page_title: Transdev (historic)
section_title: Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Transdev (historic) / History / Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: w:C2 class Melbourne tram testing on Latrobe Street, derived from Mulhouse tram. Français&#160;: Tramway de Melbourne classe C2 issu du tramway de Mulhouse
context_page_description: Transdev was an international public transport group based in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France and operating in several countries. Originally created as Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire in 1955 and developing transportation activities since 1973, Transdev was a subsidiary Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, a French stated-owned financial institution. On 3 March 2011, the group merged with Veolia Transport, one of its main competitors, into Veolia Transdev. During 2013, Veolia Transdev was renamed Transdev, recognising the planned withdrawal of Veolia Environnement from ownership of the group.
  As part of this merger, the RATP Group, a minority shareholder in Transdev, took direct ownership of a number of former Transdev operations in lieu of a cash payment.
  Transdev was also a shareholder of Transamo, a transport engineering and consultancy firm in Europe, which specialises in the project management of public transport projects in France. It was passed onto Veolia Transdev after the merger. Société de Transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles is the other major shareholder of Transamo.
context_section_description: In Australia, Transdev held a 50% shareholding in TransdevTSL, a joint venture with Transfield Services.
  From August 1999 until November 2009, TransdevTSL operated the Yarra Trams franchise in Melbourne. In August 2001, Transdev purchased Sydney bus operator Shorelink. In November 2003, TransdevTSL commenced operating a seven-year contract to operate Brisbane ferry services CityCat and CityFerry.
  The joint venture was dissolved in December 2010, with Transfield selling its shares to Transdev, and the operations in Sydney and Brisbane are fully operated by Transdev.
caption: Yarra Trams C2-class tram in Melbourne
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