GOWellington
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GO Wellington is the brand name of the NZ Bus Wellington
, New Zealand subsidiary
Wellington City Transport Ltd, branded Stagecoach Wellington by its previous owner, the Stagecoach Group
. The name was announced in November 2006 with a new livery, by NZ Bus owner Infratil
. It is an operator of bus routes in Greater Wellington Regional Council's Metlink network.
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
Wellington City Transport Ltd, branded Stagecoach Wellington by its previous owner, the Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...
. The name was announced in November 2006 with a new livery, by NZ Bus owner Infratil
Infratil
Infratil Limited is a New Zealand-based infrastructure investment company. It owns several airports, electricity generators and retailers, and a public transport business, with operations in New Zealand, Australia and Europe. Infratil was founded by Lloyd Morrison, a Wellington-based merchant...
. It is an operator of bus routes in Greater Wellington Regional Council's Metlink network.
History
Wellington City Transport operated trams, buses, the cable car and trolley buses, tracing its history back to 1904. It built and operated the first municipal electric tramway system in New Zealand. Later the department acquired the interests of the cable car company.Fleet
As at February 2010:- 16 x MAN 12.223 39-seat buses, numbered between 1310 and 1324 (in service 2002) and 1361 (Ex-Otago Road Services 31)
- 29 x MAN 17.223 51-seat buses, numbered in the 14xx (in service 2004) and 24xx ranges (in service 2005)
- 2 x MAN 10.160 30-seat buses ex-Stagecoach Auckland Link in 2003, numbered 1296, 1297
- 36 x MAN 11.190 39-seat buses in service between 1996 & 1997, numbered between 622-639 and 641-658
- 24 x MAN 11.190 39-seat buses in service 1999, numbered between 757 and 780
- 10 x MAN 16.200 39-seat buses in service between 1989 & 1991, numbered between 171 and 180
- 1 x MAN 16.240 41-seat bus in service 1991, was Wellington City Transport sightseeing bus 181
- 3 x MAN SL243 53-seat buses transferred from Stagecoach Auckland in 2001, numbered 1131, 1132, 1133
- 2 x MAN SL200 45-seat buses ex-Stagecoach Auckland in 2007, used as temporary trolleybus replacement, numbered 1686, 1687
- 25 x MAN SL202 45-seat buses numbered between 141 and 170 (in service 1987-1989; 150, 158, 161, 165, 169 were transferred to Cityline Auckland in 1995, later part of Stagecoach Auckland)
- 2 x Mercedes-BenzMercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
709D 25-seat buses numbered 39 and 40, transferred from Cityline Hutt Valley in 2002 - 2 x Volvo B10MVolvo B10MThe Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and coach chassis built by Volvo between 1978 and 2001. It was built as the successor of the B58 and was equipped with a 9.6-litre horizontally-mounted Volvo THD100/THD101/THD102/THD103/THD104/DH10A diesel engine mounted under the floor, near the middle...
41-seat single door buses numbered 25 and 26 (ex Stagecoach Flyer, transferred from Stagecoach in Hong Kong) - 2 x Volvo B10MVolvo B10MThe Volvo B10M is a popular mid-engined bus and coach chassis built by Volvo between 1978 and 2001. It was built as the successor of the B58 and was equipped with a 9.6-litre horizontally-mounted Volvo THD100/THD101/THD102/THD103/THD104/DH10A diesel engine mounted under the floor, near the middle...
45-seat buses numbered 1299 and 1300 (ex Yellow Bus Company in Auckland via Cityline Hutt Valley) - 1 x Leyland LeopardLeyland LeopardThe Leyland Leopard was a mid-engined single-deck bus and coach chassis built by Leyland between 1959 and 1982. It was popular with bus and coach operators throughout the British Isles...
4-seat bus numbered 480 utilised as a mobile stage - 3 x DesignlineDesignlineDesignLine Corporation is a bus, coach, and trolleybus manufacturer founded in Ashburton, New Zealand in 1985. Initially it was a manufacturer of tour coaches, later it diversified into city buses in the early 1990s, and then to hybrid city buses in the late 1990s...
SLF 39-seat trolleybuses 301 (rebuild of 206), 302, 303 - 56 x DesignlineDesignlineDesignLine Corporation is a bus, coach, and trolleybus manufacturer founded in Ashburton, New Zealand in 1985. Initially it was a manufacturer of tour coaches, later it diversified into city buses in the early 1990s, and then to hybrid city buses in the late 1990s...
SLF 42-seat trolleybuses numbered 331-387. - 13 x Scania K270 UB6Scania K-seriesScania K-series is a series of bus with longitudinally, straight-up mounted Euro IV engine at the rear. For the 5- and 6-cylinder engines Scania is using exhaust gas recirculation system to fulfill the legal Euro IV emission standard...
49-seat buses numbered between 2111 and 2123.
Metlink Routes operated by GOWellington
| Route | Start | Via | End | Service Type/ Comments |
| 1 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital |
Island Bay | Daily full-time High frequency (daytime 12 mins Mon-Sat, 15 mins Sun) Trolleybus |
| 2 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai Kilbirnie |
Miramar | Daily full-time High frequency (daytime 15 mins Mon-Sat, 20 mins Sun) Trolleybus |
| 3 | Karori Park | Glenmore St Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie |
Lyall Bay | Daily full-time High frequency (daytime 10 mins Mon-Fri, 15 mins weekend) Trolleybus |
| 3 | Courtenay Place | Glenmore St | Karori West | Mon-Fri peak |
| 3 | Courtenay Place | Glenmore St | South Karori | Mon-Fri peak |
| 4 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Adelaide Rd Island Bay |
Happy Valley | Mon-Fri peak |
| 5 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai |
Hataitai School | Mon-Fri peak Trolleybus |
| 6 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai Kilbirnie |
Lyall Bay | Mon-Fri peak Trolleybus |
| 7 | Railway Station | Willis St/ Victoria St Brooklyn |
Kingston | Daily full-time Trolleybus |
| 8 | Railway Station | Willis St/ Victoria St Brooklyn |
Kowhai Park | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
| 9 | Railway Station | Willis St/ Victoria St Brooklyn |
Aro Street | Mon-Fri peak to peak Trolleybus |
| 10 | Railway Station | Massey University Wellington Hospital |
Newtown Park Zoo | Mon-Fri peak to peak Trolleybus |
| 11 | Railway Station | Massey University Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie |
Seatoun | Daily full-time High frequency (daytime 15 mins Mon-Sat, 30 mins Sun) Trolleybus |
| 13 | Courtenay Place | Glenmore St Northland |
Mairangi | Mon-Fri peak |
| 14 | Wilton | Wadestown Molesworth St/ Murphy St Courtenay Place Roseneath Hataitai |
Kilbirnie | Daily full-time |
| 17 | Railway Station | Victoria University | Karori Park | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
| 18 | Karori Park | Victoria University Ghuznee St Massey University Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie |
Miramar | Campus Connection Mon-Fri peak to peak |
| 20 | Highbury | Victoria University Courtenay Place |
Mount Victoria Lookout | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
| 21 | Karori Mall (displays Wrights Hill) |
Wrights Hill Glenmore St Massey University Vogeltown |
Kingston (displays Vogeltown) |
Mon-Fri peak to peak |
| 22 | Mairangi | Victoria University Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital National Hockey Stadium Southgate |
Island Bay (displays Southgate) |
Mon-Fri peak to peak |
| 23 | Mairangi | Victoria University Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Newtown Park Zoo |
Southgate/Houghton Bay | Daily full-time |
| 24 | Railway Station | Te Papa/ Courtenay Place Oriental Bay Evans Bay Kilbirnie Maupuia |
Miramar Shops (displays Miramar Heights) |
Mon-Fri peak to peak |
| 25 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai Kilbirnie Devonshire Rd |
Strathmore | Mon-Fri am peak (inbound only) |
| 28 | Miramar (Ira Street) | Strathmore (Sidlaw St) | Beacon Hill Shuttle Mon-Fri peak Connects with route 30 Seatoun Express |
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| 29 | Newtown (John Street) | Kingston Brooklyn Island Bay Shops Happy Valley |
Island Bay (Dover St) | Southern Shopper Mon-Fri interpeak |
| 30 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Non-stop via Hataitai Caledonia St Seatoun |
Scorching Bay Moa Point (displays Breaker Bay) |
Seatoun Express Mon-Fri peak |
| 31 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Non-stop via Hataitai Miramar Cutting Miramar Shops |
Miramar North | Miramar North Express Mon-Fri peak |
| 32 | Railway Station | Courtenay Place Non-stop Adelaide Rd Island Bay |
Houghton Bay | Island Bay Express Mon-Fri peak |
| 43 | Strathmore | Miramar Cutting Kilbirnie Wellington Hospital Courtenay Place Thorndon Quay Ngaio Gorge Rd Khandallah Homebush Rd Thorndon Quay Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie Miramar Cutting |
Strathmore | Mon-Sat full-time Sun full-time, Strathmore-Khandallah only |
| 44 | Strathmore | Miramar Cutting Kilbirnie Wellington Hospital Courtenay Place Thorndon Quay Homebush Rd Khandallah Ngaio Gorge Rd Thorndon Quay Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie Miramar Cutting |
Strathmore | Mon-Sat full-time Sun full-time, Khandallah-Strathmore only |
| 45 | Brandon Street | Thorndon Quay Ngaio Gorge Rd Ngaio |
Khandallah | Mon-Fri peak |
| 46 | Courtenay Place | Thorndon Quay Homebush Rd Khandallah Station |
Broadmeadows | Mon-Fri peak |
| 47 | Newtown | Wellington Ngaio Khandallah |
Johnsonville | Mon-Fri |
See also
- Trolleybuses in WellingtonTrolleybuses in WellingtonTrolleybuses in Wellington form part of the Wellington public transport system, with the current system having operated since 1949. Wellington's trolleybus system is the only one still operating in Oceania, and one of the few in the English-speaking world, and the world's only right-hand-drive...
- Public transport in WellingtonPublic transport in WellingtonPublic transport in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is well developed compared to other parts of the country. The system covers the Greater Wellington region, including Wellington city, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua, the Kapiti Coast and the Wairarapa.-Administration:Public transport in...
- Transport in New ZealandTransport in New ZealandTransport in New Zealand, with its mountainous topography and a relatively small population mostly located near its long coastline, has always faced many challenges. Before Europeans arrived, Māori either walked or used watercraft on rivers or along the coasts...