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{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
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'''GOWellington''' is the brand name of [[NZ Bus]]'s [[Wellington, New Zealand]] [[subsidiary]] Wellington City Transport Ltd, formerly branded ''Stagecoach Wellington'' by its previous owner, the [[Stagecoach Group]]. The name was announced in November, 2006 with a new livery, by NZ Bus's owner [[Infratil]].
{{more citations needed|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = GO Wellington
| logo = GOWellington logo.png
| logo_size = 250
| image = GoWellingtonBus.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Bus in GO Wellington livery
| company_slogan =
| parent = [[NZ Bus]] ([[Infratil]])
| founded =
| headquarters =
| locale = New Zealand
| service_area = [[Wellington]]
| service_type = [[Public transport in the Wellington Region|Public transport in Wellington]]
| alliance =
| routes =
| destinations =
| stops =
| hubs =
| stations =
| lounge =
| fleet =
| ridership =
| fuel_type = [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]], [[electricity]]
| operator =
| ceo =
| website = [http://www.gowellingtonbus.co.nz/ gowellingtonbus.co.nz]
}}
'''GO Wellington''' was the brand name of Wellington City Transport Ltd, the [[Wellington]] subsidiary of [[NZ Bus]], in New Zealand. The company was branded '''Stagecoach Wellington''' by its previous owner, the [[Stagecoach Group]]. The current name and a new livery were announced in November 2006 by NZ Bus owner [[Infratil]].


==History==
==History==
Wellington City Transport operated [[tram]]s, [[bus]]es, a [[cable car (rail)|cable car]] and [[trolley bus]]es, tracing its history back to 1904. It built and operated the first municipal electric tramway system in New Zealand. Later the department acquired the cable car company.
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*Wellington City Transport
*[[cable car (rail)|cable car]]
*[[tram]]
*[[trolley bus]]
*[[Stagecoach Group]]
*[[New Zealand Railways Road Services]]
*Cityline Hutt Valley


[[File:WellingtonNewTrolleybus.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Designline [[trolleybus]] 344]]
==Fleet==


On 24 September 2008, a strike occurred between Go Wellington and the Wellington Tramways Union. Drivers went on strike between 7.30 am and 8.30 am, the middle of the morning rush hour. The dispute was escalated when the company moved to lock out its drivers, taking the company's 222 buses off the road the following day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus drivers' dispute widens |work=The Dominion Post |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4703426a23918.html |date=2008-09-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20080925093614/http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4703426a23918.html |archivedate=25 September 2008 |df=dmy }} ()</ref> The lockout ended on 25 September when the union withdrew its strike notice. Union secretary Kevin O'Sullivan told ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' that the union's push for higher wages would continue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wellington buses back on the road |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10534256 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=2008-09-25 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522210259/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10534256 |archivedate=22 May 2011 |df= }} ()</ref>
As at [[19 July]] [[2008]]


In April 2016, NZ Bus announced that it would repower several buses with [[Wrightspeed]] gas-turbine [[hybrid powertrain]]s.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2016/04/22/new-zealand-adopts-wrightspeed-jet-and-battery-power-for-buses/#1ff0e5ea3af2 New Zealand Adopts Wrightspeed Jet And Battery Power For Buses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925083655/https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2016/04/22/new-zealand-adopts-wrightspeed-jet-and-battery-power-for-buses/#1ff0e5ea3af2 |date=25 September 2017 }}, ''[[Forbes]]'' 2016-04-22, viewed 2016-05-22</ref>
*16 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] 12.223 39-seat buses numbered in the 13xx range (in service 2002)
*30 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] 17.223 51-seat buses numbered in the 14xx (In service 2003) and 24xx ranges (in service 2005)
* 2 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] 10.160 30-seat buses numbered 1296 and 1297 (ex-Stagecoach Auckland Link bus transferred and in service 2003)
*36 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] 11.190 39-seat buses numbered in the 6xx (in service 1996)
*23 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] 11.190 39-seat buses numbered in the 7xx (in service 1999)
*11 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] 16.200 41-seat buses numbered between 171 and 181 (in service 1991)
*3 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] 22.240 53-seat buses numbered 1131, 1132 and 1133 (transferred from Stagecoach Auckland in service 2001)
*2 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] SL200 45-seat buses numbered 1654 and 1655 for the training school (ex-Stagecoach Auckland)
*18 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] SL200 45-seat buses numbered 16xx (ex-Stagecoach Auckland,in service 2007, used as trolley bus replacement)
*25 x [[MAN AG|MAN]] SL202 45-seat buses numbered between 141 and 170 (in service 1987-1989, numbers 150,158,161,165,169 were transferred to Cityline Papakura in 1995, later part of Stagecoach Auckland)
*2 x [[Mercedes-Benz]] 709D 25-seat buses numbered 39 and 40 (transferred from cityline and in service 2002,
*2 x [[Volvo B10M]] 41-seat single door buses used for school runs and express runs, numbered 25 and 26 (ex Stagecoach Flyer)
*38 x [[Volvo B58]] 40-seat trolleybuses numbered in the 2xx range (currently being withdrawn for rebuilds, in service September 1981 - August 1986)
*1 x [[Leyland Leopard]] 4-seat bus numbered 480 utilised as a mobile stage
*1 x [[Designline]] SLF 39-seat trolleybuse 301 (rebuild of 206)
*2 x [[Designline]] SLF 39-seat trolleybuses numbered 302,303
*5 x [[Designline]] SLF 51 ? seat trolleybuses numbered 331,332,333,334,335.
*12 x [[Scania K270 UB6]] 49-seat bus numbered between 2111 and 2123.


From July 2018, all services in Wellington are operated under the Metlink brand and the GO Wellington brand has ceased to be used by NZ Bus. After losing the majority of its contracts in the area, the company [[List of bus routes in the Wellington Region#Route operators|still operates]] several routes, including two frequent services, out of its depots in [[Kaiwharawhara]], [[Kilbirnie]], and [[Karori]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/92259994/NZ-Bus-jobs-at-risk-as-new-operator-wins-Wellington-contracts|title=NZ Bus jobs at risk as new operator wins Wellington contracts|last=Harris|first=Catherine|date=5 May 2017|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |accessdate=18 August 2018|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818061046/https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/92259994/NZ-Bus-jobs-at-risk-as-new-operator-wins-Wellington-contracts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metlink.org.nz/on-our-way/operators/|title=Bus operators|publisher=Metlink Wellington|accessdate=18 August 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818002727/https://www.metlink.org.nz/on-our-way/operators/|archivedate=18 August 2018}}</ref>
==Routes==


==See also==
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4
{{Portal|Transport|New Zealand}}
|bgcolor="#0000ff" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Route'''
*[[Trolleybuses in Wellington]]
|bgcolor="#0000ff" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Start'''
*[[Public transport in the Wellington Region]]
|bgcolor="#0000ff" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Via'''
*[[Transport in New Zealand]]
|bgcolor="#0000ff" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''End'''

|bgcolor="#0000ff" | <font color="#FFFFFF">'''Service Type/ Comments'''
==References==
|-
{{Reflist}}
|1
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>Wellington Hospital
|Island Bay
|Daily full-time<br>High Frequency (daytime 12 mins Mon-Sat, 15 mins Sun)<br>Trolleybus
|-
|2
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>Hataitai Bus Tunnel<br>Kilbirnie Shops
|Miramar
|Daily full-time<br>High Frequency (daytime 15 mins Mon-Sat, 20 mins Sun)<br>Trolleybus
|-
|3
|Karori Park
|Glenmore St<br>Courtenay Place<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Kilbirnie Shops
|Lyall Bay
|Daily full-time<br>High Frequency (daytime 10 mins Mon-Fri, 15 mins weekend)<br>Trolleybus
|-
|3
|Courtenay Place
|Glenmore St
|Karori West
|Mon-Fri peak
|-
|3
|Courtenay Place
|Glenmore St
|South Karori
|Mon-Fri peak
|-
|4
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>Adelaide Rd<br>Island Bay
|Happy Valley
|Mon-Fri peak
|-
|5
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>Hataitai Bus Tunnel
|Hataitai School
|Mon-Fri peak<br>Trolleybus
|-
|6
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>Hataitai Bus Tunnel<br>Kilbirnie Shops
|Lyall Bay
|Mon-Fri peak<br>Trolleybus
|-
|7
|Wellington Railway Station
|Willis St/ Victoria St<br>Brooklyn
|Kingston
|Daily full-time<br>Trolleybus
|-
|8
|Wellington Railway Station
|Willis St/ Victoria St<br>Brooklyn
|Kowhai Park
|Mon-Fri peak to peak
|-
|9
|Wellington Railway Station
|Willis St/ Victoria St<br>Brooklyn
|Aro Street
|Mon-Fri peak to peak<br>Trolleybus
|-
|10
|Wellington Railway Station
|Taranaki St<br>Wellington Hospital
|Newtown Park Zoo
|Mon-Fri peak to peak<br>Trolleybus
|-
|11
|Wellington Railway Station
|Taranaki St<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Kilbirnie Shops
|Seatoun
|Daily full-time<br>High Frequency (daytime 15 mins Mon-Sat, 30 mins Sun)<br>Trolleybus
|-
|13
|Courtenay Place
|Glenmore St<br>Northland
|Mairangi
|Mon-Fri peak
|-
|14
|Wilton
|Wadestown<br>Molesworth St/ Murphy St<br>Courtenay Place<br>Roseneath
|Kilbirnie Shops
|Daily full-time
|-
|17
|Wellington Railway Station
|Victoria University
|Karori Park
|Mon-Fri peak to peak
|-
|18
|Karori Park
|Victoria University<br>Ghuznee St<br>Massey University<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Kilbirnie Shops
|Miramar
|'''''Campus Connection'''''<br>Mon-Fri peak to peak
|-
|20
|Highbury
|Victoria University<br>Courtenay Place
|Mt Victoria Lookout
|Mon-Fri peak to peak
|-
|21
|Karori Mall<br>(displays Wrights Hill)
|Wrights Hill<br>Glenmore St<br>Taranaki Street<br>Vogeltown
|Kingston<br>(displays Vogeltown)
|Mon-Fri peak to peak
|-
|22
|Mairangi
|Victoria University<br>Courtenay Place<br>Wellington Hospital<br>National Hockey Stadium<br>Southgate
|Island Bay<br>(displays Southgate)
|Mon-Fri peak to peak
|-
|23
|Mairangi
|Victoria University<br>Courtenay Place<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Newtown Park Zoo
|Southgate/ Houghton Bay
|Daily full-time
|-
|24
|Wellington Railway Station
|Te Papa(out)/Courtenay Place (in)<br>Oriental Bay<br>Evans Bay<br>Kilbirnie Shops<br>Maupuia
|Miramar Shops<br>(displays Miramar Heights)
|Mon-Fri peak to peak
|-
|25
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>Hataitai Bus Tunnel<br>Kilbirnie Shops<br>Devonshire Rd
|Strathmore
|Mon-Fri AM peak (inbound only)
|-
|28
|Miramar (Ira Street)
|
|Strathmore (Sidlaw St)
|'''''Beacon Hill Shuttle'''''<br>Mon-Fri peak<br>Connects with route 30 '''''Seatoun Express'''''
|-
|29
|Newtown (John Street)
|Kingston Shops<br>Brooklyn Shops<br>Island Bay Shops<br>Happy Valley
|Island Bay (Dover St)
|'''''Southern Shopper'''''<br>Mon-Fri interpeak
|-
|30
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>'''Express from Courtenay Place'''<br>''Hataitai Bus Tunnel''<br>''Cobham Drive''<br>'''Express to Caledonia St'''<br>Seatoun Park
|Scorching Bay<br>Moa Point<br>(displays Breaker Bay)
|'''''Seatoun Express'''''<br>Mon-Fri peak
|-
|31
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>'''Express from Courtenay Place'''<br>''Hataitai Bus Tunnel''<br>''Cobham Drive''<br>'''Express to Miramar Cutting'''<br>Miramar Shops
|Miramar North
|'''''Miramar North Express'''''<br>Mon-Fri peak
|-
|32
|Wellington Railway Station
|Courtenay Place<br>'''Express from Courtenay Place'''<br>'''Express to Adelaide Rd'''<br>Island Bay
|Houghton Bay
|'''''Island Bay Express'''''<br>Mon-Fri peak
|-
|43
|Strathmore
|Miramar Cutting<br>Kilbirnie Shops<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Courtenay Place<br>Thorndon Quay<br>Ngaio Gorge Rd<br>'''Khandallah Village'''<br>Homebush Rd<br>Thorndon Quay<br>Courtenay Place<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Kilbirnie Shops<br>Miramar Cutting
|Strathmore
|Mon-Sat full-time<br>Sun full-time, Strathmore-Khandallah only
|-
|44
|Strathmore
|Miramar Cutting<br>Kilbirnie Shops<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Courtenay Place<br>Thorndon Quay<br>Homebush Rd<br>'''Khandallah Villiage'''<br>Ngaio Gorge Rd<br>Thorndon Quay<br>Courtenay Place<br>Wellington Hospital<br>Kilbirnie Shops<br>Miramar Cutting
|Strathmore
|Mon-Sat full-time<br>Sun full-time, Khandallah-Strathmore only
|-
|45
|Brandon Street
|Thorndon Quay<br>Ngaio Gorge Rd<br>Ngaio Village
|Khandallah Village
|Mon-Fri peak
|-
|46
|Courtenay Place
|Thorndon Quay<br>Homebush Rd<br>Khandallah Station
|Broadmeadows
|Mon-Fri peak
|-
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.gowellingtonbus.co.nz/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724235025/http://www.gowellingtonbus.co.nz/ Official website]
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[[Category:Public transport in the Wellington Region]]
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 8 December 2024

GO Wellington
Bus in GO Wellington livery
ParentNZ Bus (Infratil)
LocaleNew Zealand
Service areaWellington
Service typePublic transport in Wellington
Fuel typeDiesel, electricity
Websitegowellingtonbus.co.nz

GO Wellington was the brand name of Wellington City Transport Ltd, the Wellington subsidiary of NZ Bus, in New Zealand. The company was branded Stagecoach Wellington by its previous owner, the Stagecoach Group. The current name and a new livery were announced in November 2006 by NZ Bus owner Infratil.

History

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Wellington City Transport operated trams, buses, a 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 cable car company.

Designline trolleybus 344

On 24 September 2008, a strike occurred between Go Wellington and the Wellington Tramways Union. Drivers went on strike between 7.30 am and 8.30 am, the middle of the morning rush hour. The dispute was escalated when the company moved to lock out its drivers, taking the company's 222 buses off the road the following day.[1] The lockout ended on 25 September when the union withdrew its strike notice. Union secretary Kevin O'Sullivan told The New Zealand Herald that the union's push for higher wages would continue.[2]

In April 2016, NZ Bus announced that it would repower several buses with Wrightspeed gas-turbine hybrid powertrains.[3]

From July 2018, all services in Wellington are operated under the Metlink brand and the GO Wellington brand has ceased to be used by NZ Bus. After losing the majority of its contracts in the area, the company still operates several routes, including two frequent services, out of its depots in Kaiwharawhara, Kilbirnie, and Karori.[4][5]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Bus drivers' dispute widens". The Dominion Post. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. ()
  2. ^ "Wellington buses back on the road". The New Zealand Herald. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. ()
  3. ^ New Zealand Adopts Wrightspeed Jet And Battery Power For Buses Archived 25 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Forbes 2016-04-22, viewed 2016-05-22
  4. ^ Harris, Catherine (5 May 2017). "NZ Bus jobs at risk as new operator wins Wellington contracts". Stuff. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Bus operators". Metlink Wellington. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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