Hi all a Translink liveried bus bodied by Global Bus Ventures is on the move making its way to the ports of Auckland this morning.

CCCC wrote:Didn't realise virgin had 717's hard to get these days with a lot of airlines trying to get them.

As for the other british planes, I presume there ex qantas.

I'm almost certain Virgin don't have 717''s? The first couple of photos are Fokker 100''s ex Skywest?

Go Bus 1106 and 1107 have already been spotted operating on Pavlovich Coachlines route network.

Go Bus have starting rebranding their urban fleet into a new standard livery, much a like what's happening in Auckland with AT blue and silver. The silver looks a whole lot better than the blue and silver up over the hill. 8) Busit silver green - City Busit silver blue - regional Busit silver purple...

Yesterday. Pavlovich Coachlines #256 BCI CITYRIDER/Factory on route 52 ACW Dinsdale to Anzac Parade Pavlovich Coachlines #2045 BCI PK6120/Factory on route 51 CBD free shuttle Anzac Parade to Garden Place Pavlovich Coachlines #2051 BCI PK6120/Factory on route 51 CBD free shuttle Garden Place to Trans...

Sadly no chance. Monday to Friday peak central, Mt. Eden Rd. Dominion Rd. and school routes.

Pavlovich Coachlines have ADL #4003 reg. GFR766 based down in Hamilton in busit Silver/Green livery. Bus has been renumbered #2059.

Also on another note all CNG buses are out of service in Hamilton.

The first bus I have a clear memory of riding on was an Auckland Regional Authority Mercedes Benz 0303 peanut bus. I remember it clearly as the O303 had rear exit doors as opposed to them being in the centre. That was cool in my mind so naturally as a 5 something year old I pointed to it and said &q...

Bayline Coaches of Tauranga has been taken over by Uzabus.

http://uzabus.co.nz/bayline-coaches-joins-uzabus-group/

Whats the relationship between Leopard and bus travel NZ?

Howick and Eastern 253 is filling in on one of the services today. I suspect I'll be travelling on the K320UB back to Auckland tonight.

The Go Bus urban fleet is slowly but surely being painted from green all over to white. Also Go Bus 89 a 2011 MAN 16.240 with Designline bodywork has been doing urban services in Hamilton. 89 was originally based in the Hawkes Bay.

Recently new to Reesby's is this Volvo B11R with Kiwi Bus Builders bodywork. It has been put to work on nakedbus services between Rotorua and Auckland. Rego is HGM4.

Ritchies have a new midi coach running the Inter City service between Tauranga and Hamilton. the coach is a 2014 MAN 14.290 with bodywork by Designline. Rego is HGC828

Hamilton's public transport network has now officially become fully accessible. The Merc O305 low floor rebuilds and older MAN's have been withdrawn from service. Go Bus has introduced 10 new MAN 15.250's with MCV bodywork. Other than Tauranga it's the only city that I'm aware of that is now fully a...

can anyone confirm that older buses(12+ yo old) at GObus have been retired from hamilton urban services??? The fairfax bodied O305's are still in service. These include 86, 87 and 88. 81 to 85 have faded away with most, or all in Tauranga. The MCV's are slowly coming into service. Spotted 1107 in s...

stadt80 wrote:Kiwi Bus Builders or Designline Bus Pacific Body?

Kiwi bus builders. Sorry I also stand corrected looks like Real Journey's takes the cake. they have a Coachwork Central bodied B12B to 14.5m length built several years ago.
http://rj2.realjourneys.co.nz/Corporate ... fordcoach/

The first 14.5m bus in NZ. Managed to get the coach (travelled on) on the Intercity link service between Hamilton and Auckland yesterday. Fully automated transmission. Here are the details. Ritchies 433 Scania K400EB rego HFD233 Guess it won't be long before we see more 14.5's coaches and buses thro...

Spotted one of Ritchies new MCV' MAN 15.250's today on Symonds St. It was on Rail bus duties, fleet number #897.

Mercman wrote:4304 Painted in Outer Link Orange seen operating in service.
4305 & 4306 rumoured also in outer link livery.

Caught 4307 yesterday from Victoria Park to Herne Bay. Was in orange outer link livery.

The following Go Buses have been painted or delivered in Go Bus charter livery for Hamilton's urban services...

170 MAN 16.223 CNG
184 MAN 16.223
925 MAN 16.250

The Green is slowly starting to disappear.

Can anyone confirm if this bus is back on the road? I'm pretty sure I've seen it running around on various school duties with a new rear end.

At request I've posted some photos of Johnstons Coachlines #599.

Enjoy!!!

Go Bus 170 has been repainted into Go Bus charter livery. 170 had previously been in a Nightrider livery. Go Bus 79 also has a new wrap advertising the Busit network.

If this coach is the one I'm thinking of then it has a volgren body. I photographed it a few years ago when it was still in Adams livery. Will see if I can find it.