November 24, 2025

former Flintshire County Council - two Electric Buses

 The two electric buses -  Switch (Optare) Solo EV YJ72EVF and EVG which were acquired by Flintshire County Council in September 2022 and were never used in service are now being operated by Llew Jones of Llanrwst.  They see regular service on the 19 Llandudno to Llanrwst service.


 After leaving Flintshire County Council in May 2025 they went for auction in South Wales and were then acquired by Llew Jones of Llanrwst.  It is understood that there was an amount of over half a million pounds between the price paid for them when new compared to the price paid at auction.  During the period of over two and a half years (32 months) they were never used on service and stood parked in one of the County Council yards.