International

GERMANY VDL Bus & Coach will premiere three new products at IAA, Hanover. The 10.6m VDL Futura FHD2-106 is the latest member of the Futura family. Targeted at the VIP segment, the midi coach can […]

USA MyEdmondsNews has reported that the board of directors of Community Transit based at Everett near Seattle has authorised the purchase of another 17 ‘Double Talls’ – Enviro500s from Alexander Dennis.

Principal bus operator in Western Cape, South Africa makes major investment in ticketing technology SOUTH AFRICA Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS), the principal bus operator in Western Cape, South Africa, has selected Parkeon’s on-bus and […]

Swiss operator is first to take delivery of 13-metre VDL Futura FDD2 SWITZERLAND The first 13-metre VDL Futura FDD2 has been delivered to Swiss operator Roland Zemp Carreisen. This more compact version of the Futura […]

TANZANIA Phase 1 of the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system in Dar es Salaam has opened with a fleet of 138 Golden Dragon 12-metre rigid and 18-metre articulated vehicles operating from 0500hrs to 2300hrs.

JAPAN Toshiba Corporation has developed a fast, cable-free contactless charger for electric vehicles and is field testing it on an 8.9m electric bus that sees regular use on high-speed expressway journeys.

Agreement reached with incumbent operators in Singapore over the future of the bus network SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore has reached agreement with SBS Transit and SMRT Buses for 11 bus packages […]

Daimler to present Future Bus and a range of product developments at German biennial trade show GERMANY What Daimler describes as the future of urban mobility solutions, the partially-autonomous Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot (CBW, July […]

Maltese operator adds more Turkish manufactured buses further reducing age profile of fleet MALTA Malta Public Transport has taken delivery of 33 Otokar Kent Cs, bringing the number of Otokar buses in its fleet to […]

FRANCE The Régie des transports de Marseille (RTM) has converted route 82 between La Canebière and Euromed to full electric operation using six Irizar i2e buses configured with 27 seats and an overall capacity of […]