The fleet of "Municipal transport Ruse" Ltd increases by 24 new buses

Tuesday, 25 April 2023

24 buses of the Belgian brand VAN HOOL were purchased by Municipal Transport Ruse Ltd. The first buses will enter service on 1 May and will serve bus lines No 3, 28, 30 and 33.

The decision is a continuation of Mayor Pencho Milkov's policy to strengthen the municipal enterprise so that it can provide better quality transport services, which will allow the termination of contracts with private companies and its transformation into a single carrier.

Comfortable and ergonomic, the vehicles were part of the fleet of the municipal operator STIB in Brussels, Belgium. The buses are low-floor, with two doors and a length of 12 metres. They are air-conditioned and have a ramp for disabled guests. Their capacity is 32 seated and 40 standing. They have an information system with 3 screens on the outside of the vehicle and one double-sided information display in the cabin.

The buses will be put into operation in stages after their rebranding in blue in order to unify the look of the company's fleet. At this time, they will run all the required runs that cannot be run by the trolleybuses and electric buses. At a later stage they will serve bus lines that are currently operated by private carriers, but are to be outsourced to Municipal Transport Ltd, and subsequently the buses will be used for the implementation of the new transport scheme.

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