Bus [Bedford SB3]

Maker and role
Bedford Motors Limited, Manufacturer
North Shore Transport Company, Attributed to
Auckland Regional Authority. Bus Division, Attributed to
Nimon and Sons Passenger Transport Company, Attributed to
 Production date
1967
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Object detail

Accession number
2010.623
Maker
Bedford Motors Limited
North Shore Transport Company
Auckland Regional Authority. Bus Division
Nimon and Sons Passenger Transport Company
Production period
1960s
Description
A Bedford make SB3 bus. The bus has a white top half and a dark green lower section. The wheels have red hub caps. The interior features metal rimmed seats with brown upholstery, and the floor is a mottled grey linoleum. The bus was originally registered to North Shore Transport Co Ltd in 1967 and was the company's number for the bus was 78. It remained in their ownership until the enterprise was taken over by the ARA, which later became the Yellow Bus Company.
Brief History
The Bedford SB3 bus was manufactured by Bedford Motors Ltd, in 1967. It originally was commissioned by the North Shore Transport Company Ltd and painted in the company colours.

In the late 1960s the bus was sold to the Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) and was painted in the ARA livery. While in service with the ARA, the bus was involved in an accident which resulted in structural modifications being made to the front and back of the bus. The alterations to the back of the bus resulted in the luggage boot being removed and flat panels installed. In addition to the external alterations, changes were also made to the dashboard.

The ARA sold the bus to the Nimons Coach Line. It was painted in the Nimon’s colours of green and white. The structure of the bus was not altered.

The bus was later acquired by MOTAT.
Marks
BEDFORD Maker's Plate
LOWBAT / OFF / ON Embossed
UHF / HAND-HELD TRANSM.TTER Sticker
S / skytec / STB4 / BELT-PACK TRANSMITTER Sticker
MIC OFF MUTE ON LOWBAT Printed
CE 1622 (symbol) / www.tronios.com Label
811.044MHz / STB411010150 Label
adastra CE Ref.NO: 952.419 / F4 8 71593 017847 / VEHICLE AMPLIFIER S/N. / prod.wk. 1012 RoHS / Made in Chine Label
Media/Materials
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Glass
Organic/Vegetal/Plant Extract/Latex/Rubber
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Organic/Vegetal/Plant Extract/Latex/Rubber
Processed Material/Paper/Cardboard
Credit Line
Bedford Motors Limited et al. 1967. Bus [Bedford SB3], 2010.623. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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how many Bedford SB3 roadmasters are left in NZ??

- maria linton posted 3 years ago.

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