trENDS: CoMMutER SoLutioNS: BuS RAPiD tRANSitText: Chris ReillyPhotos: Pritesh Ruthun<strong>scania</strong> suppLiesJoHAnneSBurG BrT neTWorkScaniabuseswillformthebackboneofJohannesburgCity’snewBusRapidTransitsystem,tobelaunchedthisyear.Rea Vaya bus stations are <strong>co</strong>nvenientlysituated close to urban centres. SCANIA REVOLUTIONS • N o 3/2009 www.<strong>scania</strong>.<strong>co</strong>m
The new buses feature quality seats with cushioning and headrests.THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG has undertaken a massivedevelopment project to provide an efficient, affordable andenvironmentally friendly public transport system in the runupto hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup. After receivingnumerous submissions from its published request for information,the City Municipality selected Scania Southern Africa to supply all 143buses specified for the first phase of the new transport system. One ofthe deciding factors was that Scania offered a <strong>co</strong>mprehensive packagewhich included vehicles with excellent fuel e<strong>co</strong>nomy and loweredenvironmental impact, as well as a range of services including serviceand maintenance agreements, as well as the options of driver andtechnician training.Johannesburg’s new public transport system will <strong>co</strong>mprise a<strong>co</strong>mprehensive Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) <strong>co</strong>ncept in which high capacitypassenger buses will drive in dedicated lanes on existing roads.This system avoids traffic jams and <strong>co</strong>ntributes to faster transittimes, and thus less fuel wastage and air pollution.“For Scania, this is an important breakthrough in SouthAfrica’s rapidly growing city bus market,” says ChristofferLjungner, Managing Director of Scania Southern Africa. In…this is an importantbreakthrough in SouthAfrica’s rapidly growingcity bus market.”Christoffer Ljungner, Managing Director of Scania Southern AfricaThe Rea Vaya system branding is evident on the station and buses.BRT system, which will launch during early 2009.The new BRT system, dubbed Rea Vaya, is the single biggest<strong>co</strong>mponent in Johannesburg’s strategy to expand its publictransport footprint. The City expects a significant increase inpublic transport use, with car traffic in the city centre expected todecrease by 15 percent.The city <strong>co</strong>uncil has set high standards regarding theenvironmental impact of the bus engines. The City <strong>co</strong>nsultedwith the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) and deduced thatthe engines should meet Euro 4 environmental standards ofCO 2emissions. This is one level higher than the current SouthAfrican national standard and requires a 60 percent reductionin particulate emissions, and a 30 percent reduction in nitrogenoxide emissions <strong>co</strong>mpared to Euro 3.CCI, launched in 2006 by the U.S.-based ClintonFoundation, aims to stimulate the business-like use of cleanertechnological solutions to reduce climate change in majorcities around the world.The Scania articulated buses, which are 18 metres long andhave room for 112 passengers, will be equipped with Scania 9-litre,310hp Euro 4 engines. The standard buses are 12 metres in lengthand can carry up to 81 passengers. These will feature Scania 9-litre, 270hp Euro 4 engines. All engines will feature exhaust gasrecirculation (EGR) technology, which reduces emissions during<strong>co</strong>mbustion, eliminating the need for after-treatment equipmentsuch as catalytic <strong>co</strong>nverters and particulate filters.Citizens were able to provide their ideason the <strong>co</strong>lour of floors, seats and handrails.Johannesburg alone, about 1 000 new buses will go intoservice over the next four years, and the trend will follow in the<strong>co</strong>untry’s other major cities.The 143 buses, including 41 articulated buses and 102<strong>co</strong>nventional rigid models, will initially be made at Scania’sBrazil plant, and the <strong>co</strong>ach bodywork supplied by the Brazilian<strong>co</strong>mpany Mar<strong>co</strong>polo. These form part of the first phase of thewww.<strong>scania</strong>.<strong>co</strong>m N o 3/2009 • SCANIA REVOLUTIONS
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