Alexander Dennis has been selected by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the supplier for at least 207 new low and zero-emission buses. The firm order is worth £57m and includes 117 low-emission Enviro400 double-deckers, 60 low-emission Enviro200 single-deckers in two vehicle lengths, and 30 zero-emission Enviro100EV.
The contract was awarded to Alexander Dennis in the latest round of vehicle procurement ahead of the region’s start of franchised bus services and includes options for additional vehicles. If fully exercised, these could increase the number of buses to 357 at an investment value of £95m. All new buses will be fully built or completed in Britain to the City Region’s high specification for the ‘Metro’ bus network and delivered in 2027. They will join 109 low-emission Enviro200 that have been delivered and 58 zero-emission Enviro400EV double-deckers that Liverpool City Region Combined Authority procured from Alexander Dennis earlier. The Liverpool City Region’s new Enviro400 and Enviro200 low-emission buses will use
Alexander Dennis’s SmartPack efficiency technology, which combines engine stop/start with e-cooling and auxiliary load management, to reduce emissions by 18% to 24%. They could be converted to electric operation in the future through the manufacturer’s AD Repower service. Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said: “We are building a fully integrated transport network that is fit for the future and are creating a system that connects our communities seamlessly – making public transport the first choice for the 1.6 million people who call the Liverpool City Region home."