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First Hampshire And Dorset
First Hampshire & Dorset is a bus operator providing services in the counties of Hampshire and Dorset. It is a subsidiary of FirstGroup. History Formation First Hampshire & Dorset was created out of various different smaller companies which were merged once FirstGroup had acquired them. In October 1995 FirstGroup purchased the bus services in Fareham, Gosport and Portsmouth operated by People's Provincial. In April 1996 FirstGroup purchased services in Portsmouth from Transit Holdings trading as Buses in Portsmouth#Deregulation and changes of operator (1986–1991), Red Admiral & Blue Admiral, which in turn had taken over the Portsmouth CityBus operations under the title of Southdown Portsmouth. This operation was then put under the control of People's Provincial and the whole renamed to First Provincial. In 1997 FirstGroup purchased Southampton Citybus and after a brief period of using the Citybus name, the operation was renamed First Southampton. In 1999 First Southampton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright GB Kite Electroliner
The Wright GB Kite is a range of full-size zero-emission single-deck buses manufactured by Wrightbus since 2022. Similar in body style to the diesel powered Wright GB Hawk, the GB Kite is an integral design that can be built as a battery electric bus, battery electric vehicle, the Electroliner BEV, and as a Fuel cell vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle, the Hydroliner FCEV. The GB Kite range was launched in September 2021, following the launch of the double-deck bus, double-deck Wright StreetDeck Electroliner and Hydroliner range earlier in the year. The Electroliner BEV has a maximum range of with the top option of a 567kwh battery, charged through conventional DC charging or Pantograph (transport), pantograph charging. The Hydroliner FCEV has a maximum range of , powered with either a 70 or 100kwh fuel cell system produced by Ballard Power Systems in combination with a or hydrogen tank. Regular production of both GB Kite variants was fully underway by December 2022. Operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
