BCI Enterprise pair for Ensignbus

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Ensignbus has taken delivery of two BCI Enterprise double-deckers’.

The two vehicles, originally intended for Reading Buses Green Line operation – but no longer required, will now join the Ensignbus fleet.

The interior of the BCI Enterprise is to Reading Buses specification. ROSS NEWMAN
The interior of the BCI Enterprise is to Reading Buses specification. ROSS NEWMAN

The vehicles are still to be certified, but it is believed that the 12.5m long Enterprise will have a seating capacity of 90 plus.

The BCI Enterprise is made by Australian manufacturer, Bus & Coach International (BCI), and produced at its Xiamen assembly plant in China.

The 8.9-litre Euro VI Cummins ISL engine which develops 380bhp, drives through a ZF EcoLife gearbox and can cruise comfortably at 62mph.

The two new additions will join 12 single axle 10.8m and three 12.5m tri-axle Enterprises already in the Ensignbus fleet.

Transport for London (TfL) also currently has one of the tri-axle versions operating with Go-Ahead London as TA1 in dual-door format.