Metro Transport Sydney

Metro Transport Sydney
IndustryTransport
PredecessorSydney Light Rail Company
CGEA Transport Sydney
TNT Transit Systems
Founded1994 (Sydney Light Rail Company)[1]
1998 (CGEA Transport Sydney)[2]
2001 (Metro Transport Sydney)
DefunctJuly 2013[2]
Headquarters,
Australia
ProductsPublic transport
OwnerAustralia Infrastructure Fund
Utilities Trust of Australia
Colonial First State
DivisionsSydney Monorail
Metro Light Rail
Websitewww.metrotransport.com.au/index.php/

Metro Transport Sydney (MTS) was the owner of the now-demolished Sydney Monorail and the former owner of the Inner West Light Rail in Sydney, New South Wales. Established in 2001, it replaced the Sydney Light Rail Company (SLRC), the previous owner of the light rail, and CGEA Transport Sydney, the previous owner of the monorail.[1][2] It was bought by the New South Wales Government in 2012.[3] The Metro Transport Sydney brand was discontinued from 1 July 2013, and the SLRC and Metro Transport Sydney were deregistered later that month.[1][2]

Metro Transport Sydney contracted the day-to-day operations of the monorail and light rail to Veolia Transport Sydney, a subsidiary of Veolia Transdev, who operated them since 1998. After the government takeover of Metro Transport Sydney, Veolia Transport Sydney remained as the operator of monorail and light rail. Veolia Transport Sydney later renamed to Transdev Sydney on 1 July 2013.[4] The monorail was also shut down on the same day.

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  2. ^ a b c d "Historical details for ABN 57 082 564 510". ABN Lookup. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ^ "NSW Auditor-General's Report to Parliament (Volume Eight 2012)". NSW Auditor-General. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Light rail in Sydney". Transdev. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.