Path Transit

Volgren bodied Volvo B7RLE in April 2012
Parent Keolis Downer
Founded 29 September 1996
Headquarters Malaga
Service area Perth
Kalgoorlie
Service type Bus services
Depots 5
Fleet 350 (November 2015)
Website www.path.com.au

Path Transit is an Australian bus company operating services in Perth under contract to Transperth. It is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer.

History

On 29 September 1996 Path Transit commenced operating services in the Marmion and Wanneroo areas from depots in Joondalup and Trigg with 191 Mercedes-Benz and Renault buses.[1][2][3][4]

In January 1998 Path Transit gained further services in the Joondalup North area[5][6][7] followed on 5 July 1998 by services in the Morley area.[8][9][10] In 1998 a new depot was opened in Wangara.[11]

As at June 2015 Path Transit operate the Kalamunda and Morley area contracts.[12]

Fleet

As at November 2015 the Perth fleet consisted of 334 buses[13] while the TransGoldfields fleet had 16 buses.[14] Buses are painted in Transperth livery.

Depots

Path Transit operates four depots in Perth in Bayswater, Kalamunda, Malaga, Welshpool and Kalgoorlie.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ Private companies awarded preferred tenderer status for bus service contracts Minister for Transport 28 June 1996
  2. ↑ "Additional contract areas" Australian Bus Panorama issue 12/1 August 1996 page 28
  3. ↑ "New operators take over" Fleetline issue 245 November 1996 page 206
  4. ↑ "Competitive Tendering" Australian Bus Panorama issue 12/3 December 1996 pages 24-26
  5. ↑ First stage of contracting out remainder of Transperth's bus service completed Minister for Transport 23 December 1997
  6. ↑ "Privatisation" Fleetline issue 253 March 1998 page 63
  7. ↑ "Privatisation Progress" Australian Bus Panorama issue 13/5 April 1998 page 23
  8. ↑ Names of private sector tenderers to take over MetroBus services announced Minister for Transport 22 April 1998
  9. ↑ Private sector will take over remaining Transperth services this Sunday Minister for Transport 2 July 1998
  10. ↑ "Metrobus Tenders Announced" Australian Bus Panorama issue 14/1 August 1998 page 29
  11. ↑ "Path Opens a New Depot" Australian Bus Panorama issue 14/3 December 1998 page 24
  12. ↑ Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2015 Transperth page 41
  13. ↑ Path Transit Perth Bus Info
  14. ↑ Trans Goldfields Perth Bus Info
  15. ↑ Home Path Transit
  16. ↑ Fact Sheet: Path Transit WA Keolis Downer November 2015

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