Qcity Transit

P&D Coachworks bodied Volvo B7RLE in Canberra in November 2009
Slogan	It's all about Q
Parent	ComfortDelGro Cabcharge
Headquarters	Queanbeyan
Service area	Queanbeyan Jerrabomberra Canberra Bungendore
Alliance	Transborder Express
Routes	11
Fleet	91 (December 2013)
Website	www.qcitytransit.com.au

Qcity Transit (formerly Deane's Buslines) is an Australian bus operator which provides services within the Queanbeyan / Jerrabomberra region of New South Wales as well as services from Queanbeyan to nearby Canberra and Bungendore. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Cabcharge.

History

Australian Bus Manufacturing bodied Mercedes-Benz O405NH at Canberra City Bus Station in January 2009

In 1977 Doug Lever purchased the long established Queanbeyan to Canberra Quolding Brothers operation. In July 1990 Lever Coachlines route bus operations were sold to Dennis Deane trading as Queanbeyan - Canberra Bus Service.^[1][2] Deane was already established in Canberra having purchased the Canberra and Snowy Mountains business of Pioneer Trailways in April 1989 with 17 coaches.^[3]

In March 1992 the Sydney - Canberra - Snowy Mountains service was sold to Australian Coachlines with Queanbeyan - Canberra Bus Service rebranded as Deane's Buslines. Deane was the son of Ron Deane who operated Clipper Tours, Deanes Coaches and South Trans in Sydney. Over the next few years, Deane would purchase most of the school bus operations in the surrounding area including those of Lever Coachlines in 1994, Federal Highway Bus Co in July 1995 and Murrays in November 1997.^[3]

In December 2001, Edwards Bus Service, Eden and Merimbula was purchased and became Deane's Buslines South Coast. This business was sold in 2005 to Deane's daughter and son-in-law Jamie and Anton Klemm, but continued to operate under the Deane's Buslines name until February 2013.^[4]

In July 2008, Transborder Express, which operates Yass to Canberra services as well as charter and school services, was purchased from Max Williams,^[3][5] to form Deane's Transit Group. The Transborder business was gradually combined with Deane's Buslines including the closure of Transborder's depot in Mitchell, ACT with all vehicles transferred to Deane's depot in Queanbeyan.

In September 2012 Deane's Transit Group was sold to ComfortDelGro Cabcharge.^[3][6] In July 2013 the Queanbeyan services of Deane's Buslines were rebranded as Qcity Transit with the Transborder Express name reinstated for the Yass to Canberra services.^[7] It is now known asQCity Transit.

Routes

Qcity Transit operate 12 routes both within Queanbeyan and between Queanbeyan and Canberra.^[8] It also operates school bus services in the area.

All services departing or arriving in Queanbeyan depart/arrive at the new Queanbeyan Interchange which opened 20 July 2015 in Morisset Street in conjunction with new timetables for all routes.^[9]

Fleet

As at December 2013, the Qcity Transit fleet consisted of 91 buses.^[10]

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