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The company runs a large fleet of mainly double deckers including ex-London [[Leyland Titan (B15)]] and ex-Hong Kong tri-axle |
The company runs a large fleet of mainly double deckers including ex-London [[Leyland Titan (B15)]]s, [[DAF DB250]]s with [[Optare Spectra]] bodywork and ex-Hong Kong tri-axle [[Leyland Olympian]]s and [[Dennis Dragon]]s. The ex-Hong Kong vehicles are unusual in that they are officially the largest seated 'rigid' (i.e. non-bendi) buses in the Western World carrying up to 126 seats on the largest 12m Dragons. The company imported the vehicles during 2003 and went through a lengthy process involving in-house tilt test work to gain Certification for three types of vehicle: 12 metre long Leyland Olympian/Alexander and both 12m and 11m Dennis Dragon/Duple MetSec. They also recently imported what is believed to be the only example of a Crown Coach American school bus in the UK that is converted to provide PHSE lessons in schools throughout South Yorkshire. |
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MASS are one of the largest dedicated school bus operators in the [[UK]] and have been at the forefront of several significant initiatives to improve behaviour on school services.{{Fact|date=July 2008}} They carry around five thousand school children twice a day on a mixture of contracted and commercial work. |
MASS are one of the largest dedicated school bus operators in the [[UK]] and have been at the forefront of several significant initiatives to improve behaviour on school services.{{Fact|date=July 2008}} They carry around five thousand school children twice a day on a mixture of contracted and commercial work. |
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MASS Engineering and BrightBus (officially MAS Special Engineering) is a bus operator currently based at North Anston between Sheffield and Worksop.
Current Operations
The company runs a large fleet of mainly double deckers including ex-London Leyland Titan (B15)s, DAF DB250s with Optare Spectra bodywork and ex-Hong Kong tri-axle Leyland Olympians and Dennis Dragons. The ex-Hong Kong vehicles are unusual in that they are officially the largest seated 'rigid' (i.e. non-bendi) buses in the Western World carrying up to 126 seats on the largest 12m Dragons. The company imported the vehicles during 2003 and went through a lengthy process involving in-house tilt test work to gain Certification for three types of vehicle: 12 metre long Leyland Olympian/Alexander and both 12m and 11m Dennis Dragon/Duple MetSec. They also recently imported what is believed to be the only example of a Crown Coach American school bus in the UK that is converted to provide PHSE lessons in schools throughout South Yorkshire.
MASS are one of the largest dedicated school bus operators in the UK and have been at the forefront of several significant initiatives to improve behaviour on school services.[citation needed] They carry around five thousand school children twice a day on a mixture of contracted and commercial work.
They are the first Operator to 'go live' on the Yorkshire-based 'YorCard' project; an ITSO Smart Card ticket system and are one of the chief architects of the soon to be announced South Yorkshire Home to School Transport Protocol.
Former Operations
Between 2001 and 2005, MASS had a substantial presence in Lincolnshire, following the acquisition of the bus operations of Applebys Coaches, Reliance Travel of Great Gonerby and the Grantham depot of Lincolnshire RoadCar. The Grantham operations were sold to Centrebus and the Lincoln area operations to Dunn-Line in 2005.