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19-611: N113 may refer to: Scania N113 , a city bus which was first built in 1988 N-113 road (Spain) , a road connecting the Sierra del Moncayo and the N-122 15 km east of Tarazona N 113 , one of the most prominent star-forming regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

38-465: A demand responsive transport service in the city, in which Newport Bus continues to operate the service but is commanded by TfW. The scheme is to end on 25 September 2022. Newport Bus operates a network of services from Newport bus station throughout the city; services extend as far as Chepstow in the east, including three local services within Chepstow, Monmouth in the north, and Cardiff in

57-440: A further seven with Strider bodies in 1994, while Nottingham took eight PS-bodied versions in 1990. Among other customers were Yorkshire Traction , Tayside Buses and Stevensons of Uttoxeter . Of the 42 low-floor single-deckers , 30 Wright Pathfinder bodied examples were bought by London Buses in 1994 for trials at its East London and Leaside Buses subsidiaries. The other 12 carried an East Lancs body marketed jointly as

76-464: A majority of trunk, feeder and Townlink services in the East. Metro Tasmania purchased 147 Ansair bodied N113CRBs between 1989 and 1995. In 1997, Scania introduced its 4-series range of buses, which utilised smaller and cleaner engines in order to comply with Euro2 emission limits. The N113 thus gave way to the low-floor, 9-litre-engined N94 . However, N113 double-deckers continued to be sold in

95-476: A system used by Cardiff Bus since 2018, enabling payment by card and NFC -enabled devices, as well as recognition of QR codes from paper day/week tickets. The company also aims to provide ticket sales and journey tracking though a mobile app in the first half of 2020, to be followed by real-time bus information. On 18 May 2020, in partnership with Transport for Wales (TfW), and its parent local council, Newport Bus transferred some of its routes to Fflecsi ,

114-588: Is the main provider of bus services in the city of Newport, Wales . A limited company whose shares are wholly owned by Newport City Council , it is one of the few remaining municipal bus companies in the United Kingdom. In 1901, the Newport Corporation took over the town's horse-drawn bus service, establishing a municipal bus operation. Motorbus services began in April 1924, although

133-728: The MaxCi , and of these, five went to Clydeside 2000 , four to Midland Red North, and one to Tayside. In 1993, Kowloon Motor Bus purchased two Alexander RH-bodied Scania N113 tri-axle double-deckers . The Alexander RH buses all have a double-curvature windscreen with an arched top. They were equipped with Scania DS11-74 engines (274 bhp) and Voith DIWA863 gearboxes. Another 20 were purchased in 1996, but equipped with Scania's DSC11-24 engine instead of DS11-74. All were withdrawn between 2010 and 2014. Singapore Bus Service took delivery of 200 Alexander PS bodied Scania N113CRB single deckers in 1989/90, 50 of which were air-conditioned and

152-628: The UK until 2000, the last examples being a batch with East Lancs Cityzen bodies built for stock and sold to a variety of small operators. The N94 was eventually introduced to the UK in 2002, in both single-deck and double-deck forms. For the Hong Kong market, Scania developed the low-floor Scania K94UB 6x2/4 double-decker bus , but only one prototype was built. Newport Transport Newport Bus (the operating name of Newport Transport Limited)

171-559: The city centre ), which replaced solely operated Newport Bus routes 1, 1B, 11A and 11C in Zone 1, and 26A and 26C in Zone 2. The service is a trial project , but was extended beyond the initial time frame for a further year following funding by TfW. The Fflecsi scheme is to end after 25 September 2022 and Newport Bus has introduced or amended other routes from 4 September 2022 as a replacement. The company also offers various commercial transport services. The original pre-war livery of maroon

190-550: The 1980s, Newport Transport was the largest operator of Scanias in the United Kingdom. It also operated Renault 50 midibuses . The bus operation was rebranded from Newport Transport to Newport Bus in 2011. After receiving a £1 million grant from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles in February 2019, the company placed an order for 15 fully-electric, zero-emission Yutong E12 buses. The first demonstrator vehicle, funded by

209-566: The UK bus network and required local councils to transfer the functions of their bus operations to commercial entities, a stand-alone company limited by shares was incorporated on 10 March 1986. Initially named Newport Buses Ltd, the company was renamed Newport Transport Ltd on 9 October 1986, before formally taking over operation of bus services in Newport from the Borough Transport Department on 26 October 1986. In

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228-577: The corporation was prohibited from running services beyond Rogerstone and Langstone without the assent of local councils by the Newport Corporation Act 1925. This prohibition was removed in 1981, allowing then-Newport Borough Council to operate more extensive services. By 1985, the Borough Transport Department held responsibility for the town's bus services. Following passage of the Transport Act 1985 , which deregulated

247-651: The grant, began operating in August 2019, with the remaining vehicles entering service in 2020, the first electric buses to operate in Wales. Following additional funding of £2.8 million from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) and commercial partnerships, a further 16 Yutong vehicles were ordered in April 2021. On 1 March 2020, the company introduced the Ticketer contactless payment system on all its routes,

266-670: The remaining 150 non air-conditioned. Several of the non air-conditioned buses were retrofitted with air conditioning in 1998/99. These buses served mainly the eastern parts of Singapore and were predominantly under the control of the Bedok North depot , with a minority at Ang Mo Kio, Braddell and Hougang depots. They were transferred to SBS Transit on 1 November 2001 and retired from 19 August 2008 to 1 May 2009. These buses were repainted between January 2004 and December 2007. Some of them were already replaced by Volvo B10M who in turn replaced by Scania K230UB . The N113CRBs operated on

285-515: The same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=N113&oldid=564553894 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Scania N113 The Scania N113

304-1269: The standard-floor single-deckers were bodied by Alexander to their PS and Strider designs, though the Wright Endurance , Plaxton Verde and East Lancs EL2000 were also specified. London Transport was to be the biggest UK customer for the double-deckers , taking 71 between 1989 and 1992 for its London Northern and East London subsidiaries. Of these, 29 were bodied by Alexander, the other 42 by Northern Counties. Brighton & Hove bought 51 between 1989 and 1998, all with East Lancs bodies. Yorkshire Rider took 42 in 1990 and 1991 (37 with Alexander bodies and five with Northern Counties bodies), while West Midlands Travel took 40 with Alexander bodies in 1990. Nottingham City Transport would buy 23, while Midland Fox took 20, and Kingston upon Hull City Transport and Mayne Coaches both bought 16. There were also 13 for Northumbria Motor Services , 12 for Newport Transport , and ten each for Busways Travel Services (the former Tyne and Wear PTE undertaking), Cardiff Bus and Liverline of Liverpool. Other customers included Grey-Green , Borehamwood Travel Services , GM Buses , Midland Red North and Derby City Transport . Busways

323-520: The west. Route 30 to Cardiff is operated in partnership with Cardiff Bus . As of 4 January 2021, Newport Bus operates TrawsCymru route T7 from Chepstow to Bristol via Cribbs Causeway. As of 2020 , discussions are ongoing with TfW for the network to form part of the South Wales Metro rail and bus project. The company operates Fflecsi services in two zones (1 and 26) centred on Rogerstone and St. Julian's respectively (overlapping in

342-695: Was designed as a successor to the N112 . Most of the single-decker buses and the double-decker buses have a double-curvature windscreen with an arched top. It had an 11-litre engine mounted at the rear, coupled to either a Scania or Voith gearbox. It was available as: A total of 641 N113s were sold in the United Kingdom , this figure made up of 405 two-axle double-deckers , 194 standard-floor single-deckers and 42 low-floor single-deckers . The double-deckers were offered with bodywork by Alexander , East Lancs and Northern Counties , while most of

361-507: Was the first United Kingdom customer for the standard-floor single-decker in 1989, eventually taking 36, all with Alexander PS bodies. The biggest customer, however, was Yorkshire Rider, which bought 55 with Alexander Strider bodies in 1993 and 1994. Newport took 30 Strider-bodied versions between 1993 and 1997, while GRT Group took 26 with Wright Endurance bodies in 1994/95 for its Midland Bluebird and Lowland Scottish fleets. Cardiff Bus bought 14 with Plaxton Verde bodies in 1992 and

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