Transdev John Holland
Australian bus company
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Transdev John Holland Buses is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A joint venture between Transdev and John Holland, it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 9 in the Eastern Suburbs under contract to Transport for NSW. It is a separate company to the former Transdev NSW, wholly owned by Transdev, which operated buses in other regions of Sydney prior to August 2023.
John Holland (25%)
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.jpg){kind=spacer} Transdev John Holland (Scania K280UB Bustech VST) | |
| Parent | Transdev (75%) John Holland (25%) |
|---|---|
Commenced operation | 3 April 2022 |
| Locale | Sydney |
| Service area | Eastern Suburbs |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Depots | 3 |
| Fleet | 472 (July 2026) |
Chief executive | Rachel Spencer |
| Website | transdevjohnholland |
Yarra Journey Makers, another Transdev and John Holland joint venture, operates the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne since December 2024.
History
In October 2019, the New South Wales state government announced that the bus operations of State Transit were to be contracted out to the private sector.[1] In November 2021, the contract was awarded to Transdev John Holland Buses (TJHB) with operations to commence on 3 April 2022.
Fleet
As of July 2026, the fleet consists of 472 buses, including 25 electric buses.[2][3][4]
Transdev John Holland Buses inherited a fleet of 474 buses from the STA, which included Volvo B12BLEs, Mercedes-Benz O500LEs, Volvo B12BLEAs, Scania K310UBs, Scania K280UBs, Volvo B8RLEs and Custom Denning Elements.[2][3][4]
The current fleet is located below:
| Chassis | Body | Picture | Year |  |
Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo B12BLE Euro 3 | Custom Coaches CB60 | 2005–2007 | ✓ | 7 | ex State Transit Authority
ex Keolis | |
| Volvo B12BLE Euro 5 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II | 2005–2007 | ✓ | 71 | ex State Transit Authority
ex Transit Systems ex Keolis | |
| Volvo B12BLEA Euro 3 | Custom Coaches CB60 | 2005–2006 | ✓ | 12 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Volvo B12BLEA Euro 5 | Volgren CR228L | 2010-2011 | ✓ | 79 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Volvo B8RLE | Volgren Optimus | 2018-2019 | ✓ | 29 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Volvo B8RLE | Bustech VST | 2019-2020 | ✓ | 27 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Scania K280UB | Bustech VSTM | 2014 | ✓ | 27 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Scania K280UB | Bustech VST | 2010-2011 | ✓ | 28 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Scania K280UB | Custom Bus CB80 | 2013 | ✓ | 8 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Scania K310UB | Bustech VST | 2016 | ✓ | 14 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Scania K310UB | Custom Bus CB80 | 2018-2019 | ✓ | 44 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Scania K310UB 14.5m | Volgren CR228L | 2008 | ✓ | 1 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Scania K360CA | Volgren Optimus | 2026 | ✓ | ??? | Part of the 50 new articulated buses | |
| Mercedes-Benz O500LE CNG | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II | 2007-2011 | ✓ | 79 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Mercedes-Benz O500LE Euro 5 | Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II | 2009-2010 | ✓ | 20 | ex State Transit Authority | |
| Mercedes-Benz O500LE Euro 5 | Custom Bus CB80 |  |
2005–2007 | ✓ | 1 | ex State Transit Authority
Supplied by Mercedes-Benz Australia as a replacement unit for O500LE CNG unit 4878 destroyed in a fire at Hillsdale 29/7/11. |
| Custom Denning Element | Custom Denning | 2021-2023 | ✓ | 19 | ex State Transit Authority
ex Transit Systems ex Busways | |
| Custom Denning Element 2 | Custom Denning | 2024-present | ✓ | 6 | ||
Former fleet
| Chassis | Body | Picture | Year | |
Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo B10BLE | Orana | 1997-1998 | ✓ | 7
(All transferred to Keolis Downer then withdrawn in 2025-2026) |
ex State Transit Authority | |
Depots
Transdev John Holland Buses operate out of three depots, these are:[5][6]
- Port Botany (P)
- Randwick (R)
- Waverley (W)
See also
- Yarra Trams – the Melbourne tram network operated by Yarra Journey Makers, another joint venture between Transdev and John Holland
- Transdev NSW – another Transdev bus operation in Sydney