From Alexander Dennis
Q-Park Limited, the company that operates Purple Parking at Heathrow and Gatwick airports on behalf of Holiday Extras, has introduced a fleet of five new Enviro200 single decks built by Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL).
The new Euro6 vehicles are all 8.9m models fitted with extensive luggage racks and can carry up to 50 passengers, comprising 26 seated and 24 standees. They replace a fleet of Mercedes Sprinters and are now operating from Purple Park’s major facility at Bath Road, Heathrow, providing passenger transport services to and from Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Jim Betchley, Transport Manager at Q-Park Limited, commented: “As the business grows and passenger numbers increase steadily it is important that we continue to review demand and the best way to move people quickly and efficiently between our parking facilities and the various terminals.
“The Enviro200 has a reputation second to none, offering outstanding passenger capacity and luggage space. Another important issue for us was the vehicle’s turning circle and overall manoeuvrability, factors that are critical when operating in restricted car parking areas and busy airport terminals.
“We are delighted with our Enviro200s, which fit the bill perfectly.”
Q-Park’s five new vehicles are rented from Dawson Group Bus and Coach on a full contract basis.
Since they are only used for the Airport to car park duties, I believe these buses should be zero-emission battery electric in order to cut emissions.
Here’s the London Bus news update from LOTS:
1) Last weekend’s changes in the Kingston area has seen the E200s from Abellio K3 redeployed to the H25, in turn allowing the withdrawal of most Caetano bodied Darts. London United still has a lot of DPS class Darts in use, notably on the 72, H22 and 419, although they ought to be able to replace most or all with E200s later this year once new buses arrive for several of the Harrow area routes from 1st September.
2) After being used by Tower Transit on the 236, CT Plus now has the Yutong E10 electric demonstrator and it should be used on route W13. Several of the new E40D ‘smart hybrids’ for Stagecoach London have been delivered and the first use of some is on this weekend at the Silverstone Grand Prix.
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