Hino BT51 Buses

A bus and coach chassis with Hino DS60 engine

The buses on this site are actively tracked. The last registration record search was 2 May 2010.

Former NZRRS 5431 as a Movan. Photographed at night, Bluebridge Ferry Terminal, Wellington. Sept 2004

Blue Bus Service

Masterton. Later Tranzit Group Ltd. NZMB Vistavision C29F.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
27	41841	11/11/76	IE8022					reg on hold 09

Harold Halse

Russell. Can anyone help with a trading name and the nature of the service operated

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	41797	21/11/74	HH3516	Hallowes Passenger Transport, Russell	HH3516	20/8/80	Peter Hallowes
				Youth for Christ, Auckland	HH3516	8/2/84
				D V Jack, Hamilton	HH3516	18/6/86	Movan; Reg on hold 09

Hawkes Bay Motor Company Ltd

3 coaches with NZMB C41F bodies

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
57	41800	2/12/74	HB8368	White Bus Service, Dannevirke	8	HB8368	15/6/81	NZMB C41+17F
				White Bus Service, Dannevirke	84	HB8368		when fleet renumbered after purchase by Waipawa Buses
				Waipawa Buses Ltd	84	HB8368	20/3/06	Hastings; CoF exp 07/08
				Avondale Osteopath & Acupuncturist Ltd, Napier	&bsp;	HB8368	18/3/10	CoF exp 02/10
58	41802	2/12/74	HB8369	Buchanan Motors, Invercargill	.	HB8369	23/1/81
				Travelfar Coaches Ltd, Rangiora	3	HB8369	1/12/81	operated in Rangiora Coachlines livery at some time
				Barriball Motors, Inglewood	14	HB8369	22/2/83	Midhirst Motors 1974 Ltd
				Barriball Motors, Inglewood	14	UM14	16/8/96	Midhirst Motors 1974 Ltd
				Moonlight Tours, Whangarei	.	YJ5752	27/7/99	A J Kevey; new plate 15/7/99
				J E & A J Kevey, Whangarei	.	YJ5752	21/10/99	Movan; CoF exp 03/01
				registration lapsed	.	.	25/2/02	.
59	41801	19/12/74	HB8436	Bluff Motors	14	HB8436	13/2/81
59	41801	19/12/74	HB8436	B E & B J Hayward, Dunedin	.	HB8436	7/7/95	Movan

Holiday Tours & Travel

Christchurch

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	41842	16/12/76	GT2646	Southern Services Ltd, Dunedin	39	GT2646	23/7/82	MMB C45F
				Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd	39	GT2646
				K Wright, Timaru	.	GT2646	8/4/02	Reg on hold
				S K Wright, Temuka	.	GT2646	12/10/02	Reg on hold
				K Wright, Temuka	.	GT2646	10/3/03	Reg on hold
				K Wright, Temuka	.	GT2646	23/3/07	Reg on hold 02
				registration lapsed			4/4/09
21	41877	8/12/76	IA3535	Kanes Motors Ltd, Christchurch	21?	IA3535	13/9/80	Emslie C44/17F
				Holiday Tours & Travel Ltd, Christchurch	21	IA3535	11/2/81
				J M Pickard, Timaru		LQ8320	24/4/85
				Maungati Coach Lines, Timaru		LQ8320	6/4/92	W & M Wilkes
22	41880	8/12/76	IA3534	Kanes Motors Ltd, Christchurch	22?	IA3534	6/11/79	Emslie C44/17F
				Holiday Tours & Travel Ltd, Christchurch	22	IA3534	25/1/80
				Kanes Motors Ltd, Christchurch	22?	IA3534	14/3/80
				Holiday Tours Coachlines, Oamaru	22?	IA3534	11/2/81
				Holiday Tours & Travel Ltd, Christchurch	22	IA3534	16/3/81
				De Luxe Motors, Blenheim	9	IA3534	3/12/81
				Blueline Motor Buses Ltd, Hamilton	11	IA3534	10/2/84
				Blue Worth, Hamilton	11	IA3534	11/5/90	Go-bus Transport Ltd
				P J Olding, Raetihi	.	IA3534	8/10/01	Reg on hold 04; To Huia 2007

Newlands Coach Service Ltd

1 coach with NZMB C41F bodies

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
17	41823	27/3/75	HT4859	Newlands Coach Service Ltd	17	NCS17	8/8/96
				Happy Buses, Kaukapapa	.	NCS17	8/8/96	Shane McGregor
				M P Jones, Tuhikaramea, Hamilton	.	NCS17	25/4/09	Reg on hold 09

New Zealand Railways Road Services

30 coaches with Emslie bodies. The capacity varies from 29 to 45 seats for full coaches. The 5 composites all had C20Fv bodies

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
5418	41874	1975	HY3510	Owner after NZRRS unknown	.	.	.	Rotorua C36F
				G D Minchin, Orewa	.	SK2108	14/3/94	Movan
				V J Garrett, Oakura	.	SK2108	14/8/95	Movan; Reg on hold 07
5419	41869	1975	HY3509	Bluff Motors	.	.	.	Dunedin C29F;No LTSA record
5420	41870	2/3/76	HY3705	Bluff Motors Ltd	16	HY3705	11/7/91	Rotorua C36F
				Stuart Smith, Abbotsford, Dunedin	.	HY3705	20/7/95	.
				Carl Kernohan, Upper Moutere	.	HY3705	11/9/96	.
				withdrawn from use	.	HY3705	19/1/05	.
5421	41871	2/3/76	HY3704	NZ Post Ltd, Petone	.	HY3704	8/10/90	Akld C36F (1975 model
				Deakin Motors, Hastings	.	HY3704	10/2/92	Dealer
				R W Templeton, Foxton Beach	.	HY3704	22/4/93	Movan
				R W Templeton & S King, Otaki	.	HY3704	3/4/95	Movan
				L Julian, Wanganui	.	HY3704	17/12/98	Movan; Reg on hold 00
				H M Clough, Wanganui	.	HY3704	27/6/06	Movan; reg on hold
				Laugesens Gardens (P A Laugesen), Wanganui		HY3704	19/10/07	Movan; reg on hold 00
5422	41873	5/4/76	HY3913	NZ Post Ltd, Petone	.	HY3913	8/10/90	Waihi C36F
				Deakin Motors, Hastings	.	HY3713	29/4/91	Dealer
				Nga Pahareke Te Kohunga Reo, Hastings	.	HY3713	14/12/93	.
				Deakin Motors, Hastings	.	HY3713	23/4/97	Dealer; CoF exp 05/99
				G S Behague, Havelock North	.	HY3713	19/2/01
				registration lapsed	.	.	26/2/01	.
5423	41872	1975	HY3915	No LTSA record	.	.	.	Chch C29F
5424	41866	11/5/76	HY4150	Peter Costelloe, Chesichurch	.	HY4150	27/5/91	Rotorua C36F
5424	41866	11/5/76	HY4150	The Human Mover Bus Co, Rangiora		HY4150	11/1/07	Farrington Group Ltd; reg on hold 08
5425	41868	11/5/76	HY4151	Allans Transfer Service, Christchurch	6	HY4151	20/8/91	Oamaru C45F
				Geraldine Tourism Service	.	HY4151	26/6/96	K J Neumann; Reg on hold 03
				withdrawn from use			3/6/08
5426	41867	1976	HY4327	No LTSA record	.	.	.	Tokoroa C36F
5427	41864	1976	HY4152	No LTSA record	.	.	.	Dunedin C20Fv
5428	41865	1/9/76	HY6377	Leopard Coach Lines Ltd, Christchurch	.	HY6377	24/7/91	New Plymouth C41F
				N E Urwin, Christchurch	.	HY6377	24/2/92	.
				H Grosvenor, Christchurch	.	HY6377	24/4/92	.
				P D Costelloe, Christchurch	.	HY6377	29/5/92	Reg on hold 04
				The Human Mover Bus Co, Rangiora	.	HY4150	3/12/07	Farrington Group Ltd; reg on hold 07
5429	41849	5/7/76	HY5972	Bus Travel Ltd, New Lynn	42	HY5972	9/5/89	Thames C41F
				Warmans Passenger Transport, Te Kopuru	37	HY5972	23/4/92	.
				S P Green, Kaikohe	.	HY5972	29/11/04	Reg on hold
				P G Green, Kaikohe	.	HY5972	21/7/05	Reg on hold 05
				J G Ginty, Southbridge		HY5972	16/12/09	Reg on hold 05
5430	41850	5/7/76	HY5973	Iskcon School, Kumeu	.	HY5973	21/5/91	Hamilton C41F
				Warmans Passenger Transport, Te Kopuru	.	HY5973	25/3/97	CoF exp 05/01
				S Retimana, Ruawai	.	HY5973	7/10/02	Reg on hold 01
				J J Gilmour, Ruawai	.	HY5973	7/4/08	Reg on hold 01
5431	41852	22/6/76	HY5914	Norman Harvey, Auckland	10	HY5914	10/8/89	Waihi C41F; used on Waiheke Is
5431	41852	22/6/76	HY5914	V W McVeigh, Te Puke	.	HY5914	2/9/91	Movan
5432	41851	5/7/76	HY5974	Allan Buchanan, Invercargill	6	HY5974	22/8/91	Dunedin C45F
				Barriball Motors, Inglewood	6	HY5974	11/11/93	Midhirst Motors 1974 Ltd; to ADQ363 20/7/01
				Barriball Motors, Inglewood	6	UM6	16/8/96	Midhirst Motors 1974 Ltd; to ADQ363 20/7/01
				S E Gavin &map; A R Barlow, Stratford	.	ADQ363	3/8/01	Movan; Reg on hold 07
5433	41863	1976	HY3916	LTSA record starts 1991	.	.	.	Aklnd C36F
				N E & P J Stammers, Waiomu, Thames		DUNWEL	14/6/91	Movan
				N E & P J Stammers, Waiomu, Thames		ETM122	20/1/09	Movan
5434	41859	1976	HY6208	No LTSA record	.	.	.	Aklnd C20Fv
5435	41861	1976	HY6227	J E Robinson, Auckland	.	PT1405	21/3/91	Aklnd C20Fv; Movan
				J A & J F Atkinson, Tauranga	.	PT1405	15/3/93	Movan
				W S & G E Inglis, Otaki Beach	.	PT1405	2/3/98	Movan
				R E Stubbs & E F Guy, Karamea	.	PT1405	11/3/00	Movan; To Waipukurau 2007; To Waipawa 2009; reg on hold 09
5436	41860	4/8/76	HY6207	D H Eade, Dunedin	.	HY6207	30/4/91	Dunedin C20Fv; Movan
				J F & A M Atkins, Waihi Beach	.	HY6207	12/12/96	Movan
				registration lapsed	.	.	2/5/98	.
5437	41862	1/9/76	HY6378	A C S (NZ) Ltd, Christchurch	.	HY6378	27/5/91	Wellington C41F; Dealer
				J F Hutton, Christchurch	.	HY6378	18/9/91	Opertors in Chch Overland Tours 16 and Avon Albatross Line 16
				M M Sherry, Christchurch	.	HY6378	2/10/91	.
				L G Oakman, Christchurch	.	HY6378	23/10/92	.
				B G Nottingham, Christchurch	.	HY6378	31/3/94	.
				Good Time Tours, Kaiapoi	.	HY6378	5/6/96	Steve Nottingham
				J H Lutherus, Nelson	.	HY6378	24/12/99	Movan. To Picton 08; reg on hold 09
5438	41853	1976	HY6333	M G Tuffery, Christchurch	.	.	.	Chch C29F; No LTSA rec
5439	41854	1/9/76	HY6375	Leopard Coach Lines Ltd, Darfield	.	HY6375	19/4/91	Wellington C41F
				St Marks School, Christchurch	.	HY6375	19/12/91	.
				Good Time Tours, Kaiapoi	.	HY6375	1/12/04	Steve Nottingham
5440	41847	1976	HY6372	No LTSA record	.	.	.	Tokoroa C36F
5441	41848	1/10/76	HY6571	Whitehills Leisure Tours	.	HY6571	27/5/91	Opotiki C36F; Hawkes Bay Freight Ltd
				Max Sturm, Wairoa	.	HY6571	26/1/96
				registration lapsed	.	.	5/2/00	.
5442	41844	1/10/76	HY6572	The Great Bus Fun Co, Auckland	.	GTFUN	16/7/91	Auckland C36F
				Valley Services, Whangamata	.	RI1782	12/3/92
				Brian Boru Hotel, Waitoa	.	RI1782	23/3/93
				Cambridge Travel Lines	16	RI1782	16/12/94	Tauwhare Transport Ltd
				R J Garrett, Te Awamutu	.	RI1782	8/2/99	Movan
				G Cleland, Palmerston North	.	RI1782	16/4/02	Movan; To Lower Hutt 2009; reg on hold 09
5443	41843	1/10/76	HY6573	Te Uri Powhiri Ana Inc, Glen Innes, Auckland	.	HY6573	28/2/91	Rotorua C36F
				M D Stewart, Tauranga	.	SM9730	21/4/94	.
				registration lapsed	.	.	1/5/97	.
5444	41865	1/10/76	HY6574	Allans Coachlines Ltd, Christchurch	.	HY6574	9/7/91	Hamilton C41F
				J R Hall, Christchurch	.	HY6574	3/8/93	.
				Maranatha Christian School, Lower Hutt	.	HY6574	6/3/95	.
				P F & J Childes, Pauatahanui	.	HY6574	20/11/02	.	Movan
5445	41877	1976	HY6570	M G Tuffery, Chch	.	.	.	Chch C29F; No LTSA record
5446	41878	1976	HY6763	Written off after accident on Milford Sound Rd	.	.	.	Rotorua C36F
5447	41876	1/1/75	HY6764	P G Tuffery, Christchurch	.	PP967	14/5/91	Dunedin C20Fv
				A R Jellyman, Christchurch	.	PP967	13/10/92
				Texas Party Bus, Kaiapoi	.	PP967	26/6/96	W A Butson
				K V Johnson, Hikurangi	.	PP967	30/5/97	Movan; Reg on hold 02
				G D Johnson, Hikurangi	.	PP967	2/10/09	Johnson Haulage; Movan; Reg on hold 02

Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd

Timaru

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
41	41881	2/12/76	HY2806	Southern Services Ltd	41	HY2806	7/12/76	Emslie C45F
				Ritchies	241	HY2806		Seen operating with Holiday Tours
				Greenhalgh Coachlines Ltd	241?	HY2806	17/11/82
				J O & L M Haydon, Gore		HY2806	13/5/04	CoF exp 11/04

Southern Services Ltd

Dunedin. Owned by Turnbull Coaches and then by Ritchies.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
40	41840	12/12/76	GS4344	Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd	40	GS4344		MMB C45F
				R D Macale & S L Smalley, Westport	.	GS4344	21/7/03	Movan
				K T Smithson & P J Sayer, Invercargill	.	GS4344	24/1/05	Movan; Reg on hold 05; To Opotiki 2007
42	41881	7/12/76	HY2814	Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd	42	HY2814		Emslie C45F
				J C & J Adamson, Christchurch	.	HY2814	25/6/04	Movan; Reg on hold 03
				registration lapsed			1/11/08	Movan; Reg on hold 03

Timaru City Council

NZMB B37D. Numbers 7, 10, 11 repowered with Detroit 4.53T engine

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
6	41707	9/9/74	GT3791	Nelson Suburban Bus Co Ltd	22	GT3791	29/12/83	Detroit 4.53T
				Motueka Bus Co	38	GT3791	21/9/95	Max Gray
				D J Wills, Motueka	.	GT3791	19/11/01	Movan
				S Tomuri, Motueka	.	GT3791	24/3/03	Movan
				P S J Taylor, Kohimarama, Auckland	.	GT3791	19/2/04	Movan; CoF exp 10/04
				registration lapsed	.		22/11/06
				?	.		05/09	At Deans Truck Services, Motueka
7	41701	29/7/74	GT3588	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	51	GT3588	10/2/87	Detroit 4.53T
				R G White, Hastings	.	GT3588	27/3/92	.
				Warmans Passenger Transport, Te Kopuru	.	GT3588	27/3/92	.
				G F Benbrook, Siverdale	.	GT3588	13/4/02	Reg on hold 02
				registration lapsed	.		21/11/07
9	41708	4/9/74	GT3780	C G Green Ltd, Arundel	.	GT3780	21/12/83	Reg on hold 03
10	41702	9/8/74	GT3633	Greyhound Buses Ltd	50	GT3633	10/2/87	.
				Greyhound Buses Ltd	350	GT3633	24/7/95	Tranzit Group; CoF exp 05/00
				Motor Coach Museum (Ian Little), Foxton	.	GT3633	30/4/02	No CoF
				A L Stewart, Foxton Beach	.	GT3633	17/6/03	No CoF
				G B Nicholson, Paraparaumu	.	GT3633	9/5/05	Movan
				H R McIntyre, Sandy Bay, Motueka	.	GT3633	12/6/06	Movan
				M Van Rijnberk, Massey, Auckland		GT3633	21/11/07	Movan; Reg on hold 08
11	41799	1974	HR6202	Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	52	HR6202	7/4/87	.
				I E Hawkes, Wanganui	.	HR6202	27/3/92	.
				K E Hawkes, Wanganui	.	HR6202	7/9/93	.
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	52	HR6202	29/6/94	.
				Greyhound Buses Ltd, Wanganui	352	HR6202	24/7/95	Tranzit Group
				J C & G A Flutey, Wanganui	.	HR6202	14/1/04	Reg as truck; Reg on hold 05; To Hastings 2007
12	41798	16/6/77	IH812	C G Green Ltd, Arundel, Geraldine	.	IH812	9/12/86	Reg on hold 03

Tokoroa Buses

Hawke bodies

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
3	41591	18/10/73	GY1697	Rangatira Station, Tokoroa		GY1697	3/6/81	DP40F; Movan
				D A Holton, Mt Maunganui		GY1697	29/1/01	Movan
				G E & J E Pattison, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland		GY1697	24/5/06	Movan
				R B & T R McIndoe, Upper Hutt		GY1697	30/5/08	Movan; To Levin 09
				W Clarke & M Travers-Clarke, Wainuiomata		GY1697	1/3/10	Movan
1	41592	20/2/74	HA6648	Barriball Motors Ltd	15	HA6648	23/1/80	B46/15F
				Barriball Motors	15	HA6648	15/3/90	Midhurst Motors 1974 Ltd
						UM15	16/8/96
						XS3271	26/1/99
				D C Roberston, Bell Block	.	XS3271	10/8/99	Movan; Reg on hold 02
				Parihaka Management Trust, Pungarehu		XS3271	21/7/09	Movan; Reg on hold 02

Travelfar Coaches Ltd

Rangiora. MMB C45F.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
7	41824	1/5/75	HS2474	Holiday Tours & Travel Ltd	.	HS2474	31/5/84	MMB C45F
				Delta Coachlines, Blenheim	18	HS2474	28/12/84
				Harry Warren Motors, Seddon	18	HS2474		on lease?
				Brazier Motors Ltd, Nightcaps	.	HS2474	12/12/88
				Ellesmere Buses	.	HS2474	12/12/88	Murray Skilling
				Ashburton Bus & Coach	43	HS2474	4/9/95
				J A Barclay, Woodend	.	HS2474	31/12/96
				Redwood Coach Lines, Christchurch	43	HS2474	12/4/02
				Stephen Ritchie, Christchurch	.	HS2474	28/6/05
				S A McNally, Kaiapoi	.	HS2474	4/5/06	Movan
				B S Dean, Orari		HS2474	4/3/09	Movan

Weld Motors Ltd

Palmerston North. Weld Motors C49F body

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
3	41841	24/10/79	JJ1605	Shaws Transport Ltd, Pukekohe	39	JJ1605	21/6/89
				Murphy Buses Ltd, Kerepehi	S39	JJ1605	17/10/01
				J V Donaldson, Thames		JJ1605	29/12/06	Reg on hold 07

Whangarei Bus Services Ltd

Hawke B43D. Owned by Whangarei District Council and operated by Whangarei Bus Services Ltd

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
19	41845	HN9323	1/9/75	Whangarei Bus Services Ltd	114	HN9323	27/6/89	"Robin"
				Papakura Bus Services Ltd	P16	HN9323	28/6/94	.
				K & D Don, Thames	.	HN9323	2/8/04	Movan?
				R I Moseley, Kaiaua, Sth Auckland	.	HN9323	8/4/05	Movan? Reg on hold 04
				registration lapsed			23/5/09
20	41846	HN9324	1/9/75	Ray Phillips, Karaka, Papakura	3	HN9324	10/12/86	.
				Shaws Transport Ltd, Pukekohe	69	HN9324	29/8/94	.
				Shaws Transport Ltd, Takanini	S43	HN9324		.
				M E & A P Reichardt, Waharaoa		HN9324	27/12/06	Movan

Former NZRRS motor caravan

A bit of a mystery. The chassis number doesn't line up with any recorded for the NZRRS fleet Since Holiday 21 and NZRRS 5445 both are recorded as chassis 41877 it could be 5445. M G Tuffery also owned 5438 and 5447. .

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	41879	.	1976	M G Tuffery, Christchurch	.	PP966	10/5/91	No CoF Movan
				G R Shaw, Christchurch	.	PP966	11/5/92	Reg on hold 1989 Movan. In Pages Rd Aug 2005
				registration lapsed	.		22/12/09

Last updated 8 January 2012

Data from Sean Miller, Darryl Bellamy, Anthony Grearney