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Hello Tony ref October fleet changes
4859; 4861; 4862 Birmingham Central - withdrawn?
Is this a mistake, I thought these moved to WN

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mobico-delays-reporting-again-to-review-german-accounts-rz7jrqhwt

So it sounds like hydrogen is not progressing at the speed everyone hoped for

When will the 100 ZEBRA hydrogen buses start to arrive?

I guess it will depend on the cost of the hydrogen?

Thanks Tony, so in total we have the following on order/announced to be ordered
Electric

• 170 DD ADL E400EV's (this is where i did not see a press announcement). Body numbers will be N449/1-30; N455/1-50 & N461/1-90
• 300 DD/ Type TBC. Announced in January 2023

Hydrogen

• 100 DD/ Type TBC. Announced March 2022
• 24 Articulated Sprint/ Type TBC. Announced 26th March 2022 

Tony has confirmed on Facebook that the order for 170 will be more ADL E400EV's, ADL are due to start building this batch in approx the next 6 weeks & they will be numbered E164-E333 (Can't remember exactly where it was posted)

Theses 170 additional vehicles announced at the conservative conference do not line up with numbers in the NX report? 170 buses is a big order these days and there would normally be many press releases to announce such a big order

For the current batch of 130 BYD ADL Enviro400EV, these are claimed to be built in UK as per the press announcement

'The deal will see over 130 BYD ADL Enviro400EV double deck electric buses, all manufactured in Britain by ADL in partnership with BYD'

BYD ADL partnership to build 130 electric double deckers for Zenobē and National Express Coventry - BYD ADL Electric Buses (evbus.co.uk)

I just wanted to align on the new bus orders:
Following the National Express PLC 2022 full year results on 2nd March, the accompanying press release for the UK bus operations states: 'Our net zero emission fleet targets are ambitious for a large public transport operator and remain on track to deliver in line with expectations. We now have 105 ZEV buses in service - and a further 375 approved and awaiting arrival – including Coventry where we are lead operator in the UK's first all-electric city. As part of our partnership, Transport for West Midlands ('TfWM') has secured funding for more than 100 hydrogen buses through the Zebra scheme, underscoring our commitment to help reinvigorate public transport'

As I know there are the following vehicles on order/ in process of delivery that would align with the above statement

• Announced 17th February 2022: 130 BYD ADL Enviro400EV double deck electric buses in process of being delivered
• Announced 26th March 2022: 124 new environmentally friendly hydrogen fueled buses (including 24 articulated tram-style buses for Sprint rapid transit routes). Bus type not known/ Not delivered
• Announced 27th January 2023: 300 battery-electric buses. Bus type not known/ Not delivered

So I make that 554 vehicles, i can not find any details of the 170 announced at Conservative party conference in October 2022?

Hi Tony, why don't you include the heritage buses in the total?

Hello Tony
Any news on fleet numbers for YW electrics and Dundee Emeralds?

What about the ADLs delivered to Glasgow?
And I thought there were some electric optares for York park and ride?

Does any one have a list of new buses due in this financial year?

Thank you Tony, can you confirm how many are due for delivery?

When are the next batch of Emeralds due?
The Xplore Dundee website (Solution to Pollution) states more are due in 2019