Transitplus
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
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|parent = Australian Transit Enterprises (50%)
TransAdelaide (50%)
|founded = 24 September 1995
|ceased = 30 June 2010
|headquarters = Aldgate
|service_area = Adelaide
|service_type = Bus services
|depots = 2
|fleet = 66 (2010)
|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20091024142006/http://www.transitplus.com.au/ www.transitplus.com.au]}}
Transitplus, formerly Hills Transit, was an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operated services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. It was a 50/50 joint venture between Australian Transit Enterprises and TransAdelaide.
History
Hills Transit was founded in 1995 during the privatisation of TransAdelaide's bus network as a joint venture between TransAdelaide and Australian Transit Enterprises operating services from the Adelaide central business district to the Adelaide Hills.Private Operators Fleetline issue 236 May 1995 page 96TransAdelaide Fleetline issue 239 November 1995 page 200Adelaide hedges its bets on private service contracting Truck & Bus Transportation November 1995 page 100 In May 2000 it was renamed Transitplus.Private Contractors Scoop TransAdelaide Truck & Bus Transportation March 2000 page 86Adelaide Metro Introduced Australian Bus Panorama issue 16/1 August 2000 page 12New Image for Adelaide Buses Truck & Bus Transportation June 2000 page 73Perfect Partners Truck & Bus Transportation December 2002 pages 74-77
Following the winding up of TransAdelaide on 30 June 2010, Australian Transit Enterprises took full ownership and integrated Transitplus into its SouthLink operation.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120227183710/http://www.transadelaide.com.au/AM/pdf/ar10.pdf Annual report for year ended 30 June 20120] TransAdelaide[https://web.archive.org/web/20121111190044/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-06/end-of-the-line-for-transadelaide/2249900 End of the line for TransAdelaide] ABC News 6 September 2010TransAdelaide no more Railway Digest November 2010 page 18
Fleet
At the time operations ceased in 2010, it operated a fleet of 66 buses.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110301063759/https://busaustralia.com/fleetlists/transit.php Transitplus] Australian Bus Fleet Lists
Depots
Transitplus operated out of its main depot in Aldgate with a sub depot in Mount Barker