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OLYMPIAN wrote:Why Northcoast badges is on the bus?
Northcoast are the agent for Gemilang in Australia & New Zealand.
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Should be in service from Tuesday ( 19th March ) daily on the Northern Express.
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Anyone went for a ride if the bus did go out today
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Mana/Newlands announce their new Double decker -

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/ne ... the-future

ADL have a 2.5m Enviro 500 model ready for build for the Australiasian market...looks like Mana/Newlands will receive the first!
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Can't wait.... I wonder if Howick & Eastern will get some soon? Seeing both companies are owned by Brian Suiter.
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Howick & Eastern #229 trial Bus -
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2.5m version?Is it going to be bodied by Kiwibus design?
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Brian Souter of Stagecoach fame not Brian Suiter Cordes.
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Since when Brian own Howick and Mana?
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Hes owned the majority of Mana since 2007 the remainder is owned by Infratil which acquired it when it purchased New Zealand Bus off Stagecoach. There was a previous attempt by NZ Bus to buy all of Mana however the Commerce Commission put a stop to that. Howick and Eastern has been in his ownership since 2008.
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reece_555 wrote:Hes owned the majority of Mana since 2007 the remainder is owned by Infratil which acquired it when it purchased New Zealand Bus off Stagecoach. There was a previous attempt by NZ Bus to buy all of Mana however the Commerce Commission put a stop to that. Howick and Eastern has been in his ownership since 2008.
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Bedford-29 wrote:Brian Souter of Stagecoach fame not Brian Suiter Cordes.
Thanks for the spelling test.... I had just finished long & busy shift in my Ambulance.....
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Has anyone got anymore pictures of this DD in action.
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Huh? What are you talking about? The bus in the link is just a "model/artists impression". It doesn't actually exist yet!
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Seems like the kiwi is not impressed with Bustech Cdi
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Why not? Because the Bustech CDi looks so cool... & the ADL looks so English...
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Kiwi loves the Pommie stuff
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Ritchies Double decker has been shipped to Sydney for the Bus and Coach Show.
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I wondered where it was...
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Can we keep it or do you want your decker back. :mrgreen:
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stadt80 wrote:Ritchies Double decker has been shipped to Sydney for the Bus and Coach Show.
I though it was on the boat for the arrival of the new EMU!
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OLYMPIAN wrote:
stadt80 wrote:Ritchies Double decker has been shipped to Sydney for the Bus and Coach Show.
I though it was on the boat for the arrival of the new EMU!
Must of stayed on board for the return journey :lol:
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The bus is still in quranteen i believe
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OLYMPIAN wrote:The bus is still in quranteen i believe
Probably too clean for them.... :lol: :lol:
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the bus is released and hided up for bus show
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