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Parent | Keolis Downer |
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Founded | April 2000 |
Headquarters | Aldgate |
Service area | Adelaide |
Service type | Bus services |
Depots | 2 |
Fleet | 79 (December 2022)[1] |
Website | www.southlink.com.au |
SouthLink is an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operates services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Government of South Australia. It is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer.
History
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In April 2000, Australian Transit Enterprises won a contract put out to tender by the Government of South Australia to operate its Adelaide Metro Outer South services, with 82 buses.[2][3][4][5] The service was named 'SouthLink'.
In April 2005, SouthLink began operating the Outer North Adelaide Metro contract that had previously been run by Serco.[6][7]
In July 2011, SouthLink began an eight-year contract for the Outer North and Outer South areas, with an optional four-year extension exercisable based upon performance criteria. It also began operating the Hills area services that had previously been operated by Transitplus.[8][9][10]
In March 2015, Australian Transit Enterprises was bought by Keolis Downer. SouthLink was reorganised as a subsidiary of Keolis Downer.
In July 2020, SouthLink's Outer South and Outer North bus contracts were taken over by Torrens Transit and Busways respectively, while retaining its Hills contract.[11]
Fleet
[edit]As at December 2022, the fleet consisted of 79 buses.[1]
Depots
[edit]SouthLink operate depots in Aldgate and Mount Barker.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "SouthLink - Keolis Downer". Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Adelaide Bus Tendering Results Announced" Australian Bus Panorama 15/4 February 2000 p. 21
- ^ "Adelaide Bus Tendering Results" Australian Bus Panorama 15/5 April 2000 p. 29
- ^ Competitive Tendering for Bus Services Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Seventh International Conference on Competition & Ownership in Land Passenger Transport June 2001
- ^ History Archived 25 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine SouthLink
- ^ "New Metropolitan Bus Contracts for Adelaide" Minister for Urban Development & Planning 17 February 2005
- ^ Serco bus drivers end strike Archived 28 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 19 February 2005
- ^ Report on the Adelaide Metro Bus Service Contracts Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Transport August 2011
- ^ New Contractors for Adelaide bus services Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure 29 April 2011
- ^ Provision of Bus Passenger Transport Services for the Adelaide Metro Public Transport Network Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Tenders SA
- ^ "Private operators named for Adelaide's tram network". InDaily. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Australian Bus Fleet Lists - Admet Fleet Lists". fleetlists.busaustralia.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.