Transborder Express was an Australian bus and coach company based in Yass that operated from 1954 until 2023. It was a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia from 2012, who merged the company into CDC Canberra in 2023.

History

Transborder Express was established in July 1954 by Jack Williams operating a mail service from Yass to

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connecting with the '' South Mail'' at Yass Junction railway station with limited passenger capacity as far as Yass. In 1959, a passenger service between Yass Junction and Canberra commenced connecting with the '' Intercapital Daylight''. Trading as Yass Canberra Coaches, it was renamed Transborder Express in 1983.Deane's Transit Group Queanbeyan-Canberra '' Australian Bus'' issue 58 March 2013 page 10 In May 1999, Transborder Express purchased the coach operations of Lever Coachlines with four coaches. In July 2008, Transborder Express was sold to Deane's Transit Group but retained its own identity. In September 2012, ComfortDelGro Cabcharge acquired Deane's Transit Group which included Transborder Express. In January 2023, the Transborder Express was retired with both it and Qcity Transit rebranded CDC Canberra.

Services

Transborder Express operated services under contract to

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and its successor

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. From 1997 until 2008, it operated services from

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. In 2002, it commenced operating services from Cootamundra to

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, Canberra to

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and Canberra to Eden. In March 2004, Transborder commenced operating a Jolimont Centre to

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service after CountryLink withdrew a Canberra to

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service. It connected with

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services to and from Sydney at Goulburn. It ceased after CountryLink reinstated its service in May 2004. Until 2007, services were operated to the New South Wales snowfields and until March 2009, summer services were operated from Canberra to

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. Commuter services were between Yass and Canberra. School bus services were operated under contract to the NSW and ACT governments. These brought students from the various rural communities on the western side of Canberra, including

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, Wallaroo, Murrumbateman and Yass.

Fleet

As of December 2013, 14 vehicles carried Transborder Express livery with two in

livery.CDC Group Qcity Transit & Transborder Express, Queanbeyan
Australian Bus Fleet Lists

References

External links

Company website
{{ComfortDelGro, state=collapsed Bus companies of New South Wales ComfortDelGro companies CountryLink NSW TrainLink Transport companies established in 1954 Transport companies disestablished in 2023 1954 establishments in Australia 2023 disestablishments in Australia