The YRT is a mid-engined 11m Bedford chassis with a 466cu in Bedford engine.
The YRQ is a similar 10m chassis.
The buses on this site are actively tracked. The last registration record search was 1 January 2010
Paraparaumu Road Services 1976 Bedford YRT, Wakefield St, Wellington 13 June 2002. Photo Graeme Inwood
One YRQ
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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33 | YRQ2D1T493161 | 4/7/73 | FH4041 | De Luxe Motors Ltd, Blenheim | 15 | FH4041 | 4/2/88 | NZMB B47D | |
Paraparaumu Road Services | . | FH4041 | 26/2/93 | Dennis Taylor | |||||
Mana Coach Services, Porirua | . | FH4041 | 6/5/04 | Not used | |||||
D McCullough, Otaki | . | FH4041 | 6/7/04 | ||||||
withdrawn from use | . | . | 16/7/04 |
Wellsford (M G & K A Chappell)
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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6 | YRT3DEW455397 | 10/6/76 | IC2877 | Chappel Coachlines (D P Chappell), Wellsford | 6 | IC2877 | 25/6/86 | Wellsford Motor Bodies | |
Simon Fleming, Otara | ? | IC2877 | 23/3/90 | ||||||
Pavlovich & Sons Ltd, Hamilton | ? | IC2877 | 30/6/92 | ||||||
D G & K L McMillan, Waimamaku | ? | IC2877 | 8/3/95 | ||||||
registration lapsed | 31/5/97 | ||||||||
7 | YRT3DEW455356 | 23/2/72 | IC2949 | Chappel Coachlines (D P Chappell), Wellsford | 7 | IC2949 | 8/4/87 | Wellsford Motor Bodies | |
Simon Fleming, Otara | ? | IC2877 | 12/3/90 | ||||||
L O Mills, Whiritoa | ? | IC2877 | 20/10/92 | no CoF | |||||
scrapped | 11/2/03 |
Blenheim
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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11 | YRT30GW457371 | 19/6/74 | HJ8204 | Runciman Motors Ltd, Upper Hutt | ? | HJ8204 | 20/1/92 | ||
V G Towersey, Kumeu | ? | HJ8204 | 29/4/96 | Movan | |||||
L G Seator, Featherston | ? | HJ8204 | 25/3/02 | Movan; To Chch & Greymouth 2008 |
Swanson
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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11 | YRT3DDW454869 | 22/4/76 | IB8184 | Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd | 11 | IB8184 | 17/3/00 | Hawke Commander B50F body | |
withdrawn from use | 14/3/06 |
Christchurch
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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? | 762089 | 14/4/75 | HT6731 | Vickers Capital Coachlines Ltd | ? | HT6731 | 18/1/88 | 1974 NZMB Commuter 2 body | |
Tranzit Group Ltd | ? | HT6731 | 10/7/89 | ||||||
Adams Bus Service, Whangarei | ? | HT6731 | 22/6/89 | E R & E K Adams | |||||
Adams Travelines Ltd, Whangarei | ? | HT6731 | 22/6/89 | ||||||
J S Dones, Hanmer Springs | . | HT6731 | 1/10/02 | Movan | |||||
A Dones, Motueka | . | HT6731 | 4/7/05 | Movan; Reg on hold | |||||
S R Cuthbertson, Waikuku Beach | . | HT6731 | 31/5/07 | Movan; To Christchurch 08, Gore 09; Reg on hold 07 |
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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23 | 455374 | 10/12/75 | HY1761 | De Luxe Motor Service 1972 Ltd, Blenheim | . | HY1761 | 24/3/87 | H&H C49F Invgil | |
Nelson Tourist Service Ltd, Motueka | . | HY1761 | 5/5/87 | ||||||
Gisborne City Buses (Tom Te Kahu) | . | HY1761 | 3/2/95 | ||||||
K J & J E Cameron, Gisborne | . | HY1761 | 19/2/03 | Movan | |||||
31 | 874472 | 10/12/75 | HY1760 | Kinloch Strathmore Ltd, Christchurch | . | HY1760 | 29/5/87 | H&H C49F Invgil | |
Strathmore Coachlines, Christchurch | . | HY1760 | 31/7/07 | Advance Passenger Transport Service Ltd |
NZMB DP41F body
NZMB body
Darfield. YRT70 NZMB C45F
Also one similar YMT
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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17 | YRT3DDW453745 | 17/4/75 | HS6824 | Madge Coachlines Ltd | 117 | PH4792 | 7/9/90 | H & H C49F | |
Transbay Coaches Ltd, Whakatane | 702 | PH4792 | 24/4/98 | Conquest front | |||||
Transbay Coaches, Whakatane | 702 | PH4792 | 30/6/04 | Madge Coachlines Ltd | |||||
18 | YRT30EW455498 | 17/3/76 | HP647 | Madge Coachlines Ltd | 118 | UG6893 | 10/6/96 | H & H C49F | |
J P Goodlass, Himitangi Beach | UG6893 | 28/7/07 | Reg on hold 08 | ||||||
A R Pearce, Christchurch | UG6893 | 22/4/09 | Reg as truck |
NZMB DP41F body
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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203 | 457374 | 1973 | GS204 | No LTSA record | . | . | . | Chch Detroit 4-53T NZMB C45F | |
204 | 457375 | 1973 | GS257 | No LTSA record | . | . | . | Chch Detroit 4-53T NZMB C45F |
NZMB body. Purchased for use on the Auckland-Wellington Luxury Landliner service after that was acquired by Mt Cook. The vehicles were not found suitable for that service and fairly quickly transferred to other duties
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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7 | GR491705 | 15/12/71 | FS3924 | Hawkes Bay Motor Co Ltd | L7 | FS3924 | c1974 | NZMB C36F | |
Mt Cook Group Ltd | 253 | FS3924 | c1978 | South Island fleet | |||||
E C Reesby Ltd, Rotorua | . | FS3924 | 27/9/85 | ||||||
T & T Butler, Opotiki | . | FS3924 | 31/3/88 | ||||||
P J Robinson & D Allen, New Plymouth | . | FS3924 | 6/3/98 | Reg on hold 00; To Waitara 09 | |||||
8 | 491673 | 15/12/71 | FS3925 | Mt Cook Group Ltd, Christchurch | 208 | FS3925 | c1974 | NZMB C40F | |
Mid Canterbury Coach Lines | . | FS3925 | 30/4/91 | ||||||
Harkess Buses, Southbridge | . | FS3925 | 31/7/98 | D L & F L Harkess | |||||
R J Skinner, Woolston, Christchurch | . | FS3925 | 28/7/04 | Movan; CoF exp 06/07 | |||||
Registration lapsed | 28/5/08 |
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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6 | 455414 | 9/2/76 | IC8530 | Leopard Coach Lines Ltd, Darfield | . | IC8530 | 15/3/84 | NZMB C45F Cat 3208 V8 power | |
Coachwork International Ltd, Palmerston North | . | IC8530 | 26/8/88 | rebuilt? | |||||
A G Brougham Buses Ltd, Pukekohe | . | IC8530 | 13/10/88 | ||||||
H H T Whiskey, Tuakau | . | IC8530 | 13/3/90 | ||||||
A G Brougham Transport Ltd, Pukekohe | . | IC8530 | 26/9/92 | ||||||
Tom Te Kahu, Gisborne | . | IC8530 | 27/10/95 | Reg on hold 00 | |||||
J E Callaghan, Napier | . | IC8530 | 23/2/02 | Reg on hold | |||||
L F Osgood, Hastings | . | IC8530 | 24/2/03 | Reg on hold | |||||
D S Reckin, Napier | . | IC8530 | 8/1/07 | Movan |
10 YRT 2-axle coaches with NZMB C36F body work
12 YRT 2-axle coaches with NZMB C41F body work
7 YRT 2-axle coaches with NZMB C36F body work
Two YRQ composite 3-axle coaches with NZMB C16Fv body work
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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4864 | 493273 | 1974 | GO4774 | No LTSA record | . | . | . | Auckland | |
4865 | 491740 | 1974 | GO4775 | No LTSA record | . | . | . | Auckland |
Havelock North. YRT70. H&H C45+12F body
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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2 | 768468 | 4/9/75 | HT351 | D J Roigard, Karapiro | HT351 | 19/7/03 | Race Car Transporter/Movan | ||
P W Fleming, Rotorua | HT351 | 25/5/07 | Movan |
Manawaru. between Te Aroha & Matamata
Manurewa
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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? | 768473 | 24/4/75 | HT8514 | Gisborne City Council | 10 | HT8514 | 16/10/84 | NZMB DP43D | |
Hindmarsh Bus Service, Patutahi | ? | HT8514 | 16/10/84 | Herbert Hindmarsh | |||||
Bethlehem Coachlines | 23 | HT8514 | 29/7/93 | Ken Frew Holdings Ltd | |||||
G & V Yearbury, Kaiapoi | . | HT8514 | 1/5/01 | Movan; To Katikati 08; Reg on hold 08 |
Duple Dominant C45F Bodies.
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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15 | 264936 | 1/11/74 | HG6970 | Kaitaia Bus Trust | . | HG6970 | 3/5/88 | ||
Corgi Company, Picton | . | HG6970 | 14/11/97 | (David Steele) | |||||
Dolphin Encounter, Kaikoura | . | HG6970 | 15/7/98 | (Lynette Burrman) | |||||
DUSKY | 5/11/98 | ||||||||
D W Paul, Kaikoura | . | CAD972 | 14/5/04 | chg plate 5/5/04 | |||||
S M Pike, Rangiora | . | CAD972 | 12/12/05 | Reg on hold 05 | |||||
16 | ? | 1974 | HG6971 | Leabourn Passenger Services, Wellsford | ? | HG6971 | c1975 | No LTSA record |
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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29 | 454887 | 6/10/75 | HI1354 | Tui Coachline Ltd, Mt Maunganui | 29 | HI1354 | 14/3/91 | ||
Bayline Group Ltd, Tauranga | 429 | HI1354 | 1/10/02 | ||||||
D F & T W Wood, Rangiora | . | HI1354 | 16/2/04 | to Parnassus 2007 | |||||
B L Dowdle, Annat, Canterbury | . | HI1354 | 23/9/09 | Movan |
# | Chassis Nbr/VIN | Year | Original Reg | Later Owner | # | Later Reg | Date | Comments | |
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?? | YRQ21T49? | 10/12/71 | GN7378 | Tauranga-Mt Maunganui Buses Ltd | ?? | GN7378 | 31/7/74 | Hawke Commander | |
P G Gould, Te Kopuru, Northland | ?? | GN7378 | 15/12/80 | ||||||
A E & C E Taylor, Te Kopuru | . | GN7378 | 8/11/85 | ||||||
J E Hansen, Dargaville | . | GN7378 | 3/6/03 | No CoF; Movan | |||||
registration lapsed | . | 7/8/06 |
Three YRT with Hawke B50D Body and Allison automatic transmission
Last updated 26 July 2013