How many UK operators have so far moved towards Electric fleets ?

[Energy]

Nottingham city transport seem to be changing their single decker fleet to electric quickly

IIRC they last said that they hadn't found a suitable electric double decker.

it was said Perry Barr are going to get electroliners eventually & BYDs will move over to Coventry to replace B7RLE. Coventry likely to go fully double deck like Birmingham Central.

Makes sense. Currently the 20B and WCC work needs single deckers, the former can be rerouted and the latter is going out to tender at the end of this year.

Coventry is fitted with AC chargers, while most electric buses now require DC chargers. Keeping Coventry BYD lets it stick to AC chargers and be able to park any bus in any bay.

 

[Wyrleybart]

Coventry is fitted with AC chargers, while most electric buses now require DC chargers. Keeping Coventry BYD lets it stick to AC chargers and be able to park any bus in any bay.

Does make sense but that is probably penny numbers of ADLs from Birmingham.

NXWM obviously need to keep the ADLs at certain garages, given that newer and new electrics are DC system chargers. I am guessing the Wright Electroliners will be garages at other depots as they use different systems to charge.

 

[Hyebone]

They are advertising on the buses that their fleet will be "diesel free" by 2030, but have also just ordered some new diesel buses to serve the Pathfinder route towards Southwall.

They noted that the Streetdeck Ultroliners procured would be eligible for electric Newpower in the future

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IIRC they last said that they hadn't found a suitable electric double decker.

In the past, NCT have always procured high quality vehicles; 6-cylinder Enviro200s and Solos spring to mind. I for one trust their 'overkill' approach, the Yutongs have already proven their quality after 18 months of service.

Perhaps they're eyeing up the Yutong U11DD. I've heard of no issues with the examples in Newport and Dundee; however, they're still too new to tell

 

[busken]

Reading Buses have 24, currently being delivered, out of a fleet of approx 170 vehicles, with another 8 due next year.

 

[Magdalia]

9 x Mellor Sigma 12 single-deckers with Whippet.

I made 2 journeys on these today. It was 30+C outside and the aircon was glorious!

 

[py_megapixel]

Sheffield seems rather behind to be honest. There are four significant bus garages within the City of Sheffield - in order of size, Olive Grove Road (which is gigantic with around 200 buses), Ecclesfield, Holbrook and Halfway. None of these have any electric buses - in fact, the only electric buses based in Sheffield are four Enviro 200s operated by South Pennine Community Transport which just go round and round the city centre circulars all day and then charge in the Interchange overnight.

To be fair it is visited fairly frequently by Stagecoach electric buses based elsewhere - predominantly Chesterfield, and sometimes also Barnsley when one runs on the 137. And First South Yorkshire doesn't have any in regular service, but must surely win the award for most different electric bus types trialled without actually ordering any of them...

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Before the T1 was upgraded to Yutong E12s, it was using a mix of elderly Volvos and older Enviro 200s that really weren't up to the job of running a long interurban route, so it absolutely was right for the route to be given new buses, and as First are keen to move towards electric it made sense for them to be electric buses. None of their Swansea fleet looks like it needs replacing any time soon, so no point in junking buses that still have years of life left in them. Wrexham is predominantly an Arriva town, so don't expect to see any electric buses there while they are running the shop – I suspect that Lloyds got Volvos for the T3 rather than electrics because some buses overnight in Dolgellau and so wouldn't be able to be charged up at the depot.

Hmmm.... I was thinking more about the emissions benefit to the local populations.

As for none of the Swansea fleet being ripe for replacement... Apart from 10 Streetlites, the rest is 2012-2015 in the main and is pretty peachy.

 

[Simon75]

And First South Yorkshire doesn't have any in regular service, but must surely win the award for most different electric bus types trialled without actually ordering any of them...

Sheffield is used for testing any new bus for several reasons a) the UK fleet manager Andy Metcalfe is based there b) the terrain of the city especially route 51 is ideal for testing buses

(Source Andy Metcalfe himself on a Facebook group)

 

[TheGuy77]

Sheffield seems rather behind to be honest. There are four significant bus garages within the City of Sheffield - in order of size, Olive Grove Road (which is gigantic with around 200 buses), Ecclesfield, Holbrook and Halfway. None of these have any electric buses - in fact, the only electric buses based in Sheffield are four Enviro 200s operated by South Pennine Community Transport which just go round and round the city centre circulars all day and then charge in the Interchange overnight.

To be fair it is visited fairly frequently by Stagecoach electric buses based elsewhere - predominantly Chesterfield, and sometimes also Barnsley when one runs on the 137. And First South Yorkshire doesn't have any in regular service, but must surely win the award for most different electric bus types trialled without actually ordering any of them...

Fleet of new green buses coming to city thanks to £28 million government investment

An investment in eco-friendly transport options in Sheffield is expected to bring a fleet of new buses to the city.

www.thestar.co.uk

An investment in eco-friendly transport options in Sheffield is expected to bring a fleet of new buses to the city.
The latest push for zero emission buses comes as part of a £28 million investment to improve transport options in both Bradford and Sheffield.
It is hoped this new funding will help passengers enjoy greener, smoother and quieter bus journey, while reducing pollution along key routes.

Reminds me... does anybody know where this £20M of electric bus funding is going to go in Sheffield? I was thinking of it being used for replacing the Olive Grove B9TL Geminis or Stagecoach's 08/58 plated Enviro 400s.