Leopard Coachlines is a

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operator based in

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, New Zealand, with a depot in

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. It operates tourist coach trips, charter services to

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ski field, and tours for schools and groups.

Urban buses

From 1993 until mid 2013Coachline promises jobs safe in crossover
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'' 1 June 2013 it also ran many urban bus routes in Christchurch for

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. It received praise from the

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for being the first bus company in New Zealand to run its entire fleet on a five percent

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blend; some buses run on a higher proportion of biodiesel, but also had two buses ordered off the road during a widely publicised vehicle check on buses, conducted by the

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on 18 November 2010 In late July 2013 the urban bus operation was sold to

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Fleet

As at May 2018, Leopard Coachlines operated 41 vehicles.Leopard Coachlines
Australian Bus Fleet Lists

References

External links

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