Keolis Downer awarded contract for bus services

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Media/ASX and NZX Release
28 May 2021
KEOLIS DOWNER AWARDED CONTRACT TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN
BUS SERVICES ON SYDNEY’S NORTHERN BEACHES

Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced today that the Keolis Downer joint venture has been
awarded a contract valued at $900 million over eight years to operate and maintain bus services
on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

The media release from Keolis Downer is attached to this announcement.








Authorised for release by Downer’s Chief Executive Officer, Grant Fenn.

About Downer
Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand and customers are at the
heart of everything it does. It exists to create and sustain the modern environment and its promise is to work
closely with its customers to help them succeed, using world-leading insights and solutions to design, build
and sustain assets, infrastructure and facilities. For more information visit downergroup.com.



For further information please contact:
Michael Sharp, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations +61 439 470 145
Downer EDI Limited
ABN 97 003 872 848
Triniti Business Campus
39 Delhi Road
North Ryde NSW 2113
1800 DOWNER
www.downergroup.com

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28 May 2021

Keolis Downer partners with TfNSW to deliver innovative transport
solutions in Sydney’s Northern beaches as the future bus operator

- Transport for New South Wales announced Keolis Downer was awarded a $900 million
contract to operate and maintain bus services in the Northern Beaches and the lower North
Shore for eight years, from 31 October 2021.
- Keolis Downer will work closely with Transport for NSW to deliver a range of initiatives to further
enhance the journey experience of customers, across all aspects of the service.
- The contract will see the introduction of 125 electric buses over the next eight years, delivering
more sustainable transport options for the local community from two newly electrified depots
in Brookvale and Mona Vale.
- Keolis Downer will also introduce innovative headway technology to further increase the
reliability and quality of service of the successf ul B-Line.
- The popular On Demand transport service known as Keoride will also become a permanent
part of the network.

Keolis Downer is delighted to partner with Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) to deliver positive public
transport outcomes to the local communities in the Northern beaches and the lower North Shore.
Keolis Downer’s f irst priority is to ensure a smooth transition of all the employees and maintain high standards
of customer experience and operations. Additionally, we are focused on introducing global innovations like
headway services, new electric buses, and wayf inding improvements that will deliver more connected and
sustainable journeys.

“We are very proud to partner with TfNSW to support the future growth and transformation of the Northern
Beaches. Drawing on our experience locally and globally, we will launch a range of new initiatives to enhance
the customer experience building from the already excellent bus services in the area” comments David Fran ks,
Keolis Downer CEO. “We will introduce new service technology to enable staff to actively manage routes and
monitor bus running times, improving the frequency of bus services.

“We are also very excited to continue to deliver the highly successful On Demand transport service, which we
have been operating in the area since 2017. We look forward to further engaging with the community to deliver
a safe, efficient and reliable transport system that supports the liveability and future prosperity of this vibrant,
growing region”.

About Keolis Downer
Keo lis Downer is a lea d in g operator of p u blic tra nspo rt services in Au st ralia. Wit h 4,9 00 emplo yees a nd a presence in f iv e states, K e o lis
Downer ena bles 250 millio n p a ssenger jo urn eys per year. We operate a nd m aintain the integrated n etwork in Newca stle, the la rge st tra m
network in the wo rld in Melbourne (Ya rra Trams), the ligh t ra il network on the Go ld C o a st (G: lin k ), and 1,000 b uses in NSW, W e s t ern
Au st ra lia , South Au st ralia a nd Qu eensland. We a lso operate a nd main tain the Ad elaide M etro t rain services.
Esta b lish ed in 2 0 09, Keo lis Downer is a joint v enture b et wee n Keo lis, a lea din g p ub lic transp ort operator establish ed in 15 co untries, and
Downer, the lea d ing provider of integrated services in Au st ralia a nd New Zea land.
www.keo lisd o wner.com.au



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