State Transit Authority of New South Wales - Fleet

Fleet

The State Transit Fleet consists of over 2100 buses operating in both Sydney and Newcastle from 13 depots. The State Transit Authority is currently in the process of updating its bus fleet with the purchase of 505 new vehicles in late 2006 and the refurbishment of more than 100 vehicles acquired in the early 1990s. An order for 200 Custom Coaches CB80-bodied buses (100 Volvo B7RLE and 100 Scania K-series has been confirmed with the first to be delivered in 2011). All new STA acquisitions from 1990 onwards have the following features:

• Full Air Conditioning
• Fabric Seating
• High visibility electronic destination equipment
• Accommodation for two wheelchairs (with exception to a few acquisitions between 1990 and 2000)

All State Transit vehicles are now fitted with digital CCTV surveillance with five cameras aboard each bus to improve security and deter vandalism and anti-social behaviour. The STA continues to improve its environmental impact with a large percentage of the fleet being powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as meeting strict emissions regulations with 250 Euro 5 compliant vehicles entering service from 2007.

The following bus models entered service pre-1990 and are still in service:

• 220 - Mercedes-Benz O405 - Pressed Metal Corporation 'MkV' (currently being withdrawn)
• 22 - MAN SL202 - Pressed Metal Corporation 'MkV' (currently being withdrawn)

The following bus models entered service in the 1990s:

• 48 - Scania L113TRBL 14.5m - Ansair 'Orana'
• 4 - Mercedes-Benz O405 - Pressed Metal Corporation 'PMC160'
• 100 - Scania L113CRB CNG - Ansair 'Orana' (currently undergoing refurbishment)
• 2 - Scania L113CRB CNG - Ansair 'Commuter'
• 156 - Scania L113CRL - Ansair 'Orana' (currently undergoing refurbishment)
• 2 - Mercedes-Benz O405N - Ansair 'Orana'
• 16 - MAN 11.220 - Ansair 'Orana'

The following bus models entered service in the 2000s:

• 4 - Volvo B10B - Custom Coaches '200' series
• 124 - Volvo B10BLE - Ansair 'Orana'
• 4 - Mercedes-Benz O405 - Custom Coaches '516'
• 299 - Mercedes-Benz O405NH CNG - Custom Coaches 'Citaro'
• 170 - Volvo B12BLE - Custom Coaches 'CB60'
• 50 - Volvo B12BLE - Volgren 'CR228L'
• 80 - Volvo B12BLEA Articulated - Custom Coaches 'CB60'
• 2 - Volvo B12BLEA Articulated - Custom Coaches 'CB60 Evo II
• 270 - Volvo B12BLE Euro 5 - Custom Coaches 'CB60 Evo II'
• 254 - Mercedes-Benz O500LE CNG - Custom Coaches 'CB60 Evo II'
• 1 - Scania K310UA - Custom Coaches 'CB60 Evo II'
• 1 - Scania N310UA - Volgren 'CR228L'
• 1 - Scania K310UB - Volgren 'CR228L'

The following bus models entered service in the 2010s:

• 20 - Mercedes-Benz O500LE (diesel) - Custom Coaches 'CB60 Evo II'
• 150 - Volvo B12BLEA Articulated - Volgren 'CR228L' Euro 5
• 87 - Volvo B7RLE - 'Custom Coaches CB80' (currently entering service)
• 82 - Scania K280UB - 'Custom Coaches CB80' (currently entering service)
• 33 - Volvo B7RLE - Volgren "CR228L"

Newcastle Buses & Ferries operates two vessels, Shortland and Hunter, both of which entered service in 1988, Australia's bicentenary. The vessels are named for Newcastle pioneers Lt. John Shortland and Vice Admiral John Hunter.