Councilman Traffic and Transport, together Gregorio Ruiz and Alberto Egido, Ruiz Group, and Jose Manuel Cosio, commercial director Castrosua (company that made the bus body) presented this morning, as part of the International Fair Bus and Coach (IAAF) held in Madrid, the new buses 'coloraos' Transport of Murcia.
This is one of the most important international forums sector of road passenger transport, involving 181 companies from 16 countries, with the presence of the first firms carroceras vehicle manufacturers and operating in the international market,
The new vehicles, which will travel through the town in mid-November, are powered by natural gas.
A total of 24 new units to circulate gas consisting of 16 buses with 22 beds and 8 buses of 10.20 meters and 68 beds.
The eight buses and new line will cross the 16 Rays Murcia will reduce by up to 375,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions.
The entire fleet will feature bands rough guide to facilitate transit within the visually impaired and will be adapted for people with reduced mobility, access ramps automatic and manual, and low platform.
The system of these vehicles is provided travelers count back door, tamper alarm, public address and alarm system georeferenced stop.
It also allows the blind using a remote control, the use of audio information service by individual drive.
So the Circular, one-hour tour, the bus will tour eight of 10.20 meters in both senses.
This line will link three key points of the city as the bus station in San Andrés, the railway station and the Plaza del Carmen Circular.
For the four lines 'Lightning' 16 microautobuses circulate.
The City continues its commitment of introducing vehicles powered by alternative energy sources to oil
Thus, the urban public transport from the City will be totally dependent efficient and environmentally friendly, since these buses powered by natural gas must be added the tram powered by electricity.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia