Transdev Brisbane Ferries

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Transdev Brisbane Ferries, formerly Metrolink Queensland and TransdevTSL Brisbane Ferries, was the operator of the CityCat, CityHopper, and Cross River ferry networks on the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from November 2003 until November 2020. The network, operated under contract to the Brisbane City Council, formed part of the Translink integrated public transport scheme.

It was succeeded by RiverCity Ferries, who took over operations from 2020.

History

File:CityCat and City Ferry flotilla returns to the river 14 February (5728366396).jpg
The CityCat and CityFerry flotilla returning to the Brisbane River following the January 2011 floods

In August 1991, River Connections took over the operation of Brisbane City Council's fleet of Cityferries. CityCat services began in November 1996 with six vessels, each capable of carrying 149 passengers, with two further vessels added to the fleet in 1998.[1] In December 1998 services east of Norman Park were withdrawn.[2]

In November 2003, Metrolink Queensland (a joint venture between Transdev and Transfield Services) was contracted to operate CityCat and Cityferry services for seven years.[3]

In 2004, when Translink was established, the first second generation CityCat (Beenung-urrung) was introduced and passenger numbers increased by 26%. Late 2004 saw the restructuring of the Cityferry network which included more late night services. In response to the 31% increase in demand for CityCat services in 2005, another second generation CityCat (Tunamun) was introduced.

In January 2007, services were reinstated to Apollo Road.[3]

In 2008, Metrolink Queensland was rebranded as TransdevTSL Brisbane Ferries, to align with the TransdevTSL branding of Transdev and Transfield joint ventures across Australia. Also in 2008, three new CityCats (Meeandah, Wilwinpa and Ya-wa-gara) were launched and the Apollo Road wharf was reopened. In 2009 and 2010, three new CityCats (Mahreel, Kuluwin and Gootcha) were added to the fleet. Early 2010 saw the introduction of three express services during morning peak times. The second and third generation vessels have a capacity of 162 passengers.[3][4]

In November 2010, a new contract for 10 years commenced.[5] In December 2010 the joint venture was dissolved with Transfield Services selling its shares to Transdev.[6]

All services were suspended on 10 January 2011 due to severe weather prior to the 2011 Brisbane floods.[7] While the CityCat and ferry fleet escaped damage by mooring downstream at the Rivergate Marina or Manly harbour, much of the infrastructure was damaged or destroyed by the floods, causing services to be cancelled indefinitely.[8] Partial CityCat and CityFerry services recommenced on 14 February 2011, using fifteen repaired wharves.[9] Six of the remaining wharves opened using rescued and repaired pontoons on 18 April 2011.[10][11]

In 2010, Transfield sold its 50% share in TransdevTSL, and all TransdevTSL operations including Brisbane Ferries became 100% Transdev owned. In March 2011, Transdev merged with Veolia Transport (parent of Veolia Transport Queensland) to form Veolia Transdev.

The upgraded West End was opened at the end of July 2011.[12] A new terminal at Northshore Hamilton opened in October 2011.[13]

In order to revitalise patronage on the inner city ferry route, the council converted it into a free service targeted at tourists in 2012.[14] As part of this change, three of the existing fleet of ferries were painted red to be dedicated to the route, named CityHopper.[15]

In July 2013, Veolia Transdev was renamed back to Transdev (with a different logo). As part of the rebranding, TransdevTSL Brisbane Ferries was rebranded as Transdev Brisbane Ferries, and became a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia.[16]

All CityHopper and CityFerry services were suspended 25 July 2020, due to safety concerns over the ageing fleet.[17] From 7 August CityCats started servicing Holman St.[18]

Transdev Brisbane Ferries ceased operating on 3 November 2020, with the next contract awarded to RiverCity Ferries.[19]

Services

CityCat

CityCat services operate from UQ St Lucia to Northshore Hamilton calling at West End, Guyatt Park, Regatta, Milton, North Quay, South Bank, QUT Gardens Point, Riverside, Sydney Street, Mowbray Park, New Farm Park, Hawthorne, Bulimba, Teneriffe, Bretts Wharf and Apollo Road. Not all CityCat services stop all stops, with some peak time express services operating.[20]

CityHopper

CityHopper is an inner city service between North Quay and Sydney Street, stopping at South Bank, Maritime Museum, Thornton Street, Eagle Street Pier, Holman Street and Dockside.[21] CityHopper services were suspended in July 2020 due to deterioration in the hulls of the ferries.[22]

Cross River

Cross River services operate at three locations.[23]

Cross River services were suspended in July 2020 due to deterioration in the hulls of the ferries.[22] The Bulimba to Teneriffe service resumed 17 August 2020.[24]

Fleet

As at December 2018, Transdev Brisbane Ferries's fleet consisted of 22 CityCats, 3 CityHoppers and 6 CityFerries.[25] The fleet has grown in size to cater for the significant increase in patronage on CityCat ferry services (by 88% in the last six years).[26] Apart from the support vessels, the fleet is owned by Brisbane City Council and operated by Transdev.[27]

CityCat

The CityCat vessels are catamarans, and named after the Aboriginal place names for various parts of the Brisbane River and adjacent areas (with the exception of the 19th CityCat, the Spirit of Brisbane, which honours the 2011 flood recovery volunteers[28]). All CityCats are operated by a crew of three - a master, a deck hand and a ticket seller.

On 26 November 2019, Transdev Brisbane Ferries commenced operating the new double-decker CityCat, Yoogera, on behalf of Brisbane City Council. Yoogera is the first of the Fourth Generation CityCats, of which Council plans to introduce 7 by 2023.[29] It is the twenty-second CityCat to be built.

First generation

First generation CityCats have a capacity of 149 passengers.[27]

Name MMSI Call sign Builder Launched Namesake Reference Wrap Theme Image
Kurilpa 503575300 11930QE Brisbane Ship Constructions November 1996 West End [1] Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white Kurilpa
Mirbarpa 503575600 12012QE Brisbane Ship Constructions November 1996 Indooroopilly [1] Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white File:Mirbarpa, nr North Quay, 2017 (01).jpg
Barrambin 503575500 12013QE Brisbane Ship Constructions November 1996 Breakfast Creek [1] Commemoration of 20 Years of CityCat services File:Barrambin (16-9-20).jpg
Tugulawa 503575400 12014QE Brisbane Ship Constructions November 1996 Bulimba [1] Brisbane Bandits baseball team File:Tugulawa (16-9-20).jpg
Mianjin 503575800 12132QE Brisbane Ship Constructions December 1996 Gardens Point [1] Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white File:Mianjin (ship, 1996) CityCat ferry, Brisbane, March 2017.jpg
Binkinba 503575700 12133QE Brisbane Ship Constructions December 1996 New Farm [1] Brisbane Bullets basketball team Binkinba
Mooroolbin 503575900 20481QE Brisbane Ship Constructions October 1998 Hamilton Sandbank [1] Queensland Maroons State of Origin team File:Mooroolbin (16-9-20).jpg
Baneraba 503576100 20854QE Brisbane Ship Constructions December 1998 Toowong [1] Brisbane Global Rugby Tens tournament File:CityCat Baneraba, Brisbane.jpg

Second generation

Second generation CityCats have a capacity of 162 passengers.[27]

Name MMSI Call sign Builder Launched Namesake Reference Wrap Theme Image
Beenung-urrung 503576200 26483QE Norman R Wright & Sons August 2004 (sunk on 1 March 2022 due to collision with a houseboat) Highgate Hill [30][31] Brisbane Lions AFL team File:Beenung-urrung (16-9-20).jpg
Tunamun 503576300 26579QE Norman R Wright & Sons June 2005 Petrie Bight [32] Brisbane Roar Football Club (soccer) File:CityCat Tunamun.jpg
Meeandah 503576400 28744QE Norman R Wright & Sons February 2008 Meeandah [33] INAS Global Games 2019 File:Meeandah (16-9-20).jpg
Wilwinpa 503576500 28744QE Norman R Wright & Sons June 2008 Old Observatory[34] [35] Brisbane Heat Twenty20 cricket team File:CityCat Wilwinpa.jpg
Ya-wa-gara 503576600 27885QE Norman R Wright & Sons November 2008 Breakfast Creek [36] ATP Cup tennis tournament File:Ya-wa-gara (16-9-20).jpg
Mahreel 503576700 27885QE Norman R Wright & Sons April 2009 Spring Hill [37] Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white File:Mahreel (16-9-20).jpg

Third generation

Third generation CityCats have a capacity of 162 passengers.[27]

Name MMSI Call sign Builder Launched Namesake Reference Wrap Theme Image
Kuluwin 503576800 29438QE Norman R Wright & Sons February 2010 Wooloowin [38] Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white File:Kuluwin (16-9-20).jpg
Gootcha 503576900 29440QE Norman R Wright & Sons July 2010 Toowong [39] Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white File:Gootcha CityCat wrap (26946870335).jpg
Walan 503577100 29439QE Norman R Wright & Sons December 2010 Herston [33] Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white File:Anzac CityCat wrap (26341298144).jpg
Mudherri 503577200 29437QE Norman R Wright & Sons July 2011 Murarrie [12] Queensland Reds rugby union team Mudherri
Spirit of Brisbane 503586200 29436QE Norman R Wright & Sons October 2011 [40] Commemorates the city's recovery following the 2011 Brisbane floods. Spirit of Brisbane
Nar-dha 503017210 A3K0202 Norman R Wright & Sons November 2014 Nudgee [41] The 2014 G20 Brisbane summit File:G20 CityCat wrap (Cropped).jpg
Gilwunpa 503025670 32038QE Norman R Wright & Sons June 2015 Nundah [42] Queensland Firebirds File:CityCat Gilwunpa.jpg

Fourth generation

Two fourth generation CityCats were delivered in 2019/2020. They have a capacity of 170 passengers, including 20 on an open upper deck, plus more space for wheelchairs and bicycles than earlier generations. The vessels which each cost $3.7 million, are being constructed at Murarrie by Aus Ships.[43][44][45]

Name MMSI Call sign Builder Launched Namesake Reference Wrap Theme Image
Yoogera 503092890 456106 Aus Ships Group October 2019 Mouth of Breakfast Creek [46] File:Yoogera (16-9-20).jpg
Neville Bonner 503102970 457882 Aus Ships Group August 2020 Neville Bonner [47] File:Neville Bonner (16-9-20).jpg

CityHopper

CityHopper is the inner city ferry service. These are powered by Template:Convert Scania engines, have a maximum speed of Template:Convert and are operated by a crew of one.[27]

Name Call sign Builder Launched Namesake Passengers Image
Mermaid 4372QEC Norman R Wright & Sons 1987 HMS Mermaid (1817), ship used by John Oxley who explored the Brisbane River in December 1823 78 File:CityHopper ship Mermaid, Brisbane, Queensland 01.jpg
Doomba 4902QE Norman Park Boat Builders 1989 SS Doomba 78 File:Doomba CityHopper in Brisbane.jpg
Otter 4908QE Norman R Wright & Sons 1989 HMQS Otter 78 File:CityHopper ferry Otter, Brisbane, March 2017, 02.jpg

CityFerry

CityFerry covers shorter distance and cross-river services. These are powered by Template:Convert Perkins engines, have a maximum speed of Template:Convert and are operated by a crew of one.[27]

Name Call sign Builder Launched Namesake Passengers Image
Bulimba Norman R Wright & Sons 1984 Bulimba 47 File:Kookaburra Queen and CityFerry.jpg
Lucinda 1185QE Norman Park Boat Builders 1986 Lucinda 47 File:CityFerry at Eagle Street Pier July 2015.jpg
Koopa 1124QE Norman Park Boat Builders 1986 SS Koopa, the Bribie Island ferry from 1912 to 1963 47 File:CityFerry Koopa, Brisbane 2019, 01.jpg
Gayundah 1283QE Norman Park Boat Builders 1986 HMQS Gayundah 47 File:CityFerry Gayundah from CityFerry Otter Town Reach Brisbane River IMGP9119.jpg
John Oxley 6950QE Norman R Wright & Sons 1990 John Oxley 47 File:Philhongbriscityferrynov2008.jpg
Kalparrin 9570QE Queensland Port Services 1993 An Aboriginal word meaning "to help carry a load"[48] 47 File:CityFerry Kalparrin berthed at Teneriffe Ferry Terminal Tenerrife from CityCat Mianjin P1230895.jpg

Support vessels

TransDev owns two support vessels.[27]

Name ID Builder Launched Type Image
Tenacity River Connections 1991 Maintenance barge
Tenacious Aus Boats 1993 Fuel barge

Ferry network

The wharves are given in geographical order, heading upstream along the Brisbane River.

Wharf Stopping pattern
SE = SpeedyCat Express (weekday peak)
CC = CityCat
CH = CityHopper
CF = CityFerry (cross river) 		Connections
SE CC CH CF CF CF
Northshore Hamilton Template:Resize Template:Resize Template:Bus icon
Apollo Road Template:Resize Template:Bus icon
Bretts Wharf Template:Resize Template:Bus icon
Bulimba Template:Resize Template:Resize Template:Bus icon
Teneriffe Template:Resize Template:Resize Template:Resize Template:Bus icon Blue CityGlider
Hawthorne Template:Resize Template:Resize Template:Bus icon
New Farm Park Template:Resize Template:Resize
Norman Park Template:Resize
Mowbray Park Template:Resize
Sydney Street Template:Resize Template:Resize
Dockside Template:Resize
Howard Smith Wharves Construction commences late 2020[49]
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West End Template:ResizeTemplate:Efn Template:Resize Template:Bus icon Blue CityGlider
UQ St Lucia Template:Resize Template:Resize Template:Bus icon UQ Lakes busway station

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Wharf damage

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Damaged West End ferry wharf, 2011

In January 2011, all of the wharves were damaged or destroyed during the Brisbane floods and the services were suspended indefinitely. Ten wharves had minor damage (Bretts Wharf, Apollo Road, Teneriffe, Bulimba, Hawthorne, New Farm Park, Mowbray Park, Dockside, Riverside, Guyatt Park), six had moderate damage (Norman Park, Eagle Street Pier, Thornton Street, River Plaza, South Bank 3, South Bank 1 & 2) and seven required rebuilding (Sydney Street, Holman Street, QUT Gardens Point, North Quay, Regatta, West End, University of Queensland).[50] No ferries were lost.[51]

It was expected that the infrastructure repairs would take months to replace.[52] Temporary facilities were operating at most terminals by mid-April 2011.[53]

See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Brisbane CityCats Template:Webarchive BSC Marine
  2. ↑ Wind of change has no mercy on ferry The Courier Mail 4 December 1998
  3. ↑ a b c Our History Template:Webarchive Transdev
  4. ↑ CityCat Timetable Transdev Brisbane Ferries 15 June 2015
  5. ↑ Transfield Services JV wins 150 million renewal of Brisbane CityCat and CityFerries contract Template:Webarchive Transfield Services 15 September 2010
  6. ↑ Half Year Report 31 December 2010 Template:Webarchive Transfield Services
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  16. ↑ A New Brand for Brisbane Ferries Template:Webarchive Transdev
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  19. ↑ SeaLink Travel Group Onboard As Brisbane's New Ferry Operator Template:Webarchive Sealink Travel Group 29 June 2020
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  24. ↑ CityHopper and Cross River ferries suspended Template:Webarchive TransLink 17 August 2020
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