Bus News
Glasgow Fastlink to see £3m extension by 2017
New passenger services and junction overhauls are included in the measures Plans for a £3m extension to Glasgow’s Fastlink bus corridor have been unveiled, the Scottish Herald reported.
BRT
Bus News
Van Hool Exqui.Citys for Belfast BRT
30 Van Hool artics due to enter service with Translink in 2018 as part of £19m project A 30-strong fleet of Van Hool Exqui.City articulated buses is to enter service with Translink in Belfast in […]
Bus News
Bristol BRT to receive £34.5m funding
The 2.5mile segmented busway should be operational by the summer of 2016 The Department of Transport (DfT) will fund up to £34.5m of the £45m that will be spent to improve Bristol’s public transport with […]
International
Volvo delivers 124 artics Rio de Janeiro BRT system
The manufacturer has now delivered over 3,600 buses to Latin-American BRT schemes
International
MB wins 134- bus Rea Vaya BRT contract
SOUTH AFRICA Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has been awarded the contract for the Rea Vaya 1B BRT project. The successful bid was made through MBSA’s South African dealership subsidiary Sandown Motors, in which MBSA has […]
International
More bi-artics for Mexico
MEXICO Volvo has delivered 14 7300 bi-articulated buses to Mexico City’s BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system Metrobús. The vehicles are expected to transport more than 60,000 passengers a day.
Bus News
‘Up North’ for next Young Bus Managers Network meeting
The next meeting of the Young Bus Managers Network (YBMN) has been announced for October 23-24 in the Novotel in Leeds.
Bus News
Eclipse buses carry 100,000th passenger
Less than a month after buses started running on the new Eclipse Bus Rapid Transit network in Gosport and Fareham, ticket machine data has shown more than 100,000 people have travelled on the new routes. […]
International
BRT given go-ahead in Cebu
PHILIPPINES Representatives from the Filipino city of Cebu have endorsed a proposal to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to the area, with a planned launch in 2020.
International
Haifa and Tel Aviv take 172 MAN artic chassis for BRT
ISRAEL One of Israel’s largest bus operators, DAN Society for Public Transport, has introduced the first of 172 futuristically designed buses in Haifa. They are to form the backbone of the state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit […]
