THE SHOWBUS NEW ZEALAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Go bus | Hamilton | fleet livery
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 Back in April 2005 Designline bodied Isuzu MT111 of 1997, 203 (WJ5802) meets Hamilton City's Leyland "Lynx" of 1998. This was a unique vehicle, 42 (NK1175), which lost out to the Hino RK176 as the NZRRS urban bus of choice. The Lynx was still under development by Leyland at the time so the chassis is that of a Tiger! A high floor body was designed at Leyland Bus Australia by lengthening pillars, the doors had to be lowered and infill panels installed above ths doors. The higher waist does not form a continoous line with the windscreen. The body components were then shipped to Coachwork International in Auckland for assembly. |
 On layover in the Hamilton yard next to the Bus Station was a proper Leyland Tiger, Denning Majestic bodied 24 (TK4030) of 1987 which was sold to New Zealand Coach Services by 2021. |
 This impressive Tiger, 152 (PN8586), has the CWI Tourliner body, with just a hint of Plaxton influence in the design. The 1984 coach was altimately scrapped by 2013. |
 It is nt uncommon to acquire secondhand buses direct from Japan for use in New Zealand. This 1992 Mitsubishi Fuso, 111 (CDA282) was primarily for school work. |
New to Dorset Motors in Ruakaka in 1999, this Fairfax bodied Nissan Diesel GP210, 133 (YP7254), survived into Kinetic ownership.
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 Unfortunately nothing more is known about 102 (AGR803) seen in the yard in April 2005. |
 Photographed in Hamilton in April 2005 was this 25 year old Hess bodied Bristol RELL6L 162 (JN8805) with GoBus. It was earlier sold to Blue Worth of Hamilton a company that merged with former privatised Hamilton City Buses, Simpsons and Hodgsons to form GoBus. In Christchurch it was 563.
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 Another Fairfax bodied Nissan, this time a five year old Diesel CB31N, 208 (YA9207) new to Lewis Hodgson of Te Awamutu as their number 4 (YX1267). |
 Being hosed down was ten year old CWI bodied Isuzu LT1-11P 218 (TJ2527). It had been new to Starborough Transport in Nelson, but also joined Go-bus from Lewis Hodgson where it had been 18. |
 The depot line up features a number of buses stil in ther former owners' liveries. |
 A pair of departing school buses laden with students with 48 (BUE689), a Japanese Nissan Diesel secondhand import dating from 1995, in the lead. |
 Here is the second bus, 48 (ZO4956) about which nothing is known, but is probably another Japanese import. |
 Forward to April 2008 and another basically unknown bus on a school run is Hino 295 (BBP655). |
 A wet late evening in Hamilton Bus Station in April 2013 was during the transition of the Hamilton City Bus fleet into Go-bus. Several Designline bodied MAN buses, delivered in green had simply had their fleet logos replaced with Go-bus branding. |
 This MAN was seen in action. |
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