The Citybus Collection

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Hello and welcome to my photo collection. Here you will find my recent photos from around Europe and the Far East. I hope to add some older collections as time permits.

My photos from the Gulf Region are located on another site, which can be found at
http://citybus.shutterfly.com/pictures

I hope you like them.
Paul McNamara
Kuwait

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Visits in June and September 2011 to the Greater Copenhagen area. Arriva and City Trafik (Keolis) are the principal operators with quite a few smaller concerns. Unfortunately, this was probably the last time I will see the DABs in traffic as they are due for withdrawal this year, along with the Scania N113 and a considerable number of Volvo B10BLE.
Also featured are a few photos of the Sightseeing buses in Copenhagen. The CitySightseeing operation here has never been one of the better ones. Slack operation and vehicles in poor condition. However, the arrival of competition seems to have given them a bit of a jolt.

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A collection of pictures from the Annual Traditionsbus Running Day which this year was held on Sunday 12th June based on Wansee Station.
Buses from historic collections feature as well as special appearances by an O405 and O405GN from the usual operators and the standard buses used on the routes in the area. This collection appears in order by time rather than operator.

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A few photos from around Berlin and Potsdam from a visit in June 2011. In Berlin the last of the Lion's City double decks are now in and now the only double deck type operated. The latest vehicles to join the fleet are a batch of 104 Mercedes Benz Citaro LE, of which quite a few were seen.
Also featured are a few pictures buses used on Sightseeing work in Berlin and Potsdam.

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Various visits to Frankfurt and the surrounding Rhein-Main region made during 2011. Towns included are Mainz, Rüsselsheim and Wiesbaden. Although some vehicles were still carrying Arriva fleetnames, the operation had been sold a few days prior to my first visit.
There are also a couple of photos depicting Sightseeing buses.

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Quite a few piccies from a November 2011 visit to Hong Kong. Lots of variety from the many operators in HK and probably the last "Hot Dog" photos I will take.
There are also Coaches, Sightseeing buses, LRVs and trams featured.

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A November 2011 visit to see the interesting and colourful bus scene in Macau. Reolian is a new company that took up new contracts alongside existing operators TCM and Transmac in August.

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A couple of visits to the Waterland region of Holland during 2008. Arriva are the holder of the contract but some work is sub-contracted out.

Arriva left this contract in December 2011.

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A collection featuring photos of the two principal operators in Singapore from visits in February/March and November. A mixture of the new and the last days of some of the old.
Also featured are the Sightseeing buses of three operators as well as some of the fleet on Sentosa.

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A visit in September 2011 to the towns of Borlänge and Falun where just about everything is operated by Nobina. This is one of the few areas that still operate Scania Omnicity.
Falun is a fascinating place, having been the centre of the world Copper industry for many years so there are many slag heaps around but the contents are being put to very good use.

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A visit around southern Dalarna, taking in Avesta, Borlänge and Falun.

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Another place visited in September in 2011 was Gävle. A quick visit into town whilst attending the event at the Railway Museum.

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A March 2012 visit to Gävle, Sandviken and various other locations around Gävleborg.

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My first visit to the Halland region in September 2011, covering the towns of Halmstad, Falkenberg and Varberg. Principal operators are Arriva and Nobina, with Karlssonbuss operating as an Arriva subcontracter.

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A May 2012 visit to the Halland region, covering the towns of Halmstad, Falkenberg and Varberg. Principal operators are Arriva and Nobina, with Karlssonbuss operating as an Arriva subcontractor.

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My first visit to Kalmar, where Nobina operate the local services with various operators appearing on interurban runs.

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My first visit to Växjö in May 2012. Veolia is the principal operator with input from several smaller firms.

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A visit to Jönköping on 16th June, 3 days before Arriva ended their operation there. And boy can you tell. Arriva have surrendered this contract 5 years early, claiming losses. No doubt the substantial financial penalties imposed by JLT over the last two years for poor operation have something to do with it.
The quality of the operation was indeed shocking (as you will see from the photos) even by Arriva standards. Destination displays seem to be an optional extra. Nice to see Arriva being professional to the end of a contract isn't it? I'm sure that the people of Jönköping (and JLT) are now very happy Keolis are their local operator.

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A second visit of the year to Jönköping to see the changes since Keolis replaced Arriva.
What a difference. Admittedly they couldn't be any worse but it was like visiting a different place. As well as on the road Keolis have also invested in new depot facilities and staff training and the results are there to see.

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A May 2012 visit to Jönköping and the surrounding towns.

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Trips in mid-June and September 2011 to the Skåne region of Sweden. All 10 Stadsbuss (green bus) networks were visited - Eslöv, Helsingborg, Hässleholm, Kristianstad, Landskrona, Lund, Malmö, Trelleborg, Ystad and Ängelholm. A few Regionsbuss (yellow buses) were also seen around and about.
Trolleybus operation was suspended during my first visit due to roadworks and not for the first time. Just proving that trolleybuses are not the way forward, especially for new systems. The CNG buses replacing them were just as green.

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Another quick visit to Skåne, this time in May 2012.

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A visit to the SL area in September 2011. There were 3 significant contract changes in the summer and quite a few new buses took to the roads, transforming the scene in some areas. Even Arriva have some new buses!!

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A few shots from around the county during March. Final days for some MaxCi and the first days for some Lion's City.

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2011 is the 100th anniversary of bus operation in Sweden. To celebrate this, the Swedish Railway Museum had an event which was supported by Nobina, the direct successor to the original operator.
This collection features shots from the trip to/from Gävle of various historic vehicles as well as from the Museum itself.
It was a very enjoyable day.

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A few photos from a March trip around Sörmland, featuring Eskilstuna, Flen, Gnesta, Katrineholm, Nyköping and Strängnäs.

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The last port of call on my September 2011 trip was Uppsala, amongst other things the home of some classic Neoplan buses.

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A March visit to the lovely city of Uppsala to catch up with the great Neoplan buses now in their 13th year. Also there was a quick pop into Enköping.

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A March visit to Västmanland, of which the principal city is Västerås but also a trip around the county and a look at the Brukslinjen.

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Another March 2012 visit, this time to Sundsvall and surrounding area.

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A visit to parts of the huge Västra Götaland region in September 2011. All the major players in Sweden operate here (except Arriva) as well as a few smaller companies.
Gothenberg is the major city in the region but many other towns feature. There is a varied collection of vehicles including 24m double articulated Volvo B9s and Scania/Van Hool double deck coaches.

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A look around Örebro Län, including Karlskoga and Örebro in March.

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Another March visit, this time to Östersund and Stadsbussarna running local services with Omnilinks. Also featured are buses of various operators running the provincial services.

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A March trip around Östgötland to such places as Finspång, Linköping, Motala and Norrköping.

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A visit to Zurich in November 2008. It was only a 2 day weekend visit so not a great deal seen, so mainly VBZ but also a smattering of Eurobus and Post Auto.

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The Scania Omni range consists of the Omnicity and Omnilink.
Between 2002 and 2011, 1385 examples were delivered to UK operators. A few of them can be seen here.
The collection is arranged in chassis number order.
Please note, only proper Scania Omni feature here, no East Lancs rubbish.