General - Auckland (Part 3)

OLYMPIAN · Post by **OLYMPIAN** » Sun May 15, 2011 7:36 am

Petenz wrote:
825 (Small).jpg

What's the story about this bus?

stadt80 · Post by **stadt80** » Sun May 15, 2011 12:45 pm

Spotted ex Leopard SL202 - #238 ( ex NZ Bus #1724?, Still with Leopard fleet numbers & Metro Destination sign ) at Botany the other day, could this be one of the two seen in AA Coaches Penrose yard?.

Tog · Post by **Tog** » Mon May 16, 2011 6:13 am

Indeed, what's with 825? That's one of the Zhongtong LCK6126HG ordered by Christchurch Bus Services but taken over by GoBus when brand new. Now it has Ritchies fleetname and colour flashes on the GoBus livery. What's it doing in Auckland?

redbusfan · Post by **redbusfan** » Mon May 16, 2011 8:56 am

Tog wrote:Indeed, what's with 825? That's one of the Zhongtong LCK6126HG ordered by Christchurch Bus Services but taken over by GoBus when brand new. Now it has Ritchies fleetname and colour flashes on the GoBus livery. What's it doing in Auckland?

http://busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=59582

Petenz · Post by **Petenz** » Tue May 17, 2011 3:47 pm

At least 4 ex CBS Zhong Tongs on loan from Christchurch to Ritchies North Shore operation to overcome capacity issues and an increase in the Northern Express timetable - up to a bus every 2 minutes during peaks. When a bus has a full seated load it departs as there are at least two more waiting to load at one time. Less buses needed in Christchurch because of the earthquake. Will go back south at some stage. New buses on order for Ritchies for the Northern Express. Seen in service 821/822 and 825.

Post by **Vitalstatistix** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:18 pm

Petenz wrote:At least 4 ex CBS Zhong Tongs on loan from Christchurch to Ritchies North Shore operation to overcome capacity issues and an increase in the Northern Express timetable - up to a bus every 2 minutes during peaks. When a bus has a full seated load it departs as there are at least two more waiting to load at one time. Less buses needed in Christchurch because of the earthquake. Will go back south at some stage. New buses on order for Ritchies for the Northern Express. Seen in service 821/822 and 825.

Wow a bus every 2 minutes!! Hopefully they order some arctics or buses with extra capacity to meet the need of this increasingly popular service.

Post by **Mr OC Benz** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:57 pm

Yeah, get lots of NG313 artics, except try and keep them at a max of 18m in length! That fourth axle really slows the bus at Bayes.

ka9102 · Post by **ka9102** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:05 pm

metrolink 1240 is now a northstar. metrolink 756 is now a plain silver bus after having all the waka graphics removed,1743 is now based at panmure.

Metrolink SG220 bendies are now rarely used even inpeak hours...

NZSL202 · Post by **NZSL202** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:17 am

So it looks like the 380 Airport service is up for some new BCI's. Just spotted a brand new bright orange one driving past my office. That's a pretty good deal if I can catch it from here in New Plymouth to Auckland Airport for $4.30.

Post by **Vitalstatistix** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:22 am

NZSL202 wrote:So it looks like the 380 Airport service is up for some new BCI's. Just spotted a brand new bright orange driving past my office. That's a pretty good deal if I can catch it from here in New Plymouth to Auckland Airport for $4.30.

Are you sure its a brand new Cityrider? Or new from the Palmy based fleet?

NZSL202 · Post by **NZSL202** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:18 am

Pretty sure it had an F-series plate, but it definitely had all the standard Route 380 Airporter decals over it. Went past pretty quick so unfortunately I didn't have time to get a photo.

Petenz · Post by **Petenz** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:37 pm

Just one of the regular ones been down for a service check - all of them are being done - 395 is being used as the spare on the 380 while this work is being done - incidentally 395 is lettered for Taranaki routes - how many BCIs are in New Plymouth?

LB608 · Post by **LB608** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:36 pm

usuall rail replacements this weekend do by urban express/the orbiter

Post by **Vitalstatistix** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:23 pm

LB608 wrote:usuall rail replacements this weekend do by urban express/the orbiter

Did you get the fleet numbers for the Orbiters?? I'm wondering if 230 and 231 were up there?

kaiwhara · Post by **kaiwhara** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:41 pm

At least 4 up here, all tags. 2 at Carr Road all day, spoke to one of the drivers today, he and his off sider had brought two up from Hamilton for todays work, and were also taking them back. The 2 at Carr road were still there when I went home from work. Wonder why those are here?

LB608 · Post by **LB608** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:47 pm

This time they had headoffs there would be one bus leave Papakura & when it got to Manurewa ,the other bus would leave Manurewa as well on arrival at Otahuhu it would run empty back Manurewa ,i did a full shift of Manurewa /Otahuhu on 249 or 288 if there were two at Carr Road there must have been 6 here as there 4 being used on the shuttles.

ka9102 · Post by **ka9102** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:48 am

has anyone got a photo of metrolink 2018 in the open polytechnic AOA!!!

kaiwhara · Post by **kaiwhara** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:35 pm

Seen one (not mine). Looks ghastly.

Petenz · Post by **Petenz** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:11 pm

: 2018; 2018 (Medium).jpg (80.35 KiB) Viewed 4453 times

Anthony99 · Post by **Anthony99** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:33 am

There is number of NZ bus has AOA
2018 - open polytechnic
1326 - ASB
1346 - vero

Cordes Express · Post by **Cordes Express** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 1:55 pm

Yuck... Too plain for such a big bus.

NZSL202 · Post by **NZSL202** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:50 pm

Petenz wrote:Just one of the regular ones been down for a service check - all of them are being done - 395 is being used as the spare on the 380 while this work is being done - incidentally 395 is lettered for Taranaki routes - how many BCIs are in New Plymouth?

Just one BCI (395) at the moment, and a Zonda. More BCI's are to follow after the RWC finishes.

Apparently there are some issues with the side windows on one of the BCI's down for servicing.

Post by **Vitalstatistix** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:33 am

All I see is a big white blob with 2018...

Cordes Express · Post by **Cordes Express** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:25 pm

Vitalstatistix wrote:All I see is a big white blob with 2018...

I agree.... They would have been better leaving the windows and just applying thr AOA to the panels.

Mercman · Post by **Mercman** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:58 pm

kaiwhara wrote:5 have been transferred to Roskill from Kilbirnie, 2303/6/10/11, maybe 12. Up here temporarily because of heavy passenger numbers. 14 have been bought off Redbus, and were originally numbered in the 1500's, but are now 2300's.

2301/2/8/14 are known to be in a basic Go Wellington colour scheme. Any more known?

Anthony99 wrote: do any see any CHch redbus running on Symond St today?

2310 ex-698 doing 267. What going on?

Hi Kaiwhara!
Spotted 2309 doind a 392 to Te Papapa last Saturday avo was in all over Hop Advertising

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