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Netherlands, IJssel-Vecht concession goes to EBS

The provinces Overijssel, Gelderland and Flevoland have awarded the public transport concession IJssel-Vecht to EBS. This news is reported on the on specialized Dutch media PV Magazine. EBS will start in IJssel-Vecht in December 2022. Keolis is currently operating an emergency concession after the p...

VDL in the Netherlands, other 10 electric buses in operation

Dutch public transport company EBS has put 10 units of the electric bus VDL Citeas SLFA-181 in service. The vehicles will provide the regional transport service in the Waterland region. The electric buses will be deployed on R-net line 316 between Amsterdam and Edam-Volendam. This will result in 135...

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Driver shortage pushes bus depots toward automation

Europe’s public transport operators are entering a period where staffing pressure and fleet electrification meet in the same place: the bus depot. Around 105,000 bus and coach driver positions remain unfilled across Europe (IRU figures cited in sector analyses), and a meaningful slice of working tim...

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Netherlands, IJssel-Vecht concession goes to EBS

The provinces Overijssel, Gelderland and Flevoland have awarded the public transport concession IJssel-Vecht to EBS. This news is reported on the on specialized Dutch media PV Magazine. EBS will start in IJssel-Vecht in December 2022. Keolis is currently operating an emergency concession after the p...

VDL in the Netherlands, other 10 electric buses in operation

Dutch public transport company EBS has put 10 units of the electric bus VDL Citeas SLFA-181 in service. The vehicles will provide the regional transport service in the Waterland region. The electric buses will be deployed on R-net line 316 between Amsterdam and Edam-Volendam. This will result in 135...