Thompsons Bus Service
| Headquarters | Joyner |
|---|---|
| Service area | North Brisbane |
| Service type | Bus & coach operator |
| Routes | 8 |
| Hubs | Strathpine Centre |
| Stations | Lawnton North Lakes Strathpine |
| Depots | 1 |
| Fleet | 73 (December 2022)[1] |
| Website | www.thompsonbusservices.com.au |
Thompsons Bus Service is an Australian operator of bus services in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. It operates eight services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner.
History[edit]
On 1 September 1979 Geoff Thompson purchased Lawnton Bus Service from Neville Story. On 15 January 1990 Pine River Bus Service was purchased from Lourie Fischer on 15 January 1990, with the combined business renamed Thompson's.[2][3][4]
Routes[edit]
| Route | From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | Warner | Strathpine Centre | Lawnton station & Bray Park station |
| 670 | Strathpine Centre | Warner | Bray Park High School |
| 671 | Strathpine Centre | Warner | Bray Park & Bray Park station |
| 672 | Strathpine Centre | Warner Lakes | Bray Park station, Bray Park & Warner |
| 673 | Strathpine Centre | Joyner | Bray Park & Bray Park station |
| 674 | Strathpine Centre | Warner | Lawnton, Lawnton station & Strathpine |
| 676 | Murrumba Downs | North Lakes | Kallangur station |
| 679 | Murrumba Downs | North Lakes | Griffin & Murrumba Downs station |
Fleet[edit]
As at December 2022, the fleet consists of 73 buses and coaches.[1] A long time Leyland purchaser, since 2006 it has purchased Denning Manufacturing buses.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Thompson Bus Services - Joyner". Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Thompsons Buy Pine Rivers Runs Australasian Bus & Coach February 1990 page 30
- ^ Thompson Australian Bus Panorama 6/4 November 1990 page 41
- ^ Thompsons - Strathpine QOCS Journal issue 141 September 2009 pages 11-13