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]
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| Parent | Keolis Downer |
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| Commenced operation | 31 October 2021 |
| Headquarters | Brookvale Bus Depot |
| Locale | Sydney |
| Service area | Lower North Shore Northern Beaches |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Depots | 3 |
| Fleet | 391 (November 2024) |
| Chief executive | Mark Dunlop |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 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
editAs of November 2024, the fleet consists of 391 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 | 
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Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo B10BLE | Phoenix Bus Orana | 
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1998-2000 | ✓ | 31 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo I | 
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2003-2007 | ✓ | 11 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 | Volgren CR228L | 
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2004/05 | ✓ | 19 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B12BLEA Euro 3 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo I | 
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2005/06 | ✓ | 43 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B12BLE Euro 5 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II | 
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2007-2011 | ✓ | 89 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B12BLEA Euro 5 | Volgren CR228L | 
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2010/11 | ✓ | 11 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B7RLE | Custom CB80 Series I | 
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2011-2013 | ✓ | 79 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Iveco Metro | Volgren Optimus | 
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2014/15 | ✓ | 7 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B7RLE | Bustech VST | 
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2015 | ✓ | 19 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Scania K310UB | Bustech VST | 
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2016 | ✓ | 20 | ex State Transit Authority |
| MAN ND323F | Gemilang Coachworks Eco Double-Decker | 
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2017, 2020 | ✓ | 42 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Scania K310UB | Volgren Optimus | 
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2018 | ✓ | 9 | ex State Transit Authority
ex Transit Systems |
| Scania K310UB | Custom CB80 | 
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2017 | ✓ | 5 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Volvo B8RLE | Bustech VST | 
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2019/20 | ✓ | 19 | ex State Transit Authority |
| Hino Poncho HX | Hino | 2021 | ✓ | 4 | Used for Keoride On Demand services only. | |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter | Mercedes-Benz | Used for Keoride On Demand services only. |
Depots
editKeolis Downer Northern Beaches operates three depots: Brookvale(V), Mona Vale(F) and North Sydney(N).
References
edit- ^ Historical details for ABN 39 621 012 717 Australian Business Number
- ^ "There's a new bus operator in town!". Keolis Downer. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ New bus contracts to drive improved services Transport for NSW 24 October 2019
- ^ New Bus Operator to Electrify Fleet Transport for NSW 28 May 2021
- ^ Keolis Downer secures Northern Beaches bus contract Keolis Downer 28 May 2021
- ^ a b Keolis Downer Australian Bus Fleet Lists
- ^ "Keolis Downer Brookvale". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Keolis Downer Mona Vale". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Keolis Downer North Sydney". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.