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Abus(contracted fromomnibus,with variantsmultibus,motorbus,autobus,etc.) is aroad vehiclethat carries significantly morepassengersthan an averagecarorvan,but less than the averagerail transport.It is most commonly used inpublic transport,but is also in use forcharterpurposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is thesingle-deck rigid bus,withdouble-deckerandarticulated busescarrying larger loads, andmidibusesandminibusescarrying smaller loads.Coachesare used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondaryschool busesorshuttle buseswithin a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions,bus driversrequire a speciallarge vehicle licenceabove and beyond a regulardriving licence.

Buses may be used forscheduled bus transport,scheduled coach transport,school transport,private hire, ortourism;promotional buses may be used forpolitical campaignsand others are privately operated for a wide range of purposes, including rock and pop band tour vehicles.

Horse-drawn buseswere used from the 1820s, followed bysteam busesin the 1830s, and electrictrolleybusesin 1882. The firstinternal combustion enginebuses, or motor buses, were used in 1895. Recently, interest has been growing inhybrid electric buses,fuel cell buses,andelectric buses,as well as buses powered bycompressed natural gasorbiodiesel.As of the 2010s,bus manufacturingis increasinglyglobalised,with the same designs appearing around the world. (Full article...)

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Kelvin Scottish Omnibuses Ltdwas abusoperating subsidiary of theScottish Transport Groupbased inBishopbriggs,Strathclyde,Scotland. It was formed in March 1985 from parts ofWalter Alexander & Sons(Midland) Ltd andCentral SMT,initially with six depots and a varied fleet of 381 vehicles.

The company expanded its operations inGlasgowprior tobus deregulationin 1986. New services were introduced in competition withStrathclyde Buses,many usingAEC Routemasterdouble-deckers operated by conductors. Kelvin suffered from vehicle maintenance problems, and on two occasions was forced to hire vehicles from other companies to ensure operation of all its routes. After Kelvin lost money in 1987, the depot atMilngaviewas closed and many routes withdrawn. (Full article...)

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Agyrobusis anelectric busthat usesflywheel energy storage,notoverhead wireslike atrolleybus.The name comes from theGreek languageterm forflywheel,gyros. While there are no gyrobuses currently in use commercially, development in this area continues. (

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Image 1Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on theLeigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit(fromGuided bus)
Image 2A private omnibus or "station bus" (fromHorsebus)
Image 3Trolleybus ontunnel lineinTateyama(fromTrolleybus)
Image 4A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 5AFotonBJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus inBeijing Busservice (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 6Electric minibus inChina(fromMinibus)
Image 7A double-deckerNeoplan Jumbocruiser(fromCoach (bus))
Image 8The sharply-archedBeverley Barnecessitated a special bus design. A preservedEast Yorkshire Motor Services AEC Bridgemasterwith an arched roof passes under the Bar in August 2022. (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 9Setramid-size coach (fromCoach (bus))
Image 10LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 11A double-deck trolleybus inReading,England, 1966 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 12BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 13ARapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 14Hino S'elegain Tokyo, Japan (fromCoach (bus))
Image 15Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (fromHorsebus)
Image 16ACommunity Transitdouble-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 17A 56-passengerPrevostcoach in Canada (fromCoach (bus))
Image 18Thechassisof anAlexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker buson display inHong Kong(fromBus manufacturing)
Image 19Nissan Civilianminibus inPathumthani,Thailand(Thanyaburi Transport CO.,LTD.) (fromMinibus)
Image 20Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (fromBus)
Image 21French steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 22Setra S 417 HDH inMannheim(fromCoach (bus))
Image 23Behind time,anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 24Trolleybus inCastellón de la Plana(fromTrolleybus)
Image 25Scania K320UA articulated bus operating forSouthLink(fromArticulated bus)
Image 26A double-decker bus ofPabama TransportinBukidnon(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 27TheLondon Boostermoving sculpture
Image 28Ausden ClarkExecutiveScania Irizari6 coach in black and pink livery (fromCoach (bus))
Image 29BEX intercity double-decker coach connectingDresdenandBerlin.(fromIntercity bus service)
Image 30Isuzu QKRModern Jeepney inManila,Philippines,withAlmazorabodywork. (fromMinibus)
Image 31An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 32Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 33MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 34An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (fromBus)
Image 35A typical transit bus inMadrid,Spain.(fromTransit bus)
Image 36Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus inJyväskylä,Finland(fromMidibus)
Image 37A shuttle bus service inSydney(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 38AnAEC Routemaster,a pioneering 1950s bus design (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 39Solaristrolleybus inLandskrona,Sweden (fromTrolleybus)
Image 40A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck inKarlskrona,Sweden (2005) (fromBus)
Image 41Föli double-deckercoach businTurku,Finland(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 42AScania TransJakartabus inHarmoni Central Busway Station,Jakarta. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 43Van converted minibuses as light transit buses (fromMinibus)
Image 44A bi-articulatedVan HoolExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 45Star 200 truckwith passengers bodywork for theMilicjain Poland. (fromCombination bus)
Image 4614.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilevertail lift(fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 47A double-decker bus inAlexandria,Egypt (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 48AEC Routemasterin Sri Lanka (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 49ANew Flyer trolleybusoperated by theToronto Transit Commissionin 1987 (fromBus)
Image 50Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (fromBus)
Image 51ATitandouble decker bus built byAshok Leylandin Dhaka, Bangladesh (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 52A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 53The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 54Chevrolet AK Seriesshift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 55A preserved 1951Kenworthbruckdisplayed at theWhitefish Depot(fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 56AnIrizari6 built on a MAN chassis (fromCoach (bus))
Image 57A typical transit bus inEindhoven,The Netherlands. The floor at the forward section of the vehicle is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (fromTransit bus)
Image 58Cikupamanhauler (fromCombination bus)
Image 59World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (fromBus)
Image 60Greyhound Linesintercity bus inNew York City(fromIntercity bus service)
Image 61The kerb guide wheel of a guided bus inMannheim,Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 62Mercedes Benz Sprinterminibus inZihuatanejo(fromMinibus)
Image 63Tour bus being used in France (2015) (fromBus)
Image 64A Paris omnibus in 1828 (fromHorsebus)
Image 65A double-decker bus on its first day of operation inMombasa,Kenya (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 66Toyota CoasterLPG green public minibus inHong Kong(fromMinibus)
Image 67Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 68Solaris Trollino 18 inSalzburg(fromTrolleybus)
Image 69Ural-375D'truckbus' inTajikistan.(fromCombination bus)
Image 70Ikarus 280in Hungary (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 71Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (fromSteam bus)
Image 72Adual-mode busoperating as a trolleybus in theDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel,in 1990 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 73John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (fromSteam bus)
Image 74Winnipeg Transit New FlyerD60LF on Route 77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 75A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo inBerlin,Germany (fromCoach (bus))
Image 76An ex-SBS Transit Leyland Olympian3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 77TransmacYL01, aYutongZK6180HGH articulated bus in Macau. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 78RussianGAZelle marshrutkawith sliding access doors (fromMinibus)
Image 79Volkswagen Type 2"microbus" (fromMinibus)
Image 80Level-boarding onto a double-decker bus on theLeigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit(fromGuided bus)
Image 81Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (fromCoach (bus))
Image 82Hyundai County minibusbeing used as a city bus inSeoul,South Korea.(fromTransit bus)
Image 83ANew Routemaster double-decker bus,operating forArriva LondononLondon Busesroute 73 (2015) (fromBus)
Image 84Irisbus Crealis Neo,an optically guided TEOR bus inRouen(fromGuided bus)
Image 85Volgren OptimusbodiedVolvo B8RLEAofTransperth,Perth,Western Australia,Australia,November 2018 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 86Nissan Diesel RNpartially low floor light bus (fromMinibus)
Image 87Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (fromSteam bus)
Image 88Double-decker bus inBaghdad,Iraq in 2016. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 89AnAlexander Dennis Enviro500equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 90TheVancouver trolleybus systemcompleted the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 91The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (SiegentoNetphen) (fromBus)
Image 92Abi-articulated buson theRIT bus rapid transitsystem inCuritiba,Brazil(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 931937Chevroletbodied by Anco inTrondheimwith an open cargo area integrated with the body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 94AKowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400in Hong Kong (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 95One of GO Transit's3.9-metre height (12 ft9+1⁄2in)Super-Lodouble-decker buses (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 96A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English)Daimler Companybuses exported to Australia (fromBus)
Image 97A double-decker bus used for public transit inKerala,India (2011) (fromBus)
Image 98Portland, OregonTriMethigh-floor bus withwheelchair rampextended (2010) (fromBus)
Image 99One of the NAW/Hessarticulatedtrolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (fromTrolleybus)
Image 100AKSM-420 Vitovt inMinsk(fromTrolleybus)
Image 101Underground trolleybusatKurobe Dam Station(fromTrolleybus)
Image 102Leyland B45 (prototype of theOlympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 103AVolvo B10Mchassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus,articulated bus,double-decker bus, and coach (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 104AIC BusCE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 105Berlin horsebus (fromHorsebus)
Image 106MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 107Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 108Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 109A 19-seatlow-floorgreen minibus (fromPublic light bus)
Image 110A Double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in theHistoric Center of Quito- World Heritage Site byUNESCO(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 111NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on aKamAZ-44108.(fromCombination bus)
Image 112Knight Bus(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 113Solaris Urbino 18inWarsaw,Poland(2018) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 1141965Mercedes-BenzLPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 115AKia GranbirdSilkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (fromCoach (bus))
Image 116ZIL-131shift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 117A semi-open top sightseeing bus inKaohsiung,Taiwan(fromOpen top bus)
Image 118AC TransitXMC-77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 119CT Transit Nova Bus LFSarticulated atWaterbury, CT(fromArticulated bus)
Image 120A rebuiltEast Lancs Greenway(fromBus manufacturing)
Image 121Double-deckerNeoplansoperating theOxford to London coach route(fromCoach (bus))
Image 122Interior of anarticulated businLos Angeles(fromBus)
Image 123Jakartadouble-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 1242006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment fromSavonlinjainLahti(fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 125Medium-sizedIsuzu Songthaew(truck bus) as seen inSamut Sakhon,Thailand.(fromCombination bus)
Image 126A 1911LGOC B-type(fromBus)
Image 127Double-decker buses may be particularly popular along tourist-friendly routes, such as thisFirst Kernow open-top businCornwall,England (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 128Early version of a midibus, theBedford JJL(fromMidibus)
Image 129AnIveco Bus(Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (fromCoach (bus))
Image 130GAZ combination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 131Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (fromTrolleybus)
Image 132National Express Caetano LevantebodiedScania K340EB 6x2with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 133VDLSynergy double-decker bus inNorrtälje,Sweden (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 134A postbus inSt. Moritz(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 135Hino Coach Bus inRMUTT(Pathumthani,Thailand) (fromCoach (bus))
Image 136A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014Bi-articulated TransmetroinGuatemala City(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 137Bi-articulated bus inGuatemala City,Guatemala(fromArticulated bus)
Image 138Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus inAngamaly,India (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 139Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (fromTrolleybus)
Image 140TwoOptare Solomidibuses (fromMidibus)
Image 141An example of a private bus operating for BusWest inPerth(2018) (fromBus)
Image 142Apublic transport timetablefor bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 143A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus inToronto(2014) (fromBus)
Image 144AMercedes-Benz O405integral bus (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 145A Greyhound bus in 1939. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 146Leyland Titandouble decker bus inSydney,Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 147ASan Francisco Munitrolleybus (ETI14TrSF) climbingNob Hill(fromTrolleybus)
Image 148Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running inValparaíso(Chile) (fromTrolleybus)
Image 149Trolleybus inMalatya(fromTrolleybus)
Image 150Van Hool Exquicity 18T inParma(fromTrolleybus)
Image 151Opel Blitzcombination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 152A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 1531902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (fromSteam bus)
Image 154Crown-Ikarus 286forTriMet(1993) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 155Barton's uniqueDennis Loline,861 (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 156MAN A95double decker on route X25 running inDubai,UAE in 2023 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 157A section of track used for testingO-Bahn Buswaybuses (fromGuided bus)
Image 158A Chevrolet bus ofNepal Transport Servicein 1961. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 159Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (fromBus)
Image 160Seen here inSherbrooke, Quebec,theNova Bus LFSis a common North American model. It has a bicycle rack over the front bumper. (fromTransit bus)
Image 161Fuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (Cab is separate and can be tipped over, unlike most conversions which weld it to the bus box) (fromCombination bus)
Image 162Busscartrolleybus inSão Paulo,Brazil (fromTrolleybus)
Image 163Citroën Jumperminibus inFrance(fromMinibus)
Image 164The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (fromPublic light bus)
Image 165Armoured buses in Israel (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 166Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, withbucket seatsand smart-card readers at the exit. (fromTransit bus)
Image 167An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 168TheMAN A95is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for theBus Contracting Model.(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 169Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 170AnAlexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC transit busoperating inWarwickshire,England(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 171AZiU-9trolleybus in service inPiraeus,Greece, on the large Athens-area trolleybus system. The Russian-built ZiU-9 (also known as the ZiU-682), introduced in 1972, is the most numerous trolleybus model in history, with more than 45,000 built. In the 2000s it was effectively rendered obsolete bylow-floordesigns. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 172Minibus vehicle fromSuzuki Carryused aspublic transportationinIndonesia(fromMinibus)
Image 173ANeoplan Megalinerarrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 1742003Volvo 9700S onB12MfromTelemark Bilruter,with all doors open. Manualpallet jackis standard equipment for single-person operation. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 175MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 176A trolleybus inBradfordin 1970. TheBradford Trolleybus systemwas the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 177Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (fromHorsebus)
Image 178First appearing in London in 1947, theAEC Regent III RT(pictured) is the predecessor to theAEC Routemaster(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 179Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissante(1875) (fromBus)
Image 180Cacciamali Urby (built onIveco Dailychassis) operating inZagreb,Croatia(fromMinibus)
Image 181An articulatedWright Eclipse Fusion,bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath,England,May 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 182Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" inHamamatsu(fromLow-floor bus)
Image 183AFord E450cutaway chassis design, with more integrated bodywork (fromMinibus)
Image 184Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 185AHino Rainbowmidibus (fromMidibus)
Image 186Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (fromCombination bus)
Image 187George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (fromHorsebus)
Image 188Iveco 316minibus inGenoa,Italy(fromMinibus)
Image 189Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck" ) in Israel used for transportingIDFsoldiers in open non-paved terrain. (fromCombination bus)
Image 190MANLion's coach L (fromCoach (bus))
Image 191Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (fromCoach (bus))
Image 192Optare Alerointegral low floor minibus (fromMinibus)
Image 193A low-floor bus can provide accessibility for wheelchair users and those on personal mobility devices, often through the use of a wheelchair ramp. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 194Monument toCrimean Trolleybus(fromTrolleybus)
Image 195Mercedes-Benz Variominibus inKostelec nad Černými lesy,Czech Republic(fromMinibus)
Image 1961960Scania-Vabis L75bodied byKristiansundLettmetall, carrying six passengers (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 197AVan HoolUS-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 198VinBuselectric bus at VOP (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 199Arriva SouthendPlaxton Pointer bodiedDennis Dart SLF(fromLow-floor bus)
Image 200New Flyer XT60 inSeattle(fromTrolleybus)
Image 201Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based onHuangheJN150 trucks, in Beijing (fromArticulated bus)
Image 202DAC 117UDarticulated bus in Uzinelor,Romania,June 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 203AFirst Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 204AnEast Lancs Olympusbody with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 205Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by theMetropolitan Transport TrustinPerth(fromBus)
Image 206AVolkswagen Crafterminibus (fromMinibus)
Image 207ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R/ 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) atJyväskyläbus station (fromCoach (bus))
Image 208Bus station in ruralRussia(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 209Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissantesteam bus photographed in 1875 (fromSteam bus)
Image 210A 1986 van-derivedFord Transitminibus bodied byCarlyle(fromBus manufacturing)
Image 211Yutong City MasterinSkopje,North Macedonia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 212A bendy bus operated byTower Transit Singapore(fromArticulated bus)
Image 213ANew Routemasterbus operating inLondon(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 214Interior of theAlexander ALX500bodywork as applied to the three-axleVolvo Super Olympian(fromBus manufacturing)
Image 215Bustechbodied double decker inSydney,Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 216Phileas bus (fromGuided bus)
Image 217An Indonesian intercity bus, Rosalia IndahScania K360IBbus travelling across Java, connectingSurabaya,SoloandJakarta.(fromIntercity bus service)
Image 218A CNG powered MAN 18.310 bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 219Mitsubishi Fuso Aero MidiME low floor minibus (fromMinibus)
Image 220AnAutoTram Extra Grand(fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 221Trolleybus with battery pack and fulldual-mode capabilityon the streets ofBrest, Belarus(fromTrolleybus)
Image 222A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 223An integral bodywork MCI 102DL3, an intercity bus owned byGreyhound Lines,typical of those used in the 1990s and early 2000s. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 224LibertyBus in Jersey (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 225Intercity coach atLiuliqiao,connectingBeijingwithYouyu.(fromIntercity bus service)
Image 226Scania L94UBchassis bus at theCentral SquareinTampere,Finland(fromTransit bus)
Image 227Somecoal minesalso operate separate trolleybus systems to serve workers. Wuyang Coal Mine inXiangyuan,Changzhi,Shanxihas the last remaining mine trolleybus system in China. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 228MU ZiU-9in Soviet Union, 1987 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 229Ikarus 280buses inBudapesttraffic (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 230Irisbus Cristalis inLimoges(fromTrolleybus)
Image 231ARocar DAC217Earticulatedtrolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 232Passengers on board an oldLeyland Titanopen-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (fromOpen top bus)
Image 233A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus inFrance(fromOpen top bus)
Image 234MAZ-251 inMinsk,Belarus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 2352009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service forRiksteatret,outside their headquarters inNydalen,Oslo. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 236TheHyde Park GateinLondon,erected by theKensingtonTurnpike Trust. These trusts helped to stimulate a sustained period of road improvement in the 18th century. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 237GMC New Designtruckbus (fromCombination bus)
Image 2381999New Flyer D40LFin theAurora VillageTransit Center inShorelinein June 2010. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 239ABMTC UD SLFbus (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 240On thisarticulated Beijing trolleybus,the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 241National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (fromSteam bus)
Image 242SmartRidercard forTransperth(fromTransit bus)
Image 243AVan Hoolbi-articulated bus inHamburg,Germany (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 244Medium-sizedHino Songthaew(truck bus) as seen inSakon Nakhon,Thailand.(fromCombination bus)
Image 245Early coach drawn by horses (fromCoach (bus))
Image 246Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane inEssen,Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 247Van conversionIveco Dailyminibus with full height entrance door (fromMinibus)
Image 248Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example fromToronto.(fromTransit bus)
Image 249AMitsubishi Fuso Aero Kingarrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 250A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE inAustralia.(fromLow-floor bus)
Image 251Curitiba Neobusbodied bi-articulatedVolvo B12Mrunning with 100% biofuel. At 28 metres, it is one of the world's longest buses. Each section features train-like doors for rapid exchange of people. (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 252Bristol LodekkaFS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 253Greyhound LinesMCI102DL3 Coach bus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 254Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 255Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 256Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (fromHorsebus)
Image 257Iveco Dailyminibus in the UK (fromMinibus)
Image 258Step equipped van on a convertedToyota HiAceminibus (fromMinibus)
Image 259LAZ-699inLviv,Ukraine (fromCoach (bus))
Image 260An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at theLondon Bus Museum.(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 261Electric bus inJakarta(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 262An AT Metro double deckerNorthern Buswaybus atAlbany busway station(fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 2631983 Repstad-bodiedVolvo B10M,converted for transport of racing horses (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 264Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMCdouble-decker bus onMexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 265ATheBuswith destination marquee indicating "Express" service toVillage Parkon theH-1 Freeway.(fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 266A switch in parallel overhead lines (fromTrolleybus)
Image 267Youngman JNP6183BEV inBeijing(fromTrolleybus)
Image 268The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 269Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (fromTrolleybus)
Image 270MAN A39 inBerlin,Germany (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 271RH Transport ServicesOptare Solo 880in April 2007 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 272In some cities, such as in Singapore,double-decker busesare used, which have more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (fromTransit bus)
Image 2732003 Helmark-bodiedScania K124EBdouble-decker bruck inÖstersund(fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 274AnArriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TLwithTransBus ALX400bodywork in England (fromDouble-decker bus)
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Image 276ThePerth Central Area Transitoperates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in thePerth CBD.(fromPublic transport bus service)
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... thattrolleybuses in Derby(example pictured) last operated in 1967, but there are still five preserved by collectors?

... thatCasper the Commuting Catis a book about the true story of a cat who was a regular bus commuter inPlymouth,England?

... thatMASA,formed in 1959, was the second-largest manufacturer of buses inMexicowhen it was acquired in 1998 byVolvo?

... thatNepal's firstpublic bus servicewas founded in 1959 byKaruna Ratna Tuladharand his brother?

... that television dramas have portrayed criminals riding aroundWeston-super-Mare on an open-top bus?

... that theUFO-likeKielce Bus Station(pictured)has been praised as "one of the most valuable" architectural designs of the last decades of thePeople's Republic of Poland?

... that residents ofMotspur Parkfeel that theLondon Buses route K5should be more frequent?

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Image 1The freight trolley TG-5,Vinnitsa,Ukraine.
Image 2A trolleybus inNovosibirsk,Russia
Image 3A Setra S 415 NF of the operator BahnBus Hochstift, inPaderbornbus terminal.
Image 4AKarosaBus inOlomouc
Image 5AnIvecoCrossway of Blaguss,Vienna
Image 6AnEast LancsbodiedVolvo B10M,owned by Hilton's travel,Newton-Le-Willows
Image 7AnIrisbus Agora Linevehicle inAvignon,France
Image 8AKMBbus, inHong Kong
Image 9ADopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy,KarosaB 732 inPrague
Image 10A trolleybus inBrno,Czech Republic
Image 11A bus at theUniversity of Nottingham
Image 12AConnexionsbusesoperatedScania Omnidekka,atThorpe Archindustrial estate,Wetherby.
Image 13ALeyland Olympian,and the Grade II listed Angel Inn
Image 14AMAN Lion's Cityof BSAG,Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Image 15A preservedBristol SUS,which was operated byWestern National
Image 16Trolleybuses outsideSalzburg Hbf,Austria
Image 17The Agora and de l'Assut de l'Or Bridge – Part of the Arts and Science complex inValencia
Image 18Buses inOslo
Image 19A preservedBVGMAN SD200, operating Berlin bus 218
Image 20AMercedes CitaroO530, of theOxford Bus Company
Image 21An abandoned bus in theAtacama Desert
Image 22View fromSlussentowardsGamla stan(Old town) andRiddarholmen.In the backgroundKungsholmenandStockholm City Hall.

Bus People

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Robert R. Kiley(September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an Americanpublic transitplanner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the initialcommissionerofTransport for London,the public organisation that runs and maintains London's public transport network.

Kiley also worked as aCIAagent, CEO of theMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,deputy mayorofBoston,chairman and CEO of theMetropolitan Transportation Authority,and president and CEO of theNew York City Partnership.He is credited as being the architect of the revival of Boston and New York's ailing public transport systems in the 1970s and 1980s respectively.

Kiley unsuccessfully ran formayor of Bostonin1983.(Read More)
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Dame Ann Heron GloagDBE(néeSouter;born 10 December 1942) is a Scottish businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner. She is co-founder of the transport companyStagecoach Group.

According to TheSunday Times Rich Listin 2020, Gloag and her brother,Sir Brian Souter,are worth £730 million, a decrease of £145 million from the previous year.

In January 2023, Gloag, with her husband and two other family members, was charged with criminal offences involving human trafficking. She disputes the charges. (Read More)
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John Greenwood(born 1788, died 1851), transport entrepreneur, was the keeper of a toll-gate inPendletonon theManchesterto Liverpoolturnpike.In 1824 he purchased a horse and a cart with several seats and began anomnibusservice, probably the first one in theUnited Kingdom,between Pendleton and Manchester. His pioneering idea was to offer a service where, unlike with astagecoach,no prior booking was necessary and the driver would pick up or set down passengers anywhere on request. Later on he added daily services toBuxton,Chester,andSheffield.

John Greenwood, and a number of competitors, created a network of omnibus services, often acting as feeders to the railways. When he died in 1851 he left a flourishing business to his son, also named John (II) (b. 12 May 1818, d. 21 March 1886), which in that year became the Manchester Carriage Company.

By gestation, and amalgamation, in 1880, this became theManchester Carriage and Tramways Company,led by John Greenwood (II). Following the council taking control of passenger transport services, in 1903, the residuary operations becameThe Manchester Carriage Co. (1903) Ltd,led by John Greenwood (III) (b. 1856).

For how this initial service developed, seeTimeline of public passenger transport operations in Manchester.(Read More)
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Werner Wolfgang Heubeck(24 October 1923 – 19 October 2009) was a German–British transport executive, who was managing director of theNorthern Irelandtransport companiesUlsterbusandCitybus.(Read More)
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Karuna Ratna Tuladhar(Nepali:करुणारत्न तुलाधर) (23 October 1920 – 19 July 2008) was a pioneer of Nepalese public transport. He was proprietor ofNepal Transport Servicewhich he and his brotherLupau Ratna Tuladharfounded in 1959. This wasNepal's first public bus service which linked the capitalKathmanduwith the railhead ofAmlekhganj,190 kilometers to the south near theIndianborder.

The same year, Nepal Transport Service also started the first local shuttle between Kathmandu and Patan (Lalitpur), one of the three cities in theKathmandu Valley.(Read More)
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Kathleen Andrews(néeSmith;May 17, 1940 – November 17, 2013) was a British-Canadianbus driverand transport manager. Her pioneering role as the first female Transit Operator, Dispatcher and Manager inEdmonton, Albertawas later commemorated by the city.

Kathleen Smith grew up inRochdale, Lancashireand migrated to Edmonton aged 14. She graduated fromRoss Sheppard Composite High Schoolin 1959. Following a marriage and subsequent divorce, she sought full-time employment to support her family, which led to joining theEdmonton Transit System(ETS) in 1975. She initially fulfilled the role of Bus Information Clerk, before becoming the first female bus driver that May. After three years, she became the first female Bus Dispatcher, and was eventually promoted to manager of Special Service charter buses. She was commended by the council as being the first female in any significant management capacity in the city. She continued to drive school buses after her retirement from ETS in 1998, and died ofcancerin November 2013.

In 2014, the city council created the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage at a cost of $196 million, covering 500,000 square feet of space and accommodating 300 buses and 700 drivers. The garage did not open officially until February 2020. (Read More)
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Samuel Ledgard(1874–1952) was aLeedsentrepreneur who became a majorWest YorkshireIndependent bus operator. Following his death in 1952, his executors continued to operate the Samuel Ledgard bus company until 1967, when it was acquired by theWest Yorkshire Road Car Company.(Read More)
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Sir Moir LockheadOBE DHC(born 25 April 1945 inCounty Durham,England) is an English businessman. He was Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of UK transport groupFirstGroup.Originally a mechanical engineer, he left school (West Cornforth Secondary Modern) at 15 to become apprentice mechanic in a bus garage inDarlington,before working for a short period as a management trainee withTarmac.In 1979, he was appointed Chief Engineer of Glasgow City Transport. He joinedGrampian Regional Transportin 1985 as General Manager, and went on to lead the successful employee buy-out asGRT Group.

He was made anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE) in 1996 for services to thebus industry.He is a past President of theConfederation of Passenger Transport.He wasknightedin the2008 Birthday Honours.In 2009, theUniversity of Aberdeenawarded him aDoctoratehonoris causa(DHC). In 2010, he was awarded theVisitScotlandSilver Thistle Award for outstanding services to the tourism industry in Scotland.

In 2011, he was appointed Chairman of theScottish Rugby Union.In 2014, he was re-appointed for a second three-year term. In 2014, he was appointed Chairman of theNational Trust for Scotland.

In January 2011,First Great Westernpowercar43160was namedSir Moir Lockheadas wasFirst ScotRaildiesel multiple unit170401in March 2011. (Read More)
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Julian Peddle(born November 1954) is an entrepreneur who has worked in the bus industry since the early 1980s, having owned or part-owned numerous bus companies. He spent 11 years as co-owner ofStevensons of Uttoxeterbetween 1983 and 1994, having previously been its traffic manager. During the late 1990s and early 2000s he ran Status Group, a group of small bus companies spread across England which includedBakerBus,Choice TravelandMK Metro.He was a major shareholder inTellings-Golden MillerandCentrebus Holdingsbefore their sale toArriva.(Read More)