Mercedes Benz OF1617 Coach

This is a front engined Mercedes Benz bus chassis

The buses on this site are actively tracked. The last registration record search was 13 February 2012.

Bruce Routley Ltd

Bruce Routley Ltd traded in Wellington as "The Dominion Coach Lines" until 1991. Services were operated from Wellington to Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu and Hawkes Bay leaving from Wellington at about 1am. Because newspapers and freight made up most of the load composite coaches were used. Some trucks also operated. The Bruce Routley Mercedes Benz fleet of Mercedes Benz OF1617s were named Lily Marlane 1, Lily Marlane 2 etc.

Former Bruce Routley number 3 with C H Burridge Ltd. Photo Graeme Inwood
MB OF1617

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
1	35509824271256	30/8/78	JB2001	Dominion Coachlines Ltd, Lower Hutt	1	JB2001	21/11/91	Midland
				Dominion Roadliners Ltd, Hastings	1	JB2001	21/8/92	.
				Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd, Te Awamutu	247	JB2001	28/12/94	C51F (Go-bus Transport Ltd)
				P B Kanters & W Batt, Hamilton		JB2001	8/10/08	Reg on hold 09
2	35509824271255	18/1/80	JO1402	Dominion Coachlines Ltd, Lower Hutt	2	JO1402	21/11/91	Stratford C26Fv
				Dominion Roadliners Ltd, Hastings	2	JO1402	21/8/92	.
				H Moseley, Napier		JO1402	21/10/93	Reg on hold
				registration lapsed		.	30/5/98	.
3	3550982424344740	1981	KF143	C H Burridge Ltd, Levin	.	RY5689	8/6/93	Midland C21Fv
				A J Pearson, Raumati South	.	RY5689	3/3/06	Reg on hold
				G R Davenport, Hunterville	.	RY5689	27/3/07	Reg on hold 06
				S R Wells, Hunterville	.	RY5689	16/4/08	Reg on hold 06
4	35509824344741	31/3/81	KF144	Plumbing World Ltd, Gisborne	.	KF144	15/9/92	Midland C21Fv
				M Ritchie, Gisborne	.	KF144	9/3/93
				Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd, Te Awamutu	??	KF144	20/7/94
				Katikati Bus Co Ltd	??	KF144	28/9/94
				M A Richmond, Kaitaia		KF144	22/2/96	No CoF
				H S Richmond, Opotiki		KF144	23/7/96	No CoF
				R J Richmond, Tauranga		KF144	6/4/99	Movan; Reg on hold 04; To Optiki 2008
				M Richmond, Opotiki		KF144	26/11/08	Movan; Reg on hold 04
5	35509824344741	21/7/82	KW9525	Plumbing World Ltd, Palmerston North	.	KW9525	4/2/91	Midland C25Fv
				Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd, Te Awamutu	250	KW9525	27/2/91	C52F (Go-bus Transport Ltd)
				L G & S D Hooper, Waitotara		KW9525	15/10/07	Reg on hold 07
6	35509824344740	21/7/82	KW9526	Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd, Te Awamutu	249	KW9526	27/2/91	Midland C25Fv; convert to C52F (Go-bus Transport Ltd)
				D J Trotter, Morrinsville		KW9526	3/2/06	Movan? Reg on hold 06
				L D Cole, Hillsborough, Auckland		KW9526	11/4/08	Movan; Failed CoF 11/09
				regstration lapsed		KW9526	11/2/12	Movan; Failed CoF 11/09
10	821376	10/11/87	NQ7910	Dominion Coachlines Ltd, Lower Hutt	10	NQ7910	21/11/91	CWI Conquest C43
				Dominion Roadliners Ltd, Hastings	10	NQ7910	21/8/92	.
				Simpsons Bus Services Ltd, Huntly	?	NQ7910	19/2/93	.
				Guthreys Coachlines Ltd, Auckland	?	NQ7910	15/6/95	.
				B J Hayward, Milford, Auckland	?	NQ7910	8/11/06
				B J Hayward, Milford, Auckland	?	E43V8	25/5/07
				City Transfer Service (2007) Ltd, Auckland	?	E43V8	15/10/07	.
				The Farmhouse Rotorua Ltd	?	EQM102	20/9/08	B Wang; Chg plate 20/8/08; Reg on hold 11
11	821377	10/11/87	NQ7911	Dominion Coachlines Ltd, Lower Hutt	11	NQ7911	21/11/91	CWI Conquest C43
				Dominion Roadliners Ltd, Hastings	11	NQ7911	21/8/92	.
				Lewis Hodgson Motor Services Ltd, Te Awamutu	48?	NQ7911	2/6/93	.
				Bethlehem Coachlines, Tauranga	48	NQ7911	6/5/02	Ken Frew Holdings Ltd
				A.B.C. Tours Ltd, Midhirst, Taranaki	?	NQ7911	1/8/07
				Information not available		NQ7911	29/4/10

Former Bruce Routley number 4 with an upper deck added. Photo Don Roberts
MB OF1617

Former Bruce Routley number 1 as Hodgsons (Go-Bus) 247. Photo Mike Butler Feb 2007
MB OF1617

Fullers Cruises Northland Ltd

Used on Cape Reinga trips; Designline C49F

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
71	35509864812889	11/12/91	RB2654	Karamu Coachlines Ltd, Hastings	51	RB2654	5/6/92	CoF exp 02/09
71	35509864812889	11/12/91	RB2654	Registration lapsed			23/10/11

Karamu 51 MB OF1617 with Designline C49F body. Photo Mike Butler

Newmans Coach Lines Ltd

NZMB C45F

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
120	812888	18/8/83	KU1273	Adams Bus Service, Whangarei	20	KU1273	5/6/92
				Adams Travelines Ltd, Whangarei	20	KU1273	6/12/96
				Adams Travelines, Whangarei	20	KU1273	14/1/08	North City Bus Ltd; Reg on hold 08
				Information not available		KU1273	21/4/11	Reg on hold 08

Last updated 18 February 2012