Transit First was an Australian bus company operating in the south-western suburbs of Sydney.
History Transit First's origins can be traced back to August 1982 when Peter Threlkeld purchased Holswothy Bus Co with 15 buses and services between Liverpool, Holswothy and East Hills adopting the trading name of Westway Bus & Coach Service. In July 1987 Milperra Bus Co was purchased with services between Milperra and Bankstown.
In January 1997 Westway purchased the routes 915 to 921 in the Auburn and Bankstown area from Crossley Bus Lines."Crossley Bus Lines" Fleetline March 1998 page 66"Crossley Bus Lines" Fleetline May 1998 page 100 In May 2003 Bankstown-Strathfield Bus Service and West Bankstown Bus Service were purchased from the Treuer family. In July 2003 the combined operation was rebranded as Transit First.Westway / Transit First Australian Bus Fleet ListsTransit First launches Australasian Bus & Coach
Due to the Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts that started in January 2005, some of the Baxter's Bus Lines were transferred to Connex and Transit First.Baxter's Bus Lines February 2005 Home Page In September 2006, the services that were transferred to Connex were eventually replaced by new services which were operated by Transit First.Sydney Bus Routes 900-999 Sydney Bus Routes Retrieved 12 February 2014
In February 2007 Transit First was sold to Veolia Transport NSW.Veolia Transport NSW Australian Bus Fleet ListsVeolia to expand Sydney bus services Sydney Morning Herald 9 January 2007
Routes Transit First operated 15 bus routes in south-western Sydney: 900: Liverpool – Burwood via Bankstown (Formerly Route 860: Liverpool to Bankstown via Milperra) 901: Liverpool – Holsworthy via Wattle Grove (Formerly Route 863) 902: Liverpool – Holsworthy via Moorebank (Formerly Route 862) 902X: Voyager Point, Pleasure Point, Sandy Point (Formerly Route 862's extension) 903: Liverpool – Chipping Norton – Liverpool (Formerly Route 861) 904: Liverpool – Fairfield via Lansvale 905: Fairfield – Bankstown via Villawood 909: Bankstown – Parramatta via Auburn 911: Bankstown – Auburn via Chester Hill 913: Bankstown – Strathfield via Roberts Road 915: Lidcombe – University via TAFE 914: Greenacre – Strathfield 925: Bankstown – Condell Park – East Hills
Shopper Hopper services S1: Lansvale – Cabramatta Shops S2: Auburn Botanic Gardens – Auburn Shops
Fleet Westway operated a varied fleet of Albions, Hinos, Leylands, MANs and Volvos. In the late 1990s it standardised on Mercedes-Benz O405s. Westway adopted a white, red and blue livery. Transit First adopted a white, green and blue livery.Transit First Bus Australia Photo Gallery
External links Company website February 2007 Westway website April 2001
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