International

HUNGARY Arriva has been successful in its bid to be the first operator of an electric bus fleet in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, following the award of two new 12-year contracts by the Budapest […]

PORTUGAL Flixbus has launched a new Yutong electric coach in Portugal, its first in the country after a pilot project carried out there in 2022. Flixbus says the coach is capable of a range of […]

AUSTRALIA Australian manufacturer Bus & Coach International says it is thrilled to unveil its new Volvo B8RLE chassis paired with a BCI coach body featuring a low floor entrance. The combination, similar to the Plaxton […]

Andrew Thompson takes a short look at operations in the Polish port city of Gdynia, home to Poland’s largest trolleybus network The Polish port city of Gdynia boasts one of the country’s most important maritime […]

In early September, Cologne operator Regionalverkehr Köln (RVK) introduced its first Solaris hydrogen-powered articulated buses into service. The buses are part of an order placed in September last year for 18 of the type, which […]

AUSTRALIA Volgren, part of the Marcopolo group of companies, had a presence at Australia’s National Bus & Coach Show 2024, held on 17 and 18 September at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. New vehicles […]

POLAND Major Polish operator Sindbad has taken delivery of 22 coaches from Mercedes Benz and Setra, including 10 Mercedes Benz Tourismos and 12 Setras, including six double-deck S 531 DTs. A spokesperson for Daimler Buses […]

CHINA UK Yutong importer Pelican Bus & Coach has announced that Yutong has now delivered 200,000 zero tailpipe emission vehicles, less than 25 years after the very first vehicle was placed into service in 1999. […]

TURKEY Karsan is demonstrating its autonomous vehicle technology in front of visitors at three international events during September. The company is participating in three events in Germany and Portugal this month with its Autonomous e-Atak […]

NIGERIA Specialist public transport optimisation software provider Optibus will provide the planning, scheduling, and rostering software for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of the provision of an intelligent transportation […]