Australasian Bus & Coach — October 2017

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OCTOBER 2017 CONTENTS

NEWS
p06 A call for tenders to supply at
least six hydrogen cell buses for the
Adelaide Metro fl eet has been put
out by the SA Government
p08 Signage has been upgraded
and almost 30 digital displays will
be installed at O-Bahn bus stops
in preparation for Adelaide’s
$160 million O-Bahn tunnel
p10 Driverless vehicle company
Navya will establish an Asia-Pacifi c
manufacturing facility in Adelaide
after reaching an agreement with
the SA Government recently
p12 Optare marked its recent
rebirth in the Australasian market
with a major order for more than
100 buses to service the Greater
Wellington region in New Zealand
p14 Ohmio Automotion announced
it will start manufacturing self-driving
vehicles in New Zealand
p15 Proterra’s Catalyst E2 Max
electric bus set a new world record
for distance travelled in an electric
vehicle on a single charge in the
United States last month
p16 A steering committee has been
formed to work towards a business
case for the redevelopment of a new
Box Hill station and bus interchange
in Melbourne
p17 Perth drivers can now see
real-time estimates of journey times
on overhead electronic signs on the
main arterial routes around the city
p18 Sydney commuters will be
seeing double as Transit Systems
launches two brand-new double-
deck buses into service

BUS BUSINESS

p20 The 2017 Australasia Bus &

Coach Expo saw about 2000 curious

attendees converge on the Gold

Coast Convention and Exhibition

Centre in Broadbeach, with the latest

products on show

p24 Technical Writer Paul Aldridge

visits the Volgren factory in Perth to

see what’s coming off the production

line in 2017-2018 and how the

organisation is adapting to a rapidly

changing market

STRATEGY

p30 It has been a busy year for the

Melbourne-based Dyson Group of

Companies with the purchase of

several smaller operators in regional

Victoria. Dyson’s senior management

team is also celebrating 65 years of

service this month and there are big

plans for the next 12 months ahead

DRIVEN

p38 The hard work is paying off for

Marshall’s Bus and Coach after recent

additions to its fl eet. The regional

NSW operator took delivery of 12

new SB50 buses built by Custom Bus

Australia for its school bus fl eet earlier

this year, so we thought why not take

one for a spin?

SUPPLY LINES

p44 Ten Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Transfer Minibuses will be used

as part of an on-demand public

transport trial in New South Wales

DELIVERIES

p54 New bus deliveries have been

strong throughout Australia recently

and there is an air of optimism in the

market. Turn to page 54 to see our

exclusive bus delivery data for the

month of September

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