Leopard 250 has been delivered:

Vehicle details

Make: MAN
Model: 18.250
Year: 2012
Submodel: HOCL/E5
Main colour: Yellow
Second colour: White
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 48
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,940
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 4,000
Front axle group rating: 5,600
Rear axle group rating: 14,100

Vehicle Identification

VIN: 7ABA800931AD01499
Plate: GEE597
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21425345912545
Chassis: 7ABA800931AD01499

Basic facts

Reported stolen or wanted otherwise by the Police?: No
Reliable odometer: Yes
Imported with structural damage: No
Water/fire damage: No information on the record of any flood and/or fire damage

Ownership information
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Licence

Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, July 26th (expires in 5 months 3 weeks 6 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2012, January 27th at 91:7
Continuous licence: Yes

Registration

Registration status: Active
Registration origin: New Zealand New
Vehicle usage: Taxi, Commercial Passenger
Cause of latest registration: New
Date of registration: 2012, January 27th
Was registered overseas?: No

Plates history
Plate Effective date
GEE597 2012, January 27th

Correction, this bus is a new bus for BIRKENHEAD, Not Leopard. However, Leopard
250 is only 10 less, registered GEE587, not GEE597 as was previously advised.
The Correct details are below:

Vehicle details

Make: MAN
Model: 16.250
Year: 2012
Submodel: HOCL/E5
Main colour: Blue
Second colour: Orange
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 37
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 15,600kg
Tare weight: 9,100
No of axles: 2
Wheelbase: 4,000
Front axle group rating: 5,600
Rear axle group rating: 10,000

Vehicle Identification

VIN: 7ABA800936AD01504
Plate: GEE587
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21425425242545
Chassis: 7ABA800936AD01504

Basic facts

Reported stolen or wanted otherwise by the Police?: No
Is odometer reliable?: Find out by purchasing the report
Imported with structural damage: Find out by purchasing the report
Water/fire damage: Find out by purchasing the report

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Reported stolen to the Police?
Imported damaged?
Water and/or fire damaged?
Is odometer reliable or suspicious?

Ownership information
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Licence

Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, July 23rd (expires in 5 months 3 weeks 3 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2012, January 24th at 14:10
Continuous licence: Yes

Registration

Registration status: Active
Registration origin: New Zealand New
Vehicle usage: Taxi, Commercial Passenger
Cause of latest registration: New
Date of registration: 2012, January 24th
Was registered overseas?: No

Plates history
Plate Effective date
GEE587 2012, January 24th

And another one, this should be Leopard 249:

Vehicle details

Make: MAN
Model: 16.250
Year: 2012
Submodel: HOCL/E5
Main colour: Blue
Second colour: Orange
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 37
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 15,600kg
Tare weight: 9,100
No of axles: 2
Wheelbase: 4,000
Front axle group rating: 5,600
Rear axle group rating: 10,000

Vehicle Identification

VIN: 7ABA800935AD01503
Plate: GEE576
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21425425162545
Chassis: 7ABA800935AD01503

Basic facts

Reported stolen or wanted otherwise by the Police?: No
Reliable odometer: Yes
Imported with structural damage: No
Water/fire damage: No information on the record of any flood and/or fire damage

Ownership information
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Licence

Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, July 18th (expires in 5 months 2 weeks 5 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2012, January 19th at 15:30
Continuous licence: Yes

Registration

Registration status: Active
Registration origin: New Zealand New
Vehicle usage: Taxi, Commercial Passenger
Cause of latest registration: New
Date of registration: 2012, January 19th
Was registered overseas?: No

Plates history
Plate Effective date
GEE576 2012, January 19th

There's a report in the UK that PT/Citibus in Dunedin have bought some second-hand MAN 14.240 (A66) / MCV, new in 2006/7, from a finance company, and previously used on airport carpark shuttles at Birmingham or Cardiff. They are some or all of AE06 OPC/F, AE57 FBL/O/U. No news on when they are being shipped.

Tog wrote:There's a report in the UK that PT/Citibus in Dunedin have bought some second-hand MAN 14.240 (A66) / MCV, new in 2006/7, from a finance company, and previously used on airport carpark shuttles at Birmingham or Cardiff. They are some or all of AE06 OPC/F, AE57 FBL/O/U. No news on when they are being shipped.

I believe these 14.240's are quite readily available over there.
http://www.usedcoachsales.co.uk/coach.ihtml?coach=1010
http://www.usedcoachsales.co.uk/coach.ihtml?coach=745

They are relatively cheap when new and MCV will build them with two doors, so have been popular as shuttle buses, but dual-door single-deckers are rare in the UK and don't have a ready second-hand market. Vehicles on shuttle services are either offloaded when a few years old and replaced, or contracts are lost and the vehicles sold to dealers or returned off lease.

Redbus 916 has been delivered: GFE895, MAN 16.280, 7ABA800730AD01382, B37D, Redbus, Air Conditioned.

Redbus 917 has arrived: GFE909, MAN 16.280, 7ABA800731AD01383, B37D, Redbus, Air Conditioned.

New Designline Bus Pacific Website.
http://www.designlinebuspacific.co.nz/index.php

Not a bad looking site. It looks like Designline aren't planning on building any coaches...

Has a Bendi Bus been operating in Christchurch recently.....????? (See other topic on Discussion)

I met a mate from Christchurch yesterday in Tauranga..... He said that his Wife said she had seen what seems to have been a "London Bendi Bus" operating in service in Christchurch 'recently'.......

Now realising that his wife is NOT any sort of 'bus enthusiast '.....but knows what a Bendi looks like as they have just returned from the UK after a 4 week holiday .....Im sure that what she "saw" could well have been an Articulated Bus.

I aksed her about it and she said it was full of passengers......but couldnt remember any colour as to livery.....

My thoughts were that the only Bendis are the ex ARA ones, and those at Bayes....( any more ) where any of them in ChCh in the last few months.....???????

The only Bendy's in Christchurch are MAN SG's with Leopard, numbers 20 and 21.

Ribble wrote:Has a Bendi Bus been operating in Christchurch recently.....????? (See other topic on Discussion)

I met a mate from Christchurch yesterday in Tauranga..... He said that his Wife said she had seen what seems to have been a "London Bendi Bus" operating in service in Christchurch 'recently'.......

Now realising that his wife is NOT any sort of 'bus enthusiast '.....but knows what a Bendi looks like as they have just returned from the UK after a 4 week holiday .....Im sure that what she "saw" could well have been an Articulated Bus.

I aksed her about it and she said it was full of passengers......but couldnt remember any colour as to livery.....

My thoughts were that the only Bendis are the ex ARA ones, and those at Bayes....( any more ) where any of them in ChCh in the last few months.....???????

[quote="kaiwhara"]The only Bendy's in Christchurch are MAN SG's with Leopard, numbers 20 and 21.

Are they from the ex ARA / Auckland stagecoach fleet....???

No in both cases, at least one is ex Western Australia, another possibly from there as well...

Ribble wrote:
Are they from the ex ARA / Auckland stagecoach fleet....???

I have posted a Topic..... ex UK Bristol VR "The Kings Coach"
by Ribble » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:13 am

Last seen in the Dunedin area in 2010/11, this is the Mk3 VR Prototype bus.
ex Western National No 1078 ODV78M. NZ rego is RF2020

Known as "The Kings Coach" there were plans to return it to the UK by UK enthusiasts.

Last I heard was that it had moved from Cherry Farm to the 'port area'.......

Can anyone confirm the location now of this bus or any other information about it.

Don

The Topic is http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... 41&t=66036

It seem the bus is / was sitting at The Evansdale Cheese Factory, Waikouaiti and is owned by "Bountiful Blessings" of Waikouaiti and they have a website...

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2006/s06100183.htm

This gives information about the owners.......

Can anyone confirm the location of the bus now and possibbly get some information about it.

thanks...

Don

Bristol VR located and no further information required.

Two new MAN 18.280's for Redbus were registered on Thursday GGC200 and GGU 881. No fleet numbers at this stage.

Details below:

GGC200
Vehicle details

Make: MAN
Model: 18.280
Year: 2012
Submodel: HOCL/E4
Main colour: Red
Second colour: Yellow
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 44
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,880
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 5,880
Front axle group rating: 6,000
Rear axle group rating: 12,300

Vehicle Identification

VIN: 7ABA800723AD01375
Plate: GGC200
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21420705652077

Basic facts

Reported stolen or wanted otherwise by the Police?: No
Reliable odometer: Yes
Imported with structural damage: No
Water/fire damage: No information on the record of any flood and/or fire damage
Licence

Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2013, March 28th (expires in 11 months 3 weeks 6 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2012, March 29th at 15:31
Continuous licence: Yes

Registration

Registration status: Active
Registration origin: New Zealand New
Vehicle usage: Taxi, Commercial Passenger
Cause of latest registration: New
Date of registration: 2012, March 29th
Was registered overseas?: No

Plates history
Plate Effective date
GGC200 2012, March 29th

GGU881:
Vehicle details

Make: MAN
Model: 18.280
Year: 2012
Submodel: HOCL/E4
Main colour: Red
Second colour: Yellow
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 44
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,880
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 5,890
Front axle group rating: 6,000
Rear axle group rating: 12,300

Vehicle Identification

VIN: 7ABA800724AD01376
Plate: GGU881
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21420705702077

Basic facts

Reported stolen or wanted otherwise by the Police?: No
Is odometer reliable?: Find out by purchasing the report
Imported with structural damage: Find out by purchasing the report
Water/fire damage: Find out by purchasing the report
Licence

Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2013, March 28th (expires in 11 months 3 weeks 6 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2012, March 29th at 15:48
Continuous licence: Yes

Registration

Registration status: Active
Registration origin: New Zealand New
Vehicle usage: Taxi, Commercial Passenger
Cause of latest registration: New
Date of registration: 2012, March 29th
Was registered overseas?: No

Plates history
Plate Effective date
GGU881 2012, March 29th

Does any one have info or a photo of the Ford Transit that Leopard operate in Chch? I was only in Chch for a short time and noticed it go through Aranui but didn't have my camera handy. I was told by a friend it does the 512 Avondale/Aranui link. Can some one please confirm? Thank you.

redbusfan wrote:Does any one have info or a photo of the Ford Transit that Leopard operate in Chch? I was only in Chch for a short time and noticed it go through Aranui but didn't have my camera handy. I was told by a friend it does the 512 Avondale/Aranui link. Can some one please confirm? Thank you.

Your friend is correct. Check out: http://busnews.co.nz/urban-kitten/

Apart from the pics on busnews.co.nz, would anyone else have some pics to share of the new redbus from Designline Pacific? (half bubble, half hybrid looking machine)

http://busnews.co.nz/red-bus-most-uniqu ... -thoughts/

Photos of Leopards and Citibuses new MCW Evolution MAN's have appeared on Flickr. Here are the links.

Leopard
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53052625@N ... otostream/

Citibus
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53052625@N ... otostream/

Nice looking buses, think that the Citibus livery really suites the style of bodywork. Have they anymore on order ?

Here's the fleet number and rego for the new MCV MAN at Passenger Transport - Citibus

350 GMB270 2012 MAN 15.250

Its not yet in service.

Well I guess its high time to post something to the effect that Otago Regional Council have let the tenders in Dunedin for 2013. They are currently having a debate with NZTA regarding funding but anyway the tender results are as follows
Citibus / PT
Corstorphine , St Clair , Palmerston
By far the biggest winner out of this tender round is Ritchies who have picked up the following tenders
Balacalva , Kenmure , and Helensburgh Routes plus all the all nights, sundays and public hoiliday tenders the only routes that we will now see Citibus/PT operating on a Sunday and public holidays after the 1st of July are
Port Chalmers , Portobello and the southern routes those being mosigel and Brighton. - A very different scene in Dunedin will be clear later in 2013