Six more Optare Versa low-floor midibuses have joined the fleet of Network Warrington, five for use on the new Connect17 orbital service linking residential areas of the town with places of work and education and the sixth on other routes. The vehicles were handed over at a ceremony at Warrington Town Hall on Wednesday 1st […]

“Amazing technology” is how Chris Reay, managing director of Reays Coaches of Wigton, describes his new Optare Solo SR hybrids, which are believed to be the first hybrids to enter service in Cumbria. The 9.2 metre ultra-low emission Solo SRs are being used on the six-day-a-week hourly number 75 service between Dalston and Cotehill via […]

An order for 20 electric buses placed with Yorkshire bus maker Optare by Nottingham City Council will result in the city taking a lead in the introduction of this advanced technology into its public transport network with what is thought will be the largest free-running EV bus fleet in Europe. Nottingham City Council already has […]

Leather seats and WiFi connectivity are part of the high quality specification of six Optare Solo SR midibuses that have just entered service in Crewe with independent operator D&G Bus. Four of the buses are on the new ‘one1ink’ service that operates across the town connecting established employment sites, including Bentley Motors, with new industrial […]

Following its successful debut on the Walmer Estate/Salt River route, Cape Town’s MyCiTi operation has now introduced nine-metre Optare Solo SR buses on its F14 Table View feeder service, connecting the busy residential areas of East Parklands, Blaauwberg and Big Bay with the trunk route to Cape Town at Table View Station. The innovative Solo […]

North Yorkshire independent Abbotts of Leeming has taken delivery of a pair of Optare Solo SR midibuses to use on a new tendered contract with the County Council. The buses are being used on a six day a week service connecting Northallerton with Stokesley 15 miles to the North East and on the edge of […]

An Optare Solo midibus now in service on the Isle of Mull is following one of the most scenic bus routes in Scotland, and one of the most Westerly. Bowman’s Coaches (Mull) Limited has put the 9.0 metre SlimLine Solo into service on its 494 service connecting Tobermory in the north east corner of the […]

Cape Town’s first easy access bus – the Optare Solo SR – has been welcomed by residents living on the MyCiTi route from Civic Centre to Walmer Estate and Salt River which started operation this month. Joining residents and students at the Cape Peninsula University in using the buses are previously excluded groups such as […]

Britain’s Award-winning designer and manufacturer of advanced low-floor buses, Optare plc which is also Europe’s largest maker of hybrid-powered and pure electric full size buses, is targeting the German market. The company, 75% owned by Ashok Leyland, a global top five bus maker, is actively encouraging approaches from reputable and established agents in Germany to […]