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NZ Bus No. 380 at the Interchange 16/3/2017

Go Wellington Designline Citybus Trolley No. 380 of June 2009, with Designline B43DW bodywork, snapped on Thursday, 16 March 2017, arriving at the Lambton Interchange near the Wellington Railway Station.

 

The trolleybus holds sentiments in that it was the first of the Designline production model trolleybuses that I got to ride on during a Foxton Probus dayouting in Wellington on Tuesday, 8 March 2011, and more recently joyriding on it on Tuesday, 14 March 2017, when deciding to ride it all the way to the Miramar terminus (but pulled the pin at Caledonia St. in Miramar in order to grab the next bus along at the bus stop across the road in order to get back to the station in time...that plan turning to custard), caused us to to miss the 1.44pm train that day in order to get back to Waikanae in time to catch the Route 290 Uzabus coach back to Levin.

 

Result of that was booking seats on the 3.30pm InterCity service coach to Wanganui to get back to Levin from Wellington Station.

 

Prior to my first ride on No. 380 in March 2011, I had previously only ridden on the three Designline prototype trolleybuses, Nos. 301, 302 and 303 of 2003/2005.

 

For Thelma, also from Foxton and who has so far accompanied us on all the Route 290 dayouter services from Levin to Waikanae, it was her first ever ride on a trolleybus.

 

Year: 2009

Make: DESIGNLINE

Model: CITY BUS

Colour: Yellow

Second Colour: Black

Submodel: TROLLEY

VIN: 7A874010908008258

Plate: EZS544

Engine No: 1

Seats: 43

CC rating: 1cc

Fuel Type: Electric

Assembly Type: NZ Assembled/Built

Country of Origin: New Zealand

Gross Vehicle Mass: 18,000kg

Tare Weight: 12,570kg

Axles: 3

Wheelbase: 6,345

Front Axle Group Rating: 6,200

Rear Axle Group Rating: 15,000

Theftabilty: 1 in 95,000

Estimated Current Odometer: 204,600 Km

Last Odometer Reading: 199,650 Km on 25 November 2016

Registration Status:

Plate: EZS544

Plate Type: Standard

Origin: NZ New

Cause of Latest Registration: New

NZ First Registration: 18 June 2009

Was Registered Overseas? No

 

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