Whippet Coaches
Whippet is one of Ascendal’s current businesses, 100 years old as of 2019, making it one of the United Kingdom’s oldest bus companies. Whippet takes great pride in operating services on behalf of Cambridge City Council and the University of Cambridge. It also runs local services that include routes along the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, the longest busway in the world, and is a significant partner operator for National Express Operators in the UK.
Whippet’s aim is to operate reliable and well-priced services driven by friendly drivers, delivering public transport options that help reduce congestion and pollution, improve social inclusion and spur economic growth.
Whippet has recently committed to forming several partnerships with leading technology companies with the purpose of trialling the latest cutting-edge innovative mobility solutions, combining its strong history and experience of delivering high quality bus services with Ascendal’s revolutionary technology.
Whippet is one of Ascendal’s current businesses, 100 years old as of 2019, making it one of the United Kingdom’s oldest bus companies. Whippet takes great pride in operating services on behalf of Cambridge City Council and the University of Cambridge. It also runs local services that include routes along the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, the longest busway in the world, and is a significant partner operator for National Express Operators in the UK.
Whippet’s aim is to operate reliable and well-priced services driven by friendly drivers, delivering public transport options that help reduce congestion and pollution, improve social inclusion and spur economic growth.
Whippet has recently committed to forming several partnerships with leading technology companies with the purpose of trialling the latest cutting-edge innovative mobility solutions, combining its strong history and experience of delivering high quality bus services with Ascendal’s revolutionary technology.
100th
Anniversary
2019
Ascendal Punta Arenas
Ascendal Punta Arenas is a completely renewed transport service located in Chilean Antarctica. Given the region’s harsh climate and remote location, public transport within the area has always been sub-standard. However, as of October 2020, a brand new operation will commence, financed and operated by Ascendal, utilising a fleet of 70 new fully equipped, state-of-the-art, 9-meter buses that are similar to those circulating in Santiago, Chile’s capital. These vehicles symbolise a step-change in the quality of the public transport network within the region, demonstrating Ascendal’s commitment to bringing cities to life.
Transforming the region’s bus network has been made possible by Ascendal Finance purchasing the new vehicles through a long-term lease contract with Ascendal Punta Arenas (our local operating business). This is the first fleet provision/operation segregation structure executed in Chile – a best practice concept we have been strongly advocating to the Government – and we are proud to be a part of it.
Ascendal Punta Arenas is a completely renewed transport service located in Chilean Antarctica. Given the region’s harsh climate and remote location, public transport within the area has always been sub-standard. However, as of October 2020, a brand new operation will commence, financed and operated by Ascendal, utilising a fleet of 70 new fully equipped, state-of-the-art, 9-meter buses that are similar to those circulating in Santiago, Chile’s capital. These vehicles symbolise a step-change in the quality of the public transport network within the region, demonstrating Ascendal’s commitment to bringing cities to life.
Transforming the region’s bus network has been made possible by Ascendal Finance purchasing the new vehicles through a long-term lease contract with Ascendal Punta Arenas (our local operating business). This is the first fleet provision/operation segregation structure executed in Chile – a best practice concept we have been strongly advocating to the Government – and we are proud to be a part of it.