PC Coaches have added an Optare MetroCity and 2 Solos to their fleet.  The Solos will operate on the Lincoln Castle Shuttle, Lincoln’s first Park&Ride service. The service transports visitors to view the 800 year old Magna Carta in Lincoln Castle. The Euro 5, 9m Solos seat up to 30 and the 11.5m Euro 5 […]

Sentinel Secure Airport Parking at Leeds Bradford International Airport have added an Optare MetroCity to their transfer bus fleet.  The shuttle will operate between the car park and airport terminal transferring passengers and their luggage. The 10.8m Euro 5 MetroCity seats up to 26 and is specially fitted with luggage racks. Ed Hayes, Managing Director, […]

Arriva Yorkshire have added 6 new Optare Solo vehicles to their Yorkshire Tiger operation.  The Euro 5 Solos seat up to 30 and will operate on the CalderCubs rural services from Halifax.

Launching a new commercial service in competition with an established operator is no easy task, to do so with new vehicles at high frequency in a city with previous negative experience of competition is the challenge that Cardiff based NAT Group has set itself with its X1 service. Read the full article from Bus and […]

New Adventure Travel (N.A.T. Group) has added ten MetroCity and four Solo Optare buses to their fleet.  N.A.T. Group is one of South Wales’ leading transport providers with over 75 buses and coaches in their fleet.  The buses were officially launched at an event at Cardiff City Hall on 8 May 2015 and will operate […]

GHA Coaches have added four Optare Solo and two MetroCity’s to their bus fleet. GHA Coaches are the largest independently owned bus and coach operator in North Wales & Cheshire operating 230 vehicles from 5 depots. The 6 British built Optare vehicles were ordered as part of the company’s ongoing fleet replacement programme. The 9m […]

Richard Bros have added four Optare Metrocity buses to their fleet.  Richard Bros are a third generation family run business and have been operating since 1936.  They are now a major transport provider in Ceredigion & Pembrokeshire.  The Euro 5, 11.5m, MetroCity buses seat up to 41 and are finished to a high specification, featuring […]

The latest environmentally friendly buses manufactured in Sherburn in Elmet by Optare played their part in the Tour de Yorkshire celebrations this weekend, carrying passengers from the surrounding villages to Selby on a free service operated by Arriva. Enrico Vassallo, CEO, commented “The atmosphere on the buses on the day was fantastic and we were thrilled […]

After careful consideration of the long term growth plans for Optare the Board have taken the decision to delist from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).   Delisting from AIM is seen as a positive step towards increasing Optare’s competitive advantage.   There are significant costs associated with maintaining a quotation on AIM, the Board of Directors believes […]