Optare awarded ￡13 million Manchester hybrid bus contract

摘要

Optare has won the largest single order for hybrid buses so far placed in the UK - a mix of 66 Tempo, Versa and Solo buses for Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority.rnThe order is worth ￡13 million to the Leeds and Blackburn-based manufacturer, and is being part-funded by ￡3 million from the Government's Green Bus Fund and ￡1.3m from other funders, including Wigan Council.rnGreater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive's (GMPTE) interim bus and rail director Michael Renshaw confirms that the GMITA fleet will be made up of: eight Solo SR 8.2m, plus 12 Versa 9.7m for Metroshuttle; 10 Solo 8.8m, plus 20 Versa 9.7m for the general fleet; and 16 Tempo 12m for school buses.