BUSES Magazine Wrote
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is purchasing 12 low-floor buses for operation on Arran, to convert the island's network to fully accessible operation.
It invited tenders for full size buses from Alexander Dennis, Optare and Wrightbus, and is acquiring eight 10.8m Wright Streetlite DFs with Cummins Euro5 engines and Mirco Hybrird technology for £1.105million and 4 7.9m Optare Solos for £457,000. SPT will provide them to its contractor, Stagecoach West Scotland, which is currently using step entrance Alexander PS-bodied Volvo B10M-55.
North Ayrshire Council has carried out a programme of works to make Arran's road network suitable for low-floor vehicle operation.