Hornibrook Bus Lines
.jpg) Hornibrook Bus Lines Volgren bodied Scania K280UB in January 2015 | |
| Parent | Keolis Downer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1935 |
| Headquarters | Clontarf |
| Service area | Redcliffe Peninsula |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 16 |
| Hubs | Kippa-Ring |
| Stations | Kippa-Ring North Lakes |
| Depots | 2 |
| Fleet | 64 (December 2022)[1] |
| Website | www.hornibrook.com.au |
Hornibrook Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the Redcliffe Peninsula and surrounding Upper Bayside area of Brisbane. It operates 16 services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner.
History
[edit]In August 1935 Hornibrook Highway Bus Service commenced operating a service from Redcliffe to Sandgate station.[2]
In 1975 Hornibrook Bus Lines was purchased by Geoff Mountjoy.[3] By the late 1980s it had purchased Redcliffe-Brisbane Bus Service and Sandgate-Lutwyche Bus Service.[2]
In 1998 South Western Suburban Transit was purchased.[4]
Routes
[edit]Fleet
[edit]As at December 2022, the fleet consisted of 64 buses.[1]
Depots
[edit]Depots are operated in Clontarf and North Lakes.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hornibrook Bus Lines - Clontarf". Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Hornibrook Highway Bus Service" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/7 March 1991 page 7
- ^ 03 Mountjoy Geoff Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Road Transport Hall
- ^ "Hornibrook Bus Lines" Australian Bus Panorama issue 14/3 December 1998 page 57