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Issue Issue 26 - 9 December 2011: Features
Clean, Green and Efficient: electric power is set to be the driving force across the modes

Clean, Green and Efficient: electric power is set to be the driving force across the modes
Peter Stonham

Electric power has always been an important feature of attractive and efficient public transport. Metros and other urban railways could not operate without it, and commuter and inter city trains have benefited hugely from electrification. Trams leapt forward by converting from horse drawn power to electric, while trolley buses were another step forward for urban bus transport. Wholly electric buses without wires have never yet been a practical... continue

HybriDrive moves into the fast lane

HybriDrive moves into the fast lane
Though BAE Systems is a UK multinational, which has harnessed capability from across its varied industrial experience to develop a leading role in... continue

All-electric bus has 100km range

All-electric bus has 100km range
The latest electric bus from Polish builder Solaris is based on the 8.9 m Urbino family midibus. At the heart of its power system is a 120 kW... continue

Rail world sets out agenda for next surge in electric action

Rail world sets out agenda for next surge in electric action
Peter Stonham
For railway systems  there are a range of areas of activity to improve electric traction efficiency with both short, medium and long-term... continue

Busworld event review: Hybrids and electric vehicles
Anyone who had doubts about the potential significance of electric power for the future of bus transport would have had them dispelled by attending... continue

Feature
Transport chief comes head to head with new world of user power

Transport chief comes head to head with new world of user power

The Travel 2020 event at the beginning of November featured two days of cutting edge information exchange and debate about the future of passenger transport service provision, information and payment systems and the management of customer relationships. The tone for discussions amongst the audience of transport and travel professionals was set by the first morning’s  plenary presentations by transport minister Norman Baker and... continue

Interview
Bullish Souter looks to new era of  innovation to drive growth

Bullish Souter looks to new era of innovation to drive growth
James Dark

The early ‘Wild West’ days following UK bus industry deregulation are most often characterised as a period of destructive bus wars and cost cutting.  Yet it is a period that Stagecoach chief executive Sir Brian Souter believes has some still-relevant lessons for the way the industry should develop over the next decade. In many respects the late 1980s were a period of innovation and product development as well as competitive... continue

Premium plans for long distance coach routes

Premium plans for long distance coach routes
On long distance Megabus routes, where Stagecoach has concentrated on a budget offer, a premium range could be introduced following a trial Gold... continue