Last Friday, Guaguas Municipales presented the 8 new articulated units manufactured by Grupo Castrosua. These are 8 articulated City Versus buses, 18 meters long with 3 doors, built on a MAN A24 chassis, homologated in Class I, and capable of accommodating up to 114 standing passengers, with 36 seats and two spaces for wheelchairs.
The presentation was attended by authorities from the City Council of Las Palmas, such as Pedro Quevedo, Government Councilor for Employment, Tourism, Mobility, Economic Promotion, and the Sea City; Jose Eduardo Ramirez, delegate councilor for mobility, economic promotion, and the sea city; and Heriberto Dávila, General Director of Mobility, as well as representatives from Guaguas Municipales, including its general director Miguel Ángel Rodriguez, Eduardo García, Director of Maintenance, and Gemma Tor, Director of Quality and Commercial. Additionally, José Luis Baez, commercial manager for the Canary Islands, and representatives from Man Canarias were present.
The vehicles are equipped with air conditioning, with two air outlets at the driver’s feet, and the doors also feature air curtains. The windows have frames, and the driver’s window has a sliding pane. The driver’s area is also highly equipped. The new buses are equipped with cameras for doors, reversing, and side vision, monitors, radio, dual USB charging ports for passengers, and signage. They also include a fire suppression system, rear and front towing hooks, and an aerodynamic roof fairing.
Guaguas Municipales S.A. is the Municipal Transport Company of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, providing urban public transport services in the city. It currently has a fleet of 238 vehicles operating on a total of 43 lines. Guaguas Municipales has set a goal of providing a more effective and efficient public service, and for this purpose, it is currently undergoing the most significant fleet renewal and modernization process, as well as updating all its management systems and implementing new technological projects.
Since 2017, we have delivered 17 units to Guaguas Municipales, 14 of which have been articulated buses and the other 3 hybrid, helping them achieve their service improvement objectives.
