LibertyBus
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| Parent | HCT Group |
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| Founded | 2 January 2013 |
| Headquarters | St Helier |
| Service area | Jersey |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 22 (October 2013) |
| Chief executive | Kevin Hart |
| Website | www.libertybus.je |
LibertyBus is a bus operator on the island of Jersey. It is a subsidiary of the HCT Group.
History
In February 2012 HCT Group was awarded a contract by the States of Jersey to operate the island's bus services from January 2013 for seven years with a three-year option taking over from MyBus.[1][2][3] The operation was branded LibertyBus after a public vote. LibertyBus also won the Jersey Chartered Institute of Marketing Award, for Best Brand Campaign 2013 for the LibertyBus brand.[4]
AvanchiCard
A smart card payment system named AvanchiCard was introduced in 2013. The name AvanchiCard comes from avanchi, which means advance or move forward in Jèrriais – Jersey’s traditional language. The name was chosen by Jersey’s children and young people through a competition organised with local schools.
LibertyBus have a range of AvanchiCards to suit individual travelling needs: AvanchiCard Concession (senior citizen card), AvanchiCard Visitor (various unlimited single and family passes for visitors to the Island), AvanchiCard Unlimited (Weekly, Monthly & Annual unlimited), AvanchiCard Student and AvanchiCard PAYG (pay-as-you-go).
Bus tracking
An active vehicle tracking system is being implemented and tested for use in providing live bus information.
Fleet
LibertyBus purchased a fleet of 33 Optare Solos to form the backbone of its fleet.[7] It also purchased six Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 double deckers, followed by five Scania OmniCity double deckers transferred from London in 2015 and an open-top Dennis Trident from Lothian Buses in summer 2017. As of February 2018, 38 Dennis Darts (12 Caetano Nimbus short, 18 Caetano Nimbus long, 8 Plaxton Pointer), acquired from the previous operator, remain in service with a number of them used solely as school buses.
References
- ^ Second HCT island contract busandcoach.com 27 February 2012
- ^ CT Plus Jersey to operate Jersey's bus services from January 2013 HCT Group 10 July 2012
- ^ Final tender from CT Plus to run Jersey's buses approved BBC News 10 July 2012
- ^ Jersey bus service to be LibertyBus after public vote BBC News 7 September 2012
- ^ Jersey travel card to be called Avanchi after pupils vote BBC News 19 December 2012
- ^ AvanchiCards LibertyBus
- ^ Optare bags multi-million pound Solo SR order Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Optare 6 September 2012
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