on queen street in december 2013 parent transdev australasia commenced operation 4 august 2013 service area melbourne service type bus operator routes 45 hubs box hill cental footscray melbourne cbd stockland the pines ringwood st kilda sunshine westfield doncaster westfield southland depots doncaster fitzroy north footscray sandringham fleet 511 november 2014 website www.transdevmelbourne.com.au transdev melbourne is an australian bus operator in melbourne operating a fleet of over 500 buses on 45 routes . it commenced operations in august 2013 taking over all melbourne bus link and national bus company routes as well three smartbus routes . it operates approximately 30 % of melbourne s bus network . it is a subsidiary of transdev australasia . contents 1 history 2 routes 3 fleet 4 depots 5 references 6 external links history edit most of transdev melbourne s routes were operated by the public transport corporation until the 1990s . in december 1993 the doncaster and fitzroy north depots and associated services were transferred to national bus company formed by westbus proprietors jim bosnjak and sister in law carol . 1 2 in may 1999 the bosnjaks sold the business to national express group 3 and again in september 2004 to ventura bus lines . 4 5 the remaining public transport corporation services remained in public ownership until privatised in april 1998 with dyson group and reservoir bus company forming melbourne bus link to take over the services operating out of footscray and sandringham depots . 6 in june 2012 public transport victoria called for expressions of interest for the melbourne metropolitan bus franchise with 30 % of the city s bus network currently operated by melbourne bus link national bus company and three smartbus routes to be put to tender . 7 from ten expressions received a shortlist of five bidders was selected in august 2012 with firstgroup keolis downer national bus company ventura bus lines transit systems and transdev invited to tender . 8 9 in april 2013 transdev were awarded the franchise with operations commencing on 4 august 2013 . 10 11 the franchise will run for seven years with an option to extend for a further three years . 10 12 routes edit transdev melbourne originally took over the operation of 52 routes spanning melbourne s metropolitan area separated into three groups 40 eastern routes nine western routes and three smartbus orbital routes . it also operates 122 school bus services across metropolitan melbourne . 13 14 15 fleet edit smartbus liveried custom coaches bodied man 18.310 on lonsdale street in august 2013 transdev melbourne inherited a fleet of approximately 500 buses from melbourne bus link ventura bus lines ex national bus company and smartbus operators . 13 as at november 2014 the fleet consisted of 511 buses . 16 the public transport victoria white and orange diamonds livery is being applied except to smartbus liveried buses that will remain this livery . depots edit fitzroy north depot in february 2014 transdev melbourne operate from five depots with two satellite depots . the eastern network former national bus company operates out of depots in doncaster and fitzroy north while the western network former melbourne bus link operate depots in footscray and sandringham . the smartbus orbital fleet operates out of keysborough depot formerly owned by grenda s bus service as well as two interim satellite depots at dyson s bus services in reservoir and tullamarine bus lines in airport west with a requirement to establish a more permanent storage solution by 2017 . 13 two new depots are currently under construction at west sunshine and thomastown to replace the satellite depots . the doncaster and fitzroy north depots are also being re constructed as part of an upgrade program . a temporary depot has been set up in north melbourne while these works occur . references edit national bus company australian bus panorama issue 9 5 january 1994 page 31 ptc fleet break up immediately prior to national bus co takeover australian bus panorama issue 9 6 february 1994 page 31 national express acquisition . national express group plc. hemscott . 10 may 1999 . retrieved 21 may 2013 . milovanovic selma 6 september 2004 . new driving force behind melbourne s buses . the age . retrieved 21 may 2013 . ventura bus acquires national bus company victoria . australasian bus & coach . retrieved 21 may 2013 . historic reforms for melbourne s buses australian bus panorama issue 13 3 december 1997 page 35 expressions of interest now open for melbourne metropolitan bus franchise press release . public transport victoria . 6 june 2012 . retrieved 21 may 2013 . public transport victoria announces shortlist for melbourne metropolitan bus franchise press release . public transport victoria . 24 august 2012 . retrieved 21 may 2013 . goeldner david 27 august 2012 . first group named in melbourne s final five . australasian bus & coach . retrieved 22 may 2013 . a b preferred tenderer announced for the melbourne metropolitan bus franchise press release . public transport victoria . 26 april 2013 . retrieved 21 may 2013 . transdev to begin operating the melbourne metropolitan bus franchise from sunday 4 august press release . public transport victoria . 2 august 2013 . retrieved 3 august 2013 . carey adam 26 april 2013 . anger as french company lands bus contract . the age . retrieved 21 may 2013 . a b c invitation for expressions of interest melbourne metropolitan bus franchise volume 2 melbourne and its bus and public transport networks pdf . public transport victoria . retrieved 19 may 2013 . our bus routes . transdev melbourne . retrieved 19 november 2013 . metropolitan buses . public transport victoria . retrieved 19 november 2013 . transdev melbourne australian bus fleet lists external links edit media related to transdev melbourne at wikimedia commons company website public transport victoria v t e melbourne s public transport ptv modes and network trains 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