ZEBRA zero-emission buses scheme launched
ZEBRA zero-emission buses scheme launched
(13 Jan 2022, 6:50 pm)BusLoverMum I don't think cls has enough space for all those charging bays.
(13 Jan 2022, 6:50 pm)BusLoverMum I don't think cls has enough space for all those charging bays.
(13 Jan 2022, 11:02 am)Adrian If any Northumberland money should be going towards Arriva, it makes you wonder why they didn't have the foresight to develop a joint bid with Transport North East? There was nothing the ZEBRA guidance to state that LTAs could only work with a single operator.
Whilst there's no denying that it is a significant investment from the exchequer, there's also a significant amount of private funding involved... the business case states: "The delivery partners of this project, in particular, the bus operators, will provide £21,860,882 in match funding of the capital costs for buses and infrastructure. This represents 54% of the overall project cost." The delivery partners, from what I read, being Go North East, Northumberland County Council and Durham County Council:
1) Go North East – Delivery of 49 zero emission buses and associated infrastructure operating out of Consett, Riverside and Percy Main depots.
2) Northumberland County Council – Appointment of a delivery partner and associated onward delivery of 10 zero emission buses and infrastructure on routes from Hexham; and
3) Durham County Council Appointment of a delivery partner and associated onward delivery of 14 zero emission buses and infrastructure to operate on Durham’s two Park and Ride routes.
So the ZEBs used on the Hexham services, and the ones used on the Durham Park & Ride, look to be owned by the respective councils. Possibly with a leasing arrangement as part of the contract?
(13 Jan 2022, 11:02 am)Adrian If any Northumberland money should be going towards Arriva, it makes you wonder why they didn't have the foresight to develop a joint bid with Transport North East? There was nothing the ZEBRA guidance to state that LTAs could only work with a single operator.
Whilst there's no denying that it is a significant investment from the exchequer, there's also a significant amount of private funding involved... the business case states: "The delivery partners of this project, in particular, the bus operators, will provide £21,860,882 in match funding of the capital costs for buses and infrastructure. This represents 54% of the overall project cost." The delivery partners, from what I read, being Go North East, Northumberland County Council and Durham County Council:
1) Go North East – Delivery of 49 zero emission buses and associated infrastructure operating out of Consett, Riverside and Percy Main depots.
2) Northumberland County Council – Appointment of a delivery partner and associated onward delivery of 10 zero emission buses and infrastructure on routes from Hexham; and
3) Durham County Council Appointment of a delivery partner and associated onward delivery of 14 zero emission buses and infrastructure to operate on Durham’s two Park and Ride routes.
So the ZEBs used on the Hexham services, and the ones used on the Durham Park & Ride, look to be owned by the respective councils. Possibly with a leasing arrangement as part of the contract?
On the subject of the 21 moving to riverside from Chester. If this is going to happen and there are already another 9 Pelican Yutong on the way could there be services going to other way from riverside to Chester. I'm not sure what capacity is like at riverside but that's potentially 27 new vehicles and charging infrastructure on top of the 9 EVs already there and everything else.
(14 Jan 2022, 8:31 am)User2613 On the subject of the 21 moving to riverside from Chester. If this is going to happen and there are already another 9 Pelican Yutong on the way could there be services going to other way from riverside to Chester. I'm not sure what capacity is like at riverside but that's potentially 27 new vehicles and charging infrastructure on top of the 9 EVs already there and everything else.I think the capacity is 29/30.
(14 Jan 2022, 8:31 am)User2613 On the subject of the 21 moving to riverside from Chester. If this is going to happen and there are already another 9 Pelican Yutong on the way could there be services going to other way from riverside to Chester. I'm not sure what capacity is like at riverside but that's potentially 27 new vehicles and charging infrastructure on top of the 9 EVs already there and everything else.I think the capacity is 29/30.
Slightly off topic but I'd assume Chester Le Street is a listed building? It may not be.
Plenty of land for a depot. Drum Industrial Estate and swathes of other land around the area available to build a more efficient cost effective depot.
ZEBRA funding announced
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-on...lion-boost
(26 Mar 2022, 6:45 am)busmanT ZEBRA funding announcedSo that means no EV's for the Angel or Cobalt & Coast unless Go Ahead go down a different route?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-on...lion-boost
(26 Mar 2022, 6:45 am)busmanT ZEBRA funding announcedSo that means no EV's for the Angel or Cobalt & Coast unless Go Ahead go down a different route?
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-on...lion-boost
(26 Mar 2022, 6:45 am)busmanT ZEBRA funding announced
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-on...lion-boost
(26 Mar 2022, 6:45 am)busmanT ZEBRA funding announced
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-on...lion-boost
(26 Mar 2022, 1:18 pm)L469 YVK With Arriva's Blyth depot plans and also a predicted investment within the next few years (given it's normally a depot at a time), could they not submit an EV bid for the 306/308?
(26 Mar 2022, 1:18 pm)L469 YVK With Arriva's Blyth depot plans and also a predicted investment within the next few years (given it's normally a depot at a time), could they not submit an EV bid for the 306/308?
(26 Mar 2022, 9:16 am)Adrian More 'levelling up' for the North East!
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(26 Mar 2022, 2:30 pm)DeltaMan Maybe Transport governance is so poor in the North East that the ZEBRA applications going in arent deemed good enough.
(26 Mar 2022, 2:30 pm)DeltaMan Maybe Transport governance is so poor in the North East that the ZEBRA applications going in arent deemed good enough.