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SWO Mobil Osnabrück: 94 % of buses are battery-electric! von Christian Marquordt

On 30 October 2025, SWO Mobil GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stadtwerke Osnabrück responsible for regular service in the city, …


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KVB Cologne: ‘Don’t turn the train into a telephone booth’ von Christian Marquordt

Cologne’s public transport operator, KVB, is launching an interesting campaign to encourage passengers to refrain from talking…


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DVG Duisburg: 14 hydrogen articulated buses from Solaris von Christian Marquordt

On 23 September 2025, Duisburg’s DVG announces that it has put fourteen hydrogen-powered articulated buses from Polish manufacturer…


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VSN Süd-Niedersachsen testing a double-deck bus von Christian Marquordt

Since 2019, the South Lower Saxony Transport Association (VSN Verkehrsverbund Süd-Niedersachsen) has operated the ‘Landesbus’…


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Bad Nauheim city bus – charging park for MCV electric buses von Christian Marquordt

The well-known spa town of Bad Nauheim is located fairly centrally in the German federal stat of Hesse in the district of Friedberg. …


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The consequences of EasyMile’s withdrawal: Suspension of Autonomous Minibus Operations in Monheim von Christian Marquordt

In 2020, Bahnen der Stadt Monheim (located between Cologne and Düsseldorf) launched an interesting pilot project: on route “A 01”,…


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Preview of the Busworld 2025 von Christian Marquordt

In 1971, the bus trade fair Car et Bus took place for the first time at the exhibition grounds in Kortrijk, Belgium, and …


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VinFast from Vietnam: New at Busworld 2025 von Christian Marquordt

Who is VinFast?

The company ‘VinFast’ was founded in the Vietnamese city of Hai Phong in 2017 and has since claimed to build state-of-the-art…


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SWB Bonn: Electric buses and charging infrastructure from Daimler Buses von Christian Marquordt

A big event on 20 August 2025 at the Friesdorf bus depot of Bonn’s SWB (Stadtwerke Bonn Verkehrs GmbH): Daimler Buses was handing…


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16 BYD battery electric buses for RVS Dahme – Spreewald von Christian Marquordt

The Dahme – Spreewald district is located in the south-east of Berlin. It covers a large area, bordering Berlin to the north and almost…


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Book Review

Tramways and Light Railways of Barcelona, Mallorca and Valencia in Colour (1954-1980)

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Updated information about trolleybuses and other types of electric buses:

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