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Possibly a Designline bodied MAN seen in August 1992 in Auckland.

Thought to be a similar combination is this full sized coach, also thought to be seen in 1992.

Manybe a Kiwi bodied Scania seen around the same time.

Johnstons Mercedes O404 AB Denning Galaxy 527 AAT Kings

A positive identfication of 527 (SCL019) seen in Dunedin in April 2005. The registration of the AB Denning Galaxy bodied Mercedes O404 suggests it may still have been owned by previous operator Scenic though it is not thought to ave acquired AATKings until with Johnstons. It soon acquired registration JCL27, but was new as BYY473 to Hudson-Owen of Whangarei in 2003, where it clearly did not stay very long. The popular coach was sold on to Voyager Coachlines of Pakaranga as 6 (HKT608) and from there to NZCS in Wellington as their 19, retaining that fleet number and registration with Coachways of Mangere who disposed of it to what maybe its last owner, Kidventure of Hamilton by 2025.

Here is the coach again in its magnificent AATKings livery outside the impressive Dunedin Station.

This Kiwi bodied MAN 15.280 of 2006 is seen at Queenstown in April 2008. Though in Johnston colours it was owned by Central Motorways of Alexandra, hence the C-prefix as C60 (DMD78). The bus went on to become 2760 in the KINETIC era.

Seen at the same time was sister vehicle C62 (BRL913) of 2004. Unlike C60, C62 passed to Oceania in Auckland and from there to Good Company Tours in Dunedin, then sold to an unknown buyer around 2021.

This Kiwi bodied MAN 24.420 was also in Queenstown in April 2008, 547 (JCL55). It was new as ZO9635 to RDS Coachlines of Christchurch in 2000. By the time it was sold to Advance Strathmore of Christchurch it had been registered GQW194 which it retained with next owner NZCS in Wellington with fleet number, 194.

Johnstones Airport Express MAN 18.280 Designline 98

In March 2013 Designline bodied MAN 18.280 98 (EQG818) of 2008 was seen in the Airport Express livery at Auckland Airport. The bus was later transferred to what was, by then, fellow KINETIC subsidiary Skybus later becoming 828 before sale to Bentley Coachlines in Christchurch as their 691.

Johnstones MAN 12.220 Coach Design Gray Line 541

This 2004 Coach Design bodied MAN 12.220, 541 (JCL74) was seen in Gray Line livery in March 2013. Unfortunately the midi coach was destroyed by fire in March the following year.