NEW BUSES FLEET * WORLDWIDE
* India - Delhi Metro to soon flag off AC feeder buses
Delhi,India -Mid-Day/ND TV -May 10, 2010: ... The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is yet to finalise the contractor, though routes have already been charted out... For the project, an Indo-Asian auto giant, Swaraj Mazda is building as many as 300 buses. A 26-seater bus will cost around Rs 19.8 lakh and will have features like pneumatic air suspension for more comfort, wide doors between 800 to 1,000 mm for better traffic movement and semi-low floor design... The buses will be monitored through GPS system and a dedicated Metro officials' team will oversee the operation... "To start with, there will be two clusters comprising 20 routes. The area where Delhi Metro has already reached will get the priority," said an official...* India - Volvo on right path- KSRTC makes strides
Mangalore,India -The Mangalorean -May 10, 2010: -- It is 45 days since the Volvo air conditioned services were introduced between the Udupi and Mangalore and the KSRTC is basking in the glory of it. This wonderful service has fetched Rs. 85 lakhs since it was pressed into service which is a great news for KSRTC. The Corporation is now looking towards introducing more buses and the application to this effect is in the offing... In the meanwhile the private bus lobby after noticing the popularity of the Volvo services have started heckling the volvo buses in every bus stands by picking up quarrels with the crew. But in one incident a private bus driver was shooed away by the passengers at Surathkal bus stand for trying to delay their bus...* Jamaica - JUTC adds 50 new buses to fleet
Kingston,Jamaica -The Jamaica Observer, by Donna Hussey-Whyte -May 13, 2010: -- The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has added 50 new buses to its fleet, as it takes steps to provide a more reliable bus service to the commuting public... The Belgian-made buses -- 10 Volvos and 40 VDL Jonckeeres, which are valued at approximately $1.5 billion -- were off-loaded at the Kingston Wharves yesterday... An additional 53 buses, including three designed specifically to accommodate physically-challenged persons, are expected to arrive in July... The 53-seater buses, all yellow in colour, are fully equipped with cameras, fire safety features, speed control level of 65km per hour, which, according to Allen, cannot be adjusted under any circumstances... Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry, had, in February, announced plans to purchase 200 buses at a cost of Euro 67.5 million to boost the JUTC fleet... (Photo by Michael Gordon, from assets.mediaspanonline: Two men walk by some of the new Jamaica Urban Transit Company buses at the Kingston Wharves, yesterday)* India - 60 new buses to connect to 4 areas
Nagpur,Maharashtra,India -The Times of India -May 16, 2010: -- As many as 60 brand new semi low-floor buses joined the city bus fleet at Town Hall on Saturday... With these new buses, the number of semi-low floor buses operating in the city has gone up to 290. The city bus service would be connected to new destinations — from Mor Bhavan in Sitabuldi to three places — Butibori MIDC, Hingna MIDC, Kalmeshwar MIDC — and from Pardi to Hingna, which were long pending demand of the citizens of these localities. At present, city buses ply on around 40 main routes... (Photo from team-bhp: Tata low-floor city buses in Nagpur)Labels: new buses fleet
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