Manchester Community Transport (MCT) is to introduce hybrids into its fleet for the first time with an order placed with Optare today, Thursday 14 March, for ten Solo SRs. Delivery in the summer of the 9.2 metre Solo SRs will effectively double the current MCT bus fleet. The new vehicles will operate on 12 service […]

The first 7.2 metre Optare Solo SR SlimLine model has entered service with West Yorkshire operator TLC travel on rural services around Keighley. The 915-918 service operates circular routes seven days a week out of Keighley bus station serving local rural communities. This is a tendered service with the Metro ITA and parts of the […]

Stagecoach is to take a further 32 Solo SRs and one Versa from Optare as part of its 2013 fleet replacement programme. Deliveries under the multi-million pound order will commence from Optare’s Yorkshire assembly plant in June. All the Solo SRs are the nine metre SlimLine model. Its narrow width of just 2350mm makes this […]

As announced in December, bus maker Optare has been awarded a contract valued at over £6 million by one of the UK’s leading bus operating companies and the first buses have already begun to roll off the production line. Arriva Group has placed a substantial share of its 2013 fleet replacement with Optare, ordering 49 […]

The most prestigious annual award for innovation in the UK automotive industry has been won by Optare plc with its all-electric fast charging bus. The Versa EV beat off tough competition from many of the leading names in automotive design and technology from across Britain to win the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) […]

Visitors to the Persontrafik 2012 exhibition will have their first opportunity to see examples of Optare’s Solo SR vehicles in the Nordic region. The exhibition is open between the 27th and the 29th of November and is being held at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre in Gothenburg. BK Invest AB, Optare’s appointed agent for […]

Quality Line, the bus operating division of Epsom Coaches Group, has just put eight Optare Solo SRs into service that are the first two door versions of this model in the UK. The company is using the buses on TfL route 470, which connects Epsom with Colliers Wood via Cheam and for which the company […]

Warrington Borough Transport, which trades as Network Warrington, has taken delivery of six Optare Versa diesel-electric hybrids for use on its Centrelink town centre services and across the network. The buses were purchased with the help of a grant in excess of half a million pounds from the government’s Green Bus Fund. Warrington’s Deputy Mayor, […]

Optare has completed its 10,000th bus since the company was formed in 1985, which is heading for a life on the island of Jersey. The Solo SR is one of a fleet of 33 to be operated on Jersey by CT Plus. Jim Sumner, Optare CEO, said: “I am delighted that we have reached this […]