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Acquisitions Companies with new owners |
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Several major companies changed hand this year including two former municipals. Tappins sold their open top business in Oxford to Go-Ahead, Thamesdown in Swindon also sold to Go-Ahead who invested in a a batch of new Dennis Enviro 200s, Clarke's Coaches of London were bought by National Express who in turn sold their Hotel Hoppa services at Heathrow Airport to Rotala, Rosso (the former Rossendale Transport) from Rawtenstall sold to neighbouring Transdev, Anglian Bus was absorbed by fellow Go-Ahead subsidiary Konect Bus and the biggest news was that First divested its final operations in the Scottish Borders to West Coast Motors who promptly re-branded the operation as Borders Bus and invested in new Optare Tempos and Dennis Enviros while leasing former London Scania double-deckers. |
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New Technology Gas, Electric and Hybrid power |
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As expected new technology continues to gather momentum with interest in electric vehicles now increasing. Reading had the first double-decker gas powered buses delivered at the beginning of the year, the Red Arrow routes in London are now fully converted to BYD electric vehicles and Anglian Bus transferred their gas powered single-deckers to fellow Go-Ahead fleet Plymouth. Liverpool saw an enormous investment by Arriva in BYD/Alexander Dennis single-deckers, Wright bodied hybrid double-deckers and more gas powered Caetano bodied single-deckers similar to those delivered previously to Runcorn and Darlington. |
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London Latest deliveries |
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New deliveries in London were predominantly more of the same. There were plenty of Dennis Enviro 400MMCs, a batch of Enviro400 City's for CT Plus, further MCV bodied EvoCities for Go-Ahead and a small batch of 2-door Borismasters for London Sovereign. |
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Stagecoach Gold Continued expansion |
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Minibuses The return of the minibus |
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