RIDE Plus until August 2018 - ceased 20 December 2019 Macquarie Park on demand service - operated by Keolis Downer's Keoride - ceased 20 March 2020 Manly on demand service - operated by RIDE Plus - ceased 24 May 2019 Sutherland Shire on demand Service - operated by Transdev's Transdev Link ceased 17 November 2019 Wetherill Park on demand service - operated by Bridj - ceased 3 August 2018 Patronage The following table lists patronage figures for the network of contract regions (in millions of journeys) during the corresponding financial year. Australia's financial years start on 1 July and end on 30 June. Major events that affected the number of journeys made or how patronage is measured are included as notes. Fleet Bus types As the Government has moved to a contestable contract model since the Unsworth report, so it has acquired a greater interest in the buses acquired to operate its routes. The NSW Government buys many of the new buses entering service in private operator fleets, and enjoys step-in rights where a private operator loses a contract. State Transit and the private operators must buy new vehicles from approved panel suppliers. These are Asia Motors, Bustech, Custom Coaches, Heavy Vehicles Australia, Hino, Iveco, MAN, Scania, Volgren and Volvo. The approved bus types are: 14.5-metre two-door city bus, with a combined seating and standing capacity of 80 18-metre articulated two- or three-door city bus, with a combined seating and standing capacity of 110 12-metre two-door double deck city bus, with a combined seating and standing capacity of 90 10-metre single-door 'mini' bus, with a combined seating and standing capacity of 40 12.5-metre single-door city bus, with a combined seating and standing capacity of 65 12.5-metre single-door school bus, with a combined seating and standing capacity of 70 In 2017 the government announced that articulated buses would be progressively phased out in favour of double-deckers. Livery Until 2010, each bus operator determined the livery for their vehicles. In late 2010, the NSW Government introduced a new livery for use on all new vehicles entering service on the network. The design is composed of a light blue (Pantone Matching System 297) background, a white chevron shape pointing in the direction of travel, and dark blue (Pantone Matching System 281) bumpers. Although there was some resistance from bus operators, including Forest Coach Lines, who feared losing their brand identity, all operators had