New Zealand’s largest urban bus operator NZ Bus will be upgrading 34 of its vehicles over the next six months for Wellington’s Metlink public transport network.
Metlink general manager Scott Gallacher says discussions with NZ Bus have focused on the best way to upgrade the buses without losing any capacity on routes.
“Initially, there will be one bus taken out of service to develop a proof of concept for the upgrade work programme.
“From there on, five buses will be in the upgrade programme at a time through to the completion of the programme, at the end of February 2021,” Gallacher says.
Each bus will take around four weeks to complete and will see a number of interim single-door buses, previously used for the Airport Flyer, out and about on the network during that time.
“We will continue to work closely with NZ Bus to get the upgraded buses back on the road as they are completed and to ensure the replacement buses are running as effectively and efficiently as possible,” Gallacher says.
*TransportTalk has reached out for more information on the upgrade.
