SouthLink explained

Parent:Keolis Downer
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

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

As at December 2022, the fleet consisted of 79 buses.[1]

Depots

SouthLink operate depots in Aldgate and Mount Barker.[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SouthLink - Keolis Downer. Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). 13 December 2022. 29 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929093510/https://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/adm.php?search=SOU20. live.
  2. "Adelaide Bus Tendering Results Announced" Australian Bus Panorama 15/4 February 2000 p. 21
  3. "Adelaide Bus Tendering Results" Australian Bus Panorama 15/5 April 2000 p. 29
  4. http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/6309/1/thredbo7-workshopA-Wallis-Bray.pdf Competitive Tendering for Bus Services
  5. http://www.southlink.com.au/history_main.htm History
  6. "New Metropolitan Bus Contracts for Adelaide" Minister for Urban Development & Planning 17 February 2005
  7. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-02-19/serco-bus-drivers-end-strike/1521800 Serco bus drivers end strike
  8. http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/HOUSEOFASSEMBLY/BUSINESSOFTHEASSEMBLY/RECORDSANDPAPERS/TABLEDPAPERSANDPETITIONS/Pages/TabledPapersandPetitions.aspx?TPLoadDoc=true&TPDocType=0&TPP=52&TPS=1&TPItemID=618&TPDocName=Adelaide%2BMetro%2BBus%2BContracts.pdf Report on the Adelaide Metro Bus Service Contracts
  9. http://webapps.transportsa.com.au/news/templates/dtei_template2010.aspx?articleid=1628&zoneid=1 New Contractors for Adelaide bus services
  10. https://www.tenders.sa.gov.au/tenders/contract/view.do?id=7384 Provision of Bus Passenger Transport Services for the Adelaide Metro Public Transport Network
  11. Web site: Private operators named for Adelaide's tram network. InDaily. 10 March 2020. 10 March 2020. 18 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200518020730/https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2020/03/10/private-operators-named-for-adelaides-tram-network/. live.
  12. Web site: Australian Bus Fleet Lists - Admet Fleet Lists. 2020-10-10. fleetlists.busaustralia.com. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124182413/http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/adm.php?search=SOU20. live.