Birkenhead Transport Limited was a bus fleet operator based in the suburb of
Birkdale, near
Birkenhead on the
North Shore of
Auckland, New Zealand. In common with other Auckland bus fleet operators, it was contracted to
Auckland Transport (AT), an
Auckland Council
Auckland Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is ...
entity. The services it runs are on timetabled suburban
AT Metro
AT Metro is the public transport brand in Auckland, New Zealand, managed by Auckland Transport. It was launched in December 2014, following the decommissioning of the MAXX brand with updated bus and train liveries, staff uniforms, wayfinding si ...
routes.
As of April 2018, Birkenhead Transport employed 110 driversr The company ran no scheduled inter-city services. Its buses were for hire.
Birkenhead Transport was sold to
Ritchies Transport Holdings in May 2019.
History
The company was founded in 1933 by Charles W. Inwards, who had arrived in New Zealand from England in 1919. It is being managed by the third and fourth generations of the Inwards family.
See also
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Public transport in Auckland
References
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External linksCompany website
Bus companies of New Zealand
Transport companies established in 1933
New Zealand companies established in 1933