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Waverley Bus Depot
Waverley Bus Depot, originally Waverley Tram Depot, is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction operated by Transdev John Holland. History Waverley Tram Depot opened on 7 September 1902 as a seventeen road depot on the corner of Oxford Street and York Road, Bondi Junction. It provided trams that operated the Bondi and Bronte routes. The depot closed on 27 June 1959 for conversion a to bus depot. Today only the southern section of the car shed remains, the northern section having been demolished. As part of the contracting out of Sydney Bus Region 9, operation of Waverley depot passed from State Transit to Transdev John Holland on 2 April 2022. As of January 2025, it has an allocation of 167 buses. Design The side elevations looking west to Centennial Park were designed with stepped Dutch gables with circular ventilation openings. Including: *17 tracks *brick gabled parapet *brick stepped style gables Gables may refer to: * Gable, a portion of a wall betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Street, Sydney
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, running from the south-east border of the Sydney central business district to Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. Close to the CBD in particular, the street is lined with numerous shops, bars and nightclubs. After the 1980s, Oxford Street garnered a reputation as Sydney's primary nightclub strip (firstly Gay bar, gay nightclubs in the 1980s followed by straight nightclubs in the 2000s) and subsequently saw a large increase in the number of crimes committed in the area. However, the 2014 Sydney lockout laws, lockout laws saw many nightclubs close and the crime rate drop as Sydney's nightlife hubs moved to Darling Harbour and Newtown, New South Wales, Newtown. The lockout laws ended in 2020 with a focus on small bars and restaurants. Many nightclubs reopened in 2021 especially around Taylor Square, Sydney, Taylor Square. The western section of Oxford Street, which runs through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondi Junction
Bondi Junction is an Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local government in Australia, local government area of Waverley Council, Waverley. Bondi Junction is a largely commercial area which has undergone many changes since the late 20th century. There have been many major commercial and residential developments around the main street and surrounding area, notably a new interchange station, bus/rail interchange and large shopping mall. Many of the original pubs have been maintained, notably, the Nelson Hotel, so named because of its location on Nelson Street. Bondi Beach is a neighbouring suburb to the east with its namesake beach. Similarly named Bondi, New South Wales, Bondi and North Bondi are also neighbouring suburbs. Bondi Junction and the neighbouring area is well known for its famous rugby league team, the Sydney Roosters, still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport For NSW
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is a Government of New South Wales, New South Wales Government transport services and roads List of New South Wales government agencies, agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW Department of Transport, which is a List of New South Wales government agencies, department of the state government of New South Wales, and the ultimate parent entity of Transport for NSW. The agency's function is to build transport infrastructure and manage transport services in New South Wales. Since absorbing Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) in December 2019, the agency is also responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure, managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways and vehicle and driving license registrations. The agency reports to the New South Wales Minister for Transport (New South Wales), Minister for Transport, Minister for Roads (New South Wales), Minister for Roads and the Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transdev John Holland
Transdev John Holland Buses is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A joint venture between Transdev Australasia, Transdev and John Holland Group, John Holland, it operates services in Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts, Sydney Bus Region 9 in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), 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 Government of New South Wales, New South Wales state government announced that the bus operations of State Transit Authority, 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 April 2025, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Sydney
The Sydney tramway network served the inner suburbs of Sydney, Australia, from 1879 until 1961. In its heyday, it was the largest in Australia, the second largest in the Commonwealth of Nations (after Trams in London, London), and one of the largest in the world. The network was heavily worked, with about 1,600 cars in service at any one time at its peak during the 1930s (in comparison, there are about 500 trams in Melbourne today). Patronage peaked in 1945 at 405 million passenger journeys. Its maximum street trackage totalled 291 km (181 miles) in 1923. History Early tramways Sydney's first tram was horse-drawn, running from the Redfern railway station, old Sydney railway station to Circular Quay along Pitt Street.''The 1861 Pitt Street Tramway and the Contemporary Horse Drawn Railway Proposals'' Wylie, R.F. Australian Railway History, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1965 pp21-32 Built in 1861, the design was compromised by the desire to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts
The Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts are contracts issued by the Government of New South Wales to metropolitan bus operators in Sydney, Australia, to operate its public bus route network. Since 2005, the government has moved from individual contracts with operators to larger contract regions, leading to the consolidation of bus operators. History In February 2004, the Unsworth Review of Bus Services conducted by former Transport Minister and Premier Barrie Unsworth, reported its findings to the Carr Government, recommending that the number of contract areas that existed in Sydney be reduced from 87 to 15 with a lead entity identified for each region to negotiate a contract. This was adopted with the first seven-year performance based contract signed in January 2005. By June 2005, eight had been signed. In some cases the existing operators formed joint venture companies to have a single contract with the government while in other regions there were some takeovers. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Transit Authority
The State Transit Authority of New South Wales, also referred to as State Transit, was an agency of the Government of New South Wales operating bus services in Sydney. Superseding the Urban Transit Authority in 1989, it was also responsible for the provision of Sydney Ferries, ferry services in Sydney until 2004 and Newcastle Buses & Ferries, bus and ferry services in Newcastle until 2017. It ceased trading after 2 April 2022 with its remaining operations to be contracted out by Transport for NSW to replacement operators. , the New South Wales Government has not yet put forward a Bill (law), Bill for the dissolution of the State Transit Authority of NSW. History In view of its political sensitivity, the agencies responsible for public transport in New South Wales are frequently restructured. Buses and ferries were the responsibility of the Department of Government Transport until 1972, when it was merged with the Department of Railways New South Wales to form the Public Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian Bus & Coach
Are Media is an Australian media company. It was formed after the 2020 purchase of the assets of Bauer Media Australia, which had in turn acquired the assets of Pacific Magazines, AP Magazines and Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) during the 2010s. It is owned by the Sydney investment firm Mercury Capital. History Australian Consolidated Press Consolidated Press was formed in 1936, combining ownership of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and Frank Packer's '' Australian Women's Weekly''. It was renamed Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) in 1957, and acquired '' The Bulletin'' in 1960. ''The Daily Telegraph'' was sold to News Limited in 1972; the same year ACP founded '' Cleo'' and took over Publishers Holdings (including ''Australian House & Garden'', ''Wheels'', and others). Two years later, Frank Packer died, and his son Kerry took over the company. In 1988, ACP acquired John Fairfax's magazines (including ''Woman's Day'', ''People'', '' Dolly'', and ''Good Housekeeping''). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial Park, New South Wales
Centennial Park is a suburb split between the local government area of the City of Sydney and the City of Randwick, located east from the Sydney central business district, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Centennial Park is home to a number of wild animals including birds, rabbits, and foxes. It is also home to a number of equestrian schools and other domestic animal endeavours such as the Centennial Park Rabbit Retreat, a boarding facility for rabbits in the Centennial Park and Paddington area. Geography The western fringe of the suburb is used for residential purposes and is within the City of Sydney. It features quality houses on large blocks as well as large multi-unit buildings. The bulk of the suburb consists of the Centennial Parklands (from which the suburb takes its name) and is within the City of Randwick. The parklands extend further partly into the suburb of Queens Park, adjacent to (but separate from) the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Gables
A Dutch gable or Flemish gable is a gable whose sides have a shape made up of one or more curves and which has a pediment at the top. The gable may be an entirely decorative projection above a flat section of roof line, or may be the termination of a roof, like a normal gable (the picture of Montacute House, right, shows both types). The preceding is the strict definition, but the term is sometimes used more loosely, though the stepped gable should be distinguished from it. The term "Dutch gable" is also used in America and Australasia to refer to a gablet roof. The Dutch gable was a notable feature of the Renaissance architecture, which spread to northern Europe from the Low Countries, arriving in Britain during the latter part of the 16th century. Later Dutch gables with flowing curves became absorbed into Baroque architecture. Examples of Dutch-gabled buildings can be found in historic cities across Europe. In Potsdam, Germany, 150 red brick houses featuring steep Dutch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapet
A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Where extending above a roof, a parapet may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the edge line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a fire wall or party wall. Parapets were originally used to defend buildings from military attack, but today they are primarily used as guard rails, to conceal rooftop equipment, reduce wind loads on the roof, and to prevent the spread of fires. Parapet types Parapets may be plain, embattled, perforated or panelled, which are not mutually exclusive terms. *Plain parapets are upward extensions of the wall, sometimes with a coping at the top and corbel below. *Embattled parapets may be panelled, but are pierced, if not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
