The Suburban Rumbler takes to the streets this Christmas

With a great response and support from the community, tourists and visitors to Dunedin for operating the St. Clair – Normanby and St Kilda – Brockville / Halfway Bush service during Easter, the Otago Heritage Bus Society are running the Suburban Rumbler Public Holiday Bus Service once again for Christmas Day and we are pleased to be welcoming visitors from the cruise ship Dawn Princess.

On three days each year, Christmas Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Dunedin is not covered by the Otago Regional Council's integrated network of Go-bus services. Our organisation and its members have a passion for public transport, and we want to serve the widest possible portion of Dunedin’s community since we now have multiple operational vehicles, all of the vehicles operated have a stack of local and national history behind them, making them very special to our community - check out the 'Heritage Bus Collection'.

Fares are $2 per person / per trip on all routes. Fares are purchased from the volunteer driver on the day. Proceeds from the Suburban Rumbler services go back into restorations and operations of the Otago Heritage Bus Society to further benefit the community.

Full timetable information about both routes can be found online at www.otagohertiagebus.co.nz or by calling (03) 4879585. These services are registered with the Otago Regional Council.

Download a PDF Timetable - CLICK HERE

About the OHBS Inc.
The Otago Heritage Bus Society was founded by three individuals, Andrew Robinson, Paul Jeffery and Philip Riley in late 2010 when the last iconic DCT urban Leyland Leopard that was built especially for Dunedin was put up for sale. Upon the successful purchase of the vehicle many people came out of the 'wood-work' to support the newly founded organisation and since then it has been a fantastic journey.

March 2011 was the organisation incorporate and additional funds obtained to restore the classic vehicle Leyland Leopard 194 to an operational standard, so that we can service the community. June 2011 saw us obtain our Passenger Service License and to give our Heritage Bus Collection a purpose, they were put to work in Christmas 2011, which saw the Society run the first public bus service for over three-decades on Christmas Day in Dunedin along the St. Clair - Normanby route, the service was fully staffed by volunteers of our organisation. Easter 2012 saw us increase services to include Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Easter 2013 saw the organisation increase it's routes to include the St. Kilda - Brockville / Halfway Bush route after the successful return to service for DCT #170, a Dunedin built Leyland Leopard.

Today the Otago Heritage Bus Society has multiple operational vehicles, Soon joining the collection will be Dunedin's first Trolley Bus - DCT #1 and a 1939 Motorservice Leyland Cub which are awaiting relocation. We operate on the above public holidays along with a series of excursions and events during the year. The Heritage Bus Collection is available for hire for weddings, conferences and private charters.

Our organisation is 100% volunteer run and 100% not-for-profit. For more details visit our website.

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