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Bus Depots
Bus depots are specialised facilities designed to store, maintain and service buses. They typically feature large parking areas for buses, as well as maintenance and repair bays, fuelling or charging stations, and administrative offices. Bus depots are critical to the operation of bus fleets, as they provide a centralised location for storing and maintaining buses, as well as a base of operations for bus drivers and other personnel. Many bus depots also serve as hubs for bus routes, where buses start and end their daily runs, and where drivers can take breaks or switch buses.
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Charging Infrastructure
Increasingly, with climate change a growing concern and governmental targets to decarbonise transport, cities are opting for electric buses rather than diesel. These buses carry batteries on board that need to be re-charged periodically, for which a number of different charging options exist. Battery electric buses can be charged at plug-in stations or by using special wireless charging pads. Another type of electric bus is the capacitor vehicle – a traction vehicle using supercapacitors to store electricity. These can be re-charged at bus stops under electric umbrellas. Another area of charging infrastructure for buses includes the overhead wires that is used by trolleybuses. One emerging technology for buses is the use of hydrogen fuel cells. This technology requires hydrogen refilling stations for buses.
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Passenger Infrastructure
Our Passenger Infrastructure section covers suppliers who manufacture solutions for the bus sector that are not on board buses but that are for passenger use such as bus shelters and seats. Equipment that is also found on board buses, such as passenger information displays and ticket vending machines, can be found in their own specific sections.
Infrastructure News
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First Bus to Establish All-Electric Bus Depot in Norwich
First Bus has commenced work to transform its Norwich Roundtree Way site into a fully electric depot for 70 Wrightbus vehicles.
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UK: Port of Dover to Increase Coach Processing Capacity by 133%
The Port of Dover has announced plans to deliver an improved experience for coaches during the UK's peak holiday period.
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UK: Work Underway on Electric Bus Charging Hub in Oxford
The Go-Ahead Group and Zenobē have commenced construction on an electric bus charging hub at Oxford Bus Company's Cowley House depot.
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Installing a Wash Bay? Here Are Your Options
There’s a limit to your efficiency if you’re washing buses by hand, which is why Totalkare recommends its wash bay workshop equipment.
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The Hague: Daimler Buses Netherlands Wins Tender from HTM
Daimler Buses has won a tender with HTM for eCitaro and eCitaro G city buses along with the electrification infrastructure for The Hague.
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How Do Electric Buses Work?
When it comes to choosing buses for a reduced emission fleet it is important to understand how electric buses work, Comeca explains.
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Electric Trolleybus Corridor to Connect Mexico City and the State of Mexico
Sener will provide engineering and planning services for an electric trolleybus system between Chalco and Santa Marta in Mexico.
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Canada: TransLink Study to Evaluate EV Charging from Transit-Generated Energy
TransLink's new study will explore the use of excess energy from Vancouver's SkyTrain and trolleybus systems to charge electric vehicles.
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Norway: Electreon to Construct Electric Road to Wirelessly Charge Buses
The Transportation Authority of Trøndelag County has selected Electreon's wireless Electric Road System to power AtB's BRT routes.
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Solaris Electrifies the Bus Fleet in Novi Sad
Solaris has delivered 10 Urbino 12 electric buses, along with the charging infrastructure, to JGSP Novi Sad in Serbia.
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FTA Invests $1.7 Billion in Modernising US Bus Fleets
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded 1.7bn USD to projects investing in cleaner bus fleets…
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Electreon Wins the First Electric Road Tender in Norway
Electreon has been selected by the Transportation Authority of Trøndelag County to establish an electric road in Trondheim.
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Miami-Dade Transit Orders 100 NFI Electric Buses
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Comeca Provides the BIM Object for the Amber 2 Charging Point
To enable projects to be planned and managed more efficiently, Comeca is offering the BIM object of its Amber 2 charging point for download.
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Zenobē and National Express Deliver Electric Glastonbury Shuttle Service
Zenobē and National Express are deploying the first fully electric shuttle bus service for customers attending Glastonbury Festival.
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Optimizing Your Zero Carbon Fleet Transition
Join Hitachi ZeroCarbon's webinar on 29 June to learn how to overcome electrification challenges using a fleet transition strategy.
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First Bus to Establish Consumer Charging Hub at Summercourt Depot
First Bus has become the first operator in the UK to establish a consumer charging hub at its bus depot in Summercourt, Cornwall.
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Choosing a Vehicle Lift? Here Are the Details You Might Not Notice
Totalkare compares two vehicle lifts that seem similar on the surface but have their own distinct differences to think about.
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US: MARTA to Break Ground on Atlanta's First BRT Route
MARTA and the City of Atlanta have announced a groundbreaking celebration for the region's first bus rapid transit (BRT) line on 15 June.
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Daimler Buses Establishes New Subsidiary Specialising in Electrified Infrastructure
Daimler Buses has established a new subsidiary: Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH, which will specialise in infrastructure for electric buses.
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Bus Éireann Contracts Hitachi Energy to Electrify Limerick Depot
Bus Éireann has signed a 3 million EUR contract with Hitachi Energy to electrify its depot in Roxboro, Limerick.
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Heliox & EVA Global Partner to Manage EV Charging Infrastructure
Heliox has partnered with EVA Global as a first line service partner, allowing them to offer local language support to its customer base.
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PSI Researches Automated Driving in Bus Depots
PSI Transcom will focus on automated depot management, system integration and standardisation for the new Innovative Depot Automation Projec…
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Canada: New Bus Lanes to Be Commissioned in Montréal
The City of Montréal and the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) are commissioning new dedicated bus lanes in Montréal this year.