This somewhat incomplete table shows the operators who became Stagecoach New Zealand. This is very much a work in progress so feedback to [email protected] is very much welcomed
14/1/08 Adams Travelines, Whangarei purchased by North City Bus Ltd 29/11/05 NZ Bus purchased by Infratil from Stagecoach 10/98 Fullers Auckland (controlling interest) Waiheke Bus Company 1980 Oneroa-Surfdale Transport 199? Runciman Motors Ltd. North City Bus Ltd revived as the takeover vehicle 21/8/98 Transport Corporation Auckland Ltd (t/a Yellow Bus Company) 1997 Devonport Bus Co Ltd (North Shore Ferries bus operation) 1/4/96 Whenuapai Bus Travel Ltd. Sold to Ritchies 31/12/98 1/7/91 Auckland Regional Council re-organisation required by legislation 1/10/89 Auckland Regional Authority 1979 Fourways Coachlines (Pt Chevalier to Otahuhu licence - no buses) 19?? Shears Coachlines Ltd 16/4/77 Commercial Buses Ltd (Titirangi routes and 10 buses only) Laingholm Route retained by Commercial Buses Ltd 1974 Auckland Bus Co 37 buses 31/3/72 North Shore Transport Ltd. Est 1927 From Auckland Transport Holdings Ltd 95 buses Cheltenham Bus Co Stanley Bay Bus Co Tates Motors Waitemata Bus & Transport Co. (one of whom absorbed The United Motor-Omnibus Co Ltd Devonport) 31/3/72 Suburban Buses Est 1929 From Auckland Transport Holdings Ltd 26 buses 31/3/72 Passenger Transport Company 88 buses 1/11/64 Auckland Transport Board 10/50 LJ Keys 29/5/49 WJ Wheeler and Sons (Auckland-Penrose and 8 buses) 1/7/46 Hospital Bus Company 26/10/46 Transport Bus Services (ATB subsiduary to operate buses est 7/10/33 re-absorbed 26/10/46) 15/1/29 Auckland City Council tram and bus operations First Auckland City Council service 1/7/19 15/9/27 M Loregan 15/8/27 RH Heatt (t/a Progressive Bus Services) 15/8/27 Mt Eden Motor Bus Company Ltd (General Omnibus Company Section) 29/3/27 Auckland Bell Bus Company Ltd 16/11/26 GH Gustafen 1/11/26 Gallagher and Sterling 1/11/26 Mt Eden Motor Bus Company Ltd (Mt Eden Section) 1/11/26 Peat and Mulligan 1/11/26 Reliance Bus Service 17/10/26 Royal Motor Bus Company Ltd 5/7/26 Northern Automobiles Ltd 28/10/92 Wellington City Transport Ltd. Cable car and Trolleybus overhead wiring not included in the sale Aug 1992 Cityline Hutt Valley Reorganisation of NZRRS in 198? 1994 Eastbourne Bus Service. Operated by Eastbourne Borough Council since 1927. 24/12/94 Stokes Valley Coaches (route 90 Stokes Valley-Wellington) 23/12/28 CE Bentley - 3 buses 12/4/28 GF Anyon - 2 buses 12/4/28 C StC Cecil - 3 buses 13/4/28 Hare & Sons - 3 buses 20/2/28 Barber & Whetton Ltd - 7 buses 20/2/28 Cottrell Bros - 9 buses 20/2/28 JW Sharpe Ltd - 8 buses 28/11/27 Ingham & Hunter Ltd - 6 buses Aug 1992 Cityline Auckland reorganisation of NZRRS in 198? 28/11/48 WJ Wheeler and Sons (Auckland-Papakura-Paerata-Pukekohe) 13 buses 28/4/46 SA Loughin (Auckland-Pukekohe-Tuakau) 4 buses 28/10/45 PN Flexman (Auckland-Kingseat-Waiuku) 5 buses 1995? Cesta Travel - Wellington licences and 1 bus 1/7/91 Wellington City Council Transport Department. re-organised as Wellington City Transport to meet de-regulation requirements. Known as Wellington Tramways until 194? c1990 NZRRS Ngaio/Khandallah routes (North City Bus Ltd was established as a take over vehicle) 10/8/36 S. A. Chrichton (Wgtn-Jville) 5 buses 1/7/36 Bell Bus Co (Wgtn-Ngaio-Khandallah) 11 buses 1946 Kelburne-Karori Tramway Company. The Wellington Cable Car. This was not part of the Wellington City Transport sale to Stagecoach 1946 Kelburne-Karori Motor Omnibus Co 4 buses 1939 NZRRS city sightseeing tour ex-Bell Bus Co 1925 Wellington Suburban Motor Co 14 buses 1900 Wellington Tramway Company Established 14/11/1877 First service Saturday 24/8/1878
Companies taken over by NZRRS from A.C. Bellamy "New Zealand Railway Road Services. A Pictorial History"
Southern Press Ltd 1981
Wellington City Transport history "Wellington City Transport Buses Through the Years"
Wellington City Council Transport Department 1987
Auckland City Council antecedants and dates of re-organisations Garth Stewart
Last Updated 13 July 2004