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Courtney’s takes delivery of Optare hybrids
Courtney’s of Finchampstead, Berkshire has added two 11.7m Optare Versa Hybrids to their fleet. The Versa Hybrids were purchased with support from the Government’s Green Bus Fund.
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Trent barton unveils 100th talking bus
Trent barton has unveiled its 100th bus with audio-visual technology fitted.
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GNE spends £3.5m on Optares
Following an extensive 10-week trial of Optare’s 11.7m Versa model and good experience over many years with the Solo model, Go North East has ordered 26 new vehicles from the Yorkshire bus builder.
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Lightweight Optare Versa attracts NZ operator
New Zealand Reesby Buses has acquired an 11.7m Optare Versa.
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First invests in 18 new buses for South Wales
First is introducing 18 new Optare Versas to its operations in South Wales in a £2.66m investment.
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Perryman’s bus contract boost
12 new Versas on order & new depot set to open in St Boswells Melrose A dozen new Optare Versas are set to join the fleet of Berwick-upon- Tweed-based family-run coach and bus operator Perryman’s […]
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Six Versas for new Network Warrington Orbital service
Network Warrington has had six Optare Versas delivered, with five being deployed on its new Connect17 orbital service linking residential areas of the town with places of work and education and the sixth on other […]
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Southend receives 16 new Optare Versas
Arriva Southern Counties has invested £2m in 16 Optare Versas to upgrade one of its routes running between Shoeburyness, Southend and Rayleigh.
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Arriva invests in new buses for Medway
Arriva Southern Counties has introduced 15 11.1-metre-long Optare Versas at its Gillingham depot for two local Medway Mainline services, representing a £1.8m investment.
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New Optares for Stagecoach
The Stagecoach order for a further 32 Solo SRs and one Versa from Optare as part of its 2013 fleet replacement programme reveals a new driveline option for the Solo.
