast is a peri-urban region in New South Wales, Australia, lying on the Tasman Sea coast to the north of Sydney and south of Newcastle.
The local government area of the Central Coast Council has an estimated population of 33 ...
and
Sunliner Express on the east coast. Graham Leishman previously also operated a bus company with his father in 1971. After Sunliner Express collapsed in 1991, all were either sold or liquidated.
In 1995, Francis, Leishman and Smith won the Midland bus contract in
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
in 1995 and founded
Swan Transit, the first business unit of Transit Systems.
The Midland operations commenced on 21 January 1996, and was the first time since 1962 that an urban service bus in Perth was operated by a privately-owned operator. Swan Transit was awarded four other contracts within the next two years, and a fifth one in 2002.
In 2000, the
Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is an intermodal system offering an integrated network of bus, tram, and train service throughout the metropolitan area. The network has an ann ...
East-West bus contract was awarded to Transit Systems, the first bus contract outside of Perth, and operations started in April 2000, operating as
Torrens Transit
Torrens Transit is an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operates some services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Government of South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems, which is a part of the ...
. In April 2005, Torrens Transit commenced operating the North–South and Outer North East contracts. In 2011, the East–West bus contract was renewed, but the North–South and Outer North East contracts were lost to
Light-City Buses.
Transit Systems entered the ferry market by acquiring Bay Islands Transit (BITS) and Big Red Cat in 2005 and 2007 respectively, both in
Queensland
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. In 2011, the
Gladstone
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Ferries operation commenced, transporting workers to Curtis Island to support the construction of a liquefied natural gas plant on the island. In the same year, Stradbroke ferries was acquired, and the Big Red Cat operation was merged into it.
In November 2012, Transit Systems was awarded its first bus contract in
New South Wales
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, region 3 of the Sydney Metropolitan Bus System Contracts, in
Western Sydney
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. Operations commenced in October 2013, operating as
Transit Systems NSW
Transit Systems NSW, previously known as Transit Systems Sydney, is a bus operator in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
In November 2012, Transit Systems was awarded a contract by Transport for ...
.
In June 2013, Transit Systems first ventured overseas with the purchase of
First London
First London was a bus company operating services in east and west Greater London, England. It was a subsidiary of FirstGroup and operated buses under contract to Transport for London. It was formed in the late 1990s through the acquisition o ...
's garages and operations in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, England, operating as
Tower Transit
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Towers are specific ...
. Adam Leishman, the son of Transit Systems co-founder Graham Leishman and the Business Development Director for Transit Systems, relocated to London to become the CEO of Tower Transit.
Tower Transit was then awarded a bus contract to operate 26 routes in
Singapore
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in May 2015, and took over operations from the incumbent operators between May and June 2016.
In October 2014, Transit Systems took over the Darwin Bus Service operation, operating as Territory Transit. In January 2015, Swan Transit commenced 10-year contracts to operate services in Bunbury and Busselton under the
TransBunbury
TransBunbury is the public bus transportation system in Bunbury, Western Australia, consisting of 10 public routes as well as 30 school routes. and
TransBusselton brands.
In November 2015, Transit Systems sold all of its marine operations to
SeaLink Travel Group, which includes:
*Bay Islands Transit (BITS) ferry operation[Bay Islands Transit Overview]
Transit Systems
*Gladstone
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Ferries[Gladstone Ferries Overview]
Transit Systems
*Stradbroke ferries operation
American on-demand transport company Bridj was brought over and the first Bridj on-demand service in Australia commenced in December 2017. In June 2018, Torrens Transit acquired Light-City Buses, regaining the North South & Outer North East bus contracts which Torrens Strait previously lost in 2011. In July 2018, Transit Systems NSW commenced operating bus and on-demand services in region 6 of the Sydney Metropolitan Bus System Contracts in Sydney's Inner West
The Inner West of Sydney is an area directly west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs that make up the Inner West are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson (Parramatta River) ...
.
In October 2018, Tower Transit's CEO Adam Leishman left the company and set up his own transport company Ascendal Group
Ascendal Group is a British public transport company that operates Whippet (bus company), Whippet in Cambridgeshire, the Ascendal Punta Arenas in southern Chile, and has a small shareholding in Hong Kong bus companies of Citybus (Hong Kong), Cit ...
, and the Go Whippet
Whippet, formerly Go Whippet, is a bus and coach operator based in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England.
History
Whippet Coaches was founded in Huntingdonshire by bicycle salesman Henry Lee in 1919. The first Whippet coach was converted from a ...
operations were transferred to the newly formed company. His position was not replaced and Tower Transit operations were overseen by Paul Cox as CFO and Charlie Beaumont as COO.
In April 2019, Transit Systems entered into the Melbourne bus market for the first time by acquiring Sita Buslines. It was rebranded Transit Systems Victoria
Transit Systems Victoria, formerly Sita Buslines, is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems and operates 18 List of Melbourne bus routes, bus routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria.
H ...
in November 2020.
In October 2019, it was announced that the company would be purchased by the SeaLink Travel Group. As part of the deal, the CEO of Transit Systems, Clint Feuerherdt, became CEO of SeaLink. Feuerherdt and Transit Systems co-founder and chairman Neil Smith took up a combined 18% shareholding in Sealink. The sale was completed in January 2020. Sealink would later rename as Kelsian in November 2021.
In July 2020, Transit Systems operated trams for the first time, with the Torrens Connect
Torrens Connect is a public transport operator in Adelaide, Australia that commenced operating bus and tram services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure in July 2020. It is ...
joint venture commencing Adelaide's North–South contract including the Glenelg tram line
The Glenelg tram line is a tram/ light rail line in Adelaide. Apart from a short street-running section in Glenelg, the line has its own reservation, with minimal interference from road traffic.
The service is free in the city centre and a ...
.
In December 2022, Transit Systems had its first bus operation in Queensland, after acquiring North Stradbroke Island Bus Service, .
Current Australian operations
Transit Systems Group' business units in Australia are:
* Swan Transit bus operation in Perth
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*Territory Transit school bus operation in Katherine
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*Torrens Transit
Torrens Transit is an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operates some services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Government of South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems, which is a part of the ...
bus operation in Adelaide
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**Torrens Connect
Torrens Connect is a public transport operator in Adelaide, Australia that commenced operating bus and tram services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure in July 2020. It is ...
bus and tram operation in Adelaide (since 2020)
*Transit Systems NSW
Transit Systems NSW, previously known as Transit Systems Sydney, is a bus operator in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
In November 2012, Transit Systems was awarded a contract by Transport for ...
bus operation in Sydney
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* Bridj on-demand services in Sydney
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*Transit Systems Victoria
Transit Systems Victoria, formerly Sita Buslines, is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems and operates 18 List of Melbourne bus routes, bus routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria.
H ...
in Melbourne
*North Stradbroke Island Bus Service in North Stradbroke Island
North Stradbroke Island ( Jandai: ''Minjerribah''), colloquially ''Straddie'' or ''North Straddie'', is an island that lies within Moreton Bay in the Australian state of Queensland, southeast of the centre of Brisbane. Originally there was onl ...
, Queensland
Swan Transit
Swan Transit is a bus operator in Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. Founded in 1995, it was the first business unit of Transit Systems to be created. In its first four years, Swan Transit was awarded five bus contracts in Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
and they commenced operations between 1996 and 1998. Swan Transit later acquired other contracts in Perth as well, with all of its contracts operating under the Transperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...
brand. Swan Transit also commenced 10-year contracts to operate services in Bunbury and Busselton
Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the Busselton ...
under the TransBunbury
TransBunbury is the public bus transportation system in Bunbury, Western Australia, consisting of 10 public routes as well as 30 school routes. and TransBusselton brands in January 2015.
Territory Transit
Territory Transit is a school bus operator in Katherine
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with a fleet of 10 school buses, transporting nearly 850 students to six schools. Territory Transit began operating these school bus services in February 2021.
Between October 2014 and June 2022, Territory Transit was also one of the two bus operators in Darwin, constituting part of the Darwinbus
Darwinbus is the official operational name of the public bus network which operates within the Greater Darwin region, this includes the satellite cities Palmerston and Casuarina, in addition to the Darwin Rural Area in the Northern Territory. ...
bus network, with other operator being Buslink
CDC Northern Territory is a bus operator providing services in Alice Springs, Bathchelor, Darwin, Palmerston, Jabiru and Humpty Doo. It is the largest operator in the Northern Territory and the sole operator of the Darwinbus network.
CDC Nor ...
. Territory Transit took over the government-owned Darwin Bus Service operation in October 2014, after Transit Systems successfully tendered the contract in July that year. In 2022, the Northern Territory Government
The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ...
combined the contract with the Buslink contract to create an expanded contract, which Territory Transit attempted to bid for in a competitive tender. In May 2022, Territory Transit announced it was unsuccessful in its bid, and its Darwinbus services were taken over by CDC Northern Territory (renamed from Buslink) on 1 July 2022.
Torrens Transit and Torrens Connect
Torrens Transit
Torrens Transit is an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operates some services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Government of South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems, which is a part of the ...
is a bus operator in Adelaide
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. It first founded in 2000 when it commenced operating the Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is an intermodal system offering an integrated network of bus, tram, and train service throughout the metropolitan area. The network has an ann ...
East-West contract under contract to the Government of South Australia
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, which was renewed in July 2011. In April 2005, Torrens Transit commenced operating the North–South and Outer North East contracts, but these contracts later passed to Light-City Buses in October 2011. Due to continuous poor performance by Light-City Buses, eight of their routes were stripped off and were returned to Torrens Transit in April 2013. In June 2018, Torrens Transit acquired the Light-City Buses business and integrated it into the Torrens Transit brand. In July 2020, Torrens Transit began operating the Glenelg tram line
The Glenelg tram line is a tram/ light rail line in Adelaide. Apart from a short street-running section in Glenelg, the line has its own reservation, with minimal interference from road traffic.
The service is free in the city centre and a ...
through its joint venture Torrens Connect
Torrens Connect is a public transport operator in Adelaide, Australia that commenced operating bus and tram services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure in July 2020. It is ...
.
Transit Systems NSW
Transit Systems NSW
Transit Systems NSW, previously known as Transit Systems Sydney, is a bus operator in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
In November 2012, Transit Systems was awarded a contract by Transport for ...
is a bus operator in south western Sydney
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, operating region 3 of the Sydney Metropolitan Bus System Contracts. It commenced operations in October 2013, taking over services from the incumbent operators. In July 2018, Transit Systems took over the operation of region 6 in the Inner West
The Inner West of Sydney is an area directly west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs that make up the Inner West are predominantly located along the southern shore of Port Jackson (Parramatta River) ...
from State Transit on an eight-year contract.
Bridj
Transit Systems acquired on-demand transport company Bridj in October 2017 following the cessation of its operations in the United States
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earlier that year. Bridj started operations in Sydney with the Wetherill Park
Wetherill Park is a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wetherill Park is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield.
...
demand service in December 2017, followed by the Inner West
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demand service in July 2018. In August 2018, it also took over the Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
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*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
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* Eastern ...
demand service from Transdev's RIDE Plus, while the Wetherill Park service ceased operations.
Transit Systems plans to introduce more Bridj on-demand services into other Australian cities as well as London
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.
Transit Systems Victoria
Transit Systems Victoria
Transit Systems Victoria, formerly Sita Buslines, is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems and operates 18 List of Melbourne bus routes, bus routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria.
H ...
is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne
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's western suburbs, formed following the acquisition of Sita Bus Lines in April 2019, with rebranding of the former business formally taking place in November 2020. This purchase marked Transit System's entry into the Victorian bus market.[
]
Overseas operations
Tower Transit Group, Transit Systems Group' overseas subsidiary, operates these business units:
*RATP Dev Transit London
RATP Dev Transit London is a joint venture between RATP Dev and Kelsian Group in London. It owns the London bus companies of London Sovereign, London United and London Transit. It commenced on 11 December 2021.
History
In September 2021, RATP D ...
bus operation in London
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, England, as part of a joint venture with RATP Dev RATP may refer to:
Transportation:
* RATP Group, or ', a public transport operator based in Paris, France
* RATP Iași (), a transit operator responsible for public transportation in Iași, Romania
* RATP Ploiești (), a transit operator respon ...
*Tower Transit Singapore
Tower Transit Singapore is a contracted bus operator operating in Singapore. It commenced operations on 29 May 2016 and it is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
In October 2014, the Land Transport Authority called for tenders to operate 26 ...
bus operations in Singapore
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Tower Transit Singapore
Tower Transit Singapore
Tower Transit Singapore is a contracted bus operator operating in Singapore. It commenced operations on 29 May 2016 and it is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
In October 2014, the Land Transport Authority called for tenders to operate 26 ...
is a bus operator in Singapore, operating 57 routes out of Bulim Bus Depot
Bulim Bus Depot is the first bus depot to be built by the Land Transport Authority in Singapore. It houses the buses of 30 bus services under the Bulim Bus Package. It is located along Bulim Avenue in Jurong West. Since 31 July 2015, the Bulim Bus ...
and Mandai Bus Depot
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as part of the Bulim bus package and the Sembawang–Yishun bus package respectively.
The contract for the Bulim package was first awarded in May 2015, taking over the bus operations from incumbent operators SBS Transit and SMRT Buses
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History Trans-Island Bus Services (1983–2004)
In April 1981, Communications & Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheo ...
between May and June 2016.[ In September 2020, Tower Transit Singapore was re-awarded the Bulim bus package, including 3 bus services operated by SMRT Buses. It also secured the Sembawang–Yishun bus package which consisted of 26 bus services operated by SMRT Buses and 1 service already operated by Tower Transit. Tower Transit Singapore took over the 3 Bulim services and 26 Sembawang–Yishun bus services from SMRT Buses in May and September 2021 respectively.
]
RATP Dev Transit London
Transit Systems holds 12.5% of RATP Dev Transit London
RATP Dev Transit London is a joint venture between RATP Dev and Kelsian Group in London. It owns the London bus companies of London Sovereign, London United and London Transit. It commenced on 11 December 2021.
History
In September 2021, RATP D ...
, a joint venture with RATP Dev RATP may refer to:
Transportation:
* RATP Group, or ', a public transport operator based in Paris, France
* RATP Iași (), a transit operator responsible for public transportation in Iași, Romania
* RATP Ploiești (), a transit operator respon ...
, operating buses in West London. The joint venture, formed on 11 December 2021, consisted of RATP Dev RATP may refer to:
Transportation:
* RATP Group, or ', a public transport operator based in Paris, France
* RATP Iași (), a transit operator responsible for public transportation in Iași, Romania
* RATP Ploiești (), a transit operator respon ...
's West London bus operations (including London United and London Sovereign
London Sovereign is a bus company in North London. It is a subsidiary of RATP Dev Transit London and operates buses under contract to Transport for London.
Company history
London Sovereign can trace its roots back to independent Borehamwood ...
) and Tower Transit
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Towers are specific ...
's (a subsidiary of Transit Systems) Westbourne Park garage.
Former operations
Ferry operations
Transit Systems formerly had three ferry operations in Queensland
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, subdivision_type = Country
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, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
until they were sold to SeaLink Travel Group. They were reunited when Sealink purchased Transit Systems in January 2020, but the ferry operations remain operationally separate from Transit Systems.
Bay Islands Transit (BITS)
Bay Islands Transit (BITS), is one of Transit Systems' ferry operations in Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...
, Brisbane
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. It operates services between Redland Bay and the Macleay, Lamb, Karragarra and Russell Islands in Southern Moreton Bay. BITS operated ferry services since 1982. In 2005, it was acquired by Transit Systems and sold to SeaLink Travel Group in November 2015, along with Gladstone Ferries and Stradbroke Ferries.[
]
Gladstone Ferries
Gladstone Ferries is a passenger and vehicular ferry operation in Gladstone, Queensland
Gladstone () is a coastal city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Gladstone has an urban population of 34,703, and together with Boyne Island and Tannum Sands, had an estimated population of 50,317 at August 2021. This urban area co ...
, transporting workers to Curtis Island to support the construction of a liquefied natural gas plant on the island. The operation started in February 2011, following the award of two contracts for the ferry services. It was sold to SeaLink Travel Group in November 2015, along with BITS and Stradbroke Ferries.[
]
Stradbroke Ferries
Stradbroke Ferries is the other of Transit Systems' ferry operations in Moreton Bay
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. It was founded by Frank Dobias and Geoff Ford in 1963. Stradbroke Ferries was acquired by Transit Systems in 2011. Prior to this, Transit Systems also owned the Big Red Cat ferry operation, acquired in 2007. The Big Red Cat operation merged with the Stradbroke Ferries operation after the acquisition of the latter. It was sold to SeaLink Travel Group in November 2015, along with BITS and Gladstone Ferries.[
]
Go Whippet
Go Whippet
Whippet, formerly Go Whippet, is a bus and coach operator based in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England.
History
Whippet Coaches was founded in Huntingdonshire by bicycle salesman Henry Lee in 1919. The first Whippet coach was converted from a ...
, is a bus operation in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...
, England. It was purchased by Transit Systems Group in November 2014. The bus operation was transferred to Ascendal Group
Ascendal Group is a British public transport company that operates Whippet (bus company), Whippet in Cambridgeshire, the Ascendal Punta Arenas in southern Chile, and has a small shareholding in Hong Kong bus companies of Citybus (Hong Kong), Cit ...
in October 2018.[
]
Tower Transit
Tower Transit
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Towers are specific ...
was Transit System's subsidiary and operation in London. It was established when Transit Systems purchased some of First London
First London was a bus company operating services in east and west Greater London, England. It was a subsidiary of FirstGroup and operated buses under contract to Transport for London. It was formed in the late 1990s through the acquisition o ...
's operations and garages in June 2013. After Tower Transit's Westboune Park garage became incorporated into RATP Dev Transit London
RATP Dev Transit London is a joint venture between RATP Dev and Kelsian Group in London. It owns the London bus companies of London Sovereign, London United and London Transit. It commenced on 11 December 2021.
History
In September 2021, RATP D ...
in December 2021, the only remaining Tower Transit operation in London was the Lea Interchange garage in East London
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Etymology
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. This operation was announced to be sold to Stagecoach London
Stagecoach London is a major bus operator in Greater London. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach and operates services under contract to Transport for London mostly in East and South East London as well as some services into Central London.
It i ...
in May 2022 and was finalised on 25 June 2022.
References
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Bus companies of Australia
Companies based in Brisbane
Ferry companies of Queensland
Kelsian Group
Transport companies established in 1995
1995 establishments in Australia