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Go-Ahead is set to deploy its so-called air filtering buses in six more regions around the UK this year after a successful trial in Southampton.The transport operator is accelerating its shift toward greener technology with its pollutant-tackling buses that remove dirty particles from the air.The single-decker buses are fitted with air filtering systems made up of three fans on its roof that suck ultra-fine particles and dirt into special filters. Read more: No time left to appoint new firm for Southeastern franchise, says Go-AheadThe roll-out is scheduled for early summer and the air filtering buses will be deployed in Brighton, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Plymouth and Crawley/Gatwick.There will also be five more of these Go-Ahead buses hitting the streets of Southampton from the start of next month, covering an entire city route.It comes after a successful launch last year on the south coast, where tests showed a single bus was capable of removing as much as 65g of pollutants from the air over 100 days – the equivalent weight of a tennis ball.It means the buses are able to clean up to 3.2m cubic metres of city air while driving passengers around. Read more: Eurostar chair set to take the reins at Go-Ahead Group"Our air-filtering system has exceeded all expectations in how it can benefit the environment, and it builds on our track-record as operator of the UK's greenest bus fleet," said Go-Ahead chief executive David Brown.Brown added that it was a "quick win" for councils looking to tackle pollution.Go-Ahead is already the operator of one of Europe's largest fleets of electric vehicles, which includes more than 200 buses.

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