BUSES' PURCHASE PROSPECTS
* Pakistan - 125 CNG buses likely next monthKarachi,PAK -The News/International -26 Nov 2006: -- A private bus firm, Holland Bus Company, said it would bring 125 CNG buses in the city by the end of December 2006... He said that his company, which was a consortium of 11 bus companies, could met the target of introducing 8,000 wide-bodied buses in Karachi in two years... He said that 125 buses would be imported from Holland. However, a bus making plant could be set up in Karachi...
* Dubai - Billions fuel demand for commercial vehicles
Dubai,United Arab Emirates -AME Info (press release) -Nov 26, 2006: -- Dubai is spending close to 1,000 billion dirhams to transform itself into a global powerhouse, with more than 25 billion earmarked for improving the city's road, traffic, and transport services... Dubai's Road Transport Authority alone is budgeting 100 million dirhams to buy new buses, including articulated vehicles and luxury VIP buses to encourage people to use public transport...
* UK - Scotland set to spearhead 'green' bus revolution as part of £57m investment
Scotland,UK -The Scotsman -26 Nov 206: -- Hundreds of new low-emission buses are to go into service following a £57 million order from transport company First, it was announced today... The new buses will be fitted with the latest EU-approved Euro 4 engines that significantly reduce the level of emissions... (Picture right: BBC - The new fleet will be up and running in the new year)
* India - State (Bangalore) to urge managements to use buses to transport schoolchildren
Bangalore,India -The Hindu, by S. Rajendran -26 Nov 2006: -- ... "Gone are the days when BMTC refused to provide buses for educational institutions owing to paucity of vehicles. Things have changed for the better and it is for the institutions to make use of it."...
* Ireland - Labour pledges 50% more buses
Dublin,Ireland -Irish Times, by Aoife Carr -27 Nov 2006: -- The Labour Party will increase the Dublin Bus fleet by 50 per cent if elected, party spokesperson on transport Roisin Shortall said today... Speaking at the unveiling of the party's transport policy document, Getting Dublin Moving: Labour's Proposals for Ending the Gridlock,Ms Shortall accused the Government of "deliberately starving" Dublin commuters of extra buses... (Photograph left, by Cyril Byrne - A bus pulls out of Donnybrook garage)
* USA - School district buys new computers, buses
Muskegon,MI,USA -The Muskegon Chronicle, by Eric Gaertner -Nov 28, 2006: -- Technology and transportation, two areas at Whitehall District Schools where the age of equipment has caused significant concerns, received upgrades Monday night... The school board agreed to buy 120 new computers and two new buses after listening to a staff presentation that showed Whitehall on solid financial footing...
* India - MSRTC to introduce Chinese-made luxury buses - Still in the proposal stage, MSRTC may hire two buses for sometime before ordering purchases
Mumbai,India -Mumbai Newsline, by Swapnil Rawal -Nov 29, 2006: -- With the aim of attracting more commuters and following the foot steps of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is also planning to introduce Chinese made Volvo-type buses in its fleet... MSRTC is likely to buy these buses from King Long, a Chinese automobile giant...
* USA - Up-Island committee debates budget and buses
Vineyard Haven,MA,USA -The Martha's Vineyard Times, by Janet Hefler -Nov 30, 2006: -- The Up-Island Regional School District school committee (UIRSD) met on Nov. 13 and Nov. 16 to go over the district's proposed fiscal year 2008 (FY08) budget... Turning to the question of purchasing six new school buses, the committee discussed and voted to approve funding the purchase of two buses in the FY08 budget. Two buses will be purchased with $140,000 from Excess and Deficiency funds, and two others purchased by issuing bonds with the regional high school...
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