Transit First was an Australian bus company operating in the south-western suburbs of
Sydney
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.
History
Transit First's origins can be traced back to August 1982 when Peter Threlkeld purchased Holswothy Bus Co with 15 buses and services between
Liverpool,
Holswothy and
East Hills adopting the trading name of Westway Bus & Coach Service. In July 1987 Milperra Bus Co was purchased with services between
Milperra and
Bankstown.
In January 1997 Westway purchased the routes 915 to 921 in the
Auburn
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and Bankstown area from Crossley Bus Lines. In May 2003 Bankstown-Strathfield Bus Service and West Bankstown Bus Service were purchased from the Treuer family. In July 2003 the combined operation was rebranded as Transit First.
[Westway / Transit First]
Australian Bus Fleet Lists
Due to the
Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts that started in January 2005, some of the
Baxter's Bus Lines were transferred to Connex and Transit First. In September 2006, the services that were transferred to Connex were eventually replaced by new services which were operated by Transit First.
In February 2007 Transit First was sold to
Veolia Transport NSW.
Routes
Transit First operated 15 bus routes in south-western
Sydney
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:
*900: Liverpool - Burwood via Bankstown (Formerly Route 860: Liverpool to Bankstown via Milperra)
*901: Liverpool - Holsworthy via Wattle Grove (Formerly Route 863)
*902: Liverpool - Holsworthy via Moorebank (Formerly Route 862)
*902X: Voyager Point, Pleasure Point, Sandy Point (Formerly Route 862's extension)
*903: Liverpool - Chipping Norton - Liverpool (Formerly Route 861)
*904: Liverpool - Fairfield via Lansvale
*905: Fairfield - Bankstown via Villawood
*909: Bankstown - Parramatta via Auburn
*911: Bankstown - Auburn via Chester Hill
*913: Bankstown - Strathfield via Roberts Road
*914: Greenacre - Strathfield
*915: Lidcombe - University via TAFE
*925: Bankstown - Condell Park - East Hills
Shopper Hopper services
*S1: Lansvale - Cabramatta Shops
*S2: Auburn Botanic Gardens - Auburn Shops
Fleet
Westway operated a varied fleet of
Albions,
Hinos,
Leylands,
MANs and
Volvos. In the late 1990s it standardised on
Mercedes-Benz O405s.
[ Westway adopted a white, red and blue livery. Transit First adopted a white, green and blue livery.Transit First]
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External links
Company website February 2007Westway website April 2001
References
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Bus companies of New South Wales
Bus transport in Sydney
Transport companies established in 1982
Transport companies disestablished in 2007
2007 disestablishments in Australia
Australian companies established in 1982
Defunct bus companies of Australia
Australian companies disestablished in 2007