Issue 401

Australasian Bus & Coach

ABC is the major source of vehicle and equipment classifieds for the industry.

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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Miffed, I was. Quite peeved, in fact, at this chap at school who accused me of talking nonsense all the time, saying it very fast and I was twisting stuff around really quickly in the moment. I recall the expression used was something like ‘covering
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Masthead
Editor: Fabian Cotter ph: 0451 194 600 e-mail: Fabian.Cotter@aremedia.com.au Technical Writer: Paul Aldridge Contributor: Anjali Behl Production Co-Ordinator: Cat Fitzpatrick Art Director: Bea Barthelson IVE Print Group Sales Manager – Industry: Adri
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Coachworks Sold To Royans
AUSTRALASIA’S LARGEST transport accident-repair specialist Royans has announced the acquisition of Brisbane-based bus and coach specialist Coachworks, recently. With more than 30 years in the business, Coachworks is an industry leader specialising in
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Iveco Bus Celebrates 125-year Production
AS THE LARGEST bus manufacturing plant in Europe, the Vysoké Mýto Iveco Bus facility–located 180km east of the Czech Republic capital city Prague–has celebrated its 125-year anniversary of production, the company announced recently. Home to local ico
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Act Govt E-bus ‘Market Sounding’: 90 Buses Sought
IN ITS ENDEAVOUR to kick-start its Zero-Emission Transition Plan for Transport Canberra, a ‘market sounding’ for 90 zero-emission battery electric buses – as well as associated operating requirements such as charging infrastructure, maintenance and e
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Australian Bus Corp Rebranded To Bustech Group
IN A MOVE that seems as inevitable and logical as it does practical, the ‘working title’ Australian Bus Corporation – representing the conglomeration that was Bustech, Precision Buses and Elphinstone–has been rebranded more succinctly as ‘Bustech Gro
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Advanced Safety Key To V/line Purchase
TWO NEW Mercedes-Benz chassis with BCI bodies have received ‘the thumbs-up’ on V/Line runs in the return Melbourne to Mildura and Swan Hill areas, according to Swan Hill Bus Lines (SHBL), in Victoria. The family bus company added two new three-axle M
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Scheme Launched For Long-term Unemployed
AN INNOVATIVE multi-partner-backed bus driver training scheme is helping 16 new potential drivers enter the industry, addressing their long-term unemployed status in the process. Not-for-profit organisation Youth Activating Youth (YAY) is creating jo
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Adl-byd To Build E-buses ‘Fully’ In Britain
SINGLE AND DOUBLE-DECK e-buses produced via the current Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD (UK) partnership for the British domestic market will use BYD chassis “designed and assembled” locally, starting from the second half of 2021, the companie
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Transdev Recruitment Drive Ramps Up
MOBILITY COMPANY Transdev intends to create up to 300 new trainee jobs throughout 2021, with up to 100 of those due to commence by the end of January, the company has announced. As more Aussies start returning to their workplaces and daily routines,
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Buslines Nsw Automates Processes For Business Growth
UK PASSENGER TRANSPORT software specialist Omnibus has digitalised Buslines NSW’s scheduling processes to aid the company’s continued expansion, according to the company. Australian bus operator Buslines operates a fleet of 380 buses, servicing a net
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The Wot!?!
This eye-catching shark bus was snapped up for NZ$31,500 (A$29,310) recently after being viewed more than 195,000 times on New Zealand webite Trade Me. Firmly resisting sinking our teeth into shark puns, this 2005 Toyota Coaster Bus – adorned with a
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Transdev Provides Christmas Bus
TRANSDEV MELBOURNE loaned ‘the big man in red himself’ Santa Claus a specially decorated Christmas bus to stand in for his reindeer and help spread some cheer to children and families staying in Very Special Kids’ Hospice in Malvern East over Christm
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Perth Stirling Bus Interchange Upgrade: Completion 2023
THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA state government has matched the federal government’s $45 million Stirling Bus Interchange upgrade contribution, bringing total project investment to $90 million for a massive modern 30-stand bus facility, it’s been announced. T
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Vale: May 14, 1964 – Dec 26, 2020
News of his passing broke on various social media channels recently, with the Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) vale capturing a sense of the man he was for both those who knew him personally and professionally, as well as for many who didn’t.
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Go West New Bus Fleet Management
As a key part of its growth strategy, Go West Tours – a WA supplier of charter, rental and tour vehicles, servicing the mining, education, tourism and government sectors as well as private parties – seeks to ensure it continues to offer the latest te
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Moscow Welcomes 600th E-bus
With a Moscow-based company presenting an IT platform for electric bus manufacturers, the developers promise to reduce energy consumption of electric vehicles by 25 per cent and increase the power reserve of e-buses to up to 150km, Moscow Transport (
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Just Around The Corner
With visits to showrooms and customers off the cards for significant parts of the past year, the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show presents the best opportunity to come together and reconnect with customers, peers and the entire industry. It also allows for t
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Bus Zone-management Tech Introduced Into Victoria
Following the recent introduction of Volvo’s Zone Management System, global key customer ComfortDelGro Corporation (CDC) is having this clean and innovative technology integrated into its Volvo B5LH S-Charge buses in its Victorian fleet to promote su
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Volvo Timeline
Volvo the company is born - first Volvo car rolls off the production line The first Volvo bus is built on a truck chassis The first specialised Volvo bus chassis is built The first Volvo bus powered by raw vegetable oil Volvo’s diesel engine is insta
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Multiple Choice
It’s not new news that we at ABC have constantly highlighted and rued the sorrowful plight of the uber-advanced Euro 6 commercial diesel engine, if all the pundits promoting the EV revolution are to be believed - given the forced inevitability of suc
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Silver Service Volvo Bus – 50 Years In Australia
This year marks 50 years since Volvo Bus first started doing business in Australia. It hasn’t been easy, but through dedication to safety, quality and insightful innovation of bus product – delivered to our invaluable customers through honest and res
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Adelaide Debuts First Scania Hybrid
South Australia now has its first Scania hybrid bus in action “towards a greener future” after debuting on Adelaide’s famed O-Bahn busway, the company announced recently. The Scania hybrid, which can run with zero tailpipe emissions, has been bodied
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Slight But Optimistic Bump In December
It’s not yet a repeat of the months we used to see with 100+ deliveries pre-Covid, but December’s bus and coach numbers show glimpses of optimism for a return to form in 2021. The final tally of 80 is 10 more than November, and includes a more divers
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Light In The Dark
Meet Alan Ng, the next generation of Australian bus industry operators. Founder and operations manager of Glenorie Coaches, Ng was 27 when he set up the business in the Hills District of New South Wales with a single coach. Ten years on, the charter-
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Retro Recall
The Sydney Bus Museum has more than 250 members that work together to preserve a rare collection of historic buses dating as long ago as 1920. Housed in the Old Tram Building in the Inner West suburb of Leichhardt, NSW, the building is the perfect in
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Coachcare
Founded by David Bishop four years ago, Coachcare is a small family run business located in Nambucca Heads on the Mid North Coast of NSW. It is capable of any type of repair or interior and exterior refurbishment job. Bishop prides in relying on loca

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