Building a Sound Future for the Bus Business

THE HIGH-level group ‘Building a Sound Future for the Bus Business’ (HLG) was created by UITP as an independent working platform to discuss problems in the bus business and to orient work within the Association with all the concerned stakeholders, namely bus operators, leading bus suppliers and organising authorities.

Members of the group came together at the end of March in Florence, Italy, where they were presented the new UITP recommendation for a safety standard for the bus door. Other topics of discussion included the update of UITP’s Tender Structure document and the SORT working group.

The next meeting of the Tender Structure Working Group is planned for 26 June and UITP calls upon the active participation from organising authorities in particular.

The leasing of recent second-hand buses will be on the agenda of the next meeting of the HLG.

CONTACT: Arno Kerkhof, arno.kerkhof@uitp.org

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UITP Bus Committee met in Warsaw in May

CHAIRED by Ezio Castagna, the Bus Committee met in Warsaw, Poland, in May, at the
invitation of MZA Spoo. Jiri Subrt, DP Praha, was elected as second Vice-Chairman following the retirement of Vilmos Tölgyesi, BKV.

Each working group reported on their work: fuel consumption, SORT, priority at crossings, aggressions, quality time and the fuels and traction systems observatory. A German study on cost pointers for the introduction of new tramways and bus systems was also presented.

Members also heard about the progress of two new research projects, one dealing with buses, services and infrastructure: the European Bus System of the Future; the other - COST Action focusing on buses with a high level of service.

Following the meeting, members were invited to a podium discussion on mega capacity transport and clean fuels in view of the European football championship, to be held in Poland in 2012.

CONTACT: Arno Kerkhof, arno.kerkhof@uitp.org