New Flyer Industries Canada announced Dec. 11, that the London Transit Commission (LTC) exercised options for 14 heavy-duty 40-foot and one 60-foot Xcelsior clean diesel buses.
The options are for 14 XD40 and one XD60 Xcelsior model buses and are valued at approximately $8 million. They will add to London’s nearly 100 percent New Flyer Fleet, and will replace vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life.
LTC had an annual ridership of 24 million in 2014, the largest ever for the commission. As a result, the 2030 transit plan involves expanded services and routes. Currently LTC has 37 regular and three community bus routes in a 420 km coverage area.
“This order shows the key partnership that LTC and New Flyer have developed over the past twenty years,” said Paul Soubry, president and chief executive officer of New Flyer. “We’re pleased to continue to build for LTC and are thrilled to have repeat customers that believe in the quality of our buses and understand the value of the strong support network that stands behind all of our products.”
