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Keolis Downer Northern Beaches

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 March 2025, 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 Easy Access Number Notes
Volvo B10BLE Phoenix Bus Orana 1998–2000 ✓ 31 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 Custom Coaches CB60 Evo I 2003–2007 ✓ 11 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 Volgren CR228L 2004/05 ✓ 19 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLE Euro 5 Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II 2007–2011 ✓ 89 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLEA Euro 5 Volgren CR228L 2010/11 ✓ 11 ex State Transit Authority

ex Transit Systems

Volvo B7RLE Custom CB80 Series I 2011–2013 ✓ 79 ex State Transit Authority
Iveco Metro Volgren Optimus 2014/15 ✓ 7 ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B7RLE Bustech VST 2015 ✓ 19 ex State Transit Authority
Scania K310UB Bustech VST 2016 ✓ 20 ex State Transit Authority

ex Transit Systems

MAN ND323F Gemilang Coachworks Eco Double-Decker 2017, 2020 ✓ 42 ex State Transit Authority
Scania K310UB Volgren Optimus 2018 ✓ 9 ex State Transit Authority

ex Transit Systems

Scania K310UB Custom CB80 2017 ✓ 5 ex State Transit Authority

ex Transit Systems

Volvo B8RLE Bustech VST 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

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. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  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.
  8. ^ "Keolis Downer Mona Vale". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Keolis Downer North Sydney". Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Retrieved 19 January 2022.