Newcastle-based transport giant Go-ahead Group has won a £110m contract to operate buses in one of the UK’s busiest commuter areas.
The 15-year contract for Kent’s Fastrack bus rapid transit system begins in November and will initially involve a new fleet of zero emission, electric buses used on the network, which runs in the Dartford, Bluewater, Ebbsfleet and Gravesham area.
Go-Ahead is in talks to deploy a fleet of 28 brand new Irizar ie Trams on the network, powered by inverted electric pantograph technology. Similar vehicles are already in operation on Go-Ahead London routes in south-east London. Kent Fastrack provides a frequent ‘turn up and go’ service, with a high proportion of its routes run on dedicated busways.
