U-Go Mobility is a future bus company in
Sydney, Australia, that will commence operating in July 2023. It is a 50:50
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
between
UGL and
Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in 2022 it was purchased ...
.
History
In December 2022, U-Go Mobility was awarded a seven-year contract to operate bus services
region 10 in the
Canterbury-Bankstown,
Georges River
The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, located to the south and west of Sydney, New South Wales
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and
Sutherland Shire
Sutherland Shire is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Southern Sydney, southern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland Shire comprises an area of and as at the had an estimated pop ...
regions.
Go-Ahead joint venture to operate in Sydney
''Bus & Coach Buyer'' 22 December 2022 The enlarged region 10 will incorporate the services of region 5 operated by Punchbowl Bus Company
Punchbowl Bus Company is an Australian bus company operating services in Sydney Region 5, servicing the Hurstville, Roselands, Bankstown, Strathfield and surrounding suburbs. It also operates bus services in Goulburn and Crookwell in the South ...
and region 10 services operated by Transdev NSW
Transdev NSW is a bus operator in the northern, southern and western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, operating on behalf of Transport for NSW. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia. It is a different subsidiary to Transdev John Holland, whi ...
.[
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Fleet
U-Go Mobility will commence operations with a fleet of 225 buses.[
]
References
{{Sydney public transport
Australian companies established in 2023
Bus companies of New South Wales
Go-Ahead Group companies
Transport companies established in 2023
2023 establishments in Australia