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Optare PLC

Hurricane Way South, Sherburn in Elmet
Leeds LS25 6PT
+44 (0)8434 873 200
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SPT invest in five more Optare Solos

April 25, 2016 Rebecca Green

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has purchased a further five Optare Solos to be used on various subsidised local bus services across the area, including on the demand-responsive MyBus service.  This follows an investment in 23 Solos in 2015.

The 7.9m, Euro 5, slim line, Solos are all fitted with e-leather seats and seatbelts, three of the Solos feature two wheelchair bays and 17 seats, making them ideal for use on MyBus, a bookable bus service offering door-to-door transport in urban and rural areas.

Two of the vehicles will be used by operators McGills from their Hamilton Depot and one by Shuttle Buses, Kilwinning to operate on demand-responsive MyBus services.  The remaining two vehicles will be operated by Stagecoach, Western Buses and McColls Buses, Dumbarton.

An SPT spokesperson said, “The purchase of these new buses is part of our continued commitment to keeping communities connected and making public transport accessible, attractive and easy to use. We currently have a number of Slimline Solos in operation and they have performed well on our MyBus service, meeting our requirements for seating capacity, while still being of a size that permits ease of operation in residential urban areas and more remote rural locations.”

Chris Hunt, Regional Sales Manager at Optare, said, “SPT has been a customer of Optare for the last 8 years and we are pleased they have chosen to purchase more of the popular Optare Solo to help keep the communities of Strathclyde connected.”

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Working with us

As part of a global group, we are one of the UK’s leading bus manufacturing companies employing around 350 people across our business. Our parent, Ashok Leyland, part of the Hinduja Group, is ranked within the top four global bus manufacturers.

We believe that a highly skilled and appropriately trained workforce is a key ingredient to our continued success and we are always looking for people who have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience coupled with drive, ambition and commitment to take our business forward in our effort to maintain our reputation as the most innovative bus manufacturer in the UK.

In return we have attractive remuneration and benefits packages appropriate to each opportunity within the Company. We also offer a comprehensive apprenticeship programme to help us develop the technical experts of the future. This gives young people the chance to pursue a number of different skills in a selection of trades such as coach-builders, auto electricians, welders, mechanics and paint-sprayers.

Our main manufacturing site is in Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, Yorkshire, and we have also established several service centres and product support locations across the country. 

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Optare Group Limited
Registered Office: Hurricane Way South, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6PT
t: +44 (0) 1977 687 200
f: +44 (0) 8434 873 201

Registered in England No. 1818255
An Ashok Leyland Company

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