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By 2008, all but one of Reading's bus fleet was fuelled by a mix of 5% biodiesel and 95% conventional diesel. [30] [31] [32] In late 2007, Reading Buses placed an order with Scania for 14 ethanol-fuelled double decker buses to replace the existing fleet of biodiesel-powered vehicles operating premier route 17. At the time the order was placed ...
BARTA was created with the cooperation of the Berks County and the City of Reading in 1973 to purchase the failing Reading Bus Company. On October 8, 1973, BARTA began bus operations. The BARTA Special Services paratransit service was formed in 1978 when 33 social service agencies in Berks County consolidated their transportation systems.
The concept of the contra-flow bus lane proved successful, and was adopted in other places for motor buses. [5] The extended main line from the Three Tuns to the Bear still exists today as Reading Buses route 17, the town's busiest and most frequent route, [12] and the first to be designated a premier route. This was a scheme to upgrade the ...
A municipal bus company is an operator of bus services owned by the local government authority. This article lists all current municipal bus companies in the United Kingdom. This article lists all current municipal bus companies in the United Kingdom.
After the takeover of Fleet Buzz, the Hants & Surrey division maintained a presence in Reading until 16 April 2018, when the route 7 was split and Reading Buses took over the northern section to Fleet. [21] As part of the deal, two Stagecoach vehicles were sold to Reading Buses.
Thames Valley Buses Limited, [2] trading as Thames Valley Buses, is a bus company based in Bracknell, England.It was known as Courtney Buses until 2021. Founded in 1973, the company operates a network of commercial and contracted local bus services and school buses in Berkshire, north Hampshire and small parts of Oxfordshire, Surrey and Buckinghamshire.
In February 2023, Reading Buses ordered seven 11.5 m (38 ft) Enviro400 City buses, the first of the type to be built to this length, intended to be built with high-specification interiors with 76 seats for use on Green Line bus routes 702 and 703. [15]
In late 2007, Reading Buses placed an order with Scania for 14 new ethanol fuelled double decker buses to replace the existing fleet of biodiesel powered vehicles operating premier route 17. At the time the order was placed, this was the largest order for ethanol fuelled buses in the UK. These buses started work on 26 May 2008. [15] [16] [17 ...