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S-PORTATION NOV. 2015 EDITION

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MINI-BUS DOUBLE New Series DECKER

In this issue * OmniBus Services * New Bus Schedule * Bus Exhibition

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INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE 1953 COMMERCIAL BUS

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NNIBUS.COM is an express coach operator offering fast, cheap and reliable city to city travel across Finland.

OnniBus.com operates 156 departures a day, connecting more than 60 Finnish cities and towns. Great value prices start from 1€ plus a 1€ booking fee.

Tickets can be booked online at www.OnniBus.com.

OnniBus.com operates a fleet of luxury double deck coaches, which are all brand new, can carry 89 passengers each and are built to high quality European standards. They are equipped with reclining leather seats, air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi, free at-seat power outlets for charging mobile phones, tablets and laptops, and toilet facilities. Cities and towns served

by OnniBus.com include: Forssa, Helsinki, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kokkola, Kotka, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Tampere, Varkaus and Vaasa. OnniBus.com was founded in Tampere in 2012. More information about the company is available in www.onnibus.com.

It’s our pleasure to welcome passengers from Rovaniemi, Kemi and Ii onboard the high-quality

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OnniBus.com coaches”, says Pekka Möttö, MD of OnniBus.com. “We want to thank everyone who has requested a connection up north from us. Getting this connection was not easy and we will do our best to fulfill the high expectations people have for us.

It is also great that these connections to Rovaniemi will bring a third daily connection between Helsinki and Oulu. Earlier this year OnniBus.com applied for a permit to operate the route between Helsinki and Rovaniemi with three daily return trips.

The application was denied because of existing routes which were under exclusive rights protection. The new application was made for weekends where similar routes were not offered.

The route to Rovaniemi will be operated with OnniBus.com’s red double-deckers with complimentary WiFi, power outlets at every seat, comfortable leather seats and motor technology with emission values compliant with the latest environmental standards. ~ Simon Boahen

BUS STARTS CONNECTIONS TO JOENSUU

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HE new route will be operated with 89 seater Van Hool Astromega coaches, which have all modern passenger comforts such as free Wi-Fi, electrical outlets at every seat, air conditioning, WC and high-quality leather seats.

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YOU CAN VISIT US FROM MON - FRIDAY 09.00 - 16.00

Our passengers have bets with their friends on Facebook when OnniBus.com is conquering the eastern parts of Finland. We are happy to announce that the day has arrived today. We really appreciate how warmly we have been welcomed into new cities around Finland, OnniBus.com’s CEO Pekka Möttö says.

OnniBus.com will visit Joensuu and Lappeenranta to commemorate the new route. People can hear more about the connection and get familiar with the red OnniBus.com double-decker on Thursday the 21st of May in the Joensuu city center and Friday the 22nd of May at walking street Oleksi in Lappeenranta.

Performing live in Joensuu will be Trio Kaukolasipartio headlined by Ilja and Johannes Teppo, and in Lappeenranta Dance-Funk orchestra Sima.

A TRANSITION FROM THE OLD TO THE CURRENT BUSES

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HE Finnish great-value, inter-city coach company OnniBus.com is adding connections from Helsinki to Rovaniemi on Monday October 5, 2015.

The connection is operated during weekends with three daily return trips as well as one-way trips from Helsinki to Rovaniemi on Fridays and from Rovaniemi to Helsinki on Mondays. In the process, an additional daily connection from Helsinki to Oulu is started. We pride ourselves with an experienced team of international forwarding specialists to provide a unique solution to your shipping needs.

Photo: Simon Boahen Over the last three years the Souter Charitable Trust has awarded over 3,000 grants totalling more than £24 million, and over a six year period has donated in excess of £45 million.

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LOGISTICS SWEDEN

Schenker’s Profile SIMON’S TRANSPORT SERVICES

WHAT WE OFFER

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CANDINAVIAN Express specializes in freight forwarding and transport of LCL goods, full truck loads and oversize cargo between Europe and Scandinavia, particularly in truck Poland - Sweden (Sweden - Poland) and Poland - Norway (Norway - Poland).

Although transport has been one of the principal factors in this century’s unprecedented economic and social development, there is no doubt that transport activities adversely affect the environment and human health.

Transport to Norway and Sweden, or transport from Norway and Sweden requires experience and expertise.

Noise, health hazardous pollutants in urban areas, acidification and increased greenhouse effect - traffic contributes to a large extent to many of today’s environmental problems. It also results in increased land-use for transport infrastructure, oil spillage, road fatalities and congestion in urban areas.

Experts Scandinavian Express share their extensive “know how” related to forwarding and transportation to Sweden and Norway in the Experts on Logistics section.

Problems are known to spur awareness and responsibility but also to be the “mother of invention”. A lot is therefore being done at different levels and by various actors to continuously reduce this impact.

Scandinavian Express is not only a company for transporting products. But, it is a company which gradually improve the service quality for the best results.

In several ongoing projects to promote more sustainable transports, DB Schenker teams up with clients, suppliers, competitors, authorities and other interest groups. In the on-going work to turn the trends around, friends and allies are our biggest assets.

Your product travels to Scandinavia along with shipments of other companies. At the same time you want to make your client feel they are the recipient a logistics company cares about most. Not only prompt and timely delivery, but also the highest standards of customer service.

Your product will be delivered in 98.17% of cases on time to a client based in northern Scandinavia even in winter.

Your client receives a shipment exactly where and when they need it – express, just-in-time, doorto-door. Your product is oversize and cannot be palletized - it will be delivered anyhow for you.

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NE of DB Schenker´s goals is to become the most environmentally sustainable logistics provider in Sweden.

Working in the interests of developing a sustainable society requires an overall view to balance sound economic development with quality.

Address: Lilla Bommen 3, 411 04 Gothenburg Phone: +46 31 703 80 00 Fax: +46 31 703 89 26 e-mail: info.logistics@dbschenker.com Website: http://www.schenker.se

Open exhibition of our assets and servives.

Photo: Simon Boahen

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF HARD WORK

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NNIBUS.COM is an express coach operator offering fast, cheap and reliable city to city travel across Finland.

OnniBus.com operates 156 departures a day, connecting more than 60 Finnish cities and towns.

Great value prices start from 1€ plus a 1€ booking fee.

Tickets can be booked online at www.OnniBus.com. OnniBus.com operates a fleet of luxury double deck coaches, which are all brand new, can carry 89 passengers each and are built to high quality European standards. They are

equipped with reclining leather seats, air-conditioning, free WiFi, free at-seat power outlets for

charging mobile phones, tablets and laptops, and toilet facilities.

Cities and towns served by OnniBus.com include: Forssa, Helsinki, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kokkola, Kotka, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Tampere, Varkaus and

Vaasa. OnniBus.com was founded in Tampere in 2012. More information about the company is available in www.onnibus. com. OnniBus.com is participating the Red Nose Day 2015 campaign as a partner.

The company busses will be seen around Finland as part of the Red Nose Day events.

OnniBus.com also offers its customers various possibilities to donate money for the good cause.

For example there is a special possibility to donate 1 euro for the campaign by using code NENA (nose in Finnish) while purchasing a bus ticket. ~Stephen Amoah 5

FIRST TIME ON THE ROAD IN MANY YEARS

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E provide our clients with a superior level of service and a personal touch in communication.

We focus on the specific needs of our clients and constantly offer new and innovative ways to cost effectively transport their precious cargo, whether it is within South Africa, or into our neighbouring countries.

We believe that personalised service and commitment, is the formula to the success of any project. With our new and improved methods the risks and unsafe practices are minimised.

IMVUSA TRANSPORT have extensive experience in the overland transport of small and abnormal cargo, full and part loads, heavy haulage, palletised loads and specialised transport requirements ...

No load is too big or too small.

New improved methods Why load and offload containers the old, unsafe way… while the container is still on the trailer?

This outdated method, used for

many years, has proved to be costly to the client in terms of damages and Health and Safety risks.

With our new and improved method, these risks and unsafe practices can now be minimised by placing the container “safe and sound on the ground”.

How it works?

The container is placed on the ground for packing and unpacking to another.

Story by Simon Boahen

INTERIOR DESIGN

BIO-FUEL BUSES

Cash is not accepted on buses in Örebro, so you can only buy a bus ticket with a debit or credit card. You can also buy a ticket from it the local bus ticket office at the Travel Centre.

The ‘container-lifter’ can handle 6m containers, as well as 12m containers, plus two x 6m together.

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HERE are several bus routes serving the University.

They take take you to the town centre or to the railway station (Örebro central) in 15-20 minutes. The fastest is to go with bus number 20.

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A new revelation has hit the market. Not only does it allow you to minimise risks but also offers a more simplified packing process.

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ROUNDING the container will enable a forklift to drive into the container for packing and unpacking. The ‘container-lifter’ has a lifting capacity of 30 tons and is capable of transshipping loads from one trailer to another. This allows the ‘container-lifter’ to handle jobs with multiple containers.

PASSENGERS RIDE WITH JOY

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HE buses stop at all of the terminals at Arlanda Airport. The suggested travel times is from/to terminal nr 5

On all of our airport transfer buses you will have the ability to use free wifi and electricity Sweden has right-hand traffic. You must have your driving license with you whenever you drive. Sweden also has very strict rules regarding driving under the influence of alcohol.

In Sweden the driver and all the passengers must always use the seat belt. There is a law that says that you must have dipped head lights on, even in bright daylight.

BUS ROUTE TO THE CITY

In certain cases, driving licences from other countries are valid in Sweden. Please see the official web site about the rules for driving licences outside Sweden.

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1953 BUS IN DISPLAY PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF OUR OLDEST BUS

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ONG distance bus and coach services are regular and frequent, even to remote parts of the country. Buses are clean and modern with air conditioning, reclining seats, seat belts and bathrooms. Individual power outlets and WiFi are increasingly common and provided free.

The oldest bus consortiums are Matkahuolto and ExpressBus. Comparatively new to the market are Onnibus, who have shaken things up with ticket prices about one-quarter those previously available.

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The bigger destinations include Helsinki, Turku, Pori, Tampere, Vaasa, Jyv채skyl채, Oulu, Kajaani, Kuopio and Kotka, with stops at smaller towns in between.

Web Site: The English version of the Onnibus site is increasingly comprehensive and easy-to-use, with information on tickets, timetables, routes, bus stops, bus facilities and more.

We are the market leader in Sweden for express bus travel with 10,000 departures each week and over 2 million passengers a year.

Bus stations have restaurants and shops. Baggage left at one station is dispatched to its destination, even when bus transfers and different bus companies are involved.

Starting as a local operation we have grown to where we now are located in 50 locations. We work with company owned and independent ticket dealers in each locality.

Onnibus Onnibus offers cheap long-distance bus fares. As of May 2015 their routes extend as far north as Oulu.

This local commitment allows easy customer accessibility and strengthens our relation with our customers. We have an extensive transportation network

OFFICE CONTACT

Joensuun kaupunki PL 59 80101 JOENSUU Puh. 013 267 7111 kirjaamo@jns.fi

Jyväskylän Liikenne Sorastajantie 5, PL 194 40351 JYVÄSKYLÄ Puh. 0207 425 800

with 150 destinations, the majority in Sweden, but we also travel to Norway, Denmark and Germany. Our main office is located in Solna.

Kuopion Liikenne

Åbus is new to the marketplace, launched in 2015. They offer cheap bus fares between Raisio, Turku and Helsinki, with plans to expand their routes. Web Site: Routes, timetables, fare information, lost property and FAQ’s. The site is under development.

Varikkokatu 4 70620 KUOPIO Puh. 017 581 8100 Fax. 017 581 8181

Ticket purchases can be made online (Finnish only in June 2015), by phone, or from the conductor. Matkahuolto Web Site: Tickets, timetables, and fare information. Ticket purchases can be made online or from Matkahuolto terminals, Matkahuolto agents and many travel agencies.

Helsingin Liikenne

Finnish commuter and long distance trains are operated by VR. The rail network extends northwards to Kolari, north of Rovaniemi, and the trains are fast, comfortable, and punctual. Intercity trains are well serviced and have free power outlets, WLAN and mobile phone coverage.

Matkahuolto also provides economical, reliable parcel services.

Arentikujatie 4C 02230 HELSINKI Puh. 019 441 8100 Fax. 019 441 8181 9

however local bus companies operate international services cities in neighbouring countries including Stockholm in Sweden; Vyborg and St Petersburg in Russia and Tromsø in Norway.

GPN Finland, with its network members covering all coach hire in Finland, from Helsinki to Lapland, we can show you the breathtaking beauty of Finnish “nature” in the summer time, or take you skiing or meet Santa Claus at his office in the wintertime! Relaxation in the charming lakes district or white nights in Helsinki are just a click away with GPN Finland.

DOUBLE DECKER BUS

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HE bus is a good travel option in Finland with buses providing a much more comprehensive coverage than the rail network.

Most long distance bus and coach travel in the southern half of the country can be booked through ExpressBus which is a consortium of 30 bus companies.

ExpressBus operates 200 buses

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covering the entire country (south of Rovaniemi). Eskelisen Lapinlinjat operate bus services primarily in Lapland and is your best option for bus travel north of Rovaniemi, although they do have a national network with buses running as far south as Turku and Helsinki.

Tickets can be bought at bus stations, travel agents and on board the bus. Eurolines do not have any international services to Finland;

GPN Finland/Charter Finland is founded 1996. It has main owners and members. Its main owners are Bus Travel Oy Reissu Ruoti from Lahti and Lehdon liikenne Oy from Turenki. Both main owners are family owned coach companies in third generation. GPN Finland has 15 member companies to cover coach hire in Finland with 253 coaches. GPN offers high quality coach services all over Finland.

Safety The safety of our customers always comes first. Our drivers go through 35 hours of additional training in every 5-year period.

This training includes courses in driving skills, first aid, and customer service, among other things.

Environment Our fleet consists of modern and environmental-friendly busses.

We value the environment, and choosing a coach charter is an environmentally friendly choice.

Some of our members, including Reissu Ruoti, are also involved in developing and testing. ~ Simon Boahen

THE GREAT VALUE WAYS TO TRAVEL INTER-CITY DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES ACROSS FINLAND

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NNIBUS.COM is an innovative and great value inter-city express bus service based in Finland. The OnniBus.com service launched its operations on 1 July 2014, offering great value fares from just €1(plus a €1booking fee).

OnniBus.com operates some of Europe’s most modern, high quality and fuel efficient coaches equipped with air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and, limited mobility access. OnniBus.com currently offers many different inter-city routes across Finland. Operating comfortable, convenient and reliable services from city to city, with no hidden luggage charges, OnniBus.com is the new, great value alternative to air, train and car travel.

Our Philosophy We know that customers go where they receive a warm welcome and stay where they are looked after, so our philosophy is to combine excellent service with a passion for making our customers happy, with great value, flexible pricing.

We want you to stay with us, and next time to bring your friends along too. Our mascot shares our

passion for public transport and makes sure that we always strive to make your journey with OnniBus. com as good as it can be.

Tickets OnniBus.com tickets are available on our website www.onnibus. com. Book online early to secure the lowest price and special fares.

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for help and advice. See events, special offers, give us your feedback and keep up to date with our latest news by visiting www. facebook.com/Onnibus.

In the vast majority of cases our buses will be equipped with air-conditioning, wi-fi and limited mobility access, however on some occasions, where operational or other circumstances dictate, we may not be able to offer some or all of these facilities. In the event that these facilities are not available, no refund will be offered.

Coach Amenities Our charter buses are high-quality, modern coaches. Every coach is equipped with a DVD and CD player, air conditioning, toilet facilities, refrigerator, microphone, seat belts, and an ignition inter-

lock device (BAIID). Our VIP coaches are also equipped with wireless internet connections, leather seating, and a possibility to use a wireless microphone.

Vaasan Paikallisliikenne Oy tarjoaa linja-autoliikenteen aikataulunmukaisia reittipalveluja Vaasassa edistyksellisyys tettavuus, Arvomme ovat: turvallisuus, luotettavuus, ystävällisyys, toiminnan edistyksellisyys ja aktiivinen kehittäminen sekä luonnollisesti myös menestyksellisyys ja taloudellinen kannattavuus.

OnniBus.com is the ideal partner to form a real-time view of Finnish roads. Each camera travels the nation-wide road network for nearly 1000 kilometers daily. With a relatively small amount of cameras, we can provide a comprehensive view of the Finnish road network”, says Ari Räty, Technical Director of Demon turvallisuus Oy. ~ Simon Boahen

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FIKA CUSTOMERS ENJOY SOME SNACKS

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ASTROMEGA DOUBLE DECKERS TO ROUTE PORI-RAUMA ONNIBUS, THE GREAT-VALUE, INTER-CITY COACH COMPANY, IS GROWING ITS FLEET OF 35 BUSES WITH 13 NEW ASTROMEGA TX927-DOUBLE-DECKERS.

CURRENT AND OLD BUSES

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INLAND needs new innovations and smart traffic solutions. In the near future data will be more valuable than oil, forestry or mine products. Several new companies can be created around the data applications”, says Pekka Möttö, Managing Director of OnniBus.com.

OnniBus.com’s operational team now has an instant view to roads that the company’s busses are driving on. The high-resolution camera is housed in a smart phone located in the bus cabin.

Demon and OnniBus.com encourage every Finnish company to help Finland take the “digital leap”. More sources are needed to gather data and Demon’s goals.

Its first was launched in 2006.

RED DAY CAMPAIGN (FINLAND)

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NNIBUS.COM is the ideal partner to form a real-time view of Finnish roads. Each camera travels the nation-wide road network for nearly 1000 kilometers daily.

With a relatively small amount of cameras, we can provide a comprehensive view of the Finnish road network”, says Ari Räty, Technical Director of Demon turvallisuus Oy. Until now different internet services have provided project to allow for real-timev flow.

ROUTE FROM HELSINKI TO TURKU PEKKA Möttö’s personal contribution is to drive one of the OnniBus.com’s busses that are participating Radio YLE tournnament to end.

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NNIBUS.COM is an express coach operator offering fast, cheap and reliable city to city travel across Finland. OnniBus.com operates 156 departures a day, connecting more than 60 Finnish cities and towns.

Great value prices start from 1€ plus a 1€ booking fee. Tickets can be booked online at www.OnniBus. com. OnniBus.com operates a fleet of luxury double deck coaches, which are all brand new, can carry 89 passengers each and are built to high quality European standards. They are equipped with reclining

express coach services and be delivered by mid-June Lauri Helke, OnniBus.com’s Operations Manager, said: “This order is great news for OnniBus.com and its customers. It represents a step change in the business as we seek to invest in, transform and grow OnniBus.com and its network of express intercity coach services.”

The investment will also create up to 50 new jobs for experienced, highly skilled coach drivers at locations across Finland. OnniBus.com’s driver recruitment program starts next week.

Cities and towns served by OnniBus.com include: Forssa, Helsinki, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kokkola, Kotka, Kuopio, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Tampere, Varkaus and Vaasa.

OnniBus.com was founded in Tampere in 2012.

More information about the company is available in www.onnibus.com.

The Finnish Red Nose foundation collects money for nine charities that help children and young people living in poverty in Africa, Asia as well as in South and Middle America. “This is the first time that OnniBus.com does this type of co-operation on this scale with any organization”, says Pekka Möttö, the Managing Director of OnniBus.com.

Tampere May 17, 2014 - OnniBus.com, the Finnish intercity express coach operator, is delighted to announce it has placed an order for 15 new high specification double deck coaches.

For example there is a special possibility to donate 1 euro for the campaign by using code NENA (nose in Finnish) while purchasing a bus ticket via company’s website. One can also donate 5 euros by sending SMS message “ONNIBUS” to number 16499 (available only in Finland). Donation boxes are available in OnniBus.com busses and the main departure stations during the campaign period.

The €7.5 million order consists of 15 Astromega TX927 coaches built by leading European coach manufacturer Van Hool. The vehicles will operate on OnniBus.com’s new national network of intercity 14

ONE-ON-ONE CHAT WITH BUS OFFICIALS AS PASSENGERS SIT INSIDE THE 1953 MINI BUS

AWARD WINNING DOUBLE DECKER

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Simon Boahen Editor In-Chief

Disclaimer: THIS is to clarify that all text used in this magazine was copied from various websites of transport companies. I do not own or share the opinions of the companies.

It is used only for academic purposes and therefore I will not be held responsible for any effect the text content might have on the reader.

/simbaks /simon_boahen

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