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Parent | Broadspectrum |
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Founded | 2 October 2011 |
Ceased operation | June 2018 |
Service area | Adelaide |
Service type | Bus services |
Depots | 3 |
Fleet | 364 (June 2018) |
Light-City Buses was an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operated services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Government of South Australia. It was a subsidiary of Broadspectrum, formerly known as Transfield Services. In June 2018, the business was purchased by Torrens Transit.
In October 2011 Light-City Buses began operating the Adelaide Metro North-South and Outer North East region services under contract to the Government of South Australia. [1] The two contract regions covered 43% of the bus services in Adelaide. [2]
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. [2] Transfield Services had previously unsuccessfully tendered to operate buses in Adelaide in 2004 in a joint venture with Transdev. [3] The two contracts had been operated by Torrens Transit since April 2005 [4] [5] [6] and between 2000 and 2005 by Serco. [7] [8] [9]
In April 2013, Light-City Buses was stripped of eight routes for continued poor performance. [10] [11] [12]
In June 2018, Torrens Transit acquired the business, including 370 buses and 700 employees. [13] [14]
As at June 2018, the fleet consisted of 364 buses. [15] Buses were painted in Adelaide Metro livery.
Light–City Buses operated three depots in Morphettville, St Agnes and Wingfield. [15]