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Hornibrook Bus Lines
Hornibrook Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the Redcliffe Peninsula and surrounding Upper Bayside area of Brisbane. It operates 16 services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner. History In August 1935 Hornibrook Highway Bus Service commenced operating a service from Redcliffe to Sandgate station."Hornibrook Highway Bus Service" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 6/7 March 1991 page 7 In 1975 Hornibrook Bus Lines was purchased by Geoff Mountjoy. By the late 1980s it had purchased Redcliffe-Brisbane Bus Service and Sandgate-Lutwyche Bus Service. In 1998 South Western Suburban Transit was purchased."Hornibrook Bus Lines" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 14/3 December 1998 page 57 Routes Fleet As at December 2022, the fleet consisted of 64 buses. Depots Depots are operated in Clontarf and North Lakes North Lakes is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. According to the , North Lakes had a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volgren
Volgren is an Australian bus and coach body manufacturer. History Volvo Buses, VolGrenda Corporation, gren was formed in 1977 by Melbourne bus operator Grenda Corporation in Dandenong, Victoria. Because Grenda held the Volvo Buses dealership in Victoria, only chassis from this manufacturer were bodied until 1989 when the dealership was relinquished. The name is a portmanteau of the two original investors, Volvo Buses, Volvo and Grenda Corporation, Grenda. In 1981 a plant was established in Acacia Ridge, Queensland by Grenda Corporation, Hornibrook Bus Lines's Geoff Mountjoy, Greyhound Australia, Greyhound Northern and Stateliner. It bodied some Volvo B59 and Volvo B10R, B10Rs for Hornibrook Bus Lines and Surfside Buslines before concentrating on Twin and Double Deck Volvo B10M coaches. This closed in the late 1980s. In December 2011, Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo S.A., Marcopolo acquired a 75% shareholding. In April 2014 this was increased to 100%. Manufacturing facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mango Hill Railway Station
Mango Hill railway station is one of the stations (the other being Mango Hill East railway station) located on the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line that serves the suburb of Mango Hill in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It opened on 4 October 2016. Services Mango Hill is served by trains operating from Kippa-Ring to Roma Street and Springfield Central. Some afternoon weekday services continue to Ipswich. Services by platform Transport links Hornibrook Bus Lines operate three routes via Mango Hill station: *681: Mango Hill to North Lakes *682: Mango Hill to North Lakes *687: to North Lakes North Lakes is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. According to the , North Lakes had a population of 23,030 people. Geography The suburb is mostly made up of newly developed housing originally around the North Lakes G ... References External links Railway stations in Moreton Bay Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 2016 Mango H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keolis
Keolis is a multinational transportation company that operates public transport systems. The company manages bus, rapid transit, tram, coach networks, rental bikes, car parks, water taxi, cable car, trolleybus and funicular services. Based in Paris, France, the company is 70% owned by SNCF and 30% owned by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Locations Keolis operates a number of networks in France (Transports Bordeaux Métropole in Bordeaux, the Lyon public transport on behalf of SYTRAL, the public transport service for the Greater Rennes area since 1998, Transpole in Lille and the entire mobility chain in Dijon). Internationally, it manages buses in several cities in Sweden, central and eastern regions of the Netherlands, commuter trains in Boston, the Las Vegas bus network, the Hyderabad automated metro, the Melbourne tramway, the Docklands Light Railway in London, the Pujiang Shanghai Metro and the Manchester Metrolink tramway. In 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Companies Of Queensland
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving licence. Buses may be used for sched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Queensland
Newport is a coastal suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Newport had a population of 2,964 people. Geography Newport is at the north of the Redcliffe Peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. History The suburb of Newport was gazetted as the Place Name Decision Notice (No 21) 2008 in the ''Queensland Government Gazette – Natural Resources and Water'' on , after a submission by the then Redcliffe City Council to the Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources and Water in October 2006. An earlier, unsuccessful attempt by the council to create the suburb was made in the 1990s. Until 2008, Newport was made up of two areas - with that east of Albatross & Walkers Creek Canal being Scarborough, and that on the western side being part of Kippa-Ring. Currently, new land is being cleared and canals being dug out to form the next stage of the suburb to the west of the current establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothwell Railway Station
Rothwell railway station is located on the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line serving the suburb of Rothwell in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It opened on 4 October 2016. Services Rothwell is served by trains operating from Kippa-Ring to Roma Street and Springfield Central. Some afternoon weekday services continue to Ipswich. Services by platform Transport links Hornibrook Bus Lines operates one route to and from Rothwell station: *698: to Kippa-Ring station Kangaroo Bus Lines Kangaroo Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the Moreton Bay Region of Brisbane. It operates eight services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner. History In 1978 Daryl Webster purchased Kan ... operate two routes to and from Rothwell station: *662: to Deception Bay *665: to Deception Bay References Railway stations in Moreton Bay Region Railway stations in Australia opened in 2016 Rothwell, Queensland {{Queensland-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woody Point, Queensland
Woody Point is a coastal suburb of Redcliffe in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woody Point had a population of 4,418 people. Along with its neighbouring coastal suburbs on the Redcliffe Peninsula, the suburb is a popular recreational destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area. Geography Woody Point is at the south-east of the Redcliffe Peninsula, approximately by roadnorth-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The suburb is bounded by Moreton Bay to the east, Bramble Bay to the south, roughly by unnamed drain to the west and roughly by King Street to the north. There are three headlands along the eastern coast of the suburb. At the southern tip is Woody Point (), also known as ''Ningeryoun'', first marked on a 1840s survey map by James Charles Burnett. Further north are: * Picnic Point () * Scotts Point (), which was probably named after surgeon Peter Walter Scott who was the storekeeper in Moreton Bay penal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton, Queensland
Brighton is a coastal northern suburb of Brisbane, in the state of Queensland, in Australia. In the , Brighton had a population of 9,479 people. Geography Brighton and its neighbouring suburb Bald Hills are the northernmost suburbs of Brisbane. Brighton is located by road north of the Brisbane CBD. Nashville is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the suburb (). Brighton has been mostly developed as suburban housing. In the north of the suburb there is some rural residential development and undeveloped wetlands. In the south-west of the locality are undeveloped wetlands which include Third Lagoon (). The lagoon is so-called as it is one of the three lagoons of the Sandgate area, the first being Einbunpin Lagoon and the second being Dowse Lagoon which are both within the suburb of Sandgate. History The Brighton Hotel located along Beaconsfield Terrace was believed to be built by David Rowntree Somerset. An early settler, Captain William Townsend, bought the Brighton Hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margate, Queensland
Margate is a coastal suburb on the Redcliffe Peninsula, and, along with neighbouring coastal suburbs on the Redcliffe Peninsula, is a popular recreational destination for the South East Queensland. Margate was formerly part of the City of Redcliffe, although in 2008 became part of the amalgamated Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. In the , Margate had a population of 7,405 people. Geography Margate is in the east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately by road north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. History Humpybong Provisional School opened on 1 February 1876 in a site on Elizabeth Avenue near Duffield Road. In 1878 a new school building was erected close to the original site. The Beaconsfield Estate, Humpy Bong was advertised to be auctioned circa 1880. J. H. Henzell & Co were the auctioneers and there were 64 subdivided allotments on offer. The estate was on Beaconsfield Street, very close to the Esplanade. In S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarborough, Queensland
Scarborough is a coastal suburb on the Redcliffe Peninsula in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Scarborough had a population of 8,705 people. Along with its neighbouring coastal suburbs on the Redcliffe Peninsula, the suburb is a popular recreational destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area. Scarborough Beach is a safe swimming beach, with an adjacent playground. Geography Scarborough is at the northernmost suburb of the Redcliffe Peninsula. It is bounded by Deception Bay (a side bay of Moreton Bay) to the north-west and by Moreton Bay to the north and east. Scarborough has the following coastal features (from north to south): * Castlereagh Point (Cooturrumba Point, Reef Point) () * Scarborough Point () *Scarborough Beach () * Drury Point () *Queens Beach North () * Osbourne Point () *Queens Beach () extending south into Redcliffe History Land sub-division occurred when Scarborough was part of Humpy Bong, Redcliffe. In August 1878 land in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandgate Railway Station, Brisbane
Sandgate railway station is located on the Shorncliffe line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Sandgate. History The railway line from Brisbane to Sandgate opened in 1882. The terminal station was located near Curlew Street, behind the Osbourne Hotel, and was named Sandgate. The line was extended to Shorncliffe in 1897 and the new terminal station was named Sandgate while the original terminus was renamed Sandgate Central. In 1911 Sandgate Central station was relocated to its present position, closer to the Post Office. When the former Sandgate station was renamed Shorncliffe in 1938, Sandgate Central was renamed simply Sandgate. Services Sandgate station is served by all stops Shorncliffe line services from Shorncliffe to Roma Street, Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland. Services by platform Transport links Brisbane Transport operate two routes via Sandgate station: *326: Bracken Ridge to Toombul *335: to Brisbane City via Taigum *310 to Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Lakes, Queensland
North Lakes is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. According to the , North Lakes had a population of 23,030 people. Geography The suburb is mostly made up of newly developed housing originally around the North Lakes Golf Course Lake Eden is within the suburb of North Lakes. The lake is surrounded by a public park and features many waterbirds and other wildlife. Amenities at the lakeside park include a café, children's playground and walking track. The North Lakes Business Park is a commercial site situated on the edge of the North Lakes masterplanned community. Plantation Road Bridge is a road bridge over the Bruce Highway to linking North Lakes to Dakabin along Plantation Road. History North Lakes is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Indigenous Australian country. North Lakes State College opened on 1 January 2002. The Lakes College opened on 24 January 2005. Originally part of Mango Hill, North Lakes was gazetted as a separate suburb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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