Wellington's 50th Anniversary Trolley Bus Festival
"The Wellington Buses"
Wellington's Omnibus Society, who were the main organisers of the festival, provided four Wellington
trolleys. 39 (The Silver Ghost), a 1955 BUT RETB1 with Commonwealth Engineering bodywork, 88, a
1964 BUT RETB1 with MCCW bodywork, similar to 80 but with wider doors. This vehicle was rebuilt
by the WCCT in 1981.
90 is a sister vehicle to 88 but in original colour scheme. 119 is a BUT RETB1
with NZMB bodywork. It was the last of this series of vehicles before the current Volvo B58 buses with
Hawke Bros. bodies.
Also appearing in a supporting role were a couple of former trolleys - "Ansaldos" (now diesel powered) that were
used for the tours of closed and proposed routes.
This line up could be from the seventies - from left 322, a 1957 AEC Reliance, 88, 80, and 90.
News!! Plans are underway to hold another trolley bus festival at Labour Weekend 2009! 24-26 October 2009. Contact obnz@paradise.net.nz for more information.
All photos by Lachlan Rendall. Feel free to use them, but please give credit, or link to this site.
To get in touch, or to comment send an E-mail
obnz@paradise.net.nz.
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Rendall; last revised 28 February 2009.
Copyright © 1999, Lachlan Rendall.
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