Bus Queensland was formed in April 2009 when the Pulitano Group purchased both the Garden City Sunbus and Kynoch Coaches operations.[1][2][3]
| Parent | Pulitano Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 2009 |
| Headquarters | Wilsonton |
| Service area | Toowoomba |
| Routes | 9 |
| Hubs | Toowoomba CBD Toowoomba Hospital University of Southern Queensland |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 80 (October 2021) |
| Website | www.busqld.com.au |
Kynoch Coaches was a family-owned business, previously owned by Jason Ward, operated urban, school and long-distance services from its base, in Stephen Street, Toowoomba.
Garden City Sunbus was a division of Sunbus and formed in September 2003 after Hagan's City Bus handed back its licence due to Queensland Transport rejecting requests for higher subsidies.[4]
Bus Queensland operated a network of long-distance coach services from Toowoomba to Cunnamulla, Lightning Ridge and Rockhampton.[5] In January 2015, further contracts commenced for services from Brisbane to Charleville and Mount Isa and from Townsville to Mount Isa.[6][7]
On 10 December 2021, Bus Queensland's contracts passed to the operators listed below:[8]
| Bus Route | New Operator |
|---|---|
| Brisbane to Charleville via Toowoomba, Miles and Roma | Greyhound Australia |
| Brisbane to Mount Isa via Toowoomba, Roma and Charleville | Greyhound Australia |
| Toowoomba to Rockhampton via Miles | Greyhound Australia |
| Mount Isa to Townsville | Greyhound Australia |
| Toowoomba to Cunnamulla via St George (via Moonie Hwy) | Murrays |
| Toowoomba to Lightning Ridge via St George (via Gore Hwy) | Murrays |
| Townsville to Charters Towers | Trans North Bus & Coach |
Fleet
editAs at October 2021, the fleet consisted of 80 buses and coaches.[9]
References
edit- ^ Kynoch Coaches and Sunbus Toowoomba sold to Pulitano Group Archived 17 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Australasian Bus & Coach 16 March 2009
- ^ New bus company for city Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Toowoomba Chronicle 2 April 2009
- ^ Bus Qld Takes Toowoomba Operators Australian Bus Panorama issue 24/6 May 2009 page 24
- ^ Transit wins Toowoomba tender[permanent dead link] Australasian Bus & Coach
- ^ New qconnect contract boost Qld long distance bus services Archived 26 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Government 5 February 2008
- ^ Long distance coaches Archived 10 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads 19 December 2014
- ^ Bus services start with short notice Archived 25 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine North West Star 15 January 2015
- ^ Service Updates Archived 11 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Bus Queensland
- ^ Bus Queensland Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists