Go-Ahead cuts ribbon on £30m hydrogen bus fleet at Gatwick Airport

Cecilia Keating
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Business leaders and politicians at the hydrogen bus route's launch event | Credit: iStock
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Business leaders and politicians at the hydrogen bus route's launch event | Credit: iStock

First 20 hydrogen-fuelled buses begin ferrying passengers around Gatwick Airport and wider area with a further 34 to be added to fleet over next 18 months

A fleet of 20 hydrogen-powered buses are now ferrying passengers around the Crawley, Horley, and Gatwick Airport area, thanks to £30m of investment from transport operator Go-Ahead Group. The company...

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