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The Queensland Government devolved Translink from being a division of Queensland Transport to the more autonomous Translink Transit Authority in July 2008, increasing its profile with new branding. At the same time a 24 hours a day, seven days a week customer information and support phone number was introduced. [10] [11]
In Queensland, Australia, public bus services are coordinated by the Queensland Government's Department of Transport and Main Roads and provided by over 1000 operators. The coordination of public bus transport generally falls under three schemes: Translink services, QConnect services and the remaining rural/regional school services. Some ...
Bustech bodied Volvo B12BLE in August 2008. Park Ridge Transit is an Australian operator of bus services in the southern suburbs of Brisbane.It operates nine urban services and nearly 70 school runs under the contract of Translink, which is owned and operated by the Queensland Government.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is a department of the Queensland Government. TMR was formed in April 2009 by merging Queensland Transport and the Department of Main Roads . [ 1 ] TMR manages Queensland's 33,000 km state road network, which includes 3,100 bridges.
The go card was a major part of the Queensland Government's integrated ticketing system to improve the efficiency and convenience of public transport. In July 2003, the Queensland Government awarded the $134 million contract to design, build, operate and maintain the go card system to Cubic Corporation.
Brisbane City Council shut down bus services due to financial loss in November 1927. Bus services recommenced 13 years later, in July 1940 with 12 Albion Valkyries. [8] [9] In 1948 the Brisbane City Council acquired 20 operators with 67 buses. [7] The first Rocket services began on the morning of 18 April 1977 between Garden City and the ...
Gold Coast's public transport system consists of heavy rail, buses, light rail & ferries. [13] Translink is a division of the Department of Transport and Main Roads [14] that manages the planning, co-ordination, integrated ticketing and zoning for public transport services covering Brisbane and the rest of South East Queensland. [15]
In November 2003, Metrolink Queensland (a joint venture between Transdev and Transfield Services) was contracted to operate CityCat and Cityferry services for seven years. [ 3 ] In 2004, when Translink was established, the first second generation CityCat ( Beenung-urrung ) was introduced and passenger numbers increased by 26%.