只有五年車齡的城巴豪華巴士B12，於二零零一年退役，並轉售予紐西蘭一間私營客車公司Ritchies。
五輛B12巴士中，三部被派往北島，其餘兩部被派往南島。為節省載重及通過當地二十二噸載重上限，車上的廁所已被拆除 。大概由於此五部車是首批行走長途線的雙層豪華客車，新買家Ritchies特別為車身重新髹上包括白、藍及綠三色的新顏色，並加上"Travel in a Skyliner"標語。
下圖: 租用作學校巴士的AHE864(前城巴2003)，滿載學生，甚至有點超載。 (Stephen Cho攝)
下圖: 2004於城巴服役時的情況，攝於廣州。(LUN攝)
| HK Fleet No. | HK Reg No. |
Chassis No. | Chassis Type |
Bus Body | Seating | New | With- drawn |
Remark |
| 2001 | GT3740 | YV3R2EX19TA001936 | Volvo B12 | Jonckheere Monaco | CH57/16Ct | 1996 | 2001 | PRC registration had been 广东02-42154, sold from Citybus to Ritchies, Timaru, New Zealand (530, AMD141) in 2001 |
| 2002 | GT2767 | YV3R2EX10TA001937 | Volvo B12 | Jonckheere Monaco | CH57/16Ct | 1996 | 2001 | PRC registration had been 广东02-42826, sold from Citybus to Ritchies, Timaru, New Zealand (535, AKH901) in 2001 |
| 2003 | GT3752 | YV3R2EX12TA001938 | Volvo B12 | Jonckheere Monaco | CH57/16Ct | 1996 | 2001 | PRC registration had been 广东02-42825, sold from Citybus to Ritchies, Timaru, New Zealand (540, AHE864) in 2001 |
| 2004 | GT2814 | YV3R2EX14TA001939 | Volvo B12 | Jonckheere Monaco | CH57/16Ct | 1996 | 2001 | PRC registration had been 广东02-43028, sold from Citybus to Ritchies, Timaru, New Zealand (545, ANA148) in 2001 |
| 2005 | GT2890 | YV3R2EX10TA001940 | Volvo B12 | Jonckheere Monaco | CH57/16Ct | 1996 | 2001 | PRC registration had been 广东02-43027, sold from Citybus to Ritchies, Timaru, New Zealand (550, AQD926/AKD888) in 2001 |