258 Arrives at Ferrymead - towed from Lyttelton by Scotts Motors. Photo Alan Roi
Date Built
1986
Written Off
Retired November 2009
Acquired by THS
2011
From
NZ Bus
Restored
donated in running order
Body: Coachwork International, Auckland
Motor: 175hp.
Controller: Thyristor Chopper with Telma eddy current retarder
Electrical Equipment: Brown Boveri
Seats: 40
Fleet Numbers: 201 to 268
This bus was one of 68 buses built on Volvo Chassis to replace the previous generation of trolleybuses. They entered service between 1981 and 1986. These buses were gradually withdrawn from 2003 and the electrical equipment used to manufacture a new generation of buses built by Designline. The last 4 were withdrawn in November 2009. No 233 is preserved by the Omnibus Society in Wellington and 268 by Wayne Little in Foxton.
