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KEEP ON KEEPING ON • The technological advancement of bus and coach design, greater cost efficiencies and emissions reduction pushes on in earnest in 2020, as manufacturers, operators and policy advisors adjust to unforeseen public transport and tourism market forces.

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BUS SEARCH • Exciting local and imported bus product over the next year is changing the public transport landscape, indeed.

THE NEW G4 DESTINATION DISPLAY • The new G4 range of destination signs are much slimmer and lighter than the current range of LED signs. Hanover Displays again sets the global standard by offering efficient, reliable and cost-effective passenger information solutions.

MAN-PENSKE SURFSIDE CITY BUS ORDER STARTS

THE FIRST PRESIDENT • MAN partnered with Bus and Coach Sales Australasia (BCSA/BLK) mid-2019 to give the market a quality yet affordable school/charter vehicle to compete with other OEMs. The MAN Bonluck President is the very first of its kind and is aimed specifically at the school bus and charter market.

SCANIA CELEBRATES 2019 BUS AND COACH DELIVERY RECORD • Eclipsing its previous high of 403 units, Scania set a year 2019 record bus and coach deliveries amount of 427 ‘new vehicles commissioned’, the company reports.

HELLO KITTY VOLVO E-BUS

VOLVO BUS AUSTRALIA - 50TH ANNIVERSARY

ABOUT BUSLINES

BRISBANE HERITAGE ‘BUS 80’ LANDS AT MUSEUM • Following its long-awaited refurbishment, iconic heritage ‘Bus 80’ is now on display under cover for the first time in its 72-year life.

ELECTRIC SUNRISE • The bus industry is certainly changing thanks to new greener and environmentally friendly technologies. Huge advancements in viability and trials by companies such as Transdev Australasia of the Volgren-BYD e-bus help ensure we are on the right e-mobility path, reports Paul Aldridge.

VOLGREN STRATEGY “TO DOUBLE CAPACITY”

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED • Building from the point of view of a driver and business owner, Challenger Bus and Coach is now offering a new range of high-quality vehicles designed specifically for Australia’s demanding conditions.

IN THE STARS • For nearly two decades Frank Oliveri has been running Southern Cross Transit, a part of the G&C Oliveri Group of companies. With an aim to further improve its safety and efficiency standards, the school bus and charter services operator has recently added two new Mercedes-Benz O500 RS Irizar buses to its fleet. Anjali Behl reports

NEW O500 RS IRIZARS

SAFETY FIRST • The new Fuso Rosa protects precious cargo with class-leading safety features - the most advanced to ever appear in the Australian light-duty bus class.

SMALL FEET, BIG HEART • When launched a few years ago here in Australia, the Hino Poncho was a ‘cute little bus’ giving potential buyers something to think about. Years later with ‘on demand’ now in vogue, those thoughts are even more pertinent still, reports Paul Aldridge.

FIRST 33 VOLVO-IRIZAR MINE BUSES DELIVERED

RECORD RUN FOR IVECO

DAIMLER’S MAY TAKES IVECO REINS IN CNH SHAKE-UP

SLIDE-OUT WHEELCHAIR LIFT KEY • Leading Victorian bus operator Ventura has added eight new Scania Touring school and charter coaches to its fleet, with a luggage-space-saving slide-out wheelchair lift a highlight, the company has announced.

STREET SMART • Inspired by its current global e-bus spread, Australian width requirements seem the only inconsequential restriction to Yutong’s Euro-focussed, Busworld award-winning electric U12 landing here, too – someday in...