Hornibrook Bus Lines

In August 1935 Hornibrook Highway Bus Service commenced operating a service from Redcliffe to Sandgate station. In 1975 Hornibrook Bus Lines was purchased by Geoff Mountjoy. By the late 1980s it had purchased Redcliffe-Brisbane Bus Service and Sandgate-Lutwyche Bus Service. In 2015 Keolis Downer purchased Hornibrook Bus Lines along with the other franchises operated by Australian Transit Enterprise and is the current parent company to Hornibrook Bus Lines. ==Routes==

As of March 2025, Hornibrook Bus Lines operates 64 buses, with 14 additional extra buses being loaned to the operator by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Buses operated by Hornibrook Bus Lines include: • 1x Scania L94UB Volgren CR228L • 24x Scania K230UB Volgren CR228L • 10x Scania K280UB Volgren CR228L • 4x Mercedes-Benz O500LE Bustech VST Mk IV • 6x Mercedes-Benz O500LE Volgren Optimus • 3x Scania K320UB Volgren Optimus • 16x Volvo BZL Volgren Optimus • 14x Department of Transport and Main Roads Volvo B8RLE Volgren Optimus ==Depots==

Clontarf Information Clontarf depot is the current main depot for buses servicing the urban routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operate within the Redcliffe Area. It is located on 19 Grice Street, Clontarf. History In April 1986 a then vacant block of land located along Grice Street, was purchased from the then Redcliffe City Council to establish a new bus depot and office. In June 1986 the depot was officially opened at the cost of $1,000,000 AUD with it being part financed by the sale of the Klinger Road Premises. North Lakes Information North Lakes depot is the current main depot servicing the urban routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operated within the North Lakes Area. It is located on 6 Wills Street. In August 2021, the Queensland Government announced that North Lakes is to receive an overhaul to become Queensland's first fully electric bus depot. This initiative was part of a $15,600,000 AUD deal between Keolis Downer & the then Queensland Government to help modernize public transport as well as to help reduce emissions. ==References==