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ISSUE 398 OCTOBER 2020<br />
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in the know<br />
6. editorial | ignition<br />
Bus Search 2020, <strong>ABC</strong> 398 - a crazy month!<br />
8. news | the front line<br />
We’ve gathered up all the key, hardhitting<br />
bus and coach news for you, to keep you in<br />
the loop.<br />
18. column | BIC<br />
BOOSTING THE INDUSTRY<br />
Michael Apps outlines what the 2020<br />
budget means for bus business.<br />
in focus<br />
22. In focus | brisbane busways<br />
BRISBANE BUSWAY CELEBRATES<br />
20 YEARS OF OPERATION<br />
Translink hails Brisbane’s South East<br />
Busway reaching 20 years of operation.<br />
26. In focus | nsw bus rally<br />
BUS BUSINESSES RALLY NSW<br />
PARLIAMENT<br />
More than 50 family owned and<br />
independent buses rallied to lobby for a<br />
government rescue package.<br />
32. coverstory | bustech cummins<br />
THREE OF A KIND<br />
Bustech and Cummins have partnered<br />
to bring a multi-option powertrain bus to<br />
the market.<br />
40. operator | caboolture bus lines<br />
SUNNY SIDE UP<br />
Caboolture Bus Lines is continuing to<br />
expand its footprint in Queensland, with its<br />
Bribie Island Coaches acquisition another<br />
feather in the cap. Anjali Behl reports.<br />
46. guide | info + air-con<br />
Latest innovation from some of the<br />
market’s leading passenger information<br />
and air-con system manufacturers.<br />
62. driven | volvo olympian<br />
DESIGNED FOR LONGEVITY<br />
In 2010, Fantastic Aussie Tours brought<br />
over four 1997 Volvo Olympian buses from<br />
the UK to run on its Blue Mountains tourist<br />
routes. Paul Aldridge put one through its<br />
paces on the mountain roads.<br />
departments<br />
52. bus marketplace | classifieds<br />
FOR SALE!<br />
There’s hundreds of great vehicles and<br />
services listed here from some of the<br />
leading bus and coach companies on the<br />
planet. Have a look around and see what<br />
you might find in there!<br />
58. factory facts | bus deliveries<br />
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