LibertyBus

 ( Kelsian Group ) 

LibertyBus is a bus operator on the island of Jersey. It is a subsidiary of Tower Transit, the UK subsidiary of the Kelsian Group.

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History In February 2012, the HCT Group was awarded a contract by the States of Jersey to operate the island's bus services from January 2013 for seven years with a three-year option taking over from MyBus. Second HCT island contract busandcoach.com 27 February 2012 HCT Group 10 July 2012 Final tender from CT Plus to run Jersey's buses approved BBC News 10 July 2012 The operation was branded LibertyBus after a public vote. LibertyBus also won the Jersey Chartered Institute of Marketing Award, for Best Brand Campaign 2013 for the LibertyBus brand. Jersey bus service to be LibertyBus after public vote BBC News 7 September 2012

In September 2022, the HCT Group sold both LibertyBus and Guernsey's buses.gg operation to the Kelsian Group, following a period of extended financial difficulties for the HCT Group that resulted in the sale of most of its subsidiaries.

In April 2025, Kelsian Group was successful in renewing the Jersey bus contract for another 10 years.

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AvanchiCard A smart card payment system named AvanchiCard was introduced in 2013. The name AvanchiCard comes from avanchi, which means advance or move forward in Jèrriais – Jersey’s traditional language. The name was chosen by Jersey’s children and young people through a competition organised with local schools. Jersey travel card to be called Avanchi after pupils vote BBC News 19 December 2012

LibertyBus have a range of AvanchiCards to suit individual travelling needs: AvanchiCard Concession (senior citizen card), AvanchiCard Visitor (various unlimited single and family passes for visitors to the Island), AvanchiCard Unlimited (Weekly, Monthly & Annual unlimited), AvanchiCard Student and AvanchiCard PAYG (pay-as-you-go). AvanchiCards LibertyBus

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Fleet As of October 2022, the LibertyBus fleet consisted of 58 single and double-decker buses.

Prior to their commencement of operations in 2012, LibertyBus took delivery of 33 'Slimline' Optare Solo SRs. Optare bags multi-million pound Solo SR order Optare 6 September 2012 In 2013, six Alexander Dennis Enviro400s were also delivered, the first double-decker buses purchased new for the island in many years. In November 2023, two Mellor Sigma 8 electric buses were purchased, which entered service the following month.

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External links

• Company website
• School bus information

Categories: Kelsian Group, Public Transport In Jersey

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