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Story: Coaches and long-distance buses

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. History of coaches

  3. Coach travel

  4. Service cars

  5. Early long-distance buses

  6. Long-distance buses: 1940s onwards

  7. Coaches after deregulation

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - History of coaches

The mail coach

The mail coach

Concord coach

Concord coach

Cobb & Co advertisement

Cobb & Co advertisement

From page 2 - Coach travel

Muddy roads

Muddy roads

Crossing the Rangitīkei

Crossing the Rangitīkei

Hugh Craig, coach driver

Hugh Craig, coach driver

Accommodation house, West Coast

Accommodation house, West Coast

From page 3 - Service cars

Mount Cook service car

Mount Cook service car

Service cars, Murchison

Service cars, Murchison

Cadillac service car

Cadillac service car

From page 4 - Early long-distance buses

Specials at Franz Josef Glacier

Specials at Franz Josef Glacier

New Zealand Railways Road Services bus

New Zealand Railways Road Services bus

New Zealand Railways Road Services brochure

New Zealand Railways Road Services brochure (1st of 2)

New Zealand Railways Road Services brochure

New Zealand Railways Road Services brochure (1st of 2)

From page 5 - Long-distance buses: 1940s onwards

Bus driver

Bus driver

Tiki Tours brochure

Tiki Tours brochure

A southern tour

A southern tour

From page 6 - Coaches after deregulation

InterCity coach

InterCity coach

Luxury coach

Luxury coach

Naked Bus

Naked Bus

How to cite this page:

Jane Tolerton, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/coaches-and-long-distance-buses/media (accessed 23 March 2023)

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 11 Mar 2010

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