VDL Bus & Coach will supply and maintain 42 new generation Citea Low Entry buses for the Hoeksche Waard/Goeree-Overflakkee (HWGO) concession in the southern province Zeeland. This public transport concession has been awarded to Transdev and will be valid from December 2025 to December 2038.
The vehicles comply with the latest General Safety Regulation (GSR2) requirements and are equipped with the Blind Spot Information System (BSIS), Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA), Moving Off Information System (MOIS), Driver Drowsiness Detection (DDD) and Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), among others. The vehicles also feature a reverse camera and camera mirrors for all-round visibility and cornering fog lights, as well as cruise control including speed limiter, light and rain sensor, Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) and electronic stability control (ESC). The new generation Citea is equipped with safety features in line with EU directives for certain vehicle categories such as Front Underrun Protection, Front
Impact Protection and Rear Underrun Protection. The vehicles are also fitted with stickers according to ISO 17840; this allows emergency services to easily identify that it is an electric vehicle. The buses will be operating under the R-Net brand. The HWGO concession includes bus services between these municipalities and Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Barendrecht, Hellevoetsluis-Spijkenisse, Renesse and Willemstad. Until 14 December 2025, the concession will be operated by Connexxion, subsidiary of Transdev. From 14 December 2025, Transdev will provide bus transport in the HWGO concession area. This means that the carrier will remain the same, while operating under a different name.