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The challenge: Introduction of electric buses – Kassel as an example von Jens Bernhardt

The first-time introduction of electric buses is a particular challenge for all transport companies, as the workshop and other infrastructure…


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Real time capacity utilisation in bus and tram shown in Dresden’s timetable von Editorial | UTM

From now on, passengers travelling with the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) will be able to see how full or empty the tram or bus will…


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Bogotá: TransMilenio and the light rail projects von Erik Buch

The Colombian capital Bogotá is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world without a local rail transport system. It has a population…


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New Alstom RER NG starts operation in Paris/ Île de France von Michael Levy

On Monday 13 November 2023, Ile-de-France Mobilités, SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom inaugurated the RER NG, the “New Generation…


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On the Move: Urban Mobility Solutions for a Sustainable Mozambique von Lucila Spotorno

“Fear has its uses, but cowardice has none”
Anne McCaffrey

In recent decades, social development has significantly changed living…


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‘Generation Rail’ – why we should get on board with concessionary travel for young people von Martin Howell

The case for concessionary travel

There is a quiet revolution underway in urban mobility. In 2022, a survey by Expressway revealed …


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MAN: 1,000 electric buses – and a remarkable market share von Christian Marquordt

In mid-September, MAN celebrated something remarkable at its bus plant in Starachowice, Poland: the thousandth MAN electric bus …


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San Francisco: New Study Recommends Trolleybus Expansion von Martin Wright

San Francisco has the largest trolleybus fleet in the USA, with a fleet of 278 modern trolleybuses delivered in the three years to 2019.…


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Setra: The new family of low-entry buses von Christian Marquordt

Setra, originally once the own bus brand of the bus manufacturer Kässbohrer and today – besides Mercedes-Benz – one of…


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Hydrogen – but not in transport von Reinhard Christeller

Two centuries ago, the industrial revolution began. It was made possible by coal as a source of energy and by the invention of the steam…


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