Southern Cross Transit is an Australian operator of school bus and charter services in the western suburbs of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
and
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
in
South East Queensland
South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, metropolitan, political and administrative region of the state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million people out of the state's population of 5.1 million. T ...
.
History
Southern Cross Transit was formed in 1980 by former Lowe's Bus Service,
Sydney proprietor Wally Horwood. It built up a network of school buses in the western suburbs of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
and
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
.
In August 2002, Southern Cross Transit was purchased by the Oliveri family, proprietors of
Interline Bus Services
Interline Bus Services is an Australian bus company operating services in South West Sydney.
History
Interline Bus Services was formed when the Oliveri family purchased route 102 Campbelltown Hospital - Macquarie Fields from Herbert Harri ...
, Sydney.
[Southern Cross Transit]
Australian Bus Fleet Lists In August 2008, Southern Cross commenced operating a service between
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
and
Indoorpilly. This ceased in June 2009.
Commuter Routes
Southern Cross Transit
Fleet
As at October 2014, the fleet consisted of 25 buses and coaches.[
]
Depots
Southern Cross Transit operates out of depot in Karana Downs
Karana Downs is a residential locality in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Karana Downs had a population of 3,862 people.
Geography
The locality is bordered by the Brisbane River to the south and east, and by Mount Crosby R ...
.[
]
See also
*Bus transport in Queensland
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 ...
References
{{Navbox TransLink (SEQ) bus network
Bus companies of Queensland
Public transport in Brisbane
Translink (Queensland)
1980 establishments in Australia
Transport companies established in 1980