The development of greenwave

STEP on the BusMay 2015

Tony PettittDirector of Resources, Reading Buses

Reading

Air quality issues

Reading’s AQMA follows major

corridorroutes

Reading Buses

• Municipally-owned independent bus operator• Fleet: 168 vehicles (pvr of 136)

31 diesel electric hybrid double decks34 bio-gas (CNG) single decksAverage age 4.5 years (England 7.7 years)

• >20m passenger journeys per year• Turnover ≈ £30m

Business Development Partnerships

Local Bus Network

July 2014

Southern Corridor

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Greenwave today…

Gas fuelling infrastructure

Gas infrastructureCooler group

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400mm gas main

Scania K270UB

CNG bus

• Designed & operated by Gas Bus Alliance• Supplied by Wartsila

Carbon balance• Biomethane is produced

using anaerobic digestion of cattle slurry and vegetable waste – in Sussex.

• This biomethane is bought by Reading Buses, and injected into the national gas grid.

• Gas is drawn from the gas grid at our depot to refill buses.

• Biomethane isn’t burned in the buses – it’s burned elsewhere and balances the fossil gas in the plant.

Operating costsVehicle Euro rating Pence

per kmAverage km

between breakdowns(normalised)

Servicing interval

CNG single deck Euro V 8 354 8 weeks

Lightweight diesel midibus Euro V 9 306 8 weeks

Series hybrid double deck Euro V 15 225 12 weeks

Diesel single deck Euro IV 16 232 8 weeks

Diesel double deck Euro IV & V 17-20 160 - 212 8 weeks

£1m to install station, depreciated over 15 yearsSupported by DfT funding, Green Bus Fund 4

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Where next?

• Demand for travel will increase by 10% from known and committed development

• This means potentially 2m passenger journeys and perhaps 12 PVR across our network just from growing current bus use

• Mode change necessary to prevent increasing car congestion – perhaps 3m more trips and an extra 20 PVR needed, some MRT

• Much of this growth will be in south Reading

Proposed Development

(Major Schemes)

* consented levels

West Side

Station/Riverside

East Side

Chatham PlaceStatio

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Kenavon Driv

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Greenpark Phase 3657 homes, 16,000 m2

offices*

Southside85,000 m2

offices

North of Manor Farm Road

Worton Grange40,000 m2 industrial*

Central Area Total:5,000 homes90,000 m2 offices80,000 m2 retail13,000 m2 leisure

10% increase in travel by 2026

South of M4 SDL

Thames Valley Science Park

Winnersh Triangle

191,000 m2

offices

Sandford Farm492 homes

Ikea25,000 m2 retail*

Southern Corridor S106 Contributions

South of M4 £0.5m-£1.0m

Aborfield £3.2m

Business Development Partnerships

Thames Valley Berkshire LEP

Infrastructure Proposals

South Reading MRT Phase 1LEP/s106 Funded £3.7mOpen March 2016

South Reading MRT Phase 2LEP/s106 Funded £1.9mOpen March 2017

East Reading Park & RideLEP/s106 Funded £3.6mOpen March 2017

East Reading MRTLEP/s106 Funded £19.5mOpen March 2017

South Reading MRT Phase 3

Greenpark StationLEP/s106 Funded

£9.0mOpen December 2016

CNG is mainstream

Fleet profile

Euro II double deck, 6Euro III all, 18

Euro IV double deck, 27

Euro IV single deck, 21

Euro V single deck, 11Euro V double deck, 9

Euro V hybrid double deck, 31

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Euro VI CNG double deck? 2016 on…

And finally… Bus Hound (#projectvroom)

Bus Hound Video

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-32801974

Thank you – any questions?