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On 1 January 2009, Sydney Ferries ceased to be a state-owned corporation and became a NSW Government agency. [10] In February 2009, private operator Bass & Flinders Cruises took over the high speed jet cat service to Manly. [8] [11] In April 2010, the NSW Government decided the service contract would remain with the Sydney Ferries Corporation. [9]
Transdev Sydney Ferries, formerly Harbour City Ferries, is a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia, and is the operator of ferry services in the Sydney Ferries network since July 2012. It currently operates the ferry network under a contract until June 2028.
It subsequently took over the Parramatta River Steamers and Tramway Co. Ltd. (in 1901), the Balmain New Ferry Co. Ltd. in 1917 and the Watsons Bay and South Shore Steam Ferry Co. Ltd. in 1920. [1] Sydney Ferries acquired some innovative technology from its predecessor companies, notably the double-ended screw ferry design in which Sydney was a ...
Transdev owns Transdev Sydney Ferries, which operates Sydney Ferries services under contract to the Government of New South Wales. It was initially formed as Harbour City Ferries, a 50/50 joint venture with Transfield Services (later Broadspectrum ) in 2012, until Transdev acquired Broadspectrum's share in December 2016. [ 13 ]
In 2004, the STA's Sydney Ferries business was separated into a separate agency, Sydney Ferries Corporation. In January 2005 most of former Harris Park Transport routes were taken over from Hillsbus, which were then returned to Hillsbus in September 2005 with the exception of routes 623, 624, 628 and 629.
The Darling Harbour service was operated by the State Transit Authority from its commencement in the 1980s, the Sydney Ferries Corporation from 2004, and Harbour City Ferries from 2013 until the service was replaced by the F4 Cross Harbour service on 26 November 2017. It was originally created to promote tourist and traveller pilgrimage to the ...
Sydney's growing population (including growth in the 1850s due to the gold rush) saw the demand for the ferry services increase. During its life, the PJ&MSC operated a number of types of ferries including paddle steamers, double-ended ferries with a wheelhouse at each end, coal-fired and oil-fired steamers, diesel powered ferries and hydrofoils.
The Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales (TAHE) is a state-owned corporation of the Government of New South Wales established under the Transport Administration Act 1988. It was converted and renamed from RailCorp on 1 July 2020. [1] [2] As a state-owned corporation, it is not an agency or division of Transport for NSW. [3]