First hydrogen fuel cell double decker delivered to Aberdeen

Buses

Left to right: Aberdeen City Council co-leaders Douglas Lumsden and Jenny Laing, Bamford Bus Company owner and executive chairman Jo Bamford, and First Aberdeen’s operations director David Phillips

Left to right: Aberdeen City Council co-leaders Douglas Lumsden and Jenny Laing, Bamford Bus Company owner and executive chairman Jo Bamford, and First Aberdeen’s operations director David Phillips

The world’s first hydrogen fuel cell double-deck bus has been delivered to Aberdeen. Bus operator First Aberdeen has ordered 15 vehicles from Northern Ireland-based Bamford Bus Company (formerly Wrightbus), with the vehicles expected to begin entering service next month, mainly on route 19 (Peterculter to Tillydrone).

The buses have a range of 300 miles on a single tank – longer than a battery electric bus – and take seven-ten minutes to refuel.  The vehicles’...

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