Cambridgeshire track bus
The Cambridgeshire Spurbus ( English Cambridgeshire Guided Busway (CGB)) is the longest track -guided bus system worldwide with a length of 25 kilometers and was opened on August 7, 2011. It provides an important link of the local public transport in the county of Cambridgeshire . The controversial construction lasted four and a half years and cost 181 million pounds sterling .
The route is 40 km long, of which 25 km are track-guided. There are currently two operators who have a five-year exclusive contract. The main operator is the Stagecoach Group in Perth / Scotland , which ordered 40 vehicles. The local company Whippet bought three special buses for use on the route. The infrastructure of the route is provided by the county. Both companies work at their own entrepreneurial risk. The contracts stipulate that service is to be provided from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and a usage fee must be paid for the route during this time . This fee does not have to be paid outside of the main usage times; this is intended to encourage the operators to operate the bus route even at less profitable times. The contract stipulates that seven buses must be on the route during the day, and hourly service on Sundays and public holidays. The companies are free to provide additional services. Travel time is 38 minutes each way (20 minutes from St Ives to Cambridge Science Park and 32 minutes from St Ives to city center). The day ticket costs 4 pounds.