At the end of July 2020, the new TIB CTM transport system was presented, Consorcio de Transportes de Mallorca, based on a reorganization of lines reducing from 11 operators to 3: Grupo Ruiz, UTE Empresa Sagalés-Caldentey and Moventis.
The total fleet of the new TIB bus system will have 223 vehicles, representing a complete renewal of the vehicle fleet, most of them natural gas and also electric. Of the total vehicles, Grupo Castrosua, together with Scania Hispania, has been awarded 186 units, all of them GNC, of which 21 units are New City 12m and 18m, and the rest, i.e., 165 units, are Magnus.E bodies of 13m, 15m, and 18.7m in low entry and high floor versions with luggage racks.
The buses bodied by Grupo Castrosua include one of the most avant-garde safety and energy-saving packages, integrating up to 15 different systems such as lane departure warning, emergency braking, fatigue detector, traffic sign reader, and alcoholock, which only allows the bus to start if the driver is below the permitted alcohol limit; a defibrillator inside the bus; and an antibacterial system that sanitizes the air in the cabin, among others.
The vehicles incorporate the latest generation improvements and technologies, including the Mobileye system for accident prevention, with intelligent cameras and vision sensors, interior user information screens, various security cameras with video recording; an anti-vandalism safety partition; USB ports, and even a system for transporting two bicycles inside the bus in some of its vehicles.
Likewise, all buses are adapted for people with reduced mobility with a double electric and manual ramp to further facilitate and guarantee access for wheelchairs and strollers. Interior signage has also been reinforced with screens and public address systems so that visually or hearing impaired people can know the next stop of the route at all times, as well as other relevant service information.
Grupo Castrosua fulfills its commitment to manufacture 186 units for TIB Mallorca, delivering the last units within the deadlines agreed in the tender.
