Modern Era
Towards the new millennium, interest was revived in the more advanced, lighter, low-floor designs being introduced, and the first second-generation articulated buses were introduced by First Group in Manchester in 1998/1999 on route 135. Articulated buses were first introduced in London in the early 2000s. Later, First Group, in collaboration with Volvo Buses and Wrightbus, developed the Wright StreetCar. First Group branded this the ftr concept, for use in the introduction of new bus rapid transit schemes. The ftr is used in York, Leeds and Swansea.
Use of conventional articulated buses has extended beyond London, into the other English regions, as well as Scotland and Wales. Cardiff Bus secured the first Statutory Quality Bus Partnership in the UK which prompted the introduction of high technology artics. While Arriva has the largest single fleet, in London, First operates the most artics in the UK, across its subsidiary companies.
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