Thompsons Bus Service Explained

Thompsons Bus Service
Founded:	1979
Headquarters:	Joyner
Service Type:	Bus & coach operator
Routes:	8
Hubs:	Strathpine Centre
Stations:	Lawnton North Lakes Strathpine
Depots:	Joyner Brendale
Fleet:	~101 (October 2024)^[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

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

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

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thompson Bus Services - Joyner. Australian Bus Fleet Lists (Bus Australia). 3 December 2022.
2. Thompsons Buy Pine Rivers Runs Australasian Bus & Coach February 1990 page 30
3. Thompson Australian Bus Panorama 6/4 November 1990 page 41
4. Thompsons - Strathpine QOCS Journal issue 141 September 2009 pages 11-13