Ansair Transett Buses

The Ansair Transett was a big window light weight rear engine city bus with glide away doors using Ford V8 running gear. Five are believed to have come to New Zealand but only 2 were public service vehicles.

The buses on this site are actively tracked. The last registration record search was 20 March 2010

Billy Higgs & Sons Ltd

Wellington. They were used on the NAC contract for services between Paraparumu Airport and NAC's city office in Customhouse Quay. Frank Just writes "No 21 Was sent to NZ and efforts to sell it existed. It was tried by NZR (my Dad, Foreman) on the Onslow Road trip and was rejected due to the lack of sufficient power (Ford V8 engine). Billy Higgs had recently got the NAC contract, Wellington/Paraparaume etc. the DC3’s had about 32 seats so this Ansair was quite good. I found that the braking would overheat and was not to be trusted, the top speed was just over 40 MPH. Going north you would stop where the rail line crossed the highway north of Paekakariki and then find difficulty in getting into any gear due to the twist of the rods between the front and the gearbox at the rear. It paid to stop well before the crossing on the straight, put it in gear, then move forward where the twist happened. The Ford motor lasted about 35,000 miles and then needed a new one, this happened again so the motor was replaced by a 6 cylinder Dodge until it was sold."

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
21	RE87	10/51	s.562 (56)	Billy Higgs & Sons Ltd	21	s.39	1961
				Rogers, Okaiawa		?	?
22	RE65	18/10/51	s.563(56)	Billy Higgs & Sons Ltd	22	s.40	1961
						EV5974	1966
				Kanes Motors Ltd, Oamaru	?	EV5974	14/6/66
				G F Rhodes, Sockburn		EV5974	17/12/70	Movan?
				M J Milne, Christchurch		EV5974	9/3/71	Movan?
				D E Burrough, Christchurch		EV5974	14/2/74	Movan
				B G Blyth, Runanga		EV5974	24/11/81	Movan

Automatic Totalisators Ltd

3 used as mobile totalisators by TAB at horse races.

#	Chassis Nbr/VIN	Year	Original Reg	Later Owner	#	Later Reg	Date	Comments
?	9F93	1951	?			NI5178	17/12/87	Movan; earlier EZ237?
				M B Dick, Albany		NI5178	3/12/96	Movan
				M B Dick & S M Richards, Albany		XP6071	21/12/98	Movan
				L R Maxwell, Cambridge		XP6071	13/8/04	Movan; Reg on hold 05; To Waharoa 09
?	RE92	19/8/52	?	Totalisator Agency Board On-Course Division, Auckland		LN965	16/7/81	Wingatui
				J Laming, Christchurch		LN965	4/10/84	Movan
				Wompi Syndicate, Kaiapoi		LN965	14/11/84	Movan
						WOMPI	14/5/92
				I J Richan, Picton		WOMPI	5/12/03	Movan
				Vicky & Shane Te Huia, Blenheim		WOMPI	28/2/07	Movan
				Vicky & Shane Te Huia, Hastings		WOMPI	2008	Isuzu 6BD1 Turbo, 10 Speed Split Diff Transmission; reg on hold 07
?	?	19/8/52	?