LibertyBus

LibertyBus is a bus operator on the island of Jersey. It is a subsidiary of the HCT Group.

Not to be confused with Liberty Bus.

LibertyBus
Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 in Saint Brélade
in January 2013
ParentHCT Group
Founded2 January 2013
HeadquartersSt Helier
Service areaJersey
Service typeBus services
Routes25 (April 2020)
Fleet84 [1]
Chief executiveKevin Hart
Websitewww.libertybus.je

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.[2][3][4] 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.[5]

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 of 9.7m in length for the start of operations.[8] These are used on most services, supplemented by four Bluebird Orion minibuses and six Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 double deckers. In 2015 five Scania OmniCity double deckers were transferred from CT Plus in London and an open-top Dennis Trident was acquired from Lothian Buses in summer 2017. Two further Solos (of a shorter length than the original batch) were also purchased in 2017 for services where the longer Solos are not practical. As of April 2019, 37 Dennis Darts (18 long and 12 short Caetano Nimbus, 7 Plaxton Pointer), acquired from the previous operator, remain in service with a number of them used solely as school buses. The four Bluebird Orion minibuses transferred to Derbyshire Community Transport in 2018. [9]

As of April 2019, the Liberty Bus fleet consisted of:[1]

  • 37 Dennis Darts (18 long and 12 short Caetano Nimbus, 7 Plaxton Pointer), numbered 1102-1113, 1151-1168, 1501-1507. These vehicles were acquired from the previous operator.
  • 33 Optare Solos of 9.7m in length, numbered 1701-1733
  • 2 Optare Solos of 8.57m length, numbered 1734, 1735
  • 6 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 double deckers, numbered 2601-2606
  • 5 Scania OmniCity double deckers, numbered 2907-2911
  • 1 open-top Dennis Trident double decker, numbered 2701[10]

References
  1. "UK Buses Liberty Bus Fleetlist" (PDF). 14 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. Second HCT island contract Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine busandcoach.com 27 February 2012
  3. CT Plus Jersey to operate Jersey's bus services from January 2013 HCT Group 10 July 2012
  4. Final tender from CT Plus to run Jersey's buses approved BBC News 10 July 2012
  5. Jersey bus service to be LibertyBus after public vote BBC News 7 September 2012
  6. Jersey travel card to be called Avanchi after pupils vote BBC News 19 December 2012
  7. AvanchiCards LibertyBus
  8. Optare bags multi-million pound Solo SR order Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Optare 6 September 2012
  9. Coco of Jersey (5 September 2018), Libertybus 103, retrieved 14 July 2019
  10. GNE 4993 (7 July 2019), 2701, retrieved 14 July 2019
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