General - South Island (Part 3)
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Redbus 912 is due for delivery in 2- 3 weeks from designline. This will be an orange metrostar bus.
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Looks to be GBT945:Busdrivr wrote:Took a ride on leopard 230 tonight. Man 18.280 urban cat with airconditioning. About time they got new flooring colours. The old one was boring.
Vehicle details
Make: MAN
Model: 18.280
Year: 2011
Submodel: HOCL/E4
Main colour: Blue
Second colour: Orange
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 45
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,440
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 6,140
Front axle group rating: 6,000
Rear axle group rating: 14,100
Vehicle Identification
VIN: 7ABA800685AD01447
Plate: GBT945
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21422985662314
Licence
Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, April 9th (expires in 5 months 3 weeks 3 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2011, October 10th at 10:41
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: 2011, October 10th
Was registered overseas?: No
Plates history
Plate Effective date
GBT945 2011, October 10th
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Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
Busdrivr wrote:Redbus 912 is due for delivery in 2- 3 weeks from designline. This will be an orange metrostar bus.
redbus 912?
so #911 has already been delivered?
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Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
Are these the long awaited Scanias?ka9102 wrote:Busdrivr wrote:Redbus 912 is due for delivery in 2- 3 weeks from designline. This will be an orange metrostar bus.
redbus 912?
so #911 has already been delivered?
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I would say no, and by the looks of whats happened so far I have very serious doubts as to whether the supposed Scania's ever were to exist and not the figmant of someones imagination, as nobody has yet been able to prove definitively that anyone ever ordered any.
As these are for the Metrostar service, like 900-910 these will be MAN 16.240's.
As these are for the Metrostar service, like 900-910 these will be MAN 16.240's.
Vitalstatistix wrote:Are these the long awaited Scanias?ka9102 wrote: redbus 912?
so #911 has already been delivered?
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
911 has been in servic for a few months now. 900 - 906 are red and 907 - 910 are metros. 911 is red and 912 will be metro. There is one scania completed. I have seen it. Its just waiting on some fibreglass panels. Whether red bus keep them or not is another matter. Redbus will still receive the remaining 7 MAN single axles.
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
Ritchies first Designline Scania for Dunedin has arrived http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/18323 ... hill-today
A tag axle seems a waste in Dunedin to be honest especially on the routes Ritchies have.
A tag axle seems a waste in Dunedin to be honest especially on the routes Ritchies have.
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
Wow. The bus is 30.5m long! Lol
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Must be some Giants down in Highlanders country... Hahaha
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Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
Maybe for now? I think Ritchies generally like big buses.reece_555 wrote:Ritchies first Designline Scania for Dunedin has arrived http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/18323 ... hill-today
A tag axle seems a waste in Dunedin to be honest especially on the routes Ritchies have.
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I Only managed a quick glance of it today heading through town, its sound belongs to a MAN so its must be an 18.280.
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
What looks to be Leopard 231 has been registered as GBT980 on Friday 21 October. Unsure whether this has Air Conditioning but I'd imagine it does.
Details:
Vehicle details
Make: MAN
Model: 18.280
Year: 2011
Submodel: HOCL/E4
Main colour: Blue
Second colour: Orange
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 45
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,440
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 3,000
Front axle group rating: 6,000
Rear axle group rating: 14,100
Vehicle Identification
VIN: 7ABA800686AD01448
Plate: GBT980
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 2142298574314
Licence
Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, April 20th (expires in 5 months 3 weeks 6 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2011, October 21st at 15:53
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: 2011, October 21st
Was registered overseas?: No
Plates history
Plate Effective date
GBT980 2011, October 21st
Details:
Vehicle details
Make: MAN
Model: 18.280
Year: 2011
Submodel: HOCL/E4
Main colour: Blue
Second colour: Orange
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 45
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,440
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 3,000
Front axle group rating: 6,000
Rear axle group rating: 14,100
Vehicle Identification
VIN: 7ABA800686AD01448
Plate: GBT980
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 2142298574314
Licence
Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, April 20th (expires in 5 months 3 weeks 6 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2011, October 21st at 15:53
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: 2011, October 21st
Was registered overseas?: No
Plates history
Plate Effective date
GBT980 2011, October 21st
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Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
That's a very unfamiliar sight to see a tag.Vitalstatistix wrote:Maybe for now? I think Ritchies generally like big buses.reece_555 wrote:Ritchies first Designline Scania for Dunedin has arrived http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/18323 ... hill-today
A tag axle seems a waste in Dunedin to be honest especially on the routes Ritchies have.
I wonder if a tag is too rigid for Dunedin, given Dunedin's terrain (load wise I'm not too worried as running cost isn't much higher). Would that be part of a bulk purchase?
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
Terrain shouldn't be an issue in Dunedin as Wellington has a fleet of tag axles.
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Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
Busdrivr wrote:There is one scania completed. I have seen it. Its just waiting on some fibreglass panels.
is it a tag axle?aircon?
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Leopard 232 has been registered on Friday GCN694:
Vehicle details
Make: MAN
Model: 18.280
Year: 2011
Submodel: HOCL/E4
Main colour: Blue
Second colour: Orange
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 45
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,440
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 3,000
Front axle group rating: 6,000
Rear axle group rating: 14,100
Vehicle Identification
VIN: 7ABA800687AD01449
Plate: GCN694
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21422985832314
Licence
Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, May 3rd (expires in 5 months 3 weeks 5 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2011, November 4th at 14:01
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: 2011, November 4th
Was registered overseas?: No
Plates history
Plate Effective date
GCN694 2011, November 4th
Vehicle details
Make: MAN
Model: 18.280
Year: 2011
Submodel: HOCL/E4
Main colour: Blue
Second colour: Orange
Vehicle type: Bus
Body style: Heavy Bus/Service Coach
No of seats: 45
CC rating: 7,000cc
Fuel type: Diesel
Assembly type: NZ Assembled/Built
Country of origin: Germany
Gross vehicle mass: 17,900kg
Tare weight: 10,440
No of axles: 3
Wheelbase: 3,000
Front axle group rating: 6,000
Rear axle group rating: 14,100
Vehicle Identification
VIN: 7ABA800687AD01449
Plate: GCN694
Plate type: Standard
Engine no: 21422985832314
Licence
Licence type: L (Licence for normal road use)
Licence expiry: 2012, May 3rd (expires in 5 months 3 weeks 5 days)
Latest licence issued on: 2011, November 4th at 14:01
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: 2011, November 4th
Was registered overseas?: No
Plates history
Plate Effective date
GCN694 2011, November 4th
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
So how many of the 32 have leopard received?
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
They have recieved 23 buses so far.
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Anyone know about the nelson bus tender that closed on 10th october? When will the results be published? From what i hear redbus tendered for that contract.
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That's interesting, it would be a shame to see the historical "Suburban" branded Buses replaced if not sucessful, However, a new modern fleet of buses for the City would be a positive ( the only provincial City in NZ that has managed to operate a non SLF urban fleet... to be corrected as it has been over a year since I last visited )Busdrivr wrote:Anyone know about the nelson bus tender that closed on 10th october? When will the results be published? From what i hear redbus tendered for that contract.
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Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
What is the relationship between SBL and Zonda?
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The tender called for low floor busses and on some routes low floor tags. Would cost alot for the current operator to upgrade the fleet.
stadt80 wrote:That's interesting, it would be a shame to see the historical "Suburban" branded Buses replaced if not sucessful, However, a new modern fleet of buses for the City would be a positive ( the only provincial City in NZ that has managed to operate a non SLF urban fleet... to be corrected as it has been over a year since I last visited )Busdrivr wrote:Anyone know about the nelson bus tender that closed on 10th october? When will the results be published? From what i hear redbus tendered for that contract.
Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
I think that they are the agents for NZ. Some Zonda School Buses have been added to the SBL fleet, although I do not think that they are used on urban services.Vitalstatistix wrote:What is the relationship between SBL and Zonda?
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Re: General - South Island (Part 3)
redbus 913: GDK272 MAN 16.280 7ABA800727AD01379
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God you're quick. came on here to post that. Lolka9102 wrote:redbus 913: GDK272 MAN 16.280 7ABA800727AD01379