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[9] [10] In 2002 it ceased to operate via Elizabeth Bay after the installation of speed bumps in Greenknowe Avenue that buses were unable to travel over. [11] In November 2010, the Sydney Explorer service was sold by State Transit to City Sightseeing who had been operating open top bus tours in Sydney since the early 2000s. [12] [13]
Australian Trolley Buses: the trolley buses that once served Australian cities. Tawa, NZ: City Tramway Publications. ISBN 0-473-07118-5. MacCowan, Ian (1988). The Sydney trolley buses: a pictorial and detailed history of Sydney's two trolley bus systems. Oakleigh, Vic: I A MacCowan. ISBN 0-473-07118-5. Patton, Brian (2004).
Willoughby: The City of Willoughby contracted Transdev NSW to operate a daily free bus loop route that connects St Leonards station with the Artarmon industrial area. [14] Newcastle: Newcastle Transport operated a free bus zone in the CBD area between 07:30 and 18:00. [15] This ceased with the introduction of Newcastle Light Rail in February 2019.
Buses account for close to six per cent of trips each day in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, forming a key part of the city's public transport system.The network initially evolved from a privately operated system of feeder services to railway stations in the outer suburbs, and a publicly operated network of bus services introduced to replace trams in the inner suburbs.
The Grand Concourse of Central station; a major hub for public transport services Light Horse Interchange, the largest of its kind in Australia. Transport in Sydney is provided by an extensive network of public transport operating modes including metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail, as well as an expansive network of roadways, cycleways and airports.
The Sydney Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. It is known by locals as the Centrepoint Tower, after the shopping centre building the tower sprouts from. Sydney Tower Skywalk, or just Skywalk, is an open-air, glass-floored platform circling Sydney Tower at a height of 260m above ground level. The moving viewing platform ...
Sydney Bus Museum (formerly the Sydney Bus and Truck Museum) is a not-for-profit organisation made up of over 200 volunteer members who preserve a rare, and invaluable collection of historic buses. The organisation also operate a transportation museum and education centre for public benefit located in the suburb of Leichhardt , in Sydney ...
An automated multi-ride ticket system called MetroTen, based on optical mark recognition rather than magnetic stripe technology, was used on Sydney's government buses from 1985 until 1992. [1] In general, however, many Sydney commuters used paper tickets specific to the mode of transport on which they were purchased until the mid-1980s.