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Since our South African visits there have obviously been changes on the bus scene, the only one that really hit the news was the order for around 200 Optare Solo SR buses for a Rapid Transit scheme in Cape Town. Known as IRT locally (Integrated Rapid Transit) and branded as "MiCiti" the Solos have doors on both sides to enable offside boarding at "stations" on the busway. The 28 seat 9.25m long buses were assembled locally by Busmark 2000 and are now approaching 15 years old. We are grateful to Matt Buytaert for this picture taken in Cape Town this week of Solo D142.
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