Whether it is for the total or partial renewal of the bus fleet assigned to the existing routes, the needs related to the opening of new services or improvements to the offer on all or part of the network, the vehicle acquisition project will involve and gather together institutional stakeholders, transport operators (public, private and …
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By operating the routes with new generation vehicles, more efficient operating methods can be used that are more suited to the demand (intervals, service hours, etc.), to options for modernising the pricing system, to improving staff working conditions, etc. However, these developments could not be fully effective without improving the qualifications and skills. Training initiatives …
The quality of maintenance directly impacts the number of vehicles available for operations, the service provided to passengers and the profitability for the operator. It also determines their lifespan. This applies to current vehicles, but particularly to new generation vehicles, equipped with modern technologies, for which the maintenance practices in place would be unsuitable. The …
The development and operation of urban transport are governed by legislative and regulatory texts under the jurisdiction of the state (laws, decrees) and/or local authorities (decrees, etc.) to which can be added the charters and agreements of the professional, public or private sectors. Any project, that significantly modifies the organisation of the network, the methods …
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It is the responsibility of the contracting authority for the bus acquisition project to draft the technical specifications in accordance with the needs it will have identified (state of the fleet and the network, agglomeration and mobility development prospects, configuration and state of the roads, strategies of the public authorities with regard to the improvement …
The new vehicle acquisition project can only meet a need to renew the fleet of existing routes. The offer could then be slightly improved, but the major gain will be improvement in the comfort, availability and safety of the new vehicles. That said, the life of a transport system is more complex, with new needs …
The outlook regarding the acquisition of new vehicles must target the development of urban transport with a structured offer, i.e. volumes that are aligned with demand and a higher standard of quality. This means that the following points must be clearly identified beforehand:
