| Re: Electric Buses for Wiltshire Posted by John D at 07:21, 18th August 2026 |     |
On Sunday saw one of the new Yutong electric single decks working D1 Bath - Trowbridge - Warminster
Have also seen one of the Wrightbus repowers (refurbished buses with diesels replaced by batteries and electric drive) on D1X Bath - Trowbridge
Made me think, and after bit of internet sleuthing, I discovered a batch of new Yutong double deck buses is bound for Bristol, 35 were loaded on Prestige Ace ship at end of July at port of Yantai, China. Vessel tracker suggests due to arrive at Bristol (Avonmouth) 3rd September. There is photo on link
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/279213189/shandonghorizon-homemade-electric-double-decker-buses-exported-from-yantai-port-of-e-china
Then I discovered the D1X route is actually on list of routes getting 160 electric buses on a First Group news story
For Info the routes are :
Bristol Hengrove and Lawrence Hill:
1 Cribbs Causeway <> Broomhill
2 Cribbs Causeway <> Stockwood
2a Brentry <> Stockwood
3 Cribbs Causeway <> Bristol City Centre
4 Cribbs Causeway <> Bristol City Centre
6 Bristol City Centre <> Kingswood
7 Bristol City Centre <> Staple Hill
41 Avonmouth <> Kingswood
44 Bristol City Centre <> Cadbury Heath
45 Bristol City Centre <> Cherry Cardens
46 Bristol City Centre <> UWE Frenchay Campus
47x Bristol City Centre <> Fishponds
48/x Bristol City Centre <> Emersons Green
49/x Bristol City Centre <> Lyde Green
50 Bristol City Centre <> Frenchay
74 Hengrove <> Bradley Stoke
Bath:
3 Weston <> Bathford
4 Weston <> Odd Down
5 Bath City Centre <> Whiteway
21 Newbridge Park & Ride <> Bath City Centre
31 Lansdown Park & Ride <> Bath City Centre
41 Odd Down Park & Ride <> Bath City Centre
D1x Bath <> Trowbridge
U4 Bath University <> University of Bath
X39 Bristol <> Bath
https://news.firstbus.co.uk/news/first-repowers-west-of-england
So it appears a little bit of West Wiltshire will get electric buses.
Trowbridge - Bradford on Avon - Bath by quiet electric buses, or a knackered 35 year old diesel train with dodgy air conditioning. Will GWR bother to upgrade to compete (silly question)
| Re: Electric Buses for Wiltshire Posted by Clan Line at 11:28, 25th March 2026 | |
More coming !
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c625rd62mgzo
| Electric Buses for Wiltshire Posted by John D at 07:09, 25th March 2026 | |
Couldn't find a recent thread
3 new Alexander Dennis 100 EV (narrow) buses are now being delivered for Salisbury Red routes, photo of them on the link.
Each vehicle comes equipped with 26 seats including tip-ups in the wheelchair bay, with a total capacity of 45 passengers.
USB charging ports are situated at all seats, and the buses are fully PSVAIR-compliant, with next-stop audio/visual announcements, audio loops, and a dementia-friendly internal colour scheme.
At 8.5 metres long and 2.35 metres wide; the Enviro100 EV buses have been chosen for their suitability for narrow town streets and country lanes.
The vehicles are set to enter operation on the Red4, Red6 and Red8 routes, which provide access to housing estates and nearby villages.
Each bus can travel up to 285 miles on a single charge, due in part to equipped 354kWh batteries coupled to the Driventic Vehicle Electrical Drive System (VEDS).
USB charging ports are situated at all seats, and the buses are fully PSVAIR-compliant, with next-stop audio/visual announcements, audio loops, and a dementia-friendly internal colour scheme.
At 8.5 metres long and 2.35 metres wide; the Enviro100 EV buses have been chosen for their suitability for narrow town streets and country lanes.
The vehicles are set to enter operation on the Red4, Red6 and Red8 routes, which provide access to housing estates and nearby villages.
Each bus can travel up to 285 miles on a single charge, due in part to equipped 354kWh batteries coupled to the Driventic Vehicle Electrical Drive System (VEDS).
https://bus-news.com/alexander-dennis-delivers-new-enviro100-ev-buses-to-go-south-coast/
I guess these 3 buses are a start to bringing Wiltshire into 21st Century with low carbon transport, although 3 buses with 26 seats each isn't really going to transform a county with 510,000 people
