Young's Bus Service

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Service area Capricorn Coast
Gracemere
Mount Morgan
Rockhampton
Zones: 1-15, 81-85, 91-95
Routes10
Hubs Emu Park Bus Interchange
Gracemere CBD
Mount Morgan Town Centre
Rockhampton Airport
Rockhampton City
Stockland Rockhampton
Yeppoon CBD
Depots Rockhampton
Yeppoon
Fleet35 (June 2015)
Website www.youngsbusservice.com.au

Young's Bus Service is an Australian bus operator in Rockhampton, Queensland operating services under the QConnect scheme in Regional Queensland.

qconnect is a network of integrated public passenger transport services that cover subsidised and/or regulated bus, coach and aviation networks in Regional Queensland, Australia. It was introduced by the Queensland Government in December 2007, and is an agency operated by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR).

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Service Area

Young's Bus Service operate from the Capricorn Coast in the North-East to Mount Morgan and Gracemere to the south and select areas in the City of Rockhampton. [1]

Capricorn Coast Region in Queensland, Australia

The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone. The region straddles the Tropic of Capricorn, after which it is named.

Mount Morgan, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

Mount Morgan is a town and locality in Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was the administrative centre of the Mount Morgan Shire until March 2008, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring local government areas to form the Rockhampton Region. In the 2011 census, Mount Morgan had a population of 2,115 people.

Gracemere, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Gracemere is a town and a locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Gracemere had a population of 8,401.

Fleet

As at June 2015 the fleet consisted of 35 buses. [2] Fleet livery is white and pink.

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References

  1. Timetables Young's Bus Service
  2. Youngs Bus Service Australian Bus Fleet Lists