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“ABC magazine is the market-leading bus and coach title in the region and it’s been around for nearly 30 years.” “Good evening, viewers...” Growing up as a young kid in the suburbs of Sydney in the early ’70s I was always riveted to the TV watching The Paul Hogan Show, and loved how he started each episode with that simple greeting before launching into some quintessentially Aussie social commentary that set the tone for the rest of the night. It was a way to command your attention as it drew you in with eager anticipation of what laughs and skits were coming your way. It was a similar commanding of attention at the other end of Irish comedian Dave Allen’s show, who would sit lonesome in a dimly lit studio…
A NEW INCREASED WEIGHT LIMIT for all NSW 3-axle buses and coaches means the push for national uniform adoption is closer to being achieved, according to industry experts at a NSW Government media announcement. Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey says raising the gross mass limit for 3-axle buses from 20.5 tonnes to 22 tonnes would help bus operators improve efficiency, while others have welcomed the increased safety aspects for passengers and drivers alike. “Today’s coaches carry a lot of extra equipment – from wheelchair lifts to entertainment and toilet facilities – which all add considerable weight to the vehicles,” the Minister says. “NSW Bus operators will now be able to apply for a permit for the increased 22-tonne mass limit to operate on our roads.” The latest…
INDUSTRY rumours regarding changes to the 2-axle bus mass increase and a Class 3 Notice for Victorian operators – so they can operate as they were – have been confirmed, according to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, recently. NHVR spokesperson Andrew Berkman says the NHVR has been consulting with the bus industry and state and territory governments to provide consistent higher mass limits for 2-axle buses with dual tyres to operate up to 18 tonnes, along with some additional safety features. This supports recommendations made in the 2014 NTC Discussion Paper ‘Mass Limits for 2-Axle Buses’, he says. “The regulation would allow buses in South Australia, ACT and Tasmania to operate at increased mass limits, similar to those in Queensland, NSW and Victoria,” Berkman explained. “The existing fleet in Victoria…
GERMANY: Daimler’s new Setra S 531 DT double-decker bus has been unleashed upon European media, who are lapping up a range of new features and elegant styling cues. Positioned and marketed as a statement of “maximum efficiency, variability, comfort and safety”, it’s all wrapped up in an exciting design, with the S 531 DT of the TopClass 500 ilk said to ‘set new standards in its class’. Daimler says its “superlative aerodynamics” will ‘enable this impressive touring coach to establish new fuel efficiency records in its segment’. Given the claimed flexibility of the lower deck, it covers the entire scope of applications in touring and line service, the company says. The interior boasts an impressive standard of comfort, from what we can tell – as would be expected of the…
EXCLUSIVE: Custom Buses Holdings Pty Ltd has been sold to Telfords Bus & Coach, announced as of April 5 On 16 March 2018, Worrells Solvency & Forensic Accountants successfully sold the business of Custom Bus Australia Pty Ltd to Telfords Bus & Coach, part of the Dunn Group and a leading Australian bus and coach charter company supplying transportation since 1978. While several offers were received by the Administrators – Simon Cathro and Aaron Lucan – in the weeks preceding the sale, the Telfords offer provided the highest return to creditors and achieved the aim of saving an Australian manufacturing business integral to the local economy. Custom Bus is a manufacturer operational since 1955, which has focused on building high-quality buses for the Australian transport industry. In recent years, it…
FOLLOWING THE FEBRUARY FIXNSWTRANSPORT protest rally in the Sydney CBD, the next stage of related public displays against recent changes to the NSW toll roads, train and bus services are set for Saturday April 14 and Sunday May 6, according to organisers. Actioned in response to perceived problematic and incorrect changes to key sections of the NSW public transport system, as well as an alleged misuse of public funds for projects like the multi-billion-dollar WestConnex, the protest events are seeing many union groups and angry residents affected by such Government moves uniting to illustrate their cause, spokespeople say. Speaking exclusively to ABC, former independent candidate for the Inner West Council, Leichhardt Ward, and now current spokesperson for transport-activist organisation NoWPT, John Lozano says ‘enough is enough’ and that these protests…
