Category:FOCUS on Bus and Coach

February 8, 2016

UD Buses on trial in India

FRANK BEETON reports on important UD bus news from India

Frans Rossel [left] and Thys de Beer with the ‘ace-in-the-hole’ VW 17.210 commuter bus.

February 8, 2016

Options to boost business agility

Passenger transit operators located in South Africa’s rural areas face challenges quite different from their metropolitan counterparts. As such, a well-defined business approach is...

February 8, 2016

Bus safety rules

Millions of school children are transported daily to and from schools. They need to be reminded about safety – both on the street and...

December 3, 2015

Butting heads

With the continuing battle for funding and the butting of heads between different approaches to the provision of bus services, we explore the current...

December 3, 2015

Brazilian real bucks the rand’s trend

FRANK BEETON updates us on important bus news from Brazil

November 1, 2015

More on London’s electric Buses

FRANK BEETON updates us on the rapidly developing electric-bus situation in London, England.

November 1, 2015

Insufficient funding and million-dollar vehicles

Generally, in South Africa, we think of massive delays, insufficient routes, cramped, uncomfortable seats and smoke pumping clunkers when the bus and coach industry...

October 1, 2015

Are Electric Buses Taking Over?

FRANK BEETON re-emphasises the growing move to electric bus manufacturing

October 1, 2015

Green buses drive the city

Metrobus recently unveiled its first fleet of 70 eco-friendly buses. It includes 40 new dual-fuel buses and 30 that have been converted to use...

September 1, 2015

A partnership of loading power

With seven divisions in its portfolio – including Greyhound, Mega Coach and Citiliner – Unitrans Passenger is one of Irizar South Africa’s oldest clients.