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31.3.16
5,700 more buses India: * 3,000 to Delhi ** 2,700 to APSRTC's fleet
* Delhi - Govt promises 3,000 new buses, 1,000 in premium segment
... In the last budget, the government had promised to procure 1,380 semi-low floor buses, 500 mini buses for DTC and another 1,000 buses under the cluster scheme... Though that plan was shelved, the government has now proposed to procure 3,000 buses — 1,000 under cluster scheme, 1,000 non-ac under DTC and 1,000 premium buses under public private partnership... DTC has 4,461 buses which include 3,781 low-floor buses and 680 standard floor buses. About 1,490 cluster buses are operational... The government also plans to renovate bus terminals at Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar with world-class passenger amenities and a new ISBT at Dwarka is also proposed. About 1,397 new Bus Queue Shelters are proposed to be constructed under PPP mode but the government had made the same promise in the last budget... The government has also increased the one-time fixed subsidy for e-rickshaw from existing `15,000 to `30,000. Electric vehicles have been exempted from road tax... (HT Photo - DTC has 4,461 buses which include 3,781 low-floor buses and 680 standard floor buses. About 1,490 cluster buses are operational) -- New Delhi, India - The Hindustan Times, by Faizan Haider - Mar 29, 2016 * Andhra Pradesh RTC in the fast lane
-- Striking a fine balance between reforms and welfare, the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is treading cautiously to wriggle out of financial crisis... In addition to the series of passenger-friendly initiatives that have changed the face of its main bus stand Pandit Nehru Bus Station, the officials now plan to add 2,700 new buses to its fleet. This will cost the RTC around Rs.625 crore... Of the total 2,700 buses, 1,500 will be Express and Deluxe buses, 750 Super Luxury, 450 buses will be operated exclusively in Tirumala Ghat roads and 80 Indra buses... The Transport Corporation had switched over to use of 100 per cent eco-friendly bio-diesel fuel... Keeping in view welfare of its work force, the RTC is planning to introduce an accident insurance policy. Under the scheme, in the event of any RTC employee or worker meeting with a casualty, the insurance company will pay a sum of Rs.5 lakh... The Corporation is also toying with the idea of introducing a major group insurance scheme for general public... (Image: Parked Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation's buses) -- Vijayawada, A.P., India - The Hindu, by P. SUJATHA VARMA - March 27, 2016
Bus Industry * UK - National Express sells London bus division
London,UK -Reuters, by John Bowker and Hans Peters -May 21, 2009: --British bus and rail groupNationalExpress is selling its London bus business to Dutch groupNedRailwaysin a bid to reduce borrowings... The company, which analysts think may be forced into a rights issue to reduce its 1 billion pounds debt-pile, said on Thursday it agreed the sale for 32 million pounds ($50.54 million)...
PASSENGERS' TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * Australia - Boom time for Melbourne buses
Melbourne,Australia -ABC -5 August 2008: --Bus patronage acrossMelbourneis booming with a huge 44 percent growth in passengers travelling on Sundays in the past 12 months following a raft of improvements offering a greater choice of public transport services...Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky says a combination of recent upgrades and changes to bus routes – the vast majority which run until 9pm, every day of the week – means 53,000 trips are made on Melbourne’s buses every Sunday...A snapshot of routes upgraded since June 2007 shows: * A 58 per cent rise in patronage on the Route 901 SmartBus (Ringwood-Frankston); * A 50 per cent rise patronage on Route 784 (Mornington-Osborne); * A 32 per cent rise in patronage on Route 564 (Bundoora RMIT-Epping Plaza & Northern Hospital); and * 25 per cent growth on Route 408 (St Albans-Highpoint City)... * On weekdays, total bus validations in Melbourne grew by 6 percent in the 12 months to June 2008, compared to the previous year, while Saturday validations rose by an impressive 15 percent...(Video from YouTube, by nic03 - June 19, 2006: "A Melbourne City Bus Adventure" I got lost...so I took video. You will see a typical Melbourne town, roundabouts!, Aussie cars, and typical Melbourne homes. They all have fenced in front yards and some people park their cars on their front lawns. I know, it's interesting)
