IRAQ | Public Transport Sector

[Chounz]

Very nice!! Hope they order more soon..

[elusive]

the next batch will be delivered by the end of the week but we need 5000+ buses in baghdad

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[Sinjar]

Wow only 500 dinar? That's really cheap. I like the initiative.

[fazl1991]

to be honest this is better then what we have here in Australia-Brisbane and wayyyyyyyyy cheaper . Good stuff

[Euphrates]

Baghdad will buy 100 more of these double decker buses

[sheytanElKebir]

maybe we should have a "public transport" thread for this.

[BigDreamer]

was just about to say that moving few things around, will create it in few min

[makaay31]

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New Iraqi Airways building in Saadoun





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Mussayib Station

[sheytanElKebir]

this is the new taxi rank at abbas ibn firnas entrance to the airport.




I am not sure if this is wassit, it looks suspiciously like the new nahdha garage (there is a thread for it, looks exactly like it).

[makaay31]

this is the new taxi rank at abbas ibn firnas entrance to the airport.

Thanks for the info, didn't know that.

I am not sure if this is wassit, it looks suspiciously like the new alwiya garage (there is a thread for it, looks exactly like it).

In the description they say it is Wassit.. I think they use the same design for small projects like these(like the small stadiums currently being built)

[Ali - Iraq]

Japanese Companies Seek Partnerships With Turks In Iraq
Japanese companies want to set up partnerships with Turkish enterprises operating in Iraq’s energy and transport industries, said Keiichi Kohama, deputy managing director and chief representative of the Iraq Desk at the Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East in Baghdad.
“There are so many projects on Iraq, in sectors like transport, oil and gas, electricity and infrastructure,” Kohama said in an interview today at the official opening of the JCCME in Baghdad. Japanese business executives and government officials will meet their Turkish counterparts on July 5 in Istanbul to discuss partnerships, he said.
Japanese companies want to invest in power generation, the oil and gas industry, health projects and infrastructure work, Sami al-Araji, chairman of Iraq’s National Investment Commission, said at the JCCME opening.
Iraq has the fifth-biggest gas reserves in the Middle East and the world’s fifth-largest crude oil deposits, according to data from BP Plc. (BP/) The government is seeking foreign investment and expertise to help rebuild an economy and infrastructure damaged by years of conflict, sanctions and underinvestment.
To contact the reporter on this story: Khalid Al-Ansary in Baghdad at kalansary@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stephen Voss at sev@bloomberg.net
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...s-in-iraq.html

[Euphrates]

Focus: Baghdad's double-decker buses
The Iraqi capital recently launched a fleet of fancy, brand-new buses.







The buses have remote-controlled shut-down devices that stop the engine if the driver changes route [Ahmed A. Fadaam/Al Jazeera]
Baghdad, Iraq - On a hot summer day, Iraqi passengers are enjoying for the first time in decades their trip through the city of Baghdad in the brand-new, fully air-conditioned Jordanian-made Elba buses.

Seeing these luxurious double-decker buses in the main streets of Baghdad is something that many Iraqis hoped would in some way bring back the city some of its former glory. "It is a sign of hope to have order and stability back," said Abu Ali, a 65-year-old retired government employee. "It is a start, and few is better than nothing. I hope to see more buses in the streets, and traffic to be more organised, and to see all the roadblocks removed."

Mohammed, a labourer, said that he intended to take the bus just to see if the word was true. "This is very comfortable. I wish they increase the number of buses: people want to feel comfortable while travelling in the city."

Even the drivers, some of them who had served since the days of the embargo, are enjoying their new toys.


Drivers of the new buses can monitor eight cameras [Ahmed A. Fadaam/Al Jazeera]
Hussain, who had been working as a bus driver for more than 25 years, said that the new buses are really cool. "I have eight cameras in my bus that allow me to see everything going on inside the bus. I have a GPS system, an electronic ticket reader which will be activated soon, and a communication system that allows me to call the main station if anything goes wrong."

The bad thing about these buses, according to Hussain, is that they are equipped with a remote-controlled shut-down device that allows the main station to stop the bus engine if the driver decides to change route.

But for the passengers, this doesn't matter: what really matters for them is the cool air they feel coming out from the vents of the bus.

Raed, a trader, said that he hadn't taken a bus in decades. "The old buses were a mess: there was no order, no maintenance, taking the bus was like a torture." Now, he said, "I'm enjoying the air-conditioning of the new buses".

But even this doesn't always happen - not in a city like Baghdad, where roadblocks and checkpoints are filling its streets. After ten minutes from the launching point, the bus was stopped by a traffic police roadblock. The policeman ordered the bus driver to change his route, but the driver told the policeman that he could not do that because of the GPS system, which would cause the main station to shut down his engine. Nevertheless, he was forced to turn back, and this was the end of Raed's short relaxation in the new air-conditioned bus.

[SumerianKing]

Wow I never knew they where that pimpd up. Im so happy, especialy they have the gps device and the cameras. Seems as new as the london buses. I wonder if they have a ramp for the disabled and prams.

[Euphrates]

Yeh really nice, GPS systems, camera, ticket readers, the buses can be even monitored from control rooms to check on the routes.

More about the buses on here: http://www.elbahouse.com/ClientBuses.aspx?mb=12

[vlaakko]

Nice looking buses. Would anyone have pictures or information about the buses and public transportation in Baghdad prior the war and before these new buses? It would be interesting to know.

How about taxis? I heard that the old government made a big order for new taxis made by Volga in Russia, but i guess most of them were never delivered? How is the situation today?

[sheytanElKebir]

hi vlaakko

before the war baghdad had chinese made FAW double deckers. and the volga taxis were delivered and are in use.

[Euphrates]

[Sinjar]

Wallah it's so sad that graduates can't use their diplomas. Why take an education then?

How big is the problem?