LibertyBus

LibertyBus
Parent HCT Group
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

Optare Solo in February 2013

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).

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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

  1. ↑ Second HCT island contract busandcoach.com 27 February 2012
  2. ↑ CT Plus Jersey to operate Jersey's bus services from January 2013 HCT Group 10 July 2012
  3. ↑ Final tender from CT Plus to run Jersey's buses approved BBC News 10 July 2012
  4. ↑ Jersey bus service to be LibertyBus after public vote BBC News 7 September 2012
  5. ↑ Jersey travel card to be called Avanchi after pupils vote BBC News 19 December 2012
  6. ↑ AvanchiCards LibertyBus
  7. ↑ Optare bags multi-million pound Solo SR order Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Optare 6 September 2012
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