Category:FOCUS on Bus and Coach

Start of a new era
July 1, 2011

Start of a new era

A new era in commuter travel along the Pretoria-Johannesburg axis started on 1 July when the 80 km Gautrain route between the two cities...

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Hybrids gaining ground
July 1, 2011

Hybrids gaining ground

The first decade of the 21st century is sure to go down in history as the era of alternative vehicle technologies. Whereas the previous...

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Arresting event
June 1, 2011

Arresting event

The who’s who of public transport recently gathered in Dubai for the 59th World Congress and Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport...

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MAN stars at UITP
June 1, 2011

MAN stars at UITP

It was impossible to miss MAN Truck & Bus at the UITP. Out and about, the company’s buses were evident trawling the Dubai roads;...

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Gas-powered buses are we ready?
June 1, 2011

Gas-powered buses are we ready?

The Industrial Development Corporation used the annual convention of the South African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) to launch an ambitious project to create jobs...

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The story of Irizar and Intercape
May 1, 2011

The story of Irizar and Intercape

Irizar has been supplying luxury bus service company Intercape with luxury coaches for a good few years. It’s been a partnership where both have...

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Gautrain and bus… counting the pennies
May 1, 2011

Gautrain and bus… counting the pennies

The Gautrain and its bus feeder system will bring a new era in public transport that will not only affect ordinary commuters, but bus,...

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A thumbs up for the Gautrain and bus
May 1, 2011

A thumbs up for the Gautrain and bus

The decision to switch from using her car to commute to work and back to using the Gautrain system instead has come easily to...

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No end in sight for South Africa’s ”death traps”
May 1, 2011

No end in sight for South Africa’s ”death traps”

General Motors, through its subsidiaries in East and South Africa, is now deeply involved in sub-Saharan countries to replace minibus taxis with 32-seater buses....

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Higer: remember that name!
May 1, 2011

Higer: remember that name!

Undoubtedly, the main focus of global attention for the automotive industry for the next half a decade or so will be on the emergence...

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