At the end of EUROBUS EXPO 2019, I said in my closing blog;
“All being well, I will be back at the NEC next year”.
We all now know that due to the Covid 19 pandemic the years 2020 and 2021 would not see the annual Busfest at the NEC .
However, I am pleased to say that it is back with a bang this year.
This, then, is the sixth of a series of blogs where I pick out what caught my eye at 2022’s show.
‘Optare’, the British bus manufacturer had its origins in ‘Charles H. Roe’ of Leeds.
After a number of changes in location and structure, the company became part of ‘Ashok-Leyland’, which is part of the Indian ‘Hinduja Group’.
To reflect the company’s intention of phasing out diesel engines in favour of electric propulsion a further name change to ‘SWITCH Mobility Ltd’ took place in 2021.
All current production is now badged as ‘SWITCH’.
Registration Not Known ‘SWITCH Demonstrator’.
SWITCH e1 /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This demonstrator is built with left hand drive and the rear body styling is a bit unusual but the standard of finish looked excellent.
Registration Not Known ‘SWITCH Demonstrator’.
SWITCH e1 /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Registration Not Known ‘SWITCH Demonstrator’.
SWITCH e1 /3
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Registration Not Known ‘SWITCH Demonstrator’.
SWITCH e1 /4
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Registration Not Known ‘SWITCH Demonstrator’.
SWITCH e1 /5
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The interior looking towards the back.
Registration Not Known ‘SWITCH Demonstrator’.
SWITCH e1 /6
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The interior looking forward.
Registration Not Known ‘SWITCH Demonstrator’.
SWITCH e1 /7
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The drivers work station.
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