Category:FOCUS on Bus and Coach

Open-top origins
July 4, 2016

Open-top origins

A post-war, open-top bus with a chequered history, residing at the Irish National Transport Museum, inspired MICHAEL CORCORAN to explore open-top buses from bygone...

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Routemaster with a difference
June 4, 2016

Routemaster with a difference

FRANK BEETON reports on a new take of a four-year-old theme in the London bus sphere.

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Cash is (not) king!
June 4, 2016

Cash is (not) king!

Many bus services around the country now offer their passengers some form of cashless fare solution. PETA LEE asks what benefits these systems have...

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Cummins starts to stop-start
May 4, 2016

Cummins starts to stop-start

FRANK BEETON reports on the inclusion of stop-start technology in a commuter bus application.

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Aarto on its way?
May 4, 2016

Aarto on its way?

The Adjudication and Administration of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act has been on the radar since 1998. Following the latest set of amendments, we...

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Scania expands natural gas in the UK
April 4, 2016

Scania expands natural gas in the UK

FRANK BEETON reports on Scania’s gas-fuelled Euro-6 double decker

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Positive news?
April 4, 2016

Positive news?

Key issues at the 2016 Southern African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) conference included a turnaround plan for the contract bus industry and numerous amendment...

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Seeking solutions from Munich to Mzansi
April 4, 2016

Seeking solutions from Munich to Mzansi

Two MAN Bus product introductions, and a delegation of representatives from the MAN Truck & Bus AG parent company, made the 2016 Southern African...

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Africa’s first electrcity buses on the way!
March 7, 2016

Africa’s first electricity buses on the way!

Cape Town’s public transport system is going green as the city prepares to procure electric buses for its MyCiti bus service. THATO TINTE looks...

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ADL’s double-deckers get even Lower!
March 4, 2016

ADL’s double-deckers get even Lower!

FRANK BEETON gives us the lowdown on some low-height, double-deck buses

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