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One of Queensland’s oldest buses has returned home to the Garden City for the first time in over two decades. The rare 1938 Bedford bus, now on display inside Toowoomba … Continue reading Iconic McCafferty’s bus returns home to Toowoomba →

The Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society is running Brisbane’s first ever Heritage Loop service. Restored 1969 Leyland Panther bus number 722 operated for Brisbane City Council between April 1969 and … Continue reading Vintage buses re-take to the streets of Brisbane →

The Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society has acquired one of the oldest Queensland preserved buses in existence: a 1938 Bedford WLB that operated passenger services in Toowoomba for 40 years. … Continue reading Bus industry rallies behind QOCS to save iconic 83-year-old Queensland bus →

The largest ever display of heritage buses in Queensland helped the Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society Inc (QOCS) celebrate its 25th anniversary in style on Saturday, 16 October 2021. The … Continue reading QOCS celebrates 25th anniversary with largest ever display of heritage buses →

On Saturday, 25 September 2021, Brisbane City Council officially unveiled the naming of a park in East Brisbane after one of Australia’s oldest bus families. Council named the park at … Continue reading Queensland park named after the iconic Watt family →

We are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant for almost $23,500 to restore our 1948 IBIS Garage bodied Bedford. … Continue reading QOCS awarded Government funding grant →

QOCS is pleased to announce the acquisition of an exceptionally rare vehicle comprising a 1939 Leyland TD5 chassis with a 1955 body built by Black & White Buses at Sandgate. … Continue reading Rare 1939 Leyland TD5 secured for preservation →

The Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society is pleased to announce the acquisition of former Brisbane City Council 1985 MAN SL200 Bus 958 for preservation in January 2021. It operated in … Continue reading QOCS acquires rare Brisbane City Council bus →

On Friday 7 August 2020, the Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society commemorated 135 years of public transport with a display on King George Square outside City Hall in conjunction with … Continue reading 135 years of public transport in Brisbane →

Following its long-awaited refurbishment, iconic 1948 AEC Regal III Bus 80 is now on display undercover for the first time in its 72-year life at the Queensland Transport Museum at … Continue reading Restored Bus 80 now at museum →