Arriva's 2013-15 Orders

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RE: Arriva's 2013-15 Orders
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Arriva places £40m orders to upgrade bus fleet

Arriva UK Bus has placed £40m of orders for 236 buses to upgrade its core fleet during 2014.
The bulk of orders are with Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and Wrightbus. All will have free Wi-Fi and 104 buses will form part of Arriva’s premium ‘Sapphire’ fleet.

Significantly, the ADL Enviro200s have a “revolutionary new automated manual transmission” reducing fuel consumption and emissions by around 13%, ensuring a performance on par with hybrids. The system has Low Carbon Emission Bus Certification, qualifying for extra BSOG.

The order is for: 94 ADL Enviro400 double-deckers; 40 ADL Enviro200 midi buses; 70 Wrightbus StreetLite Micro Hybrid single deckers; 27 StreetLite Micro Hybrid midi buses and five Optare Versas for Yorkshire Tiger.

Full story in this week’s routeONE, published tomorrow (Wednesday)

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