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In late 1990 Designline had 1 Chassis shipped from Coachwork in 1990 MAN Chassis MAN SL202 this is not a SL202 engine intead was fitted a single axle of 22.240 MAN engine sold to CTB Christchurch and but never turned a wheel for the Christchurch Transport Board sold the bus to Hamilton City Bus Ltd (Now called Gobus)now renumbered to fleet 50 now doing school bus work in Hamilton and Waikato for Gobus and Gobus 50 did come to Christchurch for short time for backup buses for CBS (Gobus Christchurch) leased since after the Christchurch Earthquakes
CTB ordered the next Model from SL202 then was mini SL202 called Mandy she had a MAN 10.150 and simalir to liitle MAN SL202 then off next order was based on Tag Axle called a 22.240 (MAN SL243) theses buses were built at Designline but Auckland decide to order their MAN 22.240's from Coachwork in the middle of Designline Tags for CTB Christchurch