Transdev Queensland Bus is an Australian operator of bus services in the

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region of

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. It operates 31 services under contract to the

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under the TransLink banner. It is a subsidiary of

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History

In the 1960s Bayside Buslines was formed when Black & White Safety Bus Line and Blue & Silver Buses merged. In 1985 Bayside Buslines was sold to current

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owners Lance Francis, Graham Leishman and Neil Smith who owned Peninsula Bus Lines on the

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. In 1989 Bayside handed in its licences to operate in Lota, Manly and

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, the services having become unprofitable following the reopening of the

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retaining its

services. In February 1991 Bayside along with Sunliner Express was placed in administration. The business continued to be operated by its administrator until sold in July 1992 to Geoff Todd. In August 1997 Bayside was sold to National Bus Company. It was included in the May 1999 sale of National Bus Company to

National Express National Express Group is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham, England. It operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, Ireland (National Express operates Eurolines in conjunction ...

. In August 1999 Redlands Transport was purchased with 20 buses. In September 2004 National Express sold the business to Connex and renamed Connex Brisbane. In January 2006 it was rebranded as Veolia Transport. In 2007 the business of Brooker's Coaches,

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was purchased. In July 2013 Veolia Transport Queensland was rebranded as Transdev Queensland.Veolia changes name to Transdev
''Redland Times'' 2 July 2013

Fleet

As at December 2022, the fleet consists of 109 buses and coaches.

Ferries

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also operated ferries in Queensland until November 2020.

References

External links

Translink timetablesShowbus gallery
{{Transdev Bus companies of Queensland Public transport in Brisbane Transdev Translink (Queensland)