Bus builder Alexander Dennis built its first Enviro 400 MMC (Major Model Change) in 2014, with the first entering service in London in 2015. Since then the type has been available as an integral, the E40D diesel and hybrid E40H model. A number of Volvo B5LH models also entered service with London operators. The MMC established itself as one of London’s standard double deck models, becoming popular with operators Abellio, Go-Ahead and Stagecoach.
The Enviro 400 City followed in 2018, the hybrid version proving less popular than the Enviro 400 MMC. Arriva London and CT Plus took stock of the hybrid E40H model, with no others being purchased. However, the type came into its own when the body was fitted to the BYD D8UR DD electric double-decker in 2018.
This book takes a look at the history of the two types from their introduction to the present day. It is divided into chapters on each operator: Abellio London/Transport UK, Metroline, Stagecoach London, etc. The photos are mostly arranged two per page, and the last chapter looks at Enviro MMCs in service with non-TfL operators both within and outside Greater London such as Green Line and Reading Buses. At the back there is a full Enviro and MMC fleet list.
Illustated throughout with around 200 colour photographs. Hardback. 146 pages.