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'''GO Wellington''' is 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]]. It is an operator of bus routes in [[Greater Wellington Regional Council]]'s Metlink network.
'''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.
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.


==Fleet==
As at February 2010:
[[File:WellingtonNewTrolleybus.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Designline [[trolleybus]] 344]]
[[File:WellingtonNewTrolleybus.jpg|thumb|right|140px|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.<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>
*16 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] 12.223 39-seat buses, numbered between 1310 and 1324 (in service 2002) and 1361 (Ex-Otago Road Services 31)
*29 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] 17.223 51-seat buses, numbered in the 14xx (in service 2004) and 24xx ranges (in service 2005)
* 2 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] 10.160 30-seat buses ex-Stagecoach Auckland Link in 2003, numbered 1296, 1297
*36 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] 11.190 39-seat buses in service between 1996 & 1997, numbered between 622-639 and 641-658
*24 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] 11.190 39-seat buses in service 1999, numbered between 757 and 780
*10 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] 16.200 39-seat buses in service between 1989 & 1991, numbered between 171 and 180
* 1 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] 16.240 41-seat bus in service 1991, was Wellington City Transport sightseeing bus 181
* 3 x [[MAN Truck & Bus|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-Benz T2|Mercedes-Benz 709D]] 25-seat buses numbered 39 and 40, transferred from Cityline Hutt Valley in 2002
* 2 x [[Volvo B10M]] 41-seat single door buses numbered 25 and 26 (ex Stagecoach Flyer, transferred from Stagecoach in Hong Kong)
* 2 x [[Volvo B10M]] 45-seat buses numbered 1299 and 1300 (ex Yellow Bus Company in Auckland via Cityline Hutt Valley)
* 1 x [[Leyland Leopard]] 4-seat bus numbered 480 utilised as a mobile stage
* 3 x [[Designline]] SLF 39-seat trolleybuses 301 (rebuild of 206), 302, 303
*56 x [[Designline]] SLF 42-seat trolleybuses numbered 331-387.
*13 x [[Scania K UB|Scania K270UB 6x2]] 49-seat buses numbered between 2111 and 2123.


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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>
==Proposed re-powering==
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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], ''[[Forbes]]'' 2016-04-22, viewed 2016-05-22</ref>


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>
==Metlink routes==
{{main article|List of bus routes in the Wellington Region}}


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Public transport in the Wellington Region]]
*[[Public transport in the Wellington Region]]
*[[Transport in New Zealand]]
*[[Transport in New Zealand]]
*[[2008 GO Wellington dispute]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.gowellingtonbus.co.nz/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724235025/http://www.gowellingtonbus.co.nz/ Official website]
{{Bus transport in New Zealand}}
{{Bus transport in New Zealand}}


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

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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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