How to use this guide This Guide tells you about the trains, Contents buses, coaches and taxis that you can Sections Page use to travel in the Northern Inland Transport in the Northern Inland Region. It also includes some advice on walking and cycling and the benefits of Network map and locality index 3 using public transport. Town listing and services 4-11 Trains 12-14 • Use the map index on page 3 (opposite) to find the map that covers Buses, coaches, taxis 15-20 the area where you want to travel. Airport and regional links 21-23 • Browse through the information on how to travel on public transport, Transport information community transport, walking, Fares and concessions 24-25 cycling and benefits of public Community transport 26-29 transport on pages 26-31. Walking and cycling 30 • For detailed information about railway Benefits of public transport 31 stations, bus routes, interchange Hospitals 32-34 locations, pathways and accessible Late night transport 35-37 transport, fares and concessions, University of New England 38-39 consult pages 12-25. Accessing TAFE 40 • On pages 42-55 of the guide, there are maps showing the transport links Public transport network maps between regional centres. Regional map with connections 41-55 • For detailed information about transport in major towns in the Locality maps and links information region, consult the maps on pages Armidale regional links 56-61 56-83. Glen Innes 62-63 • If you need to know about Late Gunnedah 64-65 Night Transport, how to get to the Inverell 66-67 University, Institute TAFE, Hospitals, Moree 68-69 and regional centres, read the Narrabri 70-72 information on pages 32-40. Tamworth regional links 74-81 • For contact details for all transport Tenterfield 82-83 operators and for a list of all bus routes, refer to pages 16-18 and Bus operator listing 84-91 84-91. 2 Bus operator listing For route bus and coach operators, please refer to pages 16-18. Operator Contact Route Howards Bus & 6546 6178 Quirindi – Warrah Ridge Charter Pty Ltd Quirindi – Wallabadah Quirindi – Willow Tree Quirindi Town Service Quirindi – Blackville Spring Ridge – Caroona – Quirindi R J Bruyn & 6769 3045 Nundle – Hanging Rock – Ellerdale B Edwards Nundle – Nundle South Macphersons 6760 7190 Tamworth – Limbri Tamworth Pty Ltd Tamworth – Upper Moore Creek Tamworth – Tregarthen Tamworth – Moore Creek Primary Tamworth – Moore Creek Caves Tamworth – Daruka No 1 Carroll Gap – Tamworth No 1 Carroll Gap – Tamworth No 2 Tamworth – Carroll Gap No 3 Tamworth – Forest Hills New England Gully – Moonbi Tamworth – Daruka No 2 F & R Hemmings 6760 9084 Echo Hill – Kootingal Limbri – Ardevale via Danglemah Loop Timbumburi – Garoo Duri School Bus Service Peel Valley Coaches 6766 4418 Dungowan – Ogunbil Tamworth – Monteray Road Secondary Nundle – Tamworth Woolamon – Tamworth Dungowan – Nemingha – Tamworth Campbell M&M 6760 9690 Nemingha – Monteray Road Dungowan – Medica Park Dungowan Creek – Dorset Vale Tamworth Buslines 6762 3999 Tamworth – Quirindi – Werris Creek Blackville – Yarraman – West Warrah Avonel – Werris Creek 84 Services in Tenterfield Operator Contact Route Tamworth Buslines Quirindi – Karanella (cont...) Werris Creek – Breeza – Glen Alpine Tamworth Township – Many School Trips T J Barwick 6769 4239 Woolomin Area – Woolomin School P A & T M Hird 6746 2279 Quirindi – Quipolly D J Burgess 6747 3876 Spring Ridge – Goran Lake – Colly Blue Spring Ridge Public School T & S Barnett 6746 5712 Blythswood – E Wallabadah – Wallabadah J F Rimmer 6768 0231 Duri Village Area L J Arnold 6769 5965 Attunga – Somerton – Garthowan R J & P J Chegwyn 6785 1428 Manilla – Rushes Creek Manilla – Halls Creek C Thorne 6785 1923 Manilla – Wongo Creek I R Sinclair 6785 1674 Manilla – Wimbourne P & J Dutton 6785 2058 Manilla – Windfall B & M Keane 0409 499 856 Mountain Home – Barraba E Brodbeck 6782 1482 Narwena – Barraba Barraba Township J & S Turner 6782 1547 Kingsland – Cobbadah T M Clarke 6783 1344 Split Rock Dam – Barraba A & K Graham 0429 182 483 Banoon – Barraba L Simpson 6782 1208 Trevallyn – Plumthorpe D L Penna 6782 1935 Low Hills – Barraba C W Jeffery 6782 1767 Bingara Rd – Barraba – Noumea Hannafords Coaches 6765 1900 Tamworth – Westdale – Coledale Pty Ltd Tamworth – Winton Gowrie – Tamworth Tamworth – Goonoo Goonoo No. 1 Tamworth – Bective Tamworth – Goonoo Goonoo No. 2 Tamworth – Goonoo Goonoo No. 3 Timbumburi – Marsden Park Tamworth – Bithramere Westdale – Winton Edwards Coaches 6772 3116 Armidale Township Pty Ltd Armidale/ Invergowrie Secondary Armidale Invergowrie Primary Armidale/ Cluney Rd Armidale/ Wollomombi Armidale/ Arding/Martins Gully Armidale/ Donald Rd 85 Operator Contact Route Edwards Coaches Armidale – Yarrowyck Pty Ltd (cont...) Uralla Town School Charter Armidale – Puddledock Armidale – Hillgrove Armidale – Uralla – Kentucky South Armidale – Warrane Armidale – Fosters Road Armidale – Longford Armidale – Kellys Plains Armidale – Dangersleigh Walcha – Armidale Armidale – Castledoyle Marble Hill – Armidale Gostwyck Road Estate – Armidale W & G Lowrey 6771 5156 Armidale – Camperdown D & J Sharpe 6778 1336 Wollomombi – Eastwood – Appledale Wollomombi – Hillgrove – Fassifern Jeffery Bus Service 6771 3083 Armidale – Guyra Armidale – Black Mountain Yellow Cross 6777 2822 Walcha – Woolbrook Equipment Pty Ltd Woolbrook – Congi E J Lockyer 6777 8124 Moona Road – Walcha Macphersons Walcha 6777 2436 Walcha Town Service Pty Limited The Flags – Walcha Orrundunby – Walcha/Port Stephens Road Walcha – Emu Creek – Blue Mountain Tia – Walcha Mirani – Walcha Niangala – Cowsby Niangala – Weabonga C & M Cross 6777 2512 Niangala – Inglebah – Walcha MJ & K Holstein 6777 0927 Nowendoc – Riamukka – Gloucester Road C W Howe 6843 6273 Gwabegar School Service B & K Wisemantel 6778 9159 Kingstown – Sundown Valley Kingstown – Watsons Creek Kingstown – Torryburn – Yarrowyck G M & D Friedman 6778 4994 Uralla – Kentucky – Wollun J&A Carlon 6778 4025 Uralla – Brushgrove – Kingstown NV & M W Doran 6778 4541 Uralla – Gostwyck Uralla – Rocky River D & G Dezius 6723 7193 Bundarra – Georges Creek 86 Bundarra – Camerons Creek Operator Contact Route R G & D M Toomey 6778 4162 Terrible Vale – Uralla Mcraes Pty Ltd 6778 4100 Uralla – Bendemeer G V Ward 6778 4977 Kentucky – Kentucky South S Kenny 6723 7297 Bundarra – Birida – Abington M Mclennan & 6723 7413 Bundarra – Mt Drummond – Sydenham T Farrugia Inverell Bus Service 6722 3598 Inverell Township Pty Ltd North Star/Nobby Park Inverell – Arrawatta Road Lynwood – Gilgai Glen Esk – Inverell ‘Graman’ – Inverell Bellview Box – Inverell Inverell – Woodstock Bistonvale – Inverell Ashford Central School Ivanhoe – North Star Symes Bus Service 6722 1897 Balfour Downs – Delungra Walla – Copeton Dam – Inverell Auburn Vale – Inverell Inverell – Mount Russell Inverell – Swanvale – Glen Innes Stannifer Village – Tingha Ashford – Inverell Paradise – Inverell Kings Plains – Inverell Delungra – Inverell Bundarra – Inverell Gragin Creek – Inverell Tingha Town Tingha – Bundarra JN & M McCosker 6721 0021 Smiths Box – Inverell Stannifer Village – Inverell Gilgai – Inverell Alister – Inverell W & M Irwin 6725 8766 Cypress Downs – Ashford D & H Boardman 6725 4111 J T Sandy Creek – Limestone – Ashford Junction – Bedwell Downs – Ashford J M & G George 6779 1336 Guyra – Wards Mistake Investments Pty Ltd Guyra – Highfield Guyra – Black Mountain Guyra Township 87 Operator Contact Route J M & G George Bald Blair – Aberfoyle (cont...) Wilyna – Junction Guyra & Tenderden Road C B & S M 6779 1412 Guyra – Tenterden Vanderwolf Guyra – Ben Lomond – Llangothlin P D Williams 6733 2035 Ben Lomond – Maybole – Moredun C Suttie Guyra – Wongwibinda Latenview Pty Ltd 6732 2580 Glen Innes Town 1 Glen Innes Town 2 Glen Innes – Emmaville Road Glen Innes Town 3 Glen Innes – Glencoe – Grahams Valley Glen Innes – Rangers Valley Glen Innes – Ilparran P M Hancock 6733 4666 Glen Innes – Furracabad Kookabookra – Glen Innes R & F Rees 6732 2534 Glen Innes – Wellingrove Carew Holdings 6732 2069 Glen Innes – Moggs Swamp – Pty Ltd Square Range Glen Innes – Bald Nob D Arandale 6732 3545 Glen Innes – Backwater Rebecca Nola Glen Innes – Shannon Vale Glen Innes – Red Range C J Cullen 6733 5348 Wytaliba School Feeder Service M Jillett 6734 7045 Emmaville – Gulf Road W J Ryan 6734 7314 Torrington – Emmaville M Potter 6734 7257 Ashford Road – Emmaville G E Wait 6736 2436 Tenterfield – Jennings G W & C A Hillier 6736 1277/ Black Swamp – Tenterfield 6736 2196 Drake – Black Swamp Feeder H R & A M Roos 6736 2880 Mingoola – Tenterfield I Horn 6363 2204 Tenterfield – Scrub Road ML & WR Buckley 6737 3677 Tenterfield – Bolivia – Bungulla A E Pillar 6736 1720 Tenterfield – Leeches Gully H & J Sommerlad 6736 2294 Tenterfield – Mt Mckenzie N C O’Hara 6736 1055 Tenterfield – Steinbrook E & L Duck 6736 4669 Tenterfield Town Service Tenterfield Town Service 2 A Brown 6736 3293 Tenterfield – Glen Innes Tenterfield Town No 3 R & G Keam 6743 7859 Mt Nombi – Mullaley Goolhi – Mullaley 88 Operator Contact Route Millerds Bus Service 6742 0948 Breeza – Curlewis – Gunnedah (RED) G C Lee 6742 7769 Blue Vale Road – Gunnedah Hopes Bus Service 6742 0457 Gunnedah – Wean Pty Ltd Carroll – Gunnedah Willala – Gunnedah Gunnedah Township (RED) Gunnedah – Wondobah Road – Bool Florida – Gunnedah Piallaway – Gunnedah Keating Investments 6742 4667 Timor – Blandford – Keating Pty Limited C J McMahon 6836 1000 Dobikin – Bellata – Narrabri P & M Hawkins 6742 3107 Gunnedah – Mullaley – Tambar Springs Gunnedah – Black Jack Road Goolhi – Gunnedah G Armstrong Gerald 6744 2312 Tambar Springs