CDC Queensland, formerly Buslink Queensland, is an Australian bus operator in the

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

and

Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to: * Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia **Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region **Sunshine Coast Stadium * Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...

regions of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

. It is a subsidiary of

ComfortDelGro Australia ComfortDelGro Australia is a major Australian public transport company. Founded in October 2005 as ComfortDelGro Cabcharge, a joint venture between Singapore-based ComfortDelGro (51%) and Australian Cabcharge (49%), today it is a fully owned sub ...

History

In 1999,

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...

bus operator

Buslink CDC Northern Territory is a bus operator providing services in Alice Springs, Bathchelor, Darwin, Palmerston, Jabiru and Humpty Doo. It is the largest operator in the Northern Territory and the sole operator of the Darwinbus network. CDC Nor ...

purchased Gladstone Bus & Coach and began operating bus services in Gladstone under the Buslink Queensland brand. The following year, in 2000, Buslink established school bus operations in

, and in 2002, Buslink purchased Sunshine Coast school bus operations from

Stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...

. Stagecoach had previously bought the school bus operations from

Sunbus Sunbus was an Australian bus operator in the Australian state of Queensland. It operated in 5 regional areas across the state under contract to the Government of Queensland under the TransLink banner. As of 2022 Sunbus has changed its name as ...

in 1997. In July 2008, Calliope Coaches was purchased and integrated into the Gladstone operation. In November 2018, Buslink was purchased by

. On 1 October 2020, Buslink Queensland was rebranded CDC Queensland, with Sunshine Coast operations rebranded CDC Sunshine Coast and Gladstone operations rebranded CDC Gladstone. In July 2021, CDC Queensland agreed terms to purchase Young's Bus Service with 42 buses and depots in

and

Yeppoon Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the ...

that will expand the fleet to 197. In March 2022, CDC Queensland entered into an agreement to purchase Rothery's Coaches in Rockhampton, adding a further fleet of 16 buses to the Rockhampton operation. The acquisition was finalised on 25 June 2022.

Fleet

As at May 2018, the fleet consisted of 158 buses.Buslink
Australian Bus Fleet Lists Fleet livery is white with blue stripes. On the

, this is replaced by 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 ...

livery of white body, green ends, a green and blue wavy stripe down each side and the TransLink logo toward the back.

Depots

Depots are operated in Caloundra,

Coolum Coolum Beach is a beachside town and coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coolum Beach had a population of 8,497 people. Geography Coolum Beach has the ...

, Kunda Park,

Noosaville Noosaville is a town and suburb in Noosa in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Noosaville had a population of 8,124 people. Geography Noosaville is bounded by the Noosa River to the north, Weyba Creek to the east, the shoreli ...

and

References

External links

Company website
{{Public transport in Queensland Bus companies of Queensland ComfortDelGro companies Translink (Queensland) Transport companies established in 1997 1997 establishments in Australia