City Sightseeing Glasgow to get ten Wrightbus electrics
City Sightseeing Glasgow is to launch ten open-top Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliners into service.
The vehicles are a £4,500,000 investment and includes funding from the Scottish Zero Emission Bus (ScotZEB) Challenge Fund.
Sharon Morrison, Communications Director at City Sightseeing Glasgow; Tom Greenshields, Head of Business Development at Wrightbus and Susan Deighan, Glasgow Life Chief Executive
The launch of ten new electric buses will make Glasgow the first ever City Sightseeing operator to operate a full fleet of electric vehicles. It is also the first ever Scottish open-top tour to commit to full electric and one of the first in Europe. The electric vehicles are expected to be introduced to the tour in July 2023.
Operated by West Coast Motors, the open top tour serves the city’s key attractions and is part of the City Sightseeing Worldwide franchise.
“As well as the environmental benefits of operating an electric fleet, the buses will offer an improved customer experience” – Sharon Morrison, Communications Director at City Sightseeing Glasgow
Sharon Morrison, Communications Director at City Sightseeing Glasgow, said: “We are excited to be introducing a full-electric fleet to our open-top tour in Glasgow. It’s great for the city’s green credentials and reinforces our commitment to meeting Scotland’s climate change goals.
“While we already offer one of the most sustainable ways for visitors to enjoy the best of Glasgow, the move to full electric means we can showcase our city’s wealth of cultural heritage, and of course its dear green spaces, with zero environmental impact on our city, its residents and visitors.
“As well as the environmental benefits of operating an electric fleet, the buses will offer an improved customer experience, with a much smoother and quieter journey for those enjoying Glasgow’s story.”
“This ten-bus order will be one of the first City Sightseeing fleet in the world to be fully electric, which demonstrates Glasgow’s commitment to helping to reduce emissions” – Tom Greenshields, Head of Business Development at Wrightbus
Tom Greenshields, Head of Business Development at Wrightbus, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be supporting the city of Glasgow’s sustainability mission with our StreetDeck Electroliner Open Top buses. This ten-bus order will be one of the first City Sightseeing fleet in the world to be fully electric, which demonstrates Glasgow’s commitment to helping to reduce emissions.
“We feel proud to be working alongside City Sightseeing Glasgow and West Coast Motors, who operate the city’s Sightseeing buses, as their objectives very clearly align with ours to help play a part in the UK’s decarbonisation ambitions.”
“Sustainability is a goal that the entire tourism industry shares” – Enrique Ybarra, Founder of City Sightseeing Worldwide
Enrique Ybarra, Founder of City Sightseeing Worldwide, added: “Sustainability is a goal that the entire tourism industry shares and City Sightseeing Worldwide is delighted City Sightseeing Glasgow, through this pioneering development, has become one of the benchmarks for the entire sightseeing tour sector. We will continue to work with the same awareness to extend this example to the rest of our global network.”