NatEx Coventry and Centro partnership welcomes 33 new buses

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Centro Chairman Cllr John McNicholas and Peter Power, MD of National Express Coventry with one of the new Wright-bodied Volvos
Centro Chairman Cllr John McNicholas and Peter Power, MD of National Express Coventry with one of the new Wright-bodied Volvos

https://giannifava.org/p88jqlf949 Vehicles are a component of a partnership agreement between Centro and National Express West Midlands, which will also see priority measures put in place in the future

A fleet of 33 new buses is being rolled out as part of a ground breaking deal between National Express Coventry and transport authority Centro.

https://www.lcclub.co.uk/wq1zw0esk The new £6.4m fleet of 23 Wright-bodied Volvo B7RLE singledeckers and 10 ADL Enviro400s are part of the wider £80m Partnership Plus deal signed in June by the two organisations which aims to bring a raft of improvements for the region’s services over the next two years.

http://countocram.com/2024/03/07/ktkgqms The new Volvos are being deployed on the 9/9A Green Lane/Finham service, while the ADLs are going into service on the 8/8A route between the city and University Hospital at Walsgrave.

Centro chairman Cllr John McNicholas said: “These new vehicles, along with commitments in Partnership Plus, will continue to improve the bus network and the travel experience for the passenger.”

https://ncmm.org/xd1ax7w Peter Power, MD of National Express Coventry, said: “These new vehicles are equipped with the latest technology including greener low emission engines and state of the art CCTV.

https://fotballsonen.com/2024/03/07/don80kr “The new vehicles are a big investment into Coventry’s bus network and we hope our customers will be as proud of them as we are.”

Tramadol Online Canada The Partnership Plus deal will see £65m of investment in the bus network by National Express and £16m by Centro.

https://www.mominleggings.com/atc9llf Across the region, the partnership aims to deliver:

  • 300 new buses including 15 hybrids;
  • 10 new ‘gold bus corridors’, with new buses, real time information and increased bus priority;
  • 350 new bus shelters;
  • the Swift smartcard;
  • expansion of the successful onbus cleaning scheme;
  • more bus priority measures; and
  • more ‘talking buses’ featuring audio visual equipment

https://www.jamesramsden.com/2024/03/07/2q03lgp6dhq James White, Campaigns Managers at Guide Dogs, told CBW: “Blind and partially sighted passengers will be delighted by this news. Talking buses are a great way to make buses more accessible, and we hope many more of the Partnership Plus buses will be similarly equipped.”