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[News] Melbourne Metropolitan bus contracting

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10 year contracts starting July 2025.
Aims to transition to zero emission vehicles and standardise contract arrangements across industry (incl with metro bus franchise 2022).
Recontracting applies to 30% of network.

Details: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-melb ... passengers
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Doesn't indicate whether this will be an open tender or direct awards to the incumbents.
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New Zero Emission Bus Franchises For Melbourne Commuters

CDC, Dysons and Kinetic announced as successful tenderers. While the former two could be retentions of their existing routes, the latter's Melbourne Bus Franchise runs until 2031, so presumably it will be taking over the routes of other operators.
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It's more radical than that.

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Are there any changes to the bus company running the bus routes?
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^ In short:

343, 578, 579, 580, 582 to Dysons.

460, 462, 463, 465, 467, 468, 469, 476, 501, 511, 525, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 544 to CDC.

503, 504, 505, 506, 508, 509, 546, 552, 553, 558, 567, 609 to Kinetic.

No more Broadmeadows/Kastoria, Panorama and Ryan’s on route service.
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Not quite right as the CDC north west contract is a joint venture between CDC and Dom Sita, owner of Kastoria/ Broadmeadows. More info will soon be available in a post of the BCSV: Bus and Coach Society of Victoria facebook page.
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1whoknows wrote: Sat Sep 07, 2024 5:14 am Not quite right as the CDC north west contract is a joint venture between CDC and Dom Sita, owner of Kastoria/ Broadmeadows. More info will soon be available in a post of the BCSV: Bus and Coach Society of Victoria facebook page.
Any update on who runs what service in 2025?
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Not as yet.
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Still no update???
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