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 New Zealand Police on 18 November 2010 In late July 2013 the urban bus operation was sold to Go Bus Transport.

Fleet

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

References

External links

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