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Stagecoach Gold Route 1
Stagecoach Gold route 1 is a bus route in southern England that links Camberley and Frimley in Surrey and Farnborough and Aldershot in Hampshire. The service is run by Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey. History The first bus journeys between Aldershot and Farnborough were established by the Aldershot & Farnborough Motor Omnibus Company (A&FMOC) in 1906, which ran half-hourly services through the military camp. In 1912, the A&FMOCL was purchased by the British Automobile Traction Company Limited and the company became the Aldershot & District Traction Company (nicknamed ''Tracco''). The route 1 began operations in 1921, running between Aldershot and Egham. Upon grouping into the National Bus Company, the Aldershot & District merged with Thames Valley Traction to become Alder Valley. The route was eventually shortened to run between Camberley and Aldershot, and lost its number 1 for a period time. Following deregulation in 1986, the route continued to be operated by Alder Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dennis Enviro 300
The Alexander Dennis Enviro300 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro300) is a light-weight full-size single-decker bus that was built by Alexander Dennis and its predecessor TransBus International between 2001 and 2015. The design was the first of the new Enviro range of buses from TransBus and also the first bus to be built as an integral bus by TransBus. The Enviro300 was introduced in order to fill a gap in the manufacturer's product range. At the beginning the Cummins ISBe220 5.9-litre Euro III engine was provided as standard, but for Euro IV and V, the engine was the 6.7-litre ISBe with 225 hp for Euro IV and 225 or 250 hp for Euro V. There was a choice of 3 gearboxes: ZF Ecomat (originally 5HP502C, then 6HP504C), Allison T280R and Voith DIWA 854.5 (originally DIWA854.3E). The second generation Enviro300, with front end redesigned to match the Enviro200 and Enviro400, was launched in 2007. Production of the Enviro300 ceased in 2015 with the introduction of a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
