Post by snoggle on Jun 10, 2015 11:57:35 GMT
A former thread has been locked so just an update from new TfL papers. The trial has been extended by 5 years up to 2020. However 2 brand new buses to a modern spec will be purchased. Wonder if they'll be Van Hools like the ones delivered to Aberdeen. Quote from the paper below.
Eight hydrogen powered buses and two diesel vehicles are in service on the RV1 bus route. The two diesel buses will be replaced with ‘next generation’ hydrogen models, bringing the total fleet to 10 and making RV1 entirely hydrogen powered.
The main items of scope are:
• Extension of supplier contracts for the supply of hydrogen fuel and maintenance of the buses and re-fuelling facility to 2020.
• Purchase and introduction into operational service of two ‘next generation’ hydrogen fuel cell buses.
• Operation of the trial fleet and collation of trial results.
The project will complete by March 2020.
The main items of scope are:
• Extension of supplier contracts for the supply of hydrogen fuel and maintenance of the buses and re-fuelling facility to 2020.
• Purchase and introduction into operational service of two ‘next generation’ hydrogen fuel cell buses.
• Operation of the trial fleet and collation of trial results.
The project will complete by March 2020.