 At the time of cessation, the bus fleet consisted of 180 MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo buses.There were two ferries, the 1986 built "Hunter" and "Shortland", named after Governor John Hunter and naval officer John Shortland.Unlike other State Transit Authority run buses, Newcastle Buses & Ferries historically used a time-based ticketing system which was separate from the MyZone ticketing system.