Transdev John Holland

This article is about the Transdev John Holland joint venture that operates buses in Sydney. For the joint venture that operates trams in Melbourne, see Yarra Trams.

Not to be confused with Transdev NSW, Transdev Sydney, Transdev Sydney Ferries, or Transdev Shorelink.

Transdev John Holland

Custom Denning Element at Coogee
Parent	Transdev (75%) John Holland (25%)
Commenced operation	3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)
Locale	Sydney
Service area	Eastern Suburbs
Service type	Bus operator
Depots	3
Fleet	472 (July 2026)
Chief executive	Rachel Spencer
Website	transdevjohnholland.com.au

Transdev John Holland Buses is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A joint venture between Transdev and John Holland, it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 9 in the Eastern Suburbs under contract to Transport for NSW. It is a separate company to the former Transdev NSW, wholly owned by Transdev, which operated buses in other regions of Sydney prior to August 2023.

Yarra Journey Makers, another Transdev and John Holland joint venture, operates the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne since December 2024.

History

In October 2019, the New South Wales state government announced that the bus operations of State Transit were to be contracted out to the private sector. In November 2021, the contract was awarded to Transdev John Holland Buses (TJHB) with operations to commence on 3 April 2022.

Fleet

As of July 2026, the fleet consists of 472 buses, including 25 electric buses.

Transdev John Holland Buses inherited a fleet of 474 buses from the STA, which included Volvo B12BLEs, Mercedes-Benz O500LEs, Volvo B12BLEAs, Scania K310UBs, Scania K280UBs, Volvo B8RLEs and Custom Denning Elements.

The current fleet is located below:

Chassis	Body	Picture	Year	Number		Notes
Volvo B12BLEA Euro 3	Custom Coaches CB60		2005–2006	12	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLE Euro 3	Custom Coaches CB60		2005–2007	7	✓	ex State Transit Authority ex Keolis
Volvo B12BLE Euro 5	Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II		2006-2010	71	✓	ex State Transit Authority ex Keolis
Mercedes-Benz O500LE CNG	Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II		2007-2011	79	✓	ex State Transit Authority ex Transit Systems
Scania K310UB 14.5m	Volgren CR228L		2008	1	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Mercedes-Benz O500LE Euro 5	Custom Bus CB80		2009	1	✓	ex State Transit Authority Supplied by Mercedes-Benz Australia as a replacement unit for O500LE CNG unit 4878 destroyed in a fire at Hillsdale 29/7/11.
Mercedes-Benz O500LE Euro 5	Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II		2009-2010	20	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B12BLEA Euro 5	Volgren CR228L		2010-2011	79	✓	ex State Transit Authority ex Transit Systems
Scania K280UB	Bustech VST		2010-2011	28	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Scania K280UB	Custom Bus CB80		2013	8	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Scania K280UB	Bustech VSTM		2014	27	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Scania K310UB	Bustech VST		2016	14	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B8RLE	Volgren Optimus		2018-2019	29	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Scania K310UB	Custom Bus CB80		2018-2019	44	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Volvo B8RLE	Bustech VST		2019-2020	27	✓	ex State Transit Authority
Custom Denning Element	Custom Denning		2021-2023	19	✓	ex State Transit Authority ex Transit Systems ex Busways
Custom Denning Element 2	Custom Denning		2024-present	6	✓
Scania K360CA	Volgren Optimus		2026	37	✓	Part of a delivery of 50 articulated buses to Sydney. The remaining 13 were delivered to Busways Region 7.

Former fleet

Chassis	Body	Picture	Year	Number		Notes
Volvo B10BLE	Orana		1997-1998	7 (All transferred to Keolis Downer then withdrawn in 2025-2026)	✓	ex State Transit Authority

Depots

Transdev John Holland Buses operate out of three depots, these are:

• Port Botany (P)
• Randwick (R)
• Waverley (W)

See also

• Yarra Trams – the Melbourne tram network operated by Yarra Journey Makers, another joint venture between Transdev and John Holland
• Transdev NSW – another Transdev bus operation in Sydney