MyBus
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MyBus is a service operated on behalf of the States of Jersey
by Connex Transport Jersey, a local subsidiary of Veolia Transport
. MyBus offer frequent bus routes around the island of Jersey
. There are also daily School Bus Routes.
The company was awarded the contract, valued at £4.2m, in September 2002 for a duration of 7 years; it displaced the incumbent operator (JMT, which traded as Jersey Bus). The award of the contract was the subject of a long-running controversy: a commission of enquiry took place in January-February 2005 to establish the circumstances of the award of the contract. .
The Connex contract was renewed for a further 3 years in 2008.
. They work by having the user text the code of the specific bus stop, and their automatic service sends a list of the next buses to arrive at that stop.
chassis with Caetano Slimbus
bodies. A further 19 Slimbuses have since been purchased for the main fleet, though these are to the longer 10 metre spec. A secondary fleet of some 16 Dennis Darts with Plaxton Pointer
bodies (a mix of ex-JMT vehicles and former mainland examples, mostly ex-Armchair) and 9 Mercedes O814
chassis with Plaxton Beaver
bodies are used for school services. The Darts are painted in plain sky blue: the Beavers are white.
During April 2010 MyBus trialled a single Alexander Dennis Enviro400 on its route between St Helier and Jersey Airport, and during August of the same year an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 was trialled on the major 1 (Gorey) and 15 (Airport) routes. Five Enviro200s went into service with MyBus in March 2011 in a new white livery with blue and gold decals. These are limited to operating the 1 and 15 routes under a derogation from Jersey's limitations on wide vehicles; these were followed in June 2011 by the purchase of two Enviro400s, which are restricted to the 15 route.
States of Jersey
The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....
by Connex Transport Jersey, a local subsidiary of Veolia Transport
Veolia Transport
Veolia Transport is the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement...
. MyBus offer frequent bus routes around the island of Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
. There are also daily School Bus Routes.
The company was awarded the contract, valued at £4.2m, in September 2002 for a duration of 7 years; it displaced the incumbent operator (JMT, which traded as Jersey Bus). The award of the contract was the subject of a long-running controversy: a commission of enquiry took place in January-February 2005 to establish the circumstances of the award of the contract. .
The Connex contract was renewed for a further 3 years in 2008.
Text MyBus
In 2008, MyBus launched a SMS alert service, similar to other ones operated by ConnexConnex Melbourne
Connex Melbourne was a wholly owned subsidiary of French company Veolia Environnement, which had a franchise from the State Government of Victoria to operate all suburban passenger rail services in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In August 2007, Connex's contract was extended to 30 November 2009....
. They work by having the user text the code of the specific bus stop, and their automatic service sends a list of the next buses to arrive at that stop.
Fleet
The original MyBus fleet comprised 33 MPD sized Dennis Dart SLFDennis Dart
The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined midibus built by Dennis in the United Kingdom. More than 11,000 were built during 18 years of production....
chassis with Caetano Slimbus
Caetano Nimbus
The Caetano Nimbus was a bus body built by Salvador Caetano in Waterlooville, Hampshire, England, between 1999 and 2007. It was constructed exclusively on the Dennis Dart SLF....
bodies. A further 19 Slimbuses have since been purchased for the main fleet, though these are to the longer 10 metre spec. A secondary fleet of some 16 Dennis Darts with Plaxton Pointer
Plaxton Pointer
The Plaxton Pointer is a successful single-decker bus body manufactured during the 1990s by Plaxton and latterly built by Alexander Dennis.With the launch of the Dennis Dart in 1989, Plaxton's subsidiary Reeve Burgess made the Pointer body on the short 8.5 m...
bodies (a mix of ex-JMT vehicles and former mainland examples, mostly ex-Armchair) and 9 Mercedes O814
Mercedes-Benz T2
The Mercedes-Benz T2 is a transporter built by Daimler-Benz. The T2 is also known as the "Düsseldorf transporter", since it was built until 1996 in Düsseldorf. The third series, built from 1996 at Ludwigsfelde, is branded the Vario. Some units of the T2 are assembled by Daimler-Benz Espana S.A. in...
chassis with Plaxton Beaver
Plaxton Beaver
The Plaxton Beaver, originally known as the Reeve Burgess Beaver, is a minibus body built by Plaxton. It was built at the Pilsley, Derbyshire factory of Plaxton's Reeve Burgess subsidiary from 1987-1991, at Plaxton's main Scarborough factory from 1991, and from 1995 at Anston in South Yorkshire.The...
bodies are used for school services. The Darts are painted in plain sky blue: the Beavers are white.
During April 2010 MyBus trialled a single Alexander Dennis Enviro400 on its route between St Helier and Jersey Airport, and during August of the same year an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 was trialled on the major 1 (Gorey) and 15 (Airport) routes. Five Enviro200s went into service with MyBus in March 2011 in a new white livery with blue and gold decals. These are limited to operating the 1 and 15 routes under a derogation from Jersey's limitations on wide vehicles; these were followed in June 2011 by the purchase of two Enviro400s, which are restricted to the 15 route.