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Uzabus No. 738 in Levin 6/11/2020
A padlocked ex NZ Bus Valley Flyer No. 914 snapped during the 3 hour layover in Bath St. on Friday, 6 November 2020, operating the Levin Day Out service for dayouters from Shannon, Foxton/Foxton Beach and Waitarere Beach.
The Levin Day Out service was first trialed in 2013, and started as a freebie 3 month trial service which finished on 29 November 2013, The service was then restarted on Friday, 14 November 2014, and has been popular ever since. The service also went on to become free to Super Gold Card holders.
Since Uzabus took over this Friday service on 1 July 2016, No. 738 is just one of a variety of their buses that have operated on the run starting with Uzabus No. 590 on that first day.
Operator - Uzabus
Depot - Palmerston North
Fleet Number - 738
Registration - CJJ619
Chassis Type - MAN 12.223
Chassis No. - 7ABA800250AD00910
Body Manufacturer - Designline
Body Date - 2004
Seating CodesB45FW
Notes - ex (Valley Flyer 914) CJJ619, NZ Bus, Wellington. SOLD to Uzabus by 07/2018
Livery - Uzabus
Businfo on Valley Flyer No. 914:
www.businfo.nz/index.php?R=8642&OP=4
COMMUNITY BUS RETURNS
By PETER FRANKLIN, Horowhenua Chronicle, November 12, 2014
Fancy getting together with a friend or two and spending the day out on a Friday, doing some shopping, getting a coffee or just spending time wondering around the shops?
Horowhenua's Day Out In Town Community Bus service is making a comeback, providing low-cost travel between Levin, Waitarere, Foxton, Foxton Beach and Shannon every Friday.
Following a 12-week trial in 2013, the service is restarting on Friday, November 14.
Funding the service for the first six months has come from the New Zealand Lotteries Commission. To extend that period a further six months, Horowhenua District Council and Te Horowhenua Trust are looking at other funding sources.
Te Horowhenua Trust chief executive Joann Ransom said there was a proven need for the community bus service.
"Towards the end of the 2013 trial, all 37 passengers on one of the services were surveyed. The feedback received demonstrates the need for such a bus and the multitude of services that it provided access to. It also highlights that the bus was already near its 45 seat capacity after a few short weeks," she' said.
Warwick Marshall from Foxton was one of the community bus service's regular users during its trial. He said there is certainly demand for the service and if it was there, it would be used.
"I sold my car and bought a bike to get around Foxton. But I need to go to Levin about once a week," he said. It was disappointing when the bus service stopped, he said.
Passengers will be charged a $2 one-way fare to supplement the funding and help strengthen a business case to Horizons Regional Council, which is responsible for public transport, to take over operating the service longer-term.
The bus service will run every Friday, including Boxing Day and the New Year's public holiday on January 2.
Uzabus No. 738 in Levin 6/11/2020
A padlocked ex NZ Bus Valley Flyer No. 914 snapped during the 3 hour layover in Bath St. on Friday, 6 November 2020, operating the Levin Day Out service for dayouters from Shannon, Foxton/Foxton Beach and Waitarere Beach.
The Levin Day Out service was first trialed in 2013, and started as a freebie 3 month trial service which finished on 29 November 2013, The service was then restarted on Friday, 14 November 2014, and has been popular ever since. The service also went on to become free to Super Gold Card holders.
Since Uzabus took over this Friday service on 1 July 2016, No. 738 is just one of a variety of their buses that have operated on the run starting with Uzabus No. 590 on that first day.
Operator - Uzabus
Depot - Palmerston North
Fleet Number - 738
Registration - CJJ619
Chassis Type - MAN 12.223
Chassis No. - 7ABA800250AD00910
Body Manufacturer - Designline
Body Date - 2004
Seating CodesB45FW
Notes - ex (Valley Flyer 914) CJJ619, NZ Bus, Wellington. SOLD to Uzabus by 07/2018
Livery - Uzabus
Businfo on Valley Flyer No. 914:
www.businfo.nz/index.php?R=8642&OP=4
COMMUNITY BUS RETURNS
By PETER FRANKLIN, Horowhenua Chronicle, November 12, 2014
Fancy getting together with a friend or two and spending the day out on a Friday, doing some shopping, getting a coffee or just spending time wondering around the shops?
Horowhenua's Day Out In Town Community Bus service is making a comeback, providing low-cost travel between Levin, Waitarere, Foxton, Foxton Beach and Shannon every Friday.
Following a 12-week trial in 2013, the service is restarting on Friday, November 14.
Funding the service for the first six months has come from the New Zealand Lotteries Commission. To extend that period a further six months, Horowhenua District Council and Te Horowhenua Trust are looking at other funding sources.
Te Horowhenua Trust chief executive Joann Ransom said there was a proven need for the community bus service.
"Towards the end of the 2013 trial, all 37 passengers on one of the services were surveyed. The feedback received demonstrates the need for such a bus and the multitude of services that it provided access to. It also highlights that the bus was already near its 45 seat capacity after a few short weeks," she' said.
Warwick Marshall from Foxton was one of the community bus service's regular users during its trial. He said there is certainly demand for the service and if it was there, it would be used.
"I sold my car and bought a bike to get around Foxton. But I need to go to Levin about once a week," he said. It was disappointing when the bus service stopped, he said.
Passengers will be charged a $2 one-way fare to supplement the funding and help strengthen a business case to Horizons Regional Council, which is responsible for public transport, to take over operating the service longer-term.
The bus service will run every Friday, including Boxing Day and the New Year's public holiday on January 2.