NORWAY Five Van Hool fuel cell buses for Oslo were presented to representatives from the Oslo Akershus region in May, marking the conclusion of a project started 17 years ago. They are now in daily […]
USA US schoolbus manufacturers, Navistar’s IC Bus and Blue Bird are hoping to cash in on huge amounts of Chinese funding (worth up to $73m) as the country urgently upgrades its school transport.
Daimler-owned manufacturer reaches milestone after supplying operators in Switzerland for 59 years SWITZERLAND Setra has supplied its 2,000th vehicle into Switzerland since 1953. The 13.89m doubledeck S431 DT coach has been delivered to Ernst Marti AG […]
Bus worked throughout Euro 2012 football tournament with no failures POLAND The Solaris Urbino electric bus has successfully completed its first period of regular daily passenger service. For three weeks during the Euro 2012 football […]
IRAQ A common sight before the 2003 invasion, Baghdad’s red double-deckers had all but disappeared, most either stolen or fallen into disrepair as Iraq struggled with the ensuing violence. More than 300 old buses have […]
SWITZERLAND PostAuto Schweiz AG has become the first operator in Switzerland to deploy fuelcell hybrid technology for public transport. Since the end of 2011, five Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid models have been serving on routes […]
Group will focus on group coach travel, local buses, long-distance coach services and taxis EUROPE The International Road Transport Union (IRU), in co-operation with the European Commission, launched the Public- Private Smart Move High Level […]
USA Stagecoach Group subsidiaries are to acquire selected businesses and assets from Coach America, Inc.
New generation of Setra ComfortClass coach set for autumn launch GERMANY Setra’s new two-axle S 515 HD, the two- and three-axle S 516 HD and the three-axle S 517 HD will all be launched this […]
Firm estimates around 1,000 vehicles could be sold each year NORTH AMERICA Canadian bus manufacturer New Flyer Industries has agreed a deal with Alexander Dennis to introduce low-floor midibuses with a 10-year operational life. New […]
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