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New Electric Hybid buses in Newcastle

15th July 2011
Yesterday saw the first day in service of the new and evolutionary ADL Enviro E400 Hybrid buses in Newcastle.
Twenty of the new "green" buses are due in service in the next month.
They are painted in the Stagecoach Corporate livery but in the "green version", the interiors are also finished to a high grade in the "green" version of trim with matching ceiling panels and flooring
The buses are much quieter, smoother and less polluting than the conventional E400 models which they supplement in Newcastle
They are in use on services 39 and 40 on the cross city corridor
Here NX11 DHD 12065 passes St James Park on an Eastbound Service 39

"Green" buses for Arriva in the North East

19th January 2013
Arriva have announced their plans for new "Geen" buses to enhance some of their North East Services
Ten ndew hybrid Dikesel Electic doubledeck buses willbe added to the fleet for the busy 306 service which opperates between Blyth and Ndewcastle
Twelve CNG MAN EcoCity buses will be allocated to Darlington for the 11 and 12 local services .

Both are part funded by the Governments Green Bus Fund to improve the environment in the North East



"EcoCity" for Arriva


The EcoCity buses for Darlington will be MAN buses running on CNG, held in roof tanks

This is a similar bus in use at Warroington

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The 500 Group - for Teesside Bus Enthusiasts |Our preserved buses |The years activities 2010 - 2012 |Annual Teesside Running Day |500 Group publications |A brief history of Middlesbrough Corporation No.99 |The Teesside Fleetlines |Teessides transport history |Newsletter extracts |Local bus news |Bus industry news |Picture Gallery - Introduction |Picture Gallery - Trams |Picture Gallery - T.R.T.B. |Picture Gallery - Middlesbrough |Picture Gallery - Stockton |Picture Gallery - Teesside Municipal Transport |Picture Gallery - Cleveland Transit |Picture Gallery - Cleveland Transit Ltd |Picture Gallery - Stagecoach |Gallery - Independant operators on Teesside |Stagecoach - North East, Fleet Lists |Archived pages - The years activities - 2002 2005 |Archived pages - Local news |What's coming up soon |Hartlepool Transport |Our News Letter |Join our Group |Links for The 500 Group |Message Board |Guestbook |Event Calendar |Mail Form