Newport orders seven Yutong GT12s for FlixBus expansion

Newport Transport has ordered seven Yutong GT12s for use on its expanding FlixBus services.

Newport Transport has partnered with FlixBus since August 2023. Earlier this year, the operator announced it is to double its commitment to the transport tech company’s services. The expansion is to see the increase of frequencies to London and the introduction of a new Swansea to Birmingham route for Summer 2024.

These Yutong GT12 coaches are PSVAR-compliant and have 53 passenger seats, full air-conditioning and ample luggage capacity.

“…we are very confident that the reliability and the after-sales support of Yutong’s coach products will match the experiences of our local bus fleet” – Morgan Stevens, Operations Director at Newport Transport

Morgan Stevens, Operations Director at Newport Transport, said: “Following a rigorous tender process, we are delighted to once again collaborate with Yutong and Pelican Engineering on this significant investment to support the expansion of our Flixbus network. Scoring highly on both value and availability, we are very confident that the reliability and the after-sales support of Yutong’s coach products will match the experiences of our local bus fleet.”

“Our partnership with Newport Transport started five years ago with the purchase of their first of several zero tailpipe emission buses” – Ian Downie, Head of UK Yutong Sales for Pelican Engineering

Ian Downie, Head of UK Yutong Sales for Pelican Engineering, said: “Our partnership with Newport Transport started five years ago with the purchase of their first of several zero tailpipe emission buses. Since that order, Newport Transport has completed a further four tranches of vehicles. We were delighted that this successful partnership has now moved on to clean Euro VI diesel coaches. The award-winning Pelican dealership will fully support the vehicles.”