EXCLUSIVE: Make mine buses
A buoyant mining industry in the west could be a source of hope for bus body builders in the new financial year.
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Scania opens Newcastle branch
Newcastle is now on the Scania bus and coach landscape with a new branch just opened nearby
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Local results impress Volvo chief
Volvo Bus rolls out the red carpet for its senior European executive on their recent tour of Australia
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Dawes, Greyhound team up on Orange run
Australia Wide Coaches has brokered a deal with Greyhound strengthening both companies’ regional NSW operations
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Footy, fireworks to smash transport record
Brisbane is the place to be this weekend with a feast of footy and fireworks, with record crowds expected
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Doncaster DART set to start
Ventura’s investment in SmartBuses pays off sooner than planned with the Doncaster DART starting within weeks
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Eastern Busway ahead of schedule
Brisbane busways kick another goal with a new section coming online sooner than expected
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QBIC plans ‘rail revolution’ response
The Bligh Government’s rail revolution blue print released this week will get close scrutiny from the bus and coach industry as QBIC prepares its response
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Service support takes off on Gold Coast
Custom Care opens a Gold Coast service, bringing back a former bus body building specialist as new state manager
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Councillors elected in landmark move
The Australian Public Transport Industrial Association will move towards official status after the election of its inaugural board last night.
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Trolley buses tied to tonnage
A leading operator is urging the Victorian Government to change road tonnage rules to pave the way for high capacity light tram-style super buses
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Town hall showdowns come to Melbourne
A recent public transport on-line poll underpins a series of people versus politicians Town Hall meetings rolling across Melbourne from next week
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BCI and Custom share Sydney hybrid tender
Two of Australia’s biggest bus suppliers share the spoils of a tender just announced by NSW Transport to get more hybrids onto Sydney’s streets
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ELECTION EXCLUSIVE: Action needed, say states
Australia’s bus industry associations give their candid views on Election 2010, pushing for Federal Government action on public transport planning and infrastructure.
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ELECTION 2010: Apps tips Labor
A free registration to this year’s Bus Industry Confederation national conference is up for grabs by being the first to predict tomorrow’s election result
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Advocacy groups urge Henry: make costs known
The heads of four leading transport advocacy groups have written to Treasury Secretary Ken Henry seeking the true costs affecting nationwide action on public transport
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Greens back cost call
The Greens have backed this morning’s call for an inquiry into social costs associated with Australia’s transport system
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Nolan says no to hospital bus
An elderly Gold Coast resident fed up with taking four buses to get over a hill to a hospital 5 kms away continues his battle for a direct service
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Kingston comment closes
It’s now a case of ‘wait and see’ if an old bus depot in Canberra gets heritage listing after public comments closed today
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EXCLUSIVE: High times afleeting
A spike in June deliveries might paint a misleading picture of the months ahead with July retreating back to a downward trend
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