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Bus Operators "L"

Operator and LocationStart Description
Stop
Landmark Lines
Point Pleasant, South Canterbury
  see Atkinson & Dossett Ltd
 
LARGe-nterprises Ltd
Ahipara, Northland
. Tour operator. anrew Morrogh
Present
Louis Laugeson
Darfield
.The founder of Midland Coachlines. Christhchurch-Darfield service sold to NZRRS with a Minerva bus 16/4/28. Leased back to Louis Laugeson in 1931.
?
Lawrence Bus Services
Lawrence
by 1997 Malcolm Duff. Owned ex-Wylies Hino AC140
till 1998
Craig Lawson
Hastings
by 1990 Owned ex-Dominion Coachlines Ford R1114 Composite
till 1992
Leabourn Passenger Services Ltd
Kaiwaka, Northland
by 1983 Charter and school bus operator
Present
Leopard Coachlines Ltd
Christchuch
by 1974 Established in Darfield. Took advantage of de-regulation to grow. Now operates suburban services in Christchurch. Tour services nationwide.
Present
Leisure Time Tours
Hamilton
1987 Tours with Mercedes Benz coaches; School bus services
Present
Leisure Travel NZ Ltd
Nelson
by 2004 Tours operators. Acquired Ash's Coachlines, Wanganui 2004. Sold again 2006/7
Present
Lemons Motors
Westport
? School bus operator in 1960s
?
Leslie Buses Ltd
Gordonton
1964 See Omnibus Society page for a history Operations taken over by Hamilton City Buses Ltd in 2004.
2004
Lewis Hodgson Motor Services
Te Awamutu
? Charter and school bus services. Te Awamutu-Hamilton services. Part of Go-bus Transport group.
Present
Lifestyle Tourism Holdings Ltd
Takaka
?Farewell Spit Tours using a Unimog
Present
Bernard Lilburn Contracting
Palmerston North
? See Fairview Contracting
Present.
John Lill
Collingwood
?owned ex-NRRRS Hino BG100 composite 1991-93
?
Lilley's Original Sand Safaris
Kaitaia
1986Tour Operators
Present
Link NZ Tours 2000 Ltd
Rotorua
.Tour operators
Present
Lister Motors Ltd. Christchurch-Timaru-Waimate-Fairlie-Temuka services and 17 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
1/5/38
Little Toot Buses
Whangarei
. Charter services?
12/1/05
M Loregan
Auckland
.Services acquired by Auckland City Council following regulation of bus fares
15/9/1927
Grant Loudon
Waiheke Island
.Refer Waiheke Adventure Tours
.
S A Loughlin (or Loughrin)
Auckland
.Auckland-Pukekohe-Tuakau service and 4 buses acquired by NZRRS
28/4/1946
A M Love & C Lammas
Stillwater
.Ex Bonnici Pennine VI 1996-2001
28/4/1946
H Lowe
Optiki
.Opotiki ditrict services and 1 vehicle sold to NZRRS
12/6/41
A E Lowell.Tauranga-Whakatane services and 3 vehicle sold to NZRRS
3/1/43
Trevor Lowrie
Waitakaruru
by 1971School bus operator. To E D Bryant
20/11/78
L R Passenger Service
Papatoetoe
by 1988Charter opertor? with Seddon Pennine
till 1989
Luxury Landlines ltd
Auckland
c1950Auckland-Wellington service. Sold to Mt Cook group
?

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