Kelsian Group

Overview

Kelsian Group Limited

former name	SeaLink Travel Group
type	Public
traded as	asx: KLS
founded	1989
location city	Adelaide
location country	Australia
area served	Australia United Kingdom Jersey Singapore United States
key people	Graeme Legh (Group CEO)
industry	Tourism & travel
revenue	$251.3 million (June 2019)
net income	$23.4 million (June 2019)
subsid	Bay Islands Transit Captain Cook Cruises Captain Cook Cruises Western Australia Gladstone Ferries Kangaroo Island SeaLink Matilda Cruises RiverCity Ferries Stradbroke Ferries Tower Transit Transit Systems All Aboard America!
homepage	www.kelsian.com

Kelsian Group Limited, formerly SeaLink Travel Group, is an Australian public company that operates transport services in Australia, United Kingdom, Jersey in the Channel Islands, United States of America and Singapore.

History

In 1989, the business was founded with the purchase of the Kangaroo Island SeaLink business. In 2004, it purchased Subritzky Ferries in Auckland, before their sale in 2011.[1]

In 2011, the group purchased Captain Cook Cruises (including the previously taken over Matilda Cruises), Murray River Cruises and Sunferries Townsville.[1] The Townsville operation was rebranded as Sealink.[2]

SeaLink has also purchased specialist travel companies, managing the

Operations

Ferries

Kelsian operates ferry services in multiple locations around Australia.

Transit Systems

Transit Systems is Kelsian Group's bus operations in Australia, operating in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It became part of Kelsian Group in January 2020.

Tower Transit UK

Tower Transit is Kelsian Group's subsidiary in the United Kingdom. It was established when Transit Systems purchased some of First London's operations and garages in June 2013 and began operating bus services in London.[28] Originally a subsidiary of Transit Systems, it became a direct subsidiary of Kelsian Group in January 2020.

After Tower Transit's Westbourne Park garage became incorporated into RATP Dev Transit London in December 2021, the only remaining Tower Transit operation in London was the Lea Interchange garage in East London. This operation was announced to be sold to Stagecoach London in May 2022 and was finalised on 25 June 2022.[29][30]

Tower Transit subsequently acquired bus operations in the Channel Islands and Liverpool in September 2022 and February 2025 respectively.[31][32]

RATP Dev Transit London

From December 2021 until September 2023, Kelsian held a 12.5% shareholding in RATP Dev Transit London in a joint venture with RATP Dev, operating buses in West London.[15][33][34] The joint venture consisted of RATP Dev's West London bus operations (including London United and London Sovereign) and Tower Transit's Westbourne Park garage. In September 2023, Kelsian sold its shareholding to RATP Dev.[35]

RATP Dev Transit London

Tower Transit Singapore

Tower Transit Singapore is a bus operator in Singapore, operating 57 routes out of Bulim Bus Depot and Mandai Bus Depot as part of the Bulim bus package and the Sembawang–Yishun bus package respectively. Originally a subsidiary of Tower Transit UK, it became a direct subsidiary of the Kelsian Group in January 2020.

The contract for the Bulim package was first awarded in May 2015, taking over the bus operations from incumbent operators SBS Transit and SMRT Buses between May and June 2016.[36][37] In September 2020, Tower Transit Singapore was re-awarded the Bulim bus package, including 3 bus services operated by SMRT Buses. It also secured the Sembawang–Yishun bus package which consisted of 26 bus services operated by SMRT Buses and 1 service already operated by Tower Transit.[38] Tower Transit Singapore took over the 3 Bulim services and 26 Sembawang–Yishun bus services from SMRT Buses in May and September 2021 respectively.[39]

All Aboard America!

All Aboard America! operates charters, tours, casino and cruise shuttles, and scheduled routes in the United States.

History

Operations

Ferries

Transit Systems

Tower Transit UK

RATP Dev Transit London

RATP Dev Transit London

Tower Transit Singapore

All Aboard America!

References