The GNSA YTA (Youth travel Ambassador) team recently won a Grennhackathon competition and the prize was a visit to the Abellio Bus Garage in South East  London. In true sustainable travel style, we made the journey using public transport, the new Elizabeth line taking us straight into central London. 

The bus depot is one of the most modern in Europe with the aim to have 100% electric buses before 2030.

We had a chance to learn about the development of Hybrid and electric buses, how technology has already changed in the last few years, making batteries smaller and how these buses are charged.  Jon Eardley the managing director of Abellio London took time out of his busy schedule to show us the whole depot, giving us a real insight into the wealth of careers involved in this industry, especially in engineering and green product development. Our highlights were being in a bus car wash and then having our own private red brand new double decker bus taking us back to Hayes. Thanks again to Mr Eardley and his team for a fantastic day.