Transit Systems is founded

Wins Midland contract – the first bus contract tendered in Perth.

Awarded Canning & Southern River bus contracts

Wins Kalamunda & Armadale South bus contracts

Appointed manager of new Circle Route

Acquires the Claremont & Belmont bus contracts.

Transit Systems acquired its first marine business in Moreton Bay, the 'BITS' passenger ferry service

Awarded North, South & Outer North East bus contracts taking market share to 73%

Retains Claremont & Belmont bus contracts

Acquires Big Red Cat vehicle ferry service to North Stradbroke Island

Retains Midland bus contract

Awarded GLNG & APLNG marine contracts in Gladstone for the construction of the LNG facilities on Curtis Island

Retains East-West bus contract

Commences operations to Curtis Island LNG plants

Wins Marmion bus contract

Contract ended – North, South and Outer North East

Acquires Stradbroke Ferries

Contract ended – Kalamunda

Tower Transit is established with the acquisition of London bus routes from First Group Plc.

Only new entrant awarded Sydney Metropolitan Bus Contract (Region 3).

Stradbroke Ferries celebrates 50th anniversary

Wins first contract tendered in Darwin to run 40% of network

Wins ongoing operational ferry contracts with British Gas, Santos and Conoco Phillips

Tower expands to Singapore

Awarded first bus contract tendered in Singapore to operate 380 buses.

Wins Bunbury & Busselton regional bus contracts

Sells marine division to Kelsian Group Limited

Wins Albany regional bus contract

Acquired BRIDJ technology and launches demand responsive trial operation in Sydney

Acquires the North South & Outer North East bus contracts

Expansion to Sydney service area

Awarded Region 6 contract in central Sydney with 1,200 staff & 600 buses.

Transit rolls into Melbourne

The acquisition of the Sita Group marks Transit Systems’ strategic entry into the Victorian bus market.

Kelsian Group Limited acquires Transit Systems Group

Creating Australia’s largest integrated land, marine, tourism and public transport business.

SWAN Transit retain Marmion and Claremont Metropolitan Bus services contracts for another 10 years, and awarded an additional contract for Joondalup.

Retention of Adelaide Bus Contracts – Outer North East, East West and North South (includes bus and light rail services, to be delivered in JV with JHG and UGL). Also secured a new contract region of Outer North.

Awarded Brisbane City Council contract to operate the Brisbane CityCats, City Hoppers and KittyCats under RiverCity Ferries.

Kelsian Group Limited successfully completed the acquisition of Go West Tours for an enterprise value of A$84.7 million plus an earn-out component of up to A$25 million.

Kelsian Group and its UK subsidiary Tower Transit announces the acquisition of two bus businesses in the Channel Islands - Jersey’s LibertyBus and CT Plus operating in Guernsey.

Kelsian Group Limited successfully completed the acquisition of All Aboard America for an enterprise value of US$325 million (A$487 million).