Time waits for no man, or so the saying goes, and when it comes to changing technology and the thought of being left behind in the bus game, certain operators have moved pretty fast to ensure they are ahead of the pack.
Not that there’s all-out competition; that would be probably welcomed these days by bus companies like Sydney Region 2 operator Interline based at Macquarie Fields, NSW, because it would mean the focus of interaction would be with bus peers, whereas now it seems dominated by various state governments and red tape and bureaucracy, many operators will confess … secretly.
Alas, it is the way modern busing is as the push for electrification rolls out, and those operators that choose to endeavour in the bus game – as opposed to selling or shutting up shop – are needing to stay right across the latest technical developments to ensure that what
