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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Australian bus company}}<br />
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|logo = Transitfirst logo.jpg<br />
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|image = Transit First Mercedes 0405NH mo8619 August 2005.jpg<br />
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|image_caption = [[Custom Coaches]] bodied [[Mercedes-Benz O405|Mercedes O405NH]] at Transit First's Bankstown Airport bus depot in August 2005<br />
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|parent = Peter Threlkeld<br />
|commenced = August 1982<br />
|ceased = February 2007<br />
|headquarters = [[Bankstown Airport]]<br />
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|service_type = Bus services<br />
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|depots = 1<br />
|fleet =86 (February 2007)<br />
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|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070204053023/http://www.transitfirst.com.au/ www.transitfirst.com.au]}}<br />
[[File:Bankstown Strathfield Bus Service AEC Leyland Swift mo548 November 1994.jpg|thumb|Bankstown Strathfield Bus Service [[Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia]] bodied [[Leyland Swift]] at [[Strathfield railway station]], November 1994]]<br />
[[File:Crossley Bus Lines Leyland Leopard mo054 October 2000.jpg|thumb|Crossley Bus Lines Custom Coaches bodied [[Leyland Leopard]], in October 2000. The bus was sold to Westway in 2003.]]<br />
[[File:Westway Leyland Leopard mo6436 October 2002.jpg|thumb|Westway [[Custom Coaches]] bodied [[Leyland Leopard]] at [[South Granville, New South Wales|South Granville]] in October 2002]]<br />
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'''Transit First''' was an Australian bus company operating in the south-western suburbs of Sydney.<br />
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==History==<br />
Transit First's origins can be traced back to August 1982 when Peter Threlkeld purchased Holswothy Bus Co with 15 buses and services between [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]], [[Holsworthy, New South Wales|Holswothy]] and [[East Hills, New South Wales|East Hills]] adopting the trading name of Westway Bus & Coach Service. In July 1987 Milperra Bus Co was purchased with services between [[Milperra, New South Wales|Milperra]] and [[Bankstown]].<ref>{{cite book|title=New South Wales Bus Operators and Fleet Listings|year=1993|publisher=Historic Commercial Vehicle Association|location=Sydney|page=121}}</ref><br />
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In January 1997 Westway purchased the routes 915 to 921 in the [[Auburn, New South Wales|Auburn]] and Bankstown area from Crossley Bus Lines.<ref>"Crossley Bus Lines" ''Fleetline'' March 1998 page 66</ref><ref>"Crossley Bus Lines" ''Fleetline'' May 1998 page 100</ref> In May 2003 Bankstown-Strathfield Bus Service and West Bankstown Bus Service were purchased from the Treuer family. In July 2003 the combined operation was rebranded as Transit First.<ref name=Fleetlists>[http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/nsw.php?info=TRA Westway / Transit First] Australian Bus Fleet Lists</ref><ref>[http://www.busnews.com.au/news/articleid/63899.aspx Transit First launches] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130616084356/http://www.busnews.com.au/news/articleid/63899.aspx |date=16 June 2013 }} ''Australasian Bus & Coach''</ref><br />
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Due to the [[Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts]] that started in January 2005, some of the [[Baxter's Bus Lines]] were transferred to Connex and Transit First.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050204013601/http://baxtersbus.com.au/News.html Baxter's Bus Lines February 2005 Home Page]</ref> In September 2006, the services that were transferred to Connex were eventually replaced by new services which were operated by Transit First.<ref>[http://www.sydneybusroutes.com/images/PDFs/rtehist%20reg%2013.pdf Sydney Bus Routes 900-999] Sydney Bus Routes Retrieved 12 February 2014</ref><br />
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In February 2007 Transit First was sold to [[Transdev NSW|Veolia Transport NSW]].<ref>[http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/nsw.php?info=VEL Veolia Transport NSW] Australian Bus Fleet Lists</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Veolia-to-expand-Sydney-bus-services/2007/01/09/1168104955916.html Veolia to expand Sydney bus services] ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 9 January 2007</ref><br />
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==Routes==<br />
Transit First operated 15 bus routes in south-western Sydney:<br />
*'''900''': Liverpool – Burwood via Bankstown (Formerly Route 860: Liverpool to Bankstown via Milperra)<br />
*'''901''': Liverpool – Holsworthy via Wattle Grove (Formerly Route 863)<br />
*'''902''': Liverpool – Holsworthy via Moorebank (Formerly Route 862)<br />
*'''902X''': Voyager Point, Pleasure Point, Sandy Point (Formerly Route 862's extension)<br />
*'''903''': Liverpool – Chipping Norton – Liverpool (Formerly Route 861)<br />
*'''904''': Liverpool – Fairfield via Lansvale<br />
*'''905''': Fairfield – Bankstown via Villawood<br />
*'''909''': Bankstown – Parramatta via Auburn<br />
*'''911''': Bankstown – Auburn via Chester Hill<br />
*'''913''': Bankstown – Strathfield via Roberts Road<br />
*'''915''': Lidcombe – University via TAFE<br />
*'''914''': Greenacre – Strathfield<br />
*'''925''': Bankstown – Condell Park – East Hills<br />
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==Shopper Hopper services==<br />
*'''S1''': Lansvale – Cabramatta Shops<br />
*'''S2''': Auburn Botanic Gardens – Auburn Shops<br />
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==Fleet==<br />
Westway operated a varied fleet of [[Albion Motors|Albions]], [[Hino Motors|Hinos]], [[Leyland Bus|Leylands]], [[MAN Truck & Bus|MANs]] and [[Volvo Buses|Volvos]]. In the late 1990s it standardised on [[Mercedes-Benz O405]]s.<ref name=Fleetlists/> Westway adopted a white, red and blue livery. Transit First adopted a white, green and blue livery.<ref>[http://www.busaustralia.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-285 Transit First] Bus Australia Photo Gallery</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070204053023/http://www.transitfirst.com.au/ Company website February 2007]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010428101143/http://www.westway.com.au/ Westway website April 2001]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Bus companies of New South Wales]]<br />
[[Category:Bus transport in Sydney]]<br />
[[Category:Transport companies established in 1982]]<br />
[[Category:Transport companies disestablished in 2007]]<br />
[[Category:2007 disestablishments in Australia]]<br />
[[Category:Australian companies established in 1982]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct bus companies of Australia]]<br />
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