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It is called RD1 and is Masats’ new hybrid ramp, capable of combining an electric ramp with a manual one, thus ensuring uninterrupted vehicle access, even in the event of a power outage. In this particular case, the vehicle can continue to run with the manual ramp, thus ensuring maximum vehicl...

Rebus Regionalbus Rostock GmbH has recently been delivered 52 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The operator is responsible for local public transport in the entire district of Rostock, north of Berlin. The new delivery involves 47 solo and 5 articulated buses, awarded to Solaris back in 2023. Around 30 of ...

Not only an articulated (and bi-articulated) 7800 e-bus for Mexican BRTs by Volvo, but also a luxury coach, manufactured in collaboration with Unvi, and exclusively available for the UK and Ireland markets. Volvo Buses will assemble the B13R chassis at its factory in Boras, Sweden and the chassis wi...

Masabi triumphs at the Transport Ticketing Global Awards: the Supplier Innovation Award recognizes the company for its Open Platform approach, designed and developed to revolutionize the ticketing industry and free public transport companies from the constraints imposed by closed, proprietary system...

Volvo Buses has launched the first electric articulated and bi-articulated bus manufactured in Mexico: the Volvo 7800 electric bus is built on the BZR platform, launched in March 2024, and headed to BRT system in the country. A 28-meter bi-articultated e-bus model by Volvo was tested in the region i...

Transdev sales topped for the first time the €10 billion mark, with EBITDA up 10% year-on-year reaching €655 million. According to its annual report, EBITDA increased by 10% year-on-year to €655 million, while current operating result (COR) grew by 31%, reaching €222 million. Net income more than do...

The first UK bus manufacturing panel was held on 13th March, with Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood, hosting the event at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, alongside industry experts from organisations including Alexander Dennis, the Urban Transport Group and the Confederation of Passenger T...

Daimler Truck’s total unit sales declined by 12% in 2024, reaching 460,409 vehicles compared to 526,053 in the previous year. However, within this broader downturn, the bus segment remained resilient. Daimler Buses division sold 26,646 buses worldwide, an increase from 26,168 units in 2023, ma...

“We can say with certainty that the malfunction of the hydrogen buses in Poznań was due to the fault of the hydrogen supplier, who provided fuel with incorrect parameters“. This is the statement by Krzysztof Dostatni, CEO of MPK Poznań, after receiving the results of laboratory reasearch...

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has turned to Via to modernise its Ring & Ride and Local Link services, towards the establishment of a fully integrated Bee Network. Greater Manchester recently became the first area outside of London to fully franchise its bus network, allowing TfGM to di...