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Bus Operators "W"

Operator and LocationStart Description
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Wadsworth Motors Ltd
Tapawera Nelson
1921Founded by Spencer Wadsworth and now managed by grandson Jeff Wadsworth and wife Sue. Operated scheduled services Nelson-Tadmor-Tapawera and Nelson-St Arnaud until 2003. Now provide charter and school bus services only wth 9 buses and 3 minibuses.
Present
Waerenga-O-Kuri School Bus Partnership
Waerenga-O-Kuri, Gisborne
?School bus service
Present
Waihao Downs Bus Co-op
Rangiora
?School bus service
Present
Waiheke Adventure Tours
Waiheke
by 1999Tour Operator Grant Loudon
Present
Waiheke Bus Company
Waiheke
.A subsiduary of Fullers Auckland which is controlled by NZ Bus. Operates buses on Waiheke Island
Present
Waihi Passenger Services Ltd
Waihi
24/6/77School bus and charter. Bus from Allan Muggeridge
till 1979
Waikato Coachlinesc1966Took over Orini-Hamilton service from Leslie Buses ltd. Taken over by Bonnici Coachlines. Orini-Hamilton licence passed back to Leslie Buses Ltd later
197?
Waimamaku Transport
Waimamaku, Hokianga
?School bus operator (D J Robertson)
present
Waimata Valley Bus Services
Gisborne
?School bus service
present
Waimate Shuttles
Waimate
by 1998Operate Volvo B58 coach, Owned by Patrick Scannell
present
Waipara Junction Garage
Waipara
?School bus service
present
Waipawa Buses Ltd24/5/79 Tour and Charter Operator formed by acquisition of Central Buses Ltd by D F & J W Richards Contracting Ltd. Have also acquired Red Bus Servce, Gisborne; White Bus Service, Dannevirke; W & W Buses, Wairoa
Present
Wairarapa Coach Lines
Featherston
. Martinborough - Featherston service. Tour and charter and school bus services. Acquired South Wairarapa Tours in 2003. Sunday Masterton-Featherston services from 2007. Legal name Majestic Limousines Ltd
Present
Waitemata Bus & Transport Co.Acquired by North Shore Transport Ltd
c1959
Waitomo Taxis Ltd
Otorohanga
by 1987Operated an ex-Edwards Vistaliner as a school bus in 1987, Ford R1014 1996-2002
till 2002
Waitomo Wanderer.Tour Operator
Present
R Wallace.Kaitangata-Dunedin and 2 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
21/9/36
Waller Motors
Mercer
by 1983School bus services
till 1988
Wanaka ConneXions
Wanaka
. Scheduled services from Wanaka and Queenstown to Christchurch, Dunedin, Te Anau and Invercargill. Now owned by Citibus
Present
Wanaka Motors Ltd
Wanaka
. Dunedin-Timaru; Dunedin-Palmerston-Wanaka; Wanaka-Makarora and Cardrona service and 27 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
1/6/36
W & H Motors
Christchurch
. Ford V8 ex-Harris
?
W & W Buses
Wairoa
. Charter and school bus operator. Owned by Waipawa Buses Ltd
Present
Wanganui River Services Ltd
Wanganui
by 1948 Services from Wanganui up the Wanganui River valley
7/9/58
Wang Wang Travel
Christchurch
. Tour operator
Present
V & W Wanoa Coachlines Ltd
Kaiaua, South Auckland
by 1988 School bus and charter services
Present
Warkworth Passenger Service Ltd
Warkworth
by 1978 Charter and school bus services. Acquired Hunt Motors 1977/78. Sold to Gubbs Motors.
1986
Warman's Passenger Transport
Te Kopuru, Northland
. Charter and school bus services
Present
Harry Warren Motors Ltd
Seddon
by 1983 Ford DT2014 coach. Also some Nino BT51s
till 1984
Warren Coachlines Ltd
Christchurch
. Tour and Charter services
Present
Warrington's Bus Run
Bideford, Wairarapa
. School bus services
Present
B D Watson Motors Ltd
Hallswell Christchurch
by 1981 Operated Ford R1014 and Isuzu ECR. To Travlon, Lincoln
Till 2001
K M V Watson
Christchurch
by 2002 ex-NZRRS Bedford YMT
Present
H R Watts. Kaitaia-Mangonui service and 1 bus acquired by NZRRS
1/8/43
Watts Motors Ltd
Levin
. Levin-Shannon-Palmerston north Service. Acquired by Newmans in 1947. Absorbed 1954
1954
Waynes Coachlines Ltd
Queenstown
by 1995 Tour & Charter operator
till 1998
Jack Webb Ltd
Papakura
by 1973 School bus operator
till 1974
Ken Webb Ltd
Whangarei
. Acquired by Newmans Coach Lines
3/9/1980
Webber Bus Service
Te Poi, Matamata
. School bus service
Present
Weir Bros
Hawera
by 1985 School and charter services from depots in Hawera and Patea
Present
Weld Motors
Palmerston North
1950s School and charter services. Scheduled services Palmerston North-Sanson-Bulls
c1980
Wellington City Council Transport Department
Wellington
1900 Wellington Tramway Company acquired by Wellington City Council. Traded as Wellington Tramways unti c1946 Thereafter traded as Wellington City Transport.
1/7/91
Wellington City Transport Ltd
Wellington
1/7/91Formed by Wellington City Council as a result of legislation requiring municipal bus services to be re-organised as commercial companies. Sold to Stagecoach 1992.
Present
Wellington Suburban Motor Co
Wellington
1925Operated to Wellington southrn and eastern suburbs. Taken over by Wellington City Council following fare regulations restricting bus competition.
1925
Wallace Wells
Harihari
.School bus service
Present
Western Cab Society Ltd
Henderson
.see North & Western Buses
.
West Coast Express Ltd
Nelson
by 1994Operated ex-H&H VAM70
till 1995
Western Highway Motors
Raglan
.Operated a Ford bus
.
Whakatane Coachlines Ltd
Whakatane
by 1998Charter operator. Bell & Hodgson?
Present
The Whakatane Connection
Whakatane
.Tour operator.
Present
Whangarei Bus Service Ltd
Whangarei
.Operated Whangarei scheduled services with buses owned by and chartered from Whangarei City Council. Also operated tour services as Blue and White Tours. Held Intercity franchise for Northland. Sold to J J Klinac 1993. Lost Whangarei scheduled services to Adams July 2008
Present
Whatatutu Bus Services?some scheduled services. Also charter an school buses
?
W J Wheeler & Sons
Auckland?
.Auckland-Penrose service and 8 buses to Auckland Transport Board 1949, Auckland-Papakura-Paerata-Pukekohe service to NZRRS 1948
29/5/1949
Whenuapai Bus Travel Ltd
Whenuapai
11/3/46Established as Whenuapai Bus Co Ltd. Operated services from Whenuapai, Hobsonville, Swanson and Te Atatu to Auckland. Acquired by Transportaton Corporation Auckland Ltd 1/4/96 but operated as a separate company. Sold by Stagecoach to Ritchies shortly after they assumed control.
31/12/98
D H Whitaker?Oamaru-Tokarhi and Ngapara service and 1 bus acquired by NZRRS 13/12/36. Used Republic buses on service between Oamaru and Kurow.
.
R G White
Hastings
by 1992 Hino BT51
till 1993
White & Sons? Auckland-Thames-Coromandel service and 11 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
22/6/47
White Bus Service Ltd
Dannevirke
by 1946 Acquired by Waipawa Buses Ltd 1/4/1996
Present
White Star Passenger & Freight Services Ltd
New Plymouth
? Wellington-Palmerston North-Wanganui-New Plymouth. Christchurch-Nelson and Christchurch-Westport discontinued 2001. Acquired by Dalroy Tours 2008
Present
White Star Tourist Services1924Association of South Island service car operators. Renamed White Star Passenger Services of NZ in 1934. In 1935 became NZ Passenger Services Federation - one of the antecedents of Bus & Coach Association NZ.
Present
White's Passenger Service Ltd
Waipukurau
by 1951 Waipukurau-Hastings service. Acquired by Newman Bros NI in 1950. Absorbed in 1954
1954
Whitson's
Middlemarch?
.Dunedin-Middlemarch service
.
W & M Wilkes
Maungati, Timaru
.Refer Maungati Coach Lines
.
C P Wilkie
Hastings
.Ex-Bonnici Seddons 1997. dealer?
.
Barry WilliamsPaeroaRefer Baz's Taxi
 
T Williams.Oranui-Tutukau-Rotorua service and 1 vehicle acquired by NZRRS
12/11/45
E G Wilcox
Rotorua
.See Red Bus Service, Gisborne
6/7/00
Tony Wilson
Hastings
by 1992ex-Dominion Coachlines Ford R1114 Composite
till 1994
J K & L W Wilson Ltd
Motueka
by 1993ex-Contiki Volvo B58
till 1995
Wilson Buses
Rotorua
by 1997Peter & James Wilson. MB0305
till 2004
H Wilton13/12/62Operated Castlepoint-Masterton Service
till 1965
Windwhistle Motors
Methven
6/11/97School bus and charter services
present
Withacar Rental Ltd
New Plymouth
1993Also operates as Withatruck Rentals. Now listed as Withers Coachlines & Rentals. Clarrie Withers.
Present
Ron Witheford
Wellsford
by 1990School bus operator
till 1992
Clarrie Withers
New Plymouth
.Operated NAC ground transport and no doubt other services. Became Withacar Rental Ltd in 1993
.
Wonderful Kiwi Tours Ltd
Feilding
1999 Tour operators
c2006
Wonderland Tours
Christchurch
. Tour operators
Present
C J Worth Ltd
Hamilton
.see Blueworth
2004
Harvey Wright
Mangawhai
by 1980School bus operator? Bedford VAM14
till 1987
Wyldes Motors Ltd
Runanga, Westland
by 1970School bus, tour and Charter operator.
Present
Wylies Garage Ltd
Tapanui
by 1989School bus operator
26/7/04
Wylies Buses Ltd
Tapanui
26/7/04School bus operator
Present
Wymer Buses
Waiuku
.School and Charter operator
Present
Wytch Way Coach Tours
Tokoroa
2008?School and Charter operator. Christopher Candy
Present

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