THE SHOWBUS NEW ZEALAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Birkenhead Transport Ltd
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 MAN 18.250 16 (GEE597) was bodied in 2012 by Designline and is downtown, seen a year later in March. |
 With the Ferry Terminal behind Designline Enviroline bodied MAN 16.250 25 (HHC78), new in 2014, is seen in November 2017.
Picture ref B8787 |
 At a jaunty angle in the sloping depot yard in November 2017 is sister vehicle 69 (GPD239), new in 2012.
Picture ref A7873 |
 Half a dozen MAN buses are lined up in the depot that day and as can be seen half of them have foresaken the ages old Birkenhaed Transport for the formal colours of Auckland Transport. Most of the navy buses have BT in ront of their fleet numbers, so nearest the camera is BT77 (JPK202) another Designline 16.250 from 2015.
Picture ref B8704 |
 This trio starts on the left with AT liveried MAN 18.290 BT78 (KKT956) of 2017. Its body is by GBV NZ which has risen from the ashes of Designline which collapsed following the unsuccessful attempt to sell jet engined hybrids in the United States, so BT78's body is effectively an Enviroline. In the middle is another 18.290, 76 (JBL131) uniquely fitted with a Gemilang body, back in 2015. More conventioanlly on the end is 5 (CRJ155) a Designline bodied MAN 12.223 of 2005. Note the older fleet members parked up at the back, reserved no doubt for school runs and peak times.
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