Bus Queensland was formed in April 2009 when the
Pulitano Group
The Pulitano Group is an Australian operator of buses and coaches in Queensland and Victoria.
History
The Pulitano Group was formed in 2003 when the various bus interests of the Pulitano family were combined.
In Victoria the Pulitanos operated ...
purchased both the Garden City
Sunbus and Kynoch Coaches operations.
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.
Bus Queensland operated a network of long-distance coach services from Toowoomba to
Cunnamulla,
Lightning Ridge
Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia. Part of Walgett Shire, Lightning Ridge is situated near the southern border of Queensland, about east of the Castlereagh Highway. The Lightning Ridge area i ...
and
Rockhampton. In January 2015, further contracts commenced for services from
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
to
Charleville Charleville can refer to:
Australia
* Charleville, Queensland, a town in Australia
**Charleville railway station, Queensland
France
* Charleville, Marne, a commune in Marne, France
*Charleville-Mézières, a commune in Ardennes, France
** ...
and
Mount Isa
Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, base ...
and from
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
to Mount Isa.
On 10 December 2021, Bus Queensland's contracts passed to the operators listed below:
Fleet
As at October 2021, the fleet consisted of 80 buses and coaches.
Bus Queensland
Australian Bus Fleet Lists
References
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Bus companies of Queensland
Toowoomba
Transport companies established in 2009
2009 establishments in Australia