Seddon Mk6 Buses
The Seddon Diesel Mk 4 was introduced in 1948 and was fully described in the May 1949 edition of Bus and Coach. The Mk 4 chassis had an overall
length of 24ft 10in on a wheelbase of 14ft 10in. It could be fitted with a body with a maximum length of 27ft . The engine was a front mounted Perkins P6
The Mk 6, introduced in 1950, was simply a lengthened version of the Mk 4, with an overall chassis length of 25ft 11in on a wheelbase of 16ft 4in (5m)
designed for a maximum body length of 30ft, the mechanical specification being unchanged.
Although PSV and Omnibus Monograph 6 described the first 8 North Shore Transport chassis as Mk 4 all had 16ft 4in wheelbase an must have been Mk 6.
GVW 9524 kg.
The vehicles on this site are actively tracked. The last registration record search
was 4 March 2010.
Birkenhead Transport Ltd
Auckland
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments |
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2 | 5883 | 1952 | P.112
| Birkenhead Transport Ltd | 2 | P1574 | 1961 | Mk 6/2 Pennine Coach Craft B34+17D
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Birkenhead Transport Ltd | 2 | EW5603 | 1964 |
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Orewa Transport | 2 | EW5603 | 1966 | (Jack Urlic)
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3 | 8831 | 1954 | P.113
| Birkenhead Transport Ltd | 3 | P1575 | 1961 | Mk 6/2 Mulliner B36+12F
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Birkenhead Transport Ltd | 3 | EW5604 | 1964 |
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Papakura Clevedon Bus Services | ? | EW5604 | 25/8/70 |
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McDonald | ? | EW5604 | ? |
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5 | 30148 | 4/10/55 | P.115
| Birkenhead Transport Ltd | 5 | P1577 | 1961 | Mk 6/XR Mulliner B36+12F
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Birkenhead Transport Ltd | 5 | EW5606 | 1964 |
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Eastern Buses Ltd | 12 | EW5606 | 27/3/69 |
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Hanham Buses, Albany | 1 | EW5606 | 9/1/76 |
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H C Smith, Te Atatu | | EW5606 | 24/5/79 | Movan
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J R Gray, Whangarei | | EW5606 | 22/3/84 | Movan
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T A Bourne, Tuamarina | | EW5606 | 4/5/87 | Movan
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I A Symons, Blenheim | | EW5606 | 8/8/95 | Movan
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R J Waugh, Maheno | | EW5606 | 3/7/06 | Movan; Isuzu 6DB1 motor; VIN 7A8G0XX1096020638
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Gibson Motors Ltd
New Plymouth
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments |
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15 | 29297 | 1954 | EO8528
| | | | | NZMB C27F
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17 | 30680 | 1955 | EO5532
| No history on LTSA prior to 1983 | | | | NZMB C27F
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Papakura Bus Services | 9 | EO5532 | 10/80 | Derelict in a yard
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Douglas Neil?, Papakura | | LJ2246 | 22/12/83 | Movan
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W J Kincaid, Auckland | | LJ2246 | 23/12/83 | Movan
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P J Downing, Temuka | | LJ2246 | 15/8/85 | Movan
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B G & R M Silke, Temuka | | LJ2246 | 8/9/95 | Movan
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W R & L J Moore, Parua Bay, Whangarei | | LJ2246 | 6/8/96 | Movan
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M W Beckett, Kawerau | | LJ2246 | 4/12/07 | Movan; To Rotorua 09
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18 | 30733 | 1956 | EO8530
| | | | | Hawke C27F
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Gisborne Borough Council
Mk6HR Mulliner B30F body. Gisborne Borough Council became Gisborne City Council on 11/6/59
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments |
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1 | 30055 | 9/8/55 | P.1208
| Findlay Motors Ltd, Taupo | ? | EM2195 | 17/3/69 | P.1119 1961-65
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Hawkes Bay Motors Co Ltd, Napier | 78 | EM2195 | 1/8/73 | B36F |
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Turley Motors, Te Aroha | ? | EM2195 | 25/6/76 | (Alan Turley) |
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Turley Motors Ltd, Te Aroha | ? | EM2195 | 9/11/77 | |
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Katikati Bus Co Ltd | ? | EM2195 | 30/10/80 | |
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B C Williams, Mt Maunganui | | EM2195 | 16/6/81 | Movan |
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P S Gorlett, Tauranga | | EM2195 | 28/10/86 | Movan |
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M D Stewart, Tauranga | | EM2195 | 16/6/93 | Movan |
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registration lapsed | | | 1/6/96 | |
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T P Fowler, Papatoetoe | | XR1171 | 30/12/98 | Movan |
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C G Garrett, Morrinsville | | XR1171 | 26/2/03 | Movan |
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J K Robb, Helensville | | XR1171 | 12/3/03 | Movan |
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W Te Whata, Ranui, Auckland | | XR1171 | 17/5/04 | Movan |
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H M Humphries, Tauranga | | N2Blue | 27/7/06 | Movan chg plate 7/12/06
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M D & H M Foster, Tauranga | | N2BLUE | 7/9/07 | Movan
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Greyhound Buses Ltd
Wanganui
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments
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20 | 30149 | 1955 | ER6712
| Allans Motors, Shannon | 10? | ER6712 | | Mk 6/2 Mulliner B34D
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Madge Coachlines, Palmerston North | 310 | ER6712 | |
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Gubbs Motors Ltd
Warkworth
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments
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10 | 5380 | 11/8/52 | EY2108
| Orewa Transport Ltd | ? | EY2108 | 22/5/75 | Mk 6/2 NZMB C27F
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Hawke Coachwork Ltd, Takanini | ? | EY2108 | 12/3/76 |
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Peninsula Transport, Manly, Whangaparoa | ? | EY2108 | 12/3/76 |
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B A Southee, Helensville | ? | EY2108 | 10/11/77 | Movan?
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M V Dalton, Auckland | ? | EY2108 | 9/4/79 | Movan
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J V White, Christchurch | ? | EY2108 | 15/8/89 | Movan
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S J Grey, Wellington | ? | EY2108 | 30/1/96 | Movan
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S G Grice, Kumeu | ? | EY2108 | 30/11/00 | Movan; reg on hold 98; To Waimauku 09
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Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd
Napier
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments |
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30 | 5884 | 8/4/52 | P2.216
| Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd | 30 | P1280 | 1956 | Mk 6/2 Pennine Coach Craft B34+17D
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Commercial Buses Ltd | 14 | P1.280 | 23/8/60 | |
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Commercial Buses Ltd | 14 | P1.662 | 1961 |
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Kinns Motors Ltd, Cambridge | ? | FE8529 | 7/9/64 |
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32 | 5819 | 16/5/52 | P2218
| Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd | 32 | EN7423 | 1966 | Mk 6/2 Pennine Coach Craft B34+17D
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B C Clements | | EN7423 | 10/8/79 | Movan
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R G Demanser, Taradale | | EN7423 | 5/5/80 | Movan
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A R Beets, Napier | | EN7423 | 22/3/81 | Movan
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R B Vance, Napier | | EN7423 | 9/7/01 | Movan
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R V Willaims, Taupo | | EN7423 | 16/2/04 | Movan; Reg on hold 01; To Wairoa 10
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J McComb & Co
Whakatane
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments |
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10 | 9506 | 1955 | ?
| Cave Buses Ltd, Whakatane | 19 | EK9865 | 5/6/57 | Mk 6/2 NZMB B32F
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The North Shore Transport Co Ltd
Takapuna. 1 Mk6/1 buses with own B34F body. In PSV circle 1961 8 buses, numbers 8, 9, 23, 24, 77-80 are described as Mk4. Neville Jarvis comments
"One important change was made to the drivers cab design on the Mk6 chassis that was an improvement over the Mk4 and this was related to the
positioning and operation of the brake and clutch pedals. On the Mk4 both pedals worked longitudinally in slots cut in the floorplate. The pedals
on the Mk6 operated conventially through holes in the floorplate. I believe that both Mk4 and Mk6 chassis were available in this improved
configuration."
"Having driven Fleet Number 8, the first Seddon to enter service with NST, albeit much later in its service life, I know that it was fitted with the
early Mk4 pedal configuration working in slots, and I can attest to its awkward and even dangerous operation. I was later a regular driver of Fleet
Number 79 with its improved arrangement and found it a joy to drive. I believe Number 79 to have been a model Mk6/2 and have reached the view that
Number 8 was possibly a Mk6/1 i.e. a Mk6 with the early Mk4 pedal arrangement. I cannot recall any other NST Seddon so fitted but there may have been
others."
"I have deduced from the Seddon photographs, and by projecting a drawing of a Seddon body over that of a Daimler CVG5, that the 16 ft 4in wheelbase
was standard throughout the fleet of 14 buses that entered service between 1951 and 1956." As all had a 16ft 4in wheelbase this would confirm that
they are all Mk 6 chassis.
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments |
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8 | 3406 | 1951 | DE156
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13 Mk6/2 buses with NST B34F half-cab bodies.
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date
| Comments |
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9 | 5381 | 1952 | DZ5050
| United Passenger Service, Whangarei | ? | | |
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23 | 7158 | 1953 | EX9602
| History prior to 1983 not known | | | |
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R & B J Bell, Dargaville | | KM4101 | 30/3/83 | rebuilt NZMB B36F |
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H J Jarvis, Otaki | | KM4101 | 19/6/96 | |
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Mercury Buses Ltd, Martinborough | | KM4101 | 16/7/96 | |
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Tranzit Group Ltd, Masterton | 235 | KM4101 | 1/10/99 |
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C B & L J Wallace, Himitangi Beach | | KM4101 | 26/3/08 | Reg as truck; reg on hold 09 |
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24 | 7157 | 1953 | EX9603
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77 | 9288 | 1954 | EX9627
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78 | 9289 | 1954 | EX9628
| United Passenger Services, Whangarei | 11 | EX9628 | |
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79 | 9476 | 1954 | EX9629
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80 | 9630 | 1955 | EX9630
| Findlay Motors, Taupo | 6 | EX9630 | 24/8/70 |
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Hawkes Bay Motor Co, Taupo | 76 | EX9630 | 1/8/73 | |
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Museum of Transport and Technology | | EX9630 | 25/9/73 | What was its fate? |
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86 | 9999 | 1955 | P.675(56)
| North Shore Transport | 86 | P1.808 | 1961 | |
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North Shore Transport | 86 | EX9636 | 1965 |
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Morgan, Assembly of God | | EX9636 | 12/96 |
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Findlay Motors, Taupo | 9 | EX9636 | 05/71 | |
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Hawkes Bay Motor Co, Taupo | 79 | EX9636 | 1/8/73 | |
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? | | EX9636 | ? | Movan |
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87 | 10000 | 1956 | EX9637
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90 | 31132 | 1956 | EX9638
| | | | | P1.810 1961
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91 | 31131 | 1956 | EX9639
| | | | | P1.811 1961
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93 | 31680 | 1956 | EX9641
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94 | 31679 | 1956 | P1.814 (1961)
| Donald McGregor, Henderson | | EX9642 | 25/6/70 | LTSA has chassis 31672
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J E Potter, Kaitaia | | EX9642 | 11/10/72 | Movan |
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J E Mercer, Palmerston North | | EX9642 | 5/12/75 | Movan |
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D G McDonald, Kaitaia | | EX9642 | 29/1/80 | Movan |
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R L Holmes, Wanganui | | EX9642 | 4/8/80 | Movan |
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Waikanae Christian Holiday Park | | EX9642 | 21/12/83 | Movan |
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C L Dredge, Waikanae | | EX9642 | 2/11/84 | Movan |
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J T McLean, New Plymouth | | EX9642 | 2/4/85 | Movan |
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registration lapsed | | | 4/8/03 | |
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based on data from OB Monograph 6
Last updated 7 April 2013