<p>Following an open design competition in 2008, Wrightbus was awarded the contract to build the bus at the end of 2009, and the final design was announced in May 2010.
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The first production batch entered service on 22 June 2013 and currently operates on routes 9, 11, 24, 38, 148 and 390.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/55426027@N03">Peter Trimming</a> from Croydon, England
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