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Mt Gravatt Bus Service
Mt Gravatt Bus Service is an Australian operator of bus services in South East Brisbane. It operates three services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink (Queensland), Translink banner. History Originally named Burbank, Queensland, Burbank Busways the business was renamed Mt Gravatt Bus Service in 1995."Mt Gravatt Bus Service" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 10/7 April 1995 page 52 Current Routes The company currently operates 3 urban routes across Brisbane and Logan City, Logan cities. They are: Fleet As at December 2022, the fleet consisted of 48 buses and coaches. References External linksTranslink timetables {{Navbox TransLink (SEQ) bus network Bus companies of Queensland Public transport in Brisbane Translink (Queensland) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custom Bus
Custom Bus (previously Custom Coaches) is an Australian bus body builder in St Marys, New South Wales. History Cycle Components Manufacturing Company In 1935 Stanley Hillsdon founded Cycle Components Manufacturing Company (CCMC) in Guildford, having been involved in manufacture of bicycles since 1911. In 1946 the company won the contract to manufacture reversible seats for Sydney's tram system.A Family Business Of Nephews Custom Coaches 13 October 2011 In 1955 CCMC successfully tendered to body 125 single deck Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster buses for the NSW Department of Government Transport. In May 1956 Jack Violet, Hillsdon's nephew by marriage, was employed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffith University Busway Station
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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 scheduled bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochedale, Queensland
Rochedale is an outer southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. via the Wayback Machine. In the , Rochedale had a population of 3,175 people. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Geography Rochedale is by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO. The suburb's western boundary is partially aligned with the Gateway Motorway and Bulimba Creek. As Rochedale backs onto the Priest Gully a wildlife corridor has been set up to preserve the local flora and fauna. The Brisbane Metro depot for electric buses is located in Rochedale due to its proximity to the South East Busway. The site includes a one-megawatt solar power system. History During convict settlement, explorers passed through the region but it was not until 1865 that the first settlers started farming the area's rich alluvial soil. The area takes its name from the Roche family, who emigrated from Ireland to Australia in 1860 and settled in the region. The family built a homestead they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Mount Gravatt Busway Station
Upper Mount Gravatt busway station is located in Brisbane, Australia serving the suburb of Upper Mount Gravatt. It opened on 30 April 2001 when the South East Busway was extended from Woolloongabba to Eight Mile Plains. It was built beneath the existing Garden City bus station at Westfield Garden City. It is served by 10 routes operated by Brisbane Transport, Clarks Logan City Bus Service, Mt Gravatt Bus Service and Transdev Queensland as part of the TransLink Translink (or TransLink) may refer to: * TransLink (British Columbia), the public transport operator in Vancouver, Canada * Translink (Northern Ireland) Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), a ... network. References External links * Upper Mount Gravatt stationTransLink {{Navbox South East Busway, Brisbane, state=collapsed Bus stations in Brisbane Transport infrastructure completed in 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Hills, Queensland
Alexandra Hills is a residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Alexandra Hills had a population of 16,254 people. Geography Alexandra Hills sits between two major areas of Redlands, with Cleveland to the east and Capalaba to the west. Alexandra Hills itself is notable as the only enclaved suburb of the largely coastal Redland City. Finucane Crossing is near the western edge of locality (). It is near where Finucane Road crosses Hilliards Creek into neighbouring Ormiston and Cleveland. History Alexandra Hills State School opened on 28 January 1975. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School opened on 1 January 1980 on a site purchased by the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The school opened with 157 students under the leadership of Presentation Sister Kieran McNamara. Archbishop Francis Rush blessed and officially blessed the school on Sunday 9 March 1980. Vienna Woods State School opened on 29 January 1985. Alexandra Hills State High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capalaba, Queensland
Capalaba is an urban locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Capalaba had a population of 17,333 people. Geography The suburb has large shopping and commercial centres with two malls and a major bus station, as well as light industrial zones surrounded by bushland and residential streets, making it the second most populous suburb in the Redlands. Surrounding suburbs include Alexandra Hills, Birkdale, and Sheldon, also in Redland City, along with Burbank and Chandler (and formerly Capalaba West), which lie within Brisbane. Tingalpa Creek marks the border between the present-day suburb Capalaba in Redland City (to the eas)t and the City of Brisbane (to the west), making the suburb a gateway to the coastal Redlands region for urban Brisbanites. Leslie Harrison Dam is on Tingalpa Creek. History The name of Capalaba is believed to be derived from the Indigenous Yugarabul word for the ringtail possum, a marsupial native to the area. European settleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buranda Busway Station
Buranda Busway Station is located in Brisbane, Australia serving the suburb of Buranda. It opened on 30 April 2001 when the South East Busway was extended from Woolloongabba to Eight Mile Plains. On 29 August 2011, Buranda became a junction station when the Eastern Busway was extended to Langlands Park. It is served by 12 routes operated by Brisbane Transport and Clarks Logan City Bus Service as part of the TransLink network. Transport links Buranda station is located adjacent to the Buranda railway station on the Cleveland line. References External links *Buranda station Buranda is a neighbourhood in the southern Brisbane suburbs of Greenslopes and Woolloongabba in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. The location is an important transport hub for southern Brisbane. Logan Road and Ipswich Road pass ...TransLink {{Navbox Eastern Busway, state=collapsed Bus stations in Brisbane Transport infrastructure completed in 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenslopes Busway Station
Greenslopes busway station is located in Brisbane, Australia serving the suburb of Greenslopes. It opened on 30 April 2001 when the South East Busway was extended from Woolloongabba to Eight Mile Plains. It is served by eight routes operated by Transport for Brisbane and Clarks Logan City Bus Service as part of the Translink network. The busway is part of a transit corridor, including the M3 motorway and Veloway 1 cycle route, passing through Ekibin Park in Greenslopes. References External links *Greenslopes station Greenslopes is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Greenslopes had a population of 8,936 people. It is by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO and is mostly residential with som ...TransLink {{Navbox South East Busway, Brisbane, state=collapsed Bus stations in Brisbane Greenslopes, Queensland Transport infrastructure completed in 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland Park West Busway Station
Holland Park West busway station is located in Brisbane, Australia serving the suburb of Holland Park West. It opened on 30 April 2001 when the South East Busway was extended from Woolloongabba to Eight Mile Plains. It is served by seven routes operated by Transport for Brisbane and Clarks Logan City Bus Service as part of the Translink Translink (or TransLink) may refer to: * TransLink (British Columbia), the public transport operator in Vancouver, Canada * Translink (Northern Ireland) Translink is the brand name of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHCo), a ... network. A bus stop for local services is situated on Sterculia Avenue directly beneath the busway platforms. The station also features bicycle storage lockers and kiss & ride drop off facilities. References External links * Holland Park West stationTransLink {{Navbox South East Busway, Brisbane, state=collapsed Bus stations in Brisbane Holland Park, Queensland Transport infrastructure c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Mile Plains Busway Station
Eight Mile Plains busway station is the southernmost station on the South East Busway in Brisbane, Australia serving the suburb of Eight Mile Plains. It opened on 30 April 2001 when the busway was extended from Woolloongabba. It is currently the last station on the South East Busway, and is connected to the Springwood bus station by the Pacific Motorway. It is enclosed by a number of major roads including Logan Road, Miles Platting Road, the Pacific Motorway and the Gateway Motorway. It features a free park & ride facility. As part of the upgrade of the Pacific Motorway between Eight Mile Plains and Daisy Hill commenced in 2020, the South East Busway will be extended to Springwood bus station. The Pacific Highway upgrade and the Busway extension is expected to be completed in 2024. Eight Mile Plains will then no longer be the last station on the Busway. Services Eight Mile Plains busway station is served by 10 routes operated by Brisbane Transport, Clarks Logan City Bus Serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volvo B7RLE
The Volvo B7RLE is a low-entry single-deck bus chassis manufactured by Volvo. It was superseded by the Volvo B8RLE in 2013. Specifications The Volvo B7RLE is similar to its predecessor, the B10BLE. In essence the B7RLE is the front section of the B7L chassis mated with the rear section of the B7R chassis. Originally, the B7RLE featured the D7C 6-cylinder, 7.3-litre diesel engine with a turbocharger and intercooler, producing 250 or 275 bhp and meeting the Euro III incentive emission standard. This was replaced by the 7.1-litre Volvo D7E engine producing 290 bhp, to Euro III/Euro IV/Euro V incentive emission standards. Unlike the B7L, the B7RLE's engine is mounted at the center of the rear overhang as opposed to the nearside, resolving the issue of engine intrusion into the saloon. The Volvo B7RLE is also equipped with disc brakes and ABS. Operators The Volvo B7RLE was launched in mainland Europe and Australia in 2001, and then in the United Kingdom in 2003 to supple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
