Light-City Buses was an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. A subsidiary of Broadspectrum, it operated services from October 2011 until June 2018. as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. In June 2018, the business was purchased by Torrens Transit.
History
In October 2011. Light-City Buses began operating the Adelaide Metro North-South and Outer North East region services under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure.New contractors for Adelaide bus services Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure 29 April 2011Transfield Services awarded $567 million Adelaide metropolitan bus contract Transfield Services 29 April 2011Metropolitan Bus Contracts Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure 2 December 2015 The two contract regions covered 43% of the bus services in Adelaide.Report on the Adelaide Metro Bus Service Contracts Minister for Transport August 2011
The contracts were to run for an initial eight-year term, from October 2011 to June 2019 with an optional four-year extension exercisable if performance criteria were met.Changes ahead in Adelaide Australian Bus issue 45 May 2011 page 4 Transfield Services had previously unsuccessfully tendered to operate buses in Adelaide in 2004 in a joint venture with Transdev.Report on the Auditor-General's Examination of Certain Bus Contracts and the Probity of Processes Leading up to the Awarding of the Contracts Auditor General 12 September 2005 The two contracts had been operated by Torrens Transit since April 2005Serco bus drivers end strike ABC News 19 February 2005Big changes for Adelaide buses Adelaide Advertiser 30 April 2011 and between 2000 and 2005 by Serco.Adelaide Bus Tendering Results Announced Australian Bus Panorama issue 15/4 February 2000 page 21"Adelaide Bus Tendering Results" Australian Bus Panorama issue 15/5 April 2000 page 29
In April 2013, Light-City Buses was stripped of eight routes (190, 195, 196, 230-232, W90 and W91) for continued poor performance.Bus company Transfield stripped of eight routes and fined for being late Adelaide Advertiser 24 April 2013Bus company stripped of routes ABC News 25 April 2013SA operator forfeits routes due to poor performance Australasian Bus & Coach 26 April 2013 In June 2018, Torrens Transit acquired the business.Torrens Transit acquires local rival Light City Buses News.com.au 9 May 2018Torrens Transit acquires Light City Buses Transit Systems 4 June 2018Transit Systems expands in Adelaide and Sydney Australian Bus issue 88 July 2018 page 5
Fleet As at June 2018, the fleet consisted of 364 buses.Light-City Buses Australian Bus Fleet Lists Buses were painted in Adelaide Metro livery.
Depots Light-City Buses operated three depots in Morphettville, St Agnes and Wingfield.
References
External links
Metro Contract Area Map (as of December 2013)