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GRONINGEN - The municipality of Utrecht has good experiences with the super-long buses, which are a possible alternative to the tram in the city of Groningen. Factions in the Provincial States of Groningen want to investigate whether the extra-long buses are also suitable for the city. Arriva has already made a test drive, but Utrecht is the only municipality in the Netherlands with seven years of experience with the buses. With the 27 double buses there, around forty thousand people are transported to the hospital and the university during rush hour. According to Jan van Dijk, workshop manager of the Municipal Transport Company Utrecht, the articulated buses perform well. They can transport many passengers and they are comfortable. But in the opinion of the manager, the discussion about the ideal form of transport will never be hushed up, also in Utrecht.