Go Cornwall Bus

[Busaholic]

Absolutely. WGL used to do an excellent job with connections all round the Penwith peninsula.

Much missed.

 

[Goldfish62]

14 electric buses are coming to Cornwall next year with funding from the DfT Zebra 2.

Allocation is to be 6 for routes 70/A/B, 7 for Truro P&R and 1 for Falmouth town route 60.

Cornwall ‘amps up’ on climate ambitions as funding announced for county’s first electric buses

The entire Truro Park & Ride fleet will be replaced with electric buses and there will also be a new electric bus for the Falmouth Town Service and a further six electric buses in south-east Cornwall

www.cornwall.gov.uk

Cornwall’s first electric buses will take to our streets next year, helping to cut carbon emissions and improve air quality.

The Council has successfully bid for funding from the Department for Transport ZEBRA 2 fund to replace the entire Truro Park & Ride fleet with electric buses and provide a new electric bus for the Falmouth Town Service.

A further six electric buses are set to be introduced in south-east Cornwall as part of a bid led by Plymouth City Council and Plymouth CityBus/Go Cornwall Bus in partnership with Cornwall Council. These buses will run on the 70/A/B routes around Torpoint and the Rame Peninsula.

Richard Williams-Pears, Cornwall Council cabinet portfolio holder for transport, said:

“As we continue to invest in giving residents choices for more sustainable ways to travel around Cornwall, our public transport system should reflect our commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

“Our Transport for Cornwall fleet is already one of the youngest in the country with low-emission buses connecting communities throughout Cornwall. Working with our operators we want to continue to drive down our carbon emissions and this funding from the Department for Transport enables work to begin on the next phase, replacing diesel with electric.”

The Department for Transport has awarded £1.3m towards the infrastructure and buses for the Truro Park & Ride and Falmouth town service with the Council committing a £1.95m. Bus operator OTS and Falmouth Town Council have also supported the bid to bring an electric bus to the town, committing £105,000 and £5,000 respectively to the project.

Craig George, bus services manager at OTS, said;

“We are honoured to have been invited to take part in the significant ZEBRA 2 funding bid by Cornwall Council. Our services are at the heart of the community and it is most fitting that we will bring an electric bus to our service 60, which has stops in the very heart of Falmouth. This will be a tangible improvement for not just our passengers but also anyone who works, shops and holidays in our beautiful town. Whilst we have always invested in the lowest emission buses, we have long held the ambition of bringing a zero-emission bus to this route and thanks to our pioneering partnership with Cornwall Council and Falmouth Town Council we are able to be at the forefront of this drive towards an even cleaner future.”

 

[Busaholic]

14 electric buses are coming to Cornwall next year with funding from the DfT Zebra 2.

Allocation is to be 6 for routes 70/A/B, 7 for Truro P&R and 1 for Falmouth town route 60.

Cornwall ‘amps up’ on climate ambitions as funding announced for county’s first electric buses

The entire Truro Park & Ride fleet will be replaced with electric buses and there will also be a new electric bus for the Falmouth Town Service and a further six electric buses in south-east Cornwall

www.cornwall.gov.uk

I wonder whether there'll be a recharging point at one or other of the Truro P&R sites.

It's a very welcome development, but 14 out of 352 for the SW, even though that might be a greater area than generally recognised by locals, doesn't sound like a fair share out.

The Falmouth town bus route is quite controversial, with a body of opinion not wanting any buses in an otherwise pedestrianised zone, and there'll need to be great care to prevent accidents with an almost silent bus around.

 

[Goldfish62]

I wonder whether there'll be a recharging point at one or other of the Truro P&R sites.

It's a very welcome development, but 14 out of 352 for the SW, even though that might be a greater area than generally recognised by locals, doesn't sound like a fair share out.

The Falmouth town bus route is quite controversial, with a body of opinion not wanting any buses in an otherwise pedestrianised zone, and there'll need to be great care to prevent accidents with an almost silent bus around.

I agree that it's not brillant for Cornwall especially when you compare it with the 150 for the whole of Devon!

Truro P&R isn't a great mileage and should comfortably be within an overnight charge of each bus.

EVs come with a legally required ambient noise these days so aren't silent. London ones make a rather pleasant low level bonging noise:

 

[Busaholic]

Double decker on the 5A this afternoon, not that the extra capacity was needed!

 

[Accelerator59]

I’ve noticed some 15/16/66 plate Enviro 200s have been or are being transferred from Go North West?

 

[LAIRA]

Double decker on the 5A this afternoon, not that the extra capacity was needed!

Pity it was not in Plymouth yesterday as 2 baby buses working the 43 very well loaded!

I’ve noticed some 15/16/66 plate Enviro 200s have been or are being transferred from Go North West?

Not going to Cornwall for a change to replace older e200's

 

[Goldfish62]

Double decker on the 5A this afternoon, not that the extra capacity was needed!

That's something I've never seen before!

First got in on the act with a Gemini on The Mousehole this morning.

 

[fgwrich]

That's something I've never seen before!

First got in on the act with a Gemini on The Mousehole this morning.

I saw that, before being swapped out for the tan coloured Sprinter.

I still can’t help but feel the blue one has all the appearance of an ice cream van though!

 

[richw]

I’ve noticed some 15/16/66 plate Enviro 200s have been or are being transferred from Go North West?

First 66 plate has been painted from orbit to Red. It was on the 5 service in Plymouth this afternoon as I followed it at plymstock

 

[Accelerator59]

First 66 plate has been painted from orbit to Red. It was on the 5 service in Plymouth this afternoon as I followed it at plymstock

I seen that on Bustimes. Plymouth Citybus livery or TfC?

 

[richw]

I seen that on Bustimes. Plymouth Citybus livery or TfC?

Citybus. They are to replace the oldest e200. Two of the 56 plates have been withdrawn in the last week.