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ADL delivers in short order

ADL has delivered 44 buses in a few weeks for the start of operations of Go Cornwall Bus, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead Group.

Go Cornwall Bus commenced services on the Transport for Cornwall network on Sunday 29 March, less than three months after it was announced by Cornwall County Council as the new operator of all its tendered bus services. Faced with a short mobilisation period and a substantially increased vehicle requirement, the operator ordered 92 new buses from ADL.

Go Cornwall Bus and Plymouth Citybus managing director Richard Stevens says: “With tight timescales for the contract the two biggest worries would be getting enough drivers and buses. The deal for 92 new buses eased the strain of the second, although a huge amount of work has gone into getting a brand-new fleet on the road for 29 March. With the reduction in service due to COVID-19, we have managed to not use any borrowed buses, but go live with what is a brand-new fleet. We look forward to phase two and for Transport for Cornwall having the newest fleet in the country.”

ADL delivered 44 new Enviro200 single deck buses in time for the start of services. A further 48 buses, including 17 Enviro400 double deckers, will follow in coming months. These were initially expected by June but their completion may be delayed by the temporary suspension of production at ADL’s British manufacturing sites in response to government advice on social distancing, according to the manufacturer.

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