New Flyer deploys sustainable transport to TransLink

New Flyer Industries Canada will deploy 58 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to British Columbia to meet public demand for sustainable transportation. The order was placed by the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink). These vehicles will be used by TransLink's operating firm Coast Mountain Bus Company. The order comprises 47 CNG forty-foot transit buses and 11 diesel-electric hybrid sixty-foot transit models.
June 7, 2018 Read time: 1 min
New Flyer Industries Canada will deploy 58 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to British Columbia to meet public demand for sustainable transportation. The order was placed by the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (376 TransLink).


These vehicles will be used by TransLink's operating firm Coast Mountain Bus Company. The order comprises 47 CNG forty-foot transit buses and 11 diesel-electric hybrid sixty-foot transit models.

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