CDC Queensland

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CDC Queensland
CDC Queensland Logo.svg
Parent ComfortDelGro Australia
Founded1999
Service area Gladstone
Rockhampton
Sunshine Coast
Service typeBus operator
Depots5
Fleet158 (May 2018)
Website cdcqueensland.com.au

CDC Queensland, formerly Buslink Queensland, is an Australian bus operator in the Gladstone, Rockhampton and Sunshine Coast regions of Queensland. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia.

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History

Old logo of Buslink Queensland Buslink QLD logo.png
Old logo of Buslink Queensland

In 1999, Northern Territory bus operator Buslink purchased Gladstone Bus & Coach and began operating bus services in Gladstone under the Buslink Queensland brand. [1] [2] The following year, in 2000, Buslink established school bus operations in Sunshine Coast, and in 2002, Buslink purchased Sunshine Coast school bus operations from Stagecoach. Stagecoach had previously bought the school bus operations from Sunbus in 1997.

In July 2008, Calliope Coaches was purchased and integrated into the Gladstone operation. [3]

In November 2018, Buslink was purchased by ComfortDelGro Australia. [4] [5] On 1 October 2020, Buslink Queensland was rebranded CDC Queensland, with Sunshine Coast operations rebranded CDC Sunshine Coast and Gladstone operations rebranded CDC Gladstone. [6] [7] In July 2021, CDC Queensland agreed terms to purchase Young's Bus Service with 42 buses and depots in Rockhampton and Yeppoon that will expand the fleet to 197. [8] [9]

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 finalized on 25 June 2022. [10]

Fleet

The fleet Consists of many Vehicles, Commonly using Mercedes and Hino Chassis Fitted with Custom Coaches, Express, Volgren, BusTech and Mills Tui Body's. The full Fleet Can be viewed Here

As at May 2018, the fleet consisted of 158 buses. [2] The Fleet livery is white with the CDC Queensland Logo on the Sides, Front and Rear.

Depots

Depots are operated in Caloundra, Coolum, Gladstone, Kunda Park, Noosaville, Rockhampton and Yeppoon.

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References

  1. "History". CDC Queensland. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 Buslink Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  3. Calliope Coaches Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bus Fleet Lists
  4. ComfortDelgro Strengthens Foothold in Australia with Largest Acquisition to Date ComfortDelGro 5 November 2018
  5. CDC to Buy Buslink for AUD$190M - Its Largest Australian Purchase to Date Australasian Bus & Coach 6 November 2018
  6. "Sunshine Coast school bus network changes for Term 4 effective Tuesday 6 October 2020". Buslink. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. "CDC Queensland". CDC Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. Acquisition of Business Assets of Youngs Bus Service in Queensland, Australia ComfortDelGro 21 July 2021
  9. ComfortDelGro unit to expand bus service operations in Queensland Straits Times 21 July 2021
  10. "Completion of Acquisition of Business Assets in Queensland, Australia". ComfortDelGro. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.