International

SLOVAKIA Arriva Slovakia has been awarded a new 10-year contract to operate suburban bus services in the region of Trnava, western Slovakia. The new contract starts from 1 January 2024 when Arriva’s existing contract comes […]

NETHERLANDS Electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has begun delivery of the first production Ebusco 3.0s to Transdev. The 12-metre buses will hit the road in the Hilversum region; Ebusco says the 3.0 is ‘an absolute game […]

AUSTRALIA Kinetic has reached an agreement to acquire Perth bus company Dingo Bus Charter, which operates 12 buses and has 13 members of staff. Dingo provides school bus services across Perth under long-term contracts with […]

SWITZERLAND Double-decker Postbuses started running to the Swiss village of Iseltwald from early June following a sharp increase in demand for travel to the village in the wake of Netflix drama series ‘Crash Landing on […]

CHINA Yutong has launched YEA, a software- and hardware-integrated EV-specific platform for new energy commercial vehicles, which it says has the potential to revolutionise China’s new energy commercial vehicle sector. The launch event was held […]

CANADA  The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has awarded NFI subsidiary New Flyer Industries Canada a new five-year contract for 40-foot battery-electric buses. The total contract includes a firm order for 186 Xcelsior Charge NG heavy-duty […]

BELGIUM Iveco Bus has signed a framework agreement with Operateur du Transport de Wallonie (OTW), which trades as TEC, for the supply of 42 Crossway low-entry hybrid vehicles. The deliveries will begin at the end […]

AUSTRALIA The city of Canberra has made what it says represents a major step towards its goal of a fully electric bus fleet by 2040, with the order of a further 94 battery electric buses […]

FRANCE A consortium of six mobility specialists, Alstom, EasyMile, Equans, Keolis, Renault Group and StatInf, is preparing the launch of a new, zero-emission public transport service operationg at Level 4 autonomy, without an on-board supervisor. […]

HONG KONG Following the announcement of a merger of the franchised operations of Citybus and New World First Bus (NWFB), Citybus is updating its brand image as it begins to replace that of NWFB. Citybus […]