Kinetic Rockhampton, previously Sunbus Rockhampton, Capricorn Sunbus and Rocky Transit, is the principal bus operator in

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, Queensland. Operating services under contract to Translink, it is a subsidiary of Kinetic.

History

In May 1995, Harry Blundred, the proprietor of

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in the United Kingdom, commenced operating the route services in

formerly operated by Rockhampton City Council."Rocky Transit" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 11/2 September 1995 page 43 Initially branded Rocky Transit it was later renamed Capricorn Sunbus. As part of the deal, Sunbus was also responsible for the operation of school bus services in the region, however these were sold in 1997 to fellow British bus operator

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. In April 2008, Blundred sold Capricorn Sunbus along with the other

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operations to

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. In April 2019, Transit Australia Group was purchased by AATS Group, parent company of Skybus and majority owned by

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. In August 2019, AATS Group was rebranded Kinetic. In 2022, the Sunbus brand was retired in favour of Kinetic.

Services

Kinetic operates routes in most Rockhampton suburbs including the northern suburb of Parkhurst, the eastern suburbs of Lakes Creek and Koongal, the southern suburbs of The Range and Allenstown and the western suburb of West Rockhampton. The area with the best service coverage is the busy North Rockhampton arterial road Musgrave Street in North Rockhampton.

Fleet

As of January 2025, the fleet consisted of 19 buses, primarily Bustech MDis and XDis.Kinetic - Rockhampton
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bodied

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s. These were replaced by a fleet of

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Depot

The depot is located in the suburb of Kawana

References

External links

{{Kinetic Group Bus companies of Queensland Kinetic Group companies Rockhampton Transport companies established in 1995 1995 establishments in Australia