- Transdev
Transdev is a major international multi-modal transport group based in
Paris ,France . It has operations in France, theUnited Kingdom ,Australia ,Portugal ,Spain ,Netherlands ,Germany ,Canada andItaly . Globally, Transdev carries more than one billion passengers a year with a turnover of €1,327 million annually.Fact|date=May 2008History
Transdev, itself a subsidiary of
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations since its creation in 1990, operates primarily in urban and interurban transport, but has recently diversified into specialist markets such astourism ,airport ground transportation and transportation inski resorts . Due to the nature of franchising in France, the actual number of companies and joint ventures in the group is constantly changing.Transdev became the first continental European company to acquire an urban bus network in the UK with the purchase of London United, giving the company a 9% share of the
London bus market. Further expansion in the UK did not come until 2001 when it was selected to be part of theNottingham Express Transit tram network with Nottingham City Transport, a company which it subsequently purchased an 18% stake in. A further London acquisition in 2002 was Sovereign Buses, later renamedLondon Sovereign , from theBlazefield Group . In late 2005 Transdev purchased Yellow Buses of Bournemouth fromBournemouth Council ownership for £15 million. Not long after, on5 January 2006 , Transdev purchased the Blazefield Group for an undisclosed sum. In January 2007 it acquiredBlackburn Transport which was subsequently incorporated intoLancashire United .Fact|date=May 2008In August 1999
Transdev Australia was established following the award of a 12 year franchise to operate half of the tram network inMelbourne together with Transfield Services Ltd asYarra Trams . In August 2001, Transdev acquiredSydney 's Shorelink Bus Company. Shorelink operates 22 routes around the city's North Shore, as well as a number of peak-hour services to and from the CBD. The company has a fleet of 85 vehicles, employs around 120 staff and carries around 2 million passengers every year, including some 13,000 school pupils each day. A further joint venture with Transfield was awarded a 7-year contract to operateBrisbane ferry services CityCat and CityFerry, in November 2003. In February 2004 Yarra Trams was awarded a 5 year franchise to operate Melbourne's entire tram network.In 2002 Transdev started operating the
Porto Metro system.In 2007, Transdev bought a 66% stake in the Dutch public transport company
connexxion , with an option to purchase the whole within 5 years. This step made Transdev the 4th biggest operator in Europe.Fact|date=May 2008Current operations
Australia
In Australia Transdev operates:
*Yarra Trams inMelbourne
*Shorelink inSydney
*CityCat &CityFerry inBrisbane Canada
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Transdev Limocar is a coach and transit bus operator in the province of QuébecThe Netherlands
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connexxion , the largest bus operator in the Netherlands (66 % stake)United Kingdom
Transdev's UK operations comprise:
*Transdev London (formerly London United & London Sovereign)
*Transdev Yellow Buses (formerly Yellow Buses of Bournemouth)
*Blazefield Group
**Accrington Transport
**Burnley & Pendle
**Harrogate & District
**Keighley & District
**Lancashire United
**Northern Blue
**Yorkshire Coastliner
**Transdev York
*Nottingham City Transport (18% stake)It also operates the
Nottingham Express Transit tram network jointly with NCT and is involved in the forthcomingEdinburgh tram system.External links
* [http://www.transdev.fr/Website/site/eng_accueil.htm Transdev corporate web site]
* [http://www.transdevplc.co.uk Transdev UK web site]
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