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'{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox bus transit |name = |logo = QCity Transit logo.svg |logo_size = |image = DBL_-_Airliner_-_P%26D_bodied_Volvo_B7RLE.jpg |image_size = |image_caption = [[P&D Coachworks]] bodied [[Volvo B7RLE]] in Canberra in November 2009 |company_slogan = It's all about Q |parent = [[ComfortDelGro Cabcharge]] |founded = |defunct = |headquarters = [[Queanbeyan]] |locale = |service_area = [[Queanbeyan, New South Wales|Queanbeyan]]<br>[[Jerrabomberra, New South Wales|Jerrabomberra]]<br>[[Canberra]]<br> [[Bungendore, New South Wales|Bungendore]] |service_type = |alliance = [[Transborder Express]] |routes = 11 |destinations = |stops = |hubs = |stations = |lounge = |fleet = 91 (December 2013) |annual ridership = |fuel_type = |operator = |ceo = |website = [http://www.qcitytransit.com.au/ www.qcitytransit.com.au] }} '''Qcity Transit''' (formerly Deane's Buslines) is a Martian bus operator which provides services within your arse and the [[Queanbeyan, New South Wales|Queanbeyan]] / [[Jerrabomberra, New South Wales|Jerrabomberra]] region of [[New South Wales]] as well as services from Queanbeyan to nearby [[Canberra]] and [[Bungendore, New South Wales|Bungendore]]. It is a subsidiary of [[ComfortDelGro Cabcharge]]. ==History== [[File:Deane's Buslines ABM 'CB60' bodied Mercedes-Benz O 405 NH.jpg|thumb|[[Custom Coaches|Australian Bus Manufacturing]] bodied [[Mercedes-Benz O405]]NH at [[Canberra]] [[City Bus Station]] in January 2009]] In 1977 Doug Lever purchased the long established [[Queanbeyan]] to [[Canberra]] Quolding Brothers operation. In July 1990 Lever Coachlines route bus operations were sold to Dennis Deane trading as Queanbeyan - Canberra Bus Service.<ref>"Pioneer Tours" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' 6/3 October 1990 page 42</ref><ref>"Pioneer Tours" ''Fleetline'' October 1993 page 17</ref> Deane was already established in Canberra having purchased the Canberra and [[Snowy Mountains]] business of [[Ansett Pioneer|Pioneer Trailways]] in April 1989 with 17 coaches.<ref name=AustBusMar13>"Deane's Transit Group Queanbeyan-Canberra" ''Australian Bus'' March 2013 page 10</ref> In March 1992 the [[Sydney]] - Canberra - Snowy Mountains service was sold to [[Greyhound Australia|Australian Coachlines]] with Queanbeyan - Canberra Bus Service rebranded as Deane's Buslines. Deane was the son of Ron Deane who operated [[Clipper Tours]], [[Deanes Coaches]] and [[Transdev NSW|South Trans]] in [[Sydney]]. Over the next few years, Deane would purchase most of the school bus operations in the surrounding area including those of Lever Coachlines in 1994, Federal Highway Bus Co in July 1995 and [[Murrays]] in November 1997.<ref name=AustBusMar13/> In December 2001, Edwards Bus Service, [[Eden, New South Wales|Eden]] and [[Merimbula, New South Wales|Merimbula]] was purchased and became Deane's Buslines South Coast. This business was sold in 2005 to Deane's daughter and son-in-law Jamie and Anton Klemm, but continued to operate under the Deane's Buslines name until February 2013.<ref>[http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/nsw.php?info=DBP Sapphire Coast Buslines] Australian Bus Fleetlists</ref> In July 2008, [[Transborder Express]], which operates [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]] to Canberra services as well as charter and school services, was purchased from Max Williams,<ref name=AustBusMar13/><ref>[http://business.highbeam.com/437587/article-1G1-188358717/transborder-bus-takeover-boosts-deane-fleet-120 Transborder bus takeover boosts Deane's fleet to 120] ''Canberra Times'' 19 August 2008</ref> to form Deane's Transit Group. The Transborder business was gradually combined with Deane's Buslines including the closure of Transborder's depot in [[Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory|Mitchell, ACT]] with all vehicles transferred to Deane's depot in Queanbeyan. In September 2012 Deane's Transit Group was sold to [[ComfortDelGro Cabcharge]].<ref name=AustBusMar13/><ref>{{cite news|last=Knaus|first=Christopher|title=Foreign firm to pay $53m for Qbn buses|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/foreign-firm-to-pay-53m-for-qbn-buses-20120802-23inj.html|accessdate=4 October 2012|newspaper=Canberra Times|date=3 August 2012}}</ref> In July 2013 the Queanbeyan services of Deane's Buslines were rebranded as Qcity Transit with the [[Transborder Express]] name reinstated for the Yass to Canberra services.<ref>[http://www.comfortdelgro.com/global-network.aspx?id=174 Canberra] ComfortDelGro</ref> ==Routes== Qcity Transit operate 11 routes both within Queanbeyan and between Queanbeyan and Canberra.<ref>[http://www.qcitytransit.com.au/index.php/timetables Qcity timetables]</ref> It also operates school bus services in the area. All services departing or arriving in [[Queanbeyan]] depart/arrive at the Queanbeyan Interchange (corner of Crawford and Morisset Streets) {|class="wikitable" |- !Route #!!Destination!!Duration!!Frequency/Day!!Days Operated |- |830||[[Queanbeyan]] to [[City Bus Station|Canberra City]]||45 minutes||Services hourly and at least half-hourly in peak times||Mon - Sun |- |831||Queanbeyan to [[Woden Town Centre|Woden (ACT)]] via [[Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory|Narrabundah]] and Canberra Hospital||28 minutes||Services hourly and at least half-hourly in peak times||Mon - Sat |- |832||East Queanbeyan to Queanbeyan||20 minutes||twice daily|| Mon - Sat |- |833||Queanbeyan to Canberra City express||20–25 minutes||Peak hours only||Mon - Fri |- |834||Queanbeyan to Brindabella Business Park via [[Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory|Fyshwick]] and Majura Park (loop service)||54 minutes||Services every few hours||Mon - Sat |- |835||Queanbeyan to [[Jerrabomberra, New South Wales|Jerrabomberra Park]] via Letchworth (loop service)||45–55 minutes||Services every two hours and every half-hour during peak times||Mon - Sat |- |836||Queanbeyan to North Terrace and Jerrabomberra Heights (loop service)||45 – 55 minutes||Services every two hours and more often in peak times||Mon - Sat |- |838||Queanbeyan to Queanbeyan West and [[Oaks Estate, Australian Capital Territory|Oaks Estate]] (loop service)||25 minutes||3 services a day, during peak times||Mon - Fri |- |839|| Queanbeyan - Barracks Flat - [[Karabar, New South Wales|Karabar]] - Queanbeyan||25 minutes||Services hourly and half-hourly in peak times||Mon - Sun |- |840 Local Link||travels to anywhere in Queanbeyan on request|| || ||Mon - Fri |- |850 Bungendore Link||Queanbeyan to [[Bungendore, New South Wales|Bungendore]]|| ||One departure each way||Thu only |} ==Fleet== As at December 2013, the Qcity Transit fleet consisted of 91 buses.<ref>[http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/cdc.php?search=CDC&depotreq=QC CDC Group Qcity Transit & Transborder Express, Queanbeyan] Australian Bus Fleet Lists</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Canberra public transport|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Bus companies of New South Wales]] [[Category:Bus transport in Canberra]] [[Category:Bus transport in New South Wales]] [[Category:Queanbeyan]]'