founded august 1999 defunct december 2010 service area sydney melbourne brisbane service type bus tram & ferry operator website www.transdevtsl.com.au transdevtsl was a 50 50 joint venture between transdev and transfield services that operated trams in melbourne ferries in brisbane and buses in sydney . the joint venture was dissolved in december 2010 when transfield services sold its shares to transdev . contents 1 history 1.1 melbourne trams 1.2 brisbane ferries 1.3 shorelink buses 2 references history edit melbourne trams edit in august 1999 metrolink victoria pty ltd a 50 50 joint venture between transdev and transfield services commenced operating the yarra trams melbourne tram franchise . 1 in april 2004 it took over the m tram franchise from national express resulting in it operating the entire melbourne tram network . 1 by 2007 it was part of the transdevtsl group . 2 transdevtsl was shortlisted to bid for the franchise for renewal but lost to keolis downer who took over in november 2009 . 3 4 brisbane ferries edit in november 2003 transdevtsl was awarded a contract by the brisbane city council to operate the brisbane ferries service . 5 in november 2010 this was extended for a further 10 years . 6 however one month later the joint venture dissolved and the ferries was renamed to transdev brisbane ferries in july 2013 . shorelink buses edit in 2005 transfield services purchased a 50 % interest in transdev s shorelink bus operation in sydney . 7 rebranding on all buses took place in 2008 when shorelink was renamed transdevtsl shorelink buses . 8 in december 2010 the joint venture was dissolved with the company renamed transdev shorelink . 9 references edit a b transfield services 19 february 2004 . transfield services transdev partnership with the state government of victoria to operate the entire melbourne tram network pdf press release . australian securities exchange . retrieved 4 june 2013 . sustainability drives transdevtsl . transfield services . 2008 . retrieved 4 june 2013 . two from three shortlisted . railway gazette international . 23 august 2008 . retrieved 7 june 2013 . mex cooper 25 june 2009 . new train tram operators for melbourne . the age . retrieved 4 june 2013 . history . veolia transdev . transdev brisbane ferries . retrieved 4 june 2013 . transfield services jv wins 150 million renewal of brisbane citycat and cityferries contract . transfield services . 15 september 2010 . retrieved 4 june 2013 . transdev shorelink buses history about us . transdev shorelink buses . 16 may 2013 . retrieved 4 june 2013 . transdevtsl shorelink news september 2008 retrieved 5 august 2014 half year report 31 december 2010 . transfield services . retrieved 7 june 2013 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title transdevtsl & oldid 742790045 categories public transport in australiatransport companies of australiatrams in melbourne1999 establishments in australia2010 disestablishments in australia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 october 2016 at 20 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view