Light-City Buses
{{short description|Former Australian bus service operator}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
|name = Light-City Buses
|logo =
|image = Light-City Buses Scania K280UB (BUS 1568).jpg
|image_caption = Custom Coaches bodied Scania K280UB on King William Street in September 2014
|parent = Broadspectrum
|founded = 2 October 2011
|ceased = June 2018
|headquarters =
|service_area = Adelaide
|service_type = Bus services
|depots = 3
|fleet = 364 (June 2018)
|website = }}
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
File:Light-City Buses Scania K320UA (BUS 1154).jpg bodied Scania K320UA on Currie Street in June 2014]]
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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131219092220/http://webapps.transportsa.com.au/news/templates/dtei_template2010.aspx?articleid=1628&zoneid=1 New contractors for Adelaide bus services] Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure 29 April 2011[https://web.archive.org/web/20161030075934/http://www.broadspectrum.com/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=504970&A=SearchResult&SearchID=8438776&ObjectID=504970&ObjectType=55 Transfield Services awarded $567 million Adelaide metropolitan bus contract] Transfield Services 29 April 2011[https://web.archive.org/web/20171103200814/http://spb.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Michelle%20Spagnoletti%20-%20Procurement%20and%20Contract%20Management.pdf Metropolitan Bus Contracts] Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure 2 December 2015 The two contract regions covered 43% of the bus services in Adelaide.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012126/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/HOUSEOFASSEMBLY/BUSINESSOFTHEASSEMBLY/RECORDSANDPAPERS/TABLEDPAPERSANDPETITIONS/Pages/TabledPapersandPetitions.aspx?TPLoadDoc=true&TPDocType=0&TPP=52&TPS=1&TPItemID=618&TPDocName=Adelaide+Metro+Bus+Contracts.pdf 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425154408/http://www.audit.sa.gov.au/spec-reps/0509-transport/report.pdf 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 2005[https://web.archive.org/web/20131228110332/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-02-19/serco-bus-drivers-end-strike/1521800 Serco bus drivers end strike] ABC News 19 February 2005[https://web.archive.org/web/20110827131725/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/transfield-are-on-the-buses/story-e6frede3-1226047081478 Big 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130704223739/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/bus-company-transfield-stripped-of-eight-routes-and-fined-for-being-late/story-e6frea83-1226628706365 Bus company Transfield stripped of eight routes and fined for being late] Adelaide Advertiser 24 April 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20131211145521/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-24/bus-company-stripped-of-routes/4649034 Bus company stripped of routes] ABC News 25 April 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012331/http://www.busnews.com.au/news/industry/1304/sa-operator-forfeits-routes-due-to-poor-performance SA operator forfeits routes due to poor performance] Australasian Bus & Coach 26 April 2013 In June 2018, Torrens Transit acquired the business.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180809192453/https://www.news.com.au/national/south-australia/torrens-transit-acquires-local-rival-light-city-buses/news-story/cbbdd92f307dfbbcc0fc472cf8a52bb4 Torrens Transit acquires local rival Light City Buses] News.com.au 9 May 2018[https://web.archive.org/web/20180809184246/https://www.transitsystems.com.au/news/2018/6/4/lcb-acquisition Torrens 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20241204074602/https://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/adm.php?flsummary=LCB 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
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011725/http://adelaidemetro.com.au/content/download/153878/869045/version/1/file/ContractAreaMap_DEC13_service+changes_APPROVED.pdfAdelaide Metro Contract Area Map (as of December 2013)]
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Category:Bus companies of South Australia
Category:Defunct bus companies of Australia
Category:Transport companies established in 2011
Category:Transport companies disestablished in 2018
Category:Transport in Adelaide