Yesterday, Optare celebrated the handover of the pre production 10.5m. Transport for London (TfL) specification Metrodecker demonstrator vehicle to Go-Ahead London, for a series of extensive trials which will see Optare’s new double deck put through its paces operating on routes from Go-Ahead’s Bexleyheath bus garage. Go-Ahead London provide nearly a quarter of London’s buses […]

Utopia Coaches have added another Optare Solo to their fleet.  Established in 1994, Utopia Coaches are a family owned and run coach and bus company located in Sherburn in Elmet, just a stone’s throw away from the Optare production facility. The Euro 5, 7.2m slim line Solo seats up to 19 and features belted seats.   The […]

Bus company Transdev have started to take delivery of their £4 million order of new buses which have allbeen designed and manufactured in Yorkshire at innovative bus specialists Optare. The 28 single deck Versa and Solo buses, which pride themselves on having the very latest on-board technology,  started going into service across Yorkshire and Lancashire at […]

Central Buses have acquired three new Optare Metrocity buses. The award winning operator runs services across the Midlands area. The three 150kW Cummins Euro 5, 10.8m with Allison 2100 transmission seat up to 40 and will operate on Route 125 between Stourbridge, Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. The vehicles are fitted with Centrad CCTV and 4G Wifi. Geoff […]

D&G Bus have taken delivery of an Optare MetroCity and Solo to add to their fleet.  The buses join 26 Optare Solos (including one low carbon Solo), 11 Optare Versas and 2 Optare Metrocity buses already in the D&G Bus fleet. The 10.8m Optare Metrocity bus with Cummins, 150kW, Euro 5, engine and Allison 2100 […]

Yesterday, Optare celebrated the handover of the pre production 11.1m Metrodecker demonstrator vehicle to UK Operator First Bus, for a series of extensive trials which will see Optare’s new double deck put through its paces operating on route X78 from Sheffield to Doncaster.  The X78 route is a service route used by First Bus for […]

Last week Optare celebrated the handover of their 11.1m Metrodecker demonstrator vehicle to New Adventure Travel (N.A.T. Group), for the start of a trail which will see Optare’s new double deck put through its paces operating on its Cardiff Network. N.A.T. Group is one of South Wales’ leading transport providers with over 110 buses and […]

The CILT annual Corporate Member Plaque Presentation Day celebrates the organisations that have Institute Corporate Membership. The CILT UK President, Beverley Bell, presented members with their plaques and urged all corporate members to work with the institute to tackle the challenges that the industry is currently facing.

Anthony’s Travel have acquired a new Optare Solo..  Anthony’s Travel are an award winning family owned coach company established in 1985 by Anne, Tony and Richard Bamber. The Mercedes Euro 5, 7.9m slim line Solo with Allison 2100 transmission seats up to 27 and will operate on the Runcorn Hospital service contract. Richard Bamber,, Managing […]