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NEW ZEALAND 738-OJ-160 NEW ZEALAND Pavlovich {Urban Express}, Auckland West Midlands (WM) 618 c1/99 58 XS 6943 MCW MF150/3 MB8791 MCW B23F 2/87 (ex D618 NOE; NZ VIN 7A8JG030999347992) Chester (CH) 270, 275, 276 by6/00 63 ZE 3935 Oe MR09 VN2002 Oe 2002 B23F 6/90 (ex G770 WFC; NZ VIN = 7A85P000900946593; first registered in NZ 6/00) 64 ZE 3934 Oe MR09 VN2007 Oe 2007 B23F 6/90 (ex G775 WFC; NZ VIN = 7A85P000900801447; first registered in NZ 6/00) 65 ZE 3933 Oe MR09 VN2008 Oe 2008 B23F 6/90 (ex G776 WFC; NZ VIN = 7A85P000900173826; first registered in NZ 6/00) Ritchies, Timaru West Midlands (WM) 614, 622, ? by12/98 404 WY 2615 MCW MF150/3 MB8787 MCW B23F 2/87 (ex D614 NOE; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030998454075) 405 XB 3586 MCW MF150/4 MB8795 MCW B23F 2/87 (ex D622 NOE; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030998838407) 406 WW 7402 MCW MF150 -?- MCW B23F 1987 (ex -?-) Greater Manchester South (GM) 1661, 1673 c2/97 466 UY 3260 MCW MF151/3 MB8934 MCW B23F 4/87 (ex D661 NNE; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030997881493) 467 UZ 5717 MCW MF151/3 MB8946 MCW B23F 4/87 (ex D673 NNE) Tranzit, Masterton West Midlands (WM) ?, 639, 617, 613, 649, ? by9/98 240 XJ 7901 MCW MF150/3 -?- MCW B23F c3/87 (ex -?-) 241 XJ 7902 MCW MF150/3 MB8812 MCW B23F 3/87 (ex D639 NOE; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030998525154) 242 XJ 7903 MCW MF150/3 MB8790 MCW B23F 2/87 (ex D617 NOE; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030998010638) 243 XJ 7905 MCW MF150/3 MB8786 MCW B23F 2/87 (ex D613 NOE; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030998919555) 244 XJ 7904 MCW MF150/3 MB8822 MCW B23F 3/87 (ex D649 NOE; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030998066696; first registered in NZ 9/98) 245 XJ 7906 MCW MF150/3 -?- MCW B23F c3/87 (ex -?-) Wilts & Dorset (DT) 2390 by4/99 246 XJ 7907 MCW MF150/41 MB9280 MCW B23F 9/87 (ex E224 PWY; NZ VIN = 7A8JG030998500126; first registered in NZ 4/99) -?-, -?- by9/99 247 XJ 7908 MCW MF150 -?- MCW B23F -/?? (ex -?-) Vehicles In (subsequent to first NZ operator) Choice Bus, Auckland Pavlovich, Auckland 58 c5/00 18 ZG 7618 MCW MF150/3 MB8791 MCW B23F 2/87 (ex XS 6943, D618 NOE) Clearway, Palmerston North {same fleetno.s} c2/99 21 WF 4021 MCW MF150/38 MB9341 MCW B25F 11/87 (ex E147 KYW) 22 WF 4022 MCW MF150/14 MB9117 MCW B25F 6/87 (ex D466 PON) 24 WF 4024 MCW MF150/38 MB9010 MCW B25F 11/87 (ex E134 KYW) 25 WF 4025 MCW MF150/14 MB9122 MCW B25F 6/87 (ex D471 PON) 26 WF 4026 MCW MF150/38 MB9346 MCW B25F 11/87 (ex E152 KYW) 27 WF 4027 MCW MF150/38 MB8996 MCW B25F 9/87 (ex E123 KYW) Clearway, Palmerston North (u) c2/99 YY 1220 MCW MF150/14 MB9114 MCW B25F 6/87 (ex D463 PON; first registered in NZ 2/00)
NEW ZEALAND 738-OJ-161 NEW ZEALAND (u) u/r MCW MF150/14 MB9118 MCW B25F 6/87 (ex D467 PON) (u) u/r MCW MF150/38 MB9038 MCW B25F 11/87 (ex E139 KYW) Explorer Bus, Auckland Clearway, Palmerston North 23 by12/99 YO 4609 MCW MF150/38 MB9007 MCW B25F 10/87 (ex WF 4023, E131 KYW) General Clearway, Auckland / Palmerston North. The story of this operator, a subsidiary of Portrick Holdings, is somewhat convoluted. Operations commenced in Auckland, temporarily running subsidised services after Cesta, Auckland gave them up. Having failed to win the services when they were retendered, Clearway successfully won the local bus contracts in Palmerston North. The Metroriders were joined by ten ex-UK MB L608D Ar leased from Stagecoach, but the company collapsed 1/98. The MB and services were taken over by another local operator, Total City Buses, while the Metroriders were parked up in a yard in Auckland for about a year, until a new operator, Choice Buses, was formed (seemingly involving some of the people behind Clearway). As of 11/00, Choice Buses was running services in South Auckland and Whangerei with eight Metroriders; seven ex-Clearway and one ex-Pavlovich. The three unregistered Metroriders with Clearway were due to become 28-30 (WF 4028-30), order unknown, but were not licenced; one later became YY 1220 with Choice, while the other two were still parked at an engineering yard in West Auckland 11/00 in poor condition, awaiting possible preparation for service. These two are believed to be former Stanwell Buses MR7 (D467 PON) and MR39 (E139 KYW), but it has not been possible to physically check them. However, there has been a report that one has chassis number MB9022, which would make it the former E122 RDW (new to Cardiff but last recorded as a non-PCV with Greater Manchester North). 18 (ZG 7618, ex XS 6943, D618 NOE) was an accident write-off with Pavlovich, hence its re-registration before entering service with Choice. Double Decker Fun Tours, Auckland. In addition to the pair of Metroliners noted above, another two had been obtained from Northumbria (TW) at around the same time, but for various reasons they never left UK shores and were later disposed of. The two involved were 159 (B472 JVK, ex WSV 572, B337 WFJ) and 160 (C744 JGR, ex WSV 571, NMS 700, C160 UHN). The pair that did reach NZ were current 11/00 and are two of only three double-deck coaches in NZ (the other is a MAN Designline with Scenic, Auckland). Explorer Bus, Auckland. The proprietor of this operation is a Mr M Gibson. A Metrorider registered XM 9953 was being operated 3/99; it is not known if this was just an intermediate registration on YO 4609 (ex WF 4023, E131 KYW) or a different, untraced vehicle. Hamilton City Buses. 91-98 have been converted to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Mana, Porirua. 23 and 53 are probably ex West Midlands (WM), from the D6xx NOE batch. Nimon, Havelock North. The previous identities of 7 and 11 have also been reported in reverse order, but 11 was physically checked 11/00 and has chassis no. MB10067. Most Metroriders in NZ have lost their internal plates and can only be identified by the plates under the bonnet, though sometimes these are missing too. Ritchies, Timaru. 466 has also carried fleetnumber 391 at one stage, and has been leased to various operators, including Astro, Christchurch in 1997. 467 has carried 393, and was also leased to Astro at the same time. Ritchies have bus operations in a number of places in New Zealand and, as transfers are common, they are difficult to keep track of; the last known operating centre for at least some of the Metroriders is Rotorua, while 405 was at Timaru 4/01. Tranzit, Masterton. Like Ritchies, Tranzit have a number of operating centres. In 11/00, the Metroriders were based in Palmerston North (243-6) and Wanganui. It is likely that one of 240 or 245 is the former West Midlands (WM) 647 (D647 NOE), which was exported from the UK to Associated Coach Sales, Palmerston North (Q) 6/98, along with what became Tranzit’s 241-3 and the Nimon pair. SINGAPORE SBS GROUP Information on Singapore has been provided by a very small number of people (3 including the sub-editor) so anybody visiting Singapore is urged to make notes and send them in ! If anyone is planning a visit, and would like a list of sorts to work from, please feel free to contact the sub editor (address in January OJ). SINGAPORE BUS SERVICES (1978) Limited New vehicles 64 SBS 64S Sca N113CRB 1816533 Ar -?- B49D -/90
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