It will be another first for Derry as the city is set to roll out a zero-emission, full electric bus service in July this year.
Members of the Governance and Strategic Planning were informed it is hoped to have the fleet of ‘state of the art electric buses in service this summer making it the first city in the UK or Ireland to do so.
Tony McDaid, Bus Service Delivery Manager for Translink explained: “This is a good news story for everyone.