THE SHOWBUS NEW ZEALAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
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Ritchies Optare Excel 658
A close up of the entrance to Excel 658 at Devenport Pier.
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Ritchies Optare Excel
An unidentified Excel is working the city Downtown Circular in April 2008. It is probably 603 (ECD219), former Reading 911 (P911GJM).
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Ritchies Optare Excel 673
The sun did shine in April 2008 as in this view of 673 (CSY461) on the Northern Busway. This was Reading Buses 948 (R203DKG) and Cardiff 203 before that. The Welsh Excels joined the Reading Buses fleet in 2000.
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Ritchies Optare Excel 662
At the Swanson depot in West Auckland in November 2017 the Excel fleet was still around. This is 662 again, Reading Buses 923 (R923SJH) with the rear of a newly delivered Alexander Dennis Enviro200XLB, RT1100 (KQG560) to the right.
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Ritchies Optare Excel 612
Another Excel at Swanson was 612 (DMT182), Reading Buses 903 (P903EGM).
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