THE SHOWBUS NEW ZEALAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Ritchies | School buses
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 Whatever the weather in Rotorua the sulphurous air is unavoidable. On a wet morning in November 2017 this Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter FKH250H8 truck has been bodied as a school bus by Designline. This odd design, reminsicent of trailer buses is a fairly common practice in New Zealand and Ritchies has a fleet of over one hundred such school buses. Doubtless, at times, the driver is grateful to be in a separate compartment to his passengers. This is 431 (FZF597), new in 2011.
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 This rear view of sister vehicle 685 (FTY807), new the same year, shows the very box like nature of the Designline body and how wide it is of the Mitsubishi chassis.
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 The front nearside vire of 685 as another Mitsubishi emerges from a side turning.
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 A newer 2016 Fuso Fighter is seen parked at Ritchies' Rotorua depot, 1012 (JNY246).
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 Two "trucks" of the same batch are seen side by side at the depot 1009 (JNY244) and 1010 (JNY245).
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