LibertyBus is a bus operator on the island of

Jersey Jersey ( ; ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an autonomous and self-governing island territory of the British Islands. Although as a British Crown Dependency it is not a sovereign state, it has its own distinguishing civil and gov ...

. It is a subsidiary of the

Kelsian Group Kelsian Group Limited, formerly SeaLink Travel Group, is an Australian public company that operates transport services in Australia, Jersey in the Channel Islands, and Singapore. History In 1989, the business was founded with the purchase of th ...

History

In February 2012, the

HCT Group HCT Group was a social enterprise providing transport services and community services in several areas of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1982 as Hackney Community Transport in the London Borough of Hackney, to provide transport services f ...

was awarded a contract by the

States of Jersey The States Assembly (; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable (Jersey and Guernsey), Connétable of each of the Parishes of Jersey, twelve parishes. The origins of the legislature of ...

to operate the island's bus services from January 2013 for seven years with a three-year option taking over from

MyBus MyBus was a bus operator on the island of Jersey providing route and school bus services under contract to States of Jersey under the MyBus brand. It was a subsidiary of Veolia Transport, then later Transdev, Veolia Transdev from 2011. History ...

. 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. In September 2022, the HCT Group sold both LibertyBus and Guernsey's buses.gg operation to the

, following a period of extended financial difficulties for the HCT Group that resulted in the sale of most of its subsidiaries.

AvanchiCard

smart card A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an Embedded system, embedded integrated circuit (IC) chip. Many smart ...

payment system named AvanchiCard was introduced in 2013. The name AvanchiCard comes from avanchi, which means advance or move forward in

Jèrriais ( ; also known as the Jersey language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance languages, Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an isla ...

– 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).

Fleet

LibertyBus Mellor Sigma 8 electric bus in St Helier

As of October 2022, the LibertyBus fleet consisted of 58 single and double-decker buses. Prior to their commencement of operations in 2012, LibertyBus took delivery of 33 'Slimline'

Optare Solo SR The Switch Solo (formerly sold as the Optare Solo) is a low-floor minibus/midibus with one or two doors manufactured by Switch Mobility in the United Kingdom since 1998. The Solo name is a play on its low-floor status, the manufacturer marketin ...

s. In 2013, six

Alexander Dennis Enviro400 The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 is a twin-axle low-floor double-decker bus that was built by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis between 2005 and 2018. It replaced the Alexander ALX400 (from which the Enviro400 was developed). In 201 ...

s were also delivered, the first double-decker buses purchased new for the island for many years. In November 2023, two

Mellor Sigma The Mellor Sigma is a battery electric single-deck bus range manufactured by Wisdom Motor in China and sold in Europe by Mellor Coachcraft between 2021 and 2024. It was available in various lengths, from 6.99 – 13.50 metres, with the shortes ...

8 electric buses were purchased, which entered service the next month.

References

External links

Company websiteSchool bus information
{{Kelsian Group Kelsian Group Public transport in Jersey