Sydney bus route 144

Last updated

144
State Transit Bus 3928 on a 144 to Manly.jpg
State Transit Orana bodied Volvo B10BLE at Neutral Bay in December 2020
Overview
Operator Keolis Downer Northern Beaches
Depot Brookvale
North Sydney
Former operator(s) State Transit
Urban Transit Authority
Public Transport Commission
Department of Government Transport
Route
Start Manly wharf
Via The Spit
Neutral Bay
Crows Nest
St Leonards
End Chatswood station
Length16 kilometres
Timetable Transport for NSW

Sydney bus route 144 is operated by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches between Manly wharf and Chatswood station. It was Sydney's first government operated bus route.

Contents

History

In the late 1920s, White Transit Company commenced operating route 144 between Manly wharf and Cremorne Junction where it connected with tram services. It ceased on 31 October 1931, when White Transit Company were forced out of business by the Transport (Co-ordination) Act 1931 with its services deemed to be in competition with tram services, which the act prohibited. [1]

On 25 December 1932, the service was recommenced by the Government of New South Wales, with buses initially hired from White Transit Company. The service was an instant success with over 2,000 passengers carried on the first day alone. [1] [2] [3]

Route 144 has been extended multiple times from its original terminus at Cremorne Junction. On 1 April 1933, route 144 was extended to St Leonards, on 15 April 1965 to Royal North Shore Hospital. [2] and on 11 September 1988 to Chatswood station. [4] From 20 December 2020, route 144 ceased to divert via Royal North Shore Hospital. At the same time overnight services commenced between Manly Wharf and North Sydney as route 144N [5] [6]

In October 2021 it was included in the takeover of region 8 by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches. [7]

Current route

Route 144 operates via these primary locations: [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chatswood railway station</span> Railway station in Sydney

Chatswood is a railway station located in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood. It is served by Sydney Trains services; the T1 North Shore & Western Line and the T9 Northern Line, and the Sydney Metro's North West Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Leonards railway station</span> Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

St Leonards railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of St Leonards including the nearby Artarmon Industrial Area and Gore Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">State Transit Authority</span> NSW Government public 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 ferry services in Sydney until 2004 and 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trams in Sydney</span>

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, 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 . Patronage peaked in 1945 at 405 million passenger journeys. Its maximum street trackage totalled 291 km in 1923.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buses in Sydney</span> Bus networks in Sydney, Australia

Buses account for close to six per cent of trips each day in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, forming a key part of the city's public transport system. The network initially evolved from a privately operated system of feeder services to railway stations in the outer suburbs, and a publicly operated network of bus services introduced to replace trams in the inner suburbs. The bus network has undergone major reform in recent years, with the New South Wales Government taking responsibility for route and fare-setting, opening contracts for most routes up to competitive tendering, and introducing more cross-regional services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Milsons Point ferry wharf</span>

Milsons Point ferry wharf is located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Milsons Point. It is next to Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is served by Sydney Ferries Parramatta River and Pyrmont Bay services operated by First Fleet and RiverCat class ferries.

The Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts are contracts issued by the Government of New South Wales to metropolitan bus operators in Sydney, Australia. Since 2005, the government has moved from individual contracts with operators to larger contract regions, leading to the consolidation of bus operators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keolis Downer</span> Australian transportation company

Keolis Downer is a joint venture between Keolis, the largest private sector French transport group, and Downer Rail, an Australian railway engineering company, that operates bus and tram services in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney bus route 190X</span> Bus service in Sydney, Australia

Sydney bus route 190X is a peak-hour express bus service operated by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches between Avalon and Wynyard station. The route and its predecessors are well known for its ocean scenery along the journey and have been popular with hikers planning to walk from Palm Beach back towards Sydney. For many years the route was also the longest commuter bus route in metropolitan Sydney at 42 kilometres (26 mi) when operating from Palm Beach. In March 2013 Australian diecast model company Transit Graphics released a 1:76 scale model of a Mercedes-Benz O305 bus operating on route L90.

Sydney, Australia is served by a number of bus operators, with Busways the largest privately owned operator in New South Wales as of January 2022 when the company took-over the NSW government's State Transit Authority. Other major operators include CDC, Transdev and Transit Systems. Most services are provided as part of the city's integrated public transport system, with routes, fares, service levels, fleet specifications and customer service standards determined by Transport for NSW. A small number of services operate outside of this network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cremorne Point ferry wharf</span>

Cremorne Point ferry wharf is located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Cremorne Point. It is served by Sydney Ferries Mosman services operated by First Fleet class ferries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mosman Bay ferry wharf</span>

Mosman Bay ferry wharf is located on Mosman Bay on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Mosman. It is served by Sydney Ferries Mosman services operated by First Fleet class ferries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neutral Bay ferry wharf</span>

Neutral Bay ferry wharf is located on Neutral Bay on the northern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay.

White Transit Company was an Australian bus company operating route bus services on Sydney's Lower North Shore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">B-Line (Sydney)</span>

B-Line is a bus route operated by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches between the central business district and the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia.

Brookvale Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Brookvale operated by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches.

Mona Vale Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Mona Vale operated by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches.

North Sydney Bus Depot is a bus depot in the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay operated by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newcastle Transport</span>

Newcastle Transport is a public transport operator in Newcastle, New South Wales. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates bus, ferry and light rail services under contract to Transport for NSW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keolis Downer Northern Beaches</span> Australian bus operator

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 8 on the Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches under contract to Transport for NSW. Its headquarters are located at Brookvale Bus Depot.

References

  1. 1 2 Operators of Renown…White Transit Co Ltd Australian Bus issue 52 July 2012 pages 10-15
  2. 1 2 Travers, Greg (1982). From City to Suburb...a fifty year journey. Historic Commercial Vehicle Association. pp. 7, 209, 216. ISBN   0959601627.
  3. Travers, G. The NSW Government Bus - a 75th Anniversary. The Sydney Bus and Truck Museum, 2007.
  4. Henderson, Robert. "Archived copy" (PDF). Sydney Bus Routes. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore bus service improvements Transport for NSW 9 October 2020
  6. "State Transit route 144N". Transport for NSW.
  7. New Bus Operator to Electrify Fleet Transport for NSW 28 May 2021
  8. "State Transit route 144". Transport for NSW.