00:00The first of more than 100 publicly-owned electric buses have arrived in the Liverpool city region ahead of entering
00:07passenger service.
00:09The zero-emission double-deckers in yellow, grey and black have been purchased by the combined authority under its new
00:16franchising model.
00:18They will be used for driver training before carrying passengers, with more vehicles due from manufacturers Wright Bus and Alexander
00:26Dennis in the coming months.
00:28Stagecoach and Go Ahead will operate the first franchised routes in St Helens and on the Wirral.
00:34From September, the authority will set fares and routes.
00:37The region will become only the second area outside London to run a publicly-controlled bus network.
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