Eurochallenge Award 2003
Background
In 1991, the "Eurochallenge Award"™ for public transport by bus and coach was created by the FBAA and the organisers of the "COACH & BUS" Exhibition in Kortrijk, now named "BUS WORLD".
"The aim of the IRU Eurochallenge Award is to promote greater use of urban and interurban public transport by bus and coach through cost-effective innovative projects"
Candidates
The award is open to all bus or coach operators active in public transport, regardless of their public or private status, whether or not public subsidies are received. Candidates from all European countries are eligible.
The Member Associations can first organise a pre-selection at the national level and forward subsequently a number of nominations to the IRU General Secretariat.
Selection Criteria
The project for examination by the jury must either have achieved an increase in the number of passengers or prove the number of passengers if a new route was created.
- How has the candidate achieved this goal?
- Has the project been innovative initiative or used traditional means?
- How heavily has the candidate relied on subsidies to achieve the goal?
- Have other means been used?
- Has the candidate achieved the goal individually or in co-operation with other companies or entities?
Jury
The jury is composed of specialists in passenger transport, transport operators and journalists from the trade press.
Get the Rules
Download the official IRU Eurochallenge Award leaflet containing the rules in PDF format
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For additonal Information
Contact the IRU Delegation to the EU in Brussels at:
IRU Delegation to the EU
Avenue de Tervuren 32-34
bte 37
B-1040 Brussels
Belgium
Tel.: + 32-2-743 25 80
Fax: + 32-2-743 25 99
E-mail: brussels@iru.org (mentioning "IRU Eurochallenge 2003")
Website: www.iru.org.
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