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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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XCharge Receives Investment from Shell Ventures
XCharge Group has secured a new investment from Shell Ventures. This marks the second successive investment from Shell Ventures.
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Siemens to Supply Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure in Germany
Siemens has received two orders to supply electric bus charging infrastructure in Hamburg and Saarlouis, Germany.
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Washington Metro Receives FTA Grant to Electrify Cinder Bed Bus Garage
Washington Metro has received a 104 million USD FTA grant to convert its Cinder Bed Road bus garage to exclusively serve electric buses.
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Siemens to Acquire Heliox to Offer Charging Solutions for Electric Buses
Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Heliox, which specialises in charging solutions for electric buses and trucks.
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Heramba to Acquire Kiepe Electric from Knorr-Bremse
Heramba has entered into an agreement with Knorr-Bremse to acquire Kiepe Electric, a company focused on electrifying road and rail transport…
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UK: TfL to Redevelop Kingston Cromwell Road Bus Station
Transport for London will begin construction on its Kingston Cromwell Road bus station to modernise the facility and improve accessibility.
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How Does Wheel Alignment Work?
Totalkare shares its wisdom on wheel alignment - how it works, what you're looking for, and how the right equipment can help you save money.
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Research Project IDEA has Started!
PSI Transcom GmbH has announced that it will continue to research and test the automation of bus depots until the end of 2024.
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NYC DOT Completes Northern Boulevard Bus Priority Project
The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has completed its Northern Boulevard bus priority project in Queens.
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ABC Companies Launches North America’s Largest Coach Charging Facility
ABC Companies, Proterra and PG&E have launched North America’s largest coach charging facility in Newark, California.
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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.