The order from Arriva is one of the largest in VDL’s history SWEDEN Arriva has signed a contract with VDL Bus & Coach for the delivery of 77 Low Entry Citea XLEs for operation in Stockholm. The order is the largest in VDL’s history for buses in the Swedish market. In addition, VDL has received [...]
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New Citaros for the Isle of Man
Bus Vannin, the Isle of Man’s municipal operator, has placed an order for Mercedes-Benz Citaros for the second consecutive year. Ian Longworth, director of public transport at Isle of Man government, said: “The Citaro offers a better passenger experience, they are more economical and meet the latest Euro 5 Emission Standards”.
Mercedes-Benz Citaro G hybrid artic for Wuppertal’s WSW Mobil
Vehicle is 70th hybrid bus in the Rhein Rhuhr area since promotion began in 2009 GERMANY: WSW mobil GmbH has taken delivery of an 18m Mercedes- Benz Citaro G articulated hybrid with the aid of funding through the Rheine-Ruhr transport association. The Rhein-Ruhr transport association (VRR), of which WSW mobil GmbH is a member, launched [...]
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York wants rid of ftrs
City council considers following Boris Johnson’ lead over controversial artics Talks are being held about how to replace York’s controversial ftr buses, after the city’s council leader confirmed they are to be axed. The Labour group which controls City of York Council vowed, in the run-up to May’s local elections, if it won power it [...]
First operates last ever Bendy in London
Driver of first and last bendy bus sees the Citaro artics bow out Matthew Wooll, revenue and marketing manager at First Berkshire, drove the last ever bendy bus service in London on its 207 operation, which ended in the early hours of Saturday, December 10. “The last journey to depart was driven by myself from [...]
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36 extra buses for Arriva in Malta
MALTA Thirty-six buses are to be added to the existing Arriva fleet in Malta following an agreement between the Transport Ministry, Transport Malta and Arriva. In a statement, the ministry said the government’s decision to change the route network, introduce new routes and increase frequencies on some of them, as well as a greater number [...]
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Epsom £2.4m new bus order
Epsom £2.4m new bus order Epsom Coaches Group has placed bus orders worth over £2.4m to service TfL bus routes X26 and 465 run by the firm’s Quality Line operation, starting in April and July 2012 respectively.
First new generation Citaro delivered to Lücke-Reisen
GERMANY The first of the new generation Mercedes-Benz Citaros has been delivered to Lücke-Reisen. It was handed on 19 September by Konstantinos Tsiknas, head of sales for Mercedes-Benz Buses and Coaches in Germany, to managing directors Anne and Uwe Lücke. Lücke-Reisen is based in Nordkirchen, Germany.
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IRU seeks to double passenger numbers
Europe Following the publication in March of the European Commission White Paper on the future of EU transport policy until 2050, and prior to the European Parliament debate on the future of the European transport policy on 8 September, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) is urging Members of the European Parliament to establish a [...]
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