verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message go wellington bus in go wellington livery parent nz bus infratil locale new zealand service area wellington service type public transport in wellington fuel type diesel electricity website gowellingtonbus.co.nz 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 . contents 1 history 2 fleet 3 proposed re powering 4 metlink routes 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit 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 . fleet edit as at february 2010 designline trolleybus 344 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 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 k270ub 6x2 49 seat buses numbered between 2111 and 2123 . proposed re powering edit in april 2016 nz bus announced that it would repower several buses with wrightspeed gas turbine hybrid powertrains . 1 metlink routes edit 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 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 to 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 to 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 during university terms see also edit transport portal new zealand portal trolleybuses in wellington public transport in the wellington region transport in new zealand 2008 go wellington dispute references edit new zealand adopts wrightspeed jet and battery power for buses forbes 2016 04 22 viewed 2016 05 22 external links edit official website v t e bus transport in new zealand urban bus companies go bus transport go bus christchurch nz bus go west north star link metrolink waka pacific go wellington valley flyer highland global transport howick & eastern mana coach services newlands coach services red bus ritchies transport long distance bus companies intercity manabus.com nakedbus.com tourism bus companies great sights & newmans kiwi experience nakedpassport.com bus manufacturers designline international kiwi bus builders government and regulation new zealand transport agency at auckland citylink new plymouth metlink wellington metro christchurch orc dunedin queenstown bus smart 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