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“…THOSE DRIED APRICOT/ MANGO THINGAMJIGGIES WERE AWESOME!” IT’S kind of like being in a big man cave – or woman cave – but it’s just that it is on wheels. Kick back, and take in all the action on the big screen up ahead. Well, the big windscreen up ahead – and just enjoy life without a care in the world and bask in the relaxing glory of nothingness. Yep, coach travel is underrated, I say. And the more people that get into it and experience the wonders of Australasian highway travel – with someone else taking care of the driving and whatnot – is in its purest terms, blissful therapy. Okay, I’m talking in general here, but with the right coach company, the right vehicle and the right trip…
“Council is seeking the design, build and supply of a pilot vehicle...” BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL - Australia’s largest local government authority, by population at 1.2 million - has commenced its global search for a partner to design, deliver and commission an innovative, world-class public transport fleet of 60 high-capacity Metro vehicles as part of its Brisbane Metro project. The registration link is now live. The Brisbane Metro project represents the next step in public transport for Brisbane, Australia, according to the council. With two Metro routes operating every three minutes during peak periods, it will introduce turn-up-and-go services across Brisbane’s existing busway network, linking the suburbs with the inner city, it’s stated. The Brisbane Metro project represents the next step in public transport for Brisbane, Australia, according to the council.…
AIRPORT TRANSFER OPERATOR SkyBus has ordered 15 new MAN-chassis, low-floor Optimus buses from Volgren in response to increased growth, the company reports recently. The 12.5m buses will be built on a MAN RC2 chassis and will go into build during October, 2018, with the first buses expected to be delivered by February 2019. The order from SkyBus is in response to “increased growth” and a “commitment to ensure more Victorians have options for getting to and from Melbourne’s airports affordably,” according to SkyBus. SkyBus CEO Adam Begg said: “SkyBus is responding to increased growth and demand by maintaining a modern fleet of buses and adding more routes to suburbs and key regional hubs across Victoria.” “These 15 new Volgren buses will make a significant contribution to our fleet and an…
“It has been a fantastic team effort by everyone involved.” THE FIRST OF EIGHT new Volgren-bodied Volvo hybrid buses for Latrobe Valley Bus Lines (LVBL) – and the first full service hybrid in Australia - was launched in Moe, Victoria, recently, offering up to a 40 per cent fuel saving and cleaner Euro 6 emissions standards for the local community, it was announced recently. Innovative Gippsland transport company LVBL last year ordered eight of the buses for its Latrobe Valley fleet following a successful trial of a Volvo hybrid bus, it’s reported. The first of the new buses started work on Thursday, 16 August, sent out after an official launch ceremony in Moe. Dandenong-based bus body-building company Volgren is building the new Volvo Euro 6 buses on a hybrid chassis…
THE APPLE ISLE now has its first SkyBus airport and CBD shuttle service active following an official launch in Hobart, Tasmania, it’s reported recently. At a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Brooke Street Pier, July 29, SkyBus co-CEO and director Michael Sewards described the moment as a very exciting time for the Melbourne-based company, which has 40 years’ history in airport passenger transport. “Tourism into Hobart is growing every year and Hobart Airport is growing with future international flights on the drawing board,” Sewards said. “This is SkyBus’s fourth new service … “The new service has begun operation today for the residents, business and tourism operators of Hobart. SkyBus will deliver a modern airport bus service to and from Hobart Airport, with multiple stops in and out of the city. “We…
“We’ve been working toward this for the past 10 years.” A LEADING KIWI BUS OPERATOR, Tranzit Group NZ, has started its highly anticipated electric double-deck bus programme, with delivery of the first 10 of 32 over the next four years underway in Wellington, it’s reported. According to the company, the launch of New Zealand’s first fully electric bus fleet in Wellington is the result of a decade of research and development by Tranzit Group. “It’s a special day for us, Wellington and New Zealand,” said Tranzit Group managing director Paul Snelgrove. “New Zealand now has the chance to see the future of public transport, and it’s a game-changer. In our 90-plus years in service as a bus operator, we saw that bringing this technology to New Zealand was not only…
