The buses mark a £3.5m investment from Stagecoach North Scotland and will be based at the Macduff depot. The fleet of electric-hybrids will operate on service 35 between Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin. The brand new buses are low floor easy-access and are fully equipped with leather seats, seatbelts, free wi-fi, USB charging points and contactless payment facilities.
North-east. The fleet will replace the existing coaches used on the route and will provide around 45% more capacity for those travelling on the service. A panoramic view of the Moray Coast will be on offer for those choosing to sit on the upper deck and the lower deck will not only improve the ease of boarding the bus for customers with mobility restrictions but will also reduce boarding times for wheelchair users.
Stagecoach North Scotland has invested £15.5m in 64 brand new buses in North Scotland in the last 4 years. The 64 buses includes 10 brand new coaches in November 2017 for service 10 Aberdeen – Inverness and 8 brand new low-floor buses for the Inverness airport service 11 in September 2018.