International Archives - Australasian Bus and Coach

Busworld prepares for European Expo later this year

Sean Mortell — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:30:50 +0000

Image: Busworld

Busworld has announced there are six months to go before Busworld Europe 2025 takes over Brussels, Belgium, providing the leading bus and coach technology. Bus manufacturers and component suppliers have
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Plans to add bus boosters to one of Auckland’s busiest roads

Tiarna Condren — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:05:15 +0000

Image: Kinetic

Onewa Road, one of the busiest routes in Auckland, is set to become “more productive”, with plans to introduce bus boosters and queue detection technology to help ease congestion. About 30,000
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Wellington public transport fares increasing, bus corridors and cash-free buses in talks

Tiarna Condren — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:21:35 +0000

Image: Transdev

Wellington’s public transport system could soon undergo some massive changes, with conversation stirring around cash-free buses, pets onboard and fares among public consultation topics in the draft
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Kelsian Group subsidiary runs Super Bowl buses

Tiarna Condren — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 04:32:00 +0000

Image: Hotard Coaches

While millions gathered around their televisions on February 10 to watch sweaty football teams battle it out for the 2025 Super Bowl, there was another team working tirelessly to ensure the event ran smoothly. Hotard
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eBus receives exemption to bike rack obstruction rule

Tiarna Condren — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:17:36 +0000

Image: Nelson City Council

Nelson Tasman’s eBus has been the first bus service to receive an exemption to the obstruction rule, which saw a complete restriction on front-mounted bike racks on buses across the country back in November
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Ritchies awarded $1 billion NZ bus contract, biggest in the country

Tiarna Condren — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:53:57 +0000

Image: Ritchies

Auckland Transport has awarded New Zealand bus operator Ritchies a nine-year $1.068 billion dollar contract to deliver expanded bus services in south and west Auckland. The contract marks the largest ever
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LibertyBus signs 10-year contract to operate Jersey’s bus service

Tiarna Condren — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:11:20 +0000

The 10-year contract will see LibertyBus continue their services in the area (Image: Kelsion Group)

Bus operator LibertyBus, subsidiary of the Kelsian Group, are set to continue running Jersey’s bus service for another 10 years, with a new contract being signed last week. The new contract will
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Second articulated bus trial kicking off in NZ

Tiarna Condren — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:45:23 +0000

Artists impression of an articulated bus travelling through Karori tunnel (Image: Metlink)

A second articulated bus trial to test transport infrastructure along Metlink’s route 2 is set to place this week, confirming if the road and bus stop infrastructure between Karori and Courtenay Place
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Buses to replace trains during KiwiRail ‘critical’ upgrades

Tiarna Condren — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:14:19 +0000

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For the next month, Auckland residents will have to forgo their normal train routes and jump onboard buses, with critical upgrades to the rail network causing closures. Buses are replacing trains while
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Construction contract awarded for Westgate Bus Station

Tiarna Condren — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:07:08 +0000

(Image: Transdev)

The Westgate Bus Station in Auckland is set to start work this week, with a contract awarded to HEB Construction to start a package of enabling works. Main construction is anticipated to begin in mid-2025,
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