2023
TQ4975 : Pantograph charger at Bexleyheath Bus Garage
taken 1 year ago, near to Bexleyheath, Bexley, England

Pantograph charger at Bexleyheath Bus Garage
The white structure is a pantograph charger installed at Bexleyheath Bus Garage in 2023 for "opportunistic charging" of electric buses.
Humps on the road surface have told the driver exactly where to park in a forward/backward direction. The driver presses a button in the cab which communicates by wifi to the charging station. The red part of the charger descends - like an inverted tram pantograph - and makes contact with terminals on the bus. Charging commences.
This method can provide top-up charging while the bus is standing by at the end of the route in addition to overnight charging at the garage.
The bus operating Route 132 is an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City EV.
Humps on the road surface have told the driver exactly where to park in a forward/backward direction. The driver presses a button in the cab which communicates by wifi to the charging station. The red part of the charger descends - like an inverted tram pantograph - and makes contact with terminals on the bus. Charging commences.
This method can provide top-up charging while the bus is standing by at the end of the route in addition to overnight charging at the garage.
The bus operating Route 132 is an Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City EV.