A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, 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 the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are 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 secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving license.
Buses may be used for scheduled bus transport, scheduled coach transport, school transport, private hire, or tourism; promotional buses may be used for political campaigns and others are privately operated for a wide range of purposes, including rock and pop band tour vehicles.
Horse-drawn buses were used from the 1820s, followed by steam buses in the 1830s, and electric trolleybuses in 1882. The first internal combustion engine buses, or motor buses, were used in 1895. Recently, interest has been growing in hybrid electric buses, fuel cell buses, and electric buses, as well as buses powered by compressed natural gas or biodiesel. As of the 2010s, bus manufacturing is increasingly globalised, with the same designs appearing around the world. (Full article...)
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London Country North East was a bus operator in South East England and London. It was formed from the split of London Country Bus Services in 1986 and operated a fleet of around 350 buses from six garages, with its headquarters located in Hatfield.
The company was the last subsidiary of National Bus Company to be privatised, being sold to the AJS Group on 22 April 1988. Later in the same year it was split into County Bus & Coach and Sovereign Bus & Coach. (Full article...)
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Buses were introduced to Malta in 1905. Up until 2011, the traditional Malta bus (Maltese: xarabank or karozza tal-linja) served as a popular tourist attraction for its unique appearances. By the end of this operation, Malta had several unserviceable buses.
The unique nature of the Malta bus stemmed from the tradition of local ownership by the drivers. The buses' unique appearances, full of details and decorations, were from a practice of in-house maintenance. This included rebuilding or modifying the bus bodies in local workshops. As a result, the buses served as popular tourist attractions. Newer Malta buses were continuously introduced to meet rising tourism, which followed modern standard bus designs found in other parts of the world. The practice of customisation still continued for these newer buses as well.
On 3 July 2011, the network of service bus routes across Malta was taken over by Arriva, with traditional buses reduced to operating on only special heritage services. Arriva introduced a fleet of modern low-floor buses, which were imported secondhand ex-London articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaros. These low-floor buses from the old fleet were retained and repainted in Arriva colours. Arriva also purchased a fleet of brand new King Long rigid buses.
Arriva's operation in Malta was beset by problems. Three fires within a 48-hour period in August 2013 prompted the Maltese government to ban the Citaros buses from operation in the country pending an investigation. Arriva's operation in Malta continued until 1 January 2014, when the nation's bus network was nationalised as Malta Public Transport. On 8 January 2015, Malta Public Transport was reprivatised as it was sold to Autobuses Urbanos de León, an Alsa subsidiary which retained the Malta Public Transport brand name. The company doubled the bus fleet, which now consists of more than 400 buses.
Malta Public Transport has invested extensively in modernising its bus fleet to make it safer, more environmentally friendly, and comfortable. The company invested in 200 new buses that utilise Euro 6 diesel technology. The buses are cleaned and maintained regularly, and are equipped with air-conditioning systems. All new buses have two doors to facilitate boarding and alighting of passengers. (
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The following are images from various bus-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 21902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
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Image 4National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 5An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
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Image 6A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 7Caetano Levante 3 bodied Scania K410EB6 operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
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Image 9Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 10Geumgang Express Hyundai Universe in South Korea. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 11Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
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Image 12LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 13Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
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Image 15Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
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Image 17US school bus (2007 IC CE) (from Bus)
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Image 18Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
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Image 20YaTB-3 trolleybus on Leningradskoye Highway in Moscow, 1930s (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 21Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 24Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 25A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 262006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 28A ZiU-9 trolleybus in service in Piraeus, 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 by low-floor designs. (from Trolleybus)
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Image 29New Flyer DE60LF diesel-electric hybrid in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. (from Articulated bus)
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Image 30A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 32New Flyer trolleybus in Toronto, Canada (from Bus)
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Image 33Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
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Image 34A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
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Image 351983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 36A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 37Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
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Image 38A Nishitetsu public bus in Fukuoka, Japan (from Bus)
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Image 39John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
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Image 40ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
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Image 41A low-floor bus can provide accessibility for wheelchair users and those on personal mobility devices, often through the use of a wheelchair ramp. (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 42A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
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Image 43A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 44Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
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Image 45Bus rapid transit (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 46MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
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Image 47Chelmsford (1905) (from Steam bus)
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Image 48A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
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Image 50A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 51A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 52The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
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Image 54MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 56Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
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Image 57A New Routemaster double-decker bus in London (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 58Public transport bus in Auckland, New Zealand in the 1920s (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 59AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
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Image 60A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
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Image 61VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 62Metrobus liveried Mercedes-Benz O 500 LE CNG (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 63An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
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Image 64An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
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Image 65A trolleybus in Bradford in 1970. The Bradford Trolleybus system was the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (from Trolleybus)
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Image 66One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
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Image 67A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
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Image 68Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
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Image 69MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
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Image 70Kerb guided busway guide wheel Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
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Image 71LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 72Guided omnibus from Manchester (from Guided bus)
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Image 74Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
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Image 75A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
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Image 76A Transit Systems Scania K280UB at Westfield Miranda (from Bus)
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Image 77Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 79Bus bunching caused by misaligned bus timetables (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 80Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
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Image 81Articulated trolleybus in São Paulo (from Trolleybus)
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Image 82The Hyde Park Gate in London, erected by the Kensington Turnpike Trust. These trusts helped to stimulate a sustained period of road improvement in the 18th century. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 83An articulated bus in Tel Aviv (from Articulated bus)
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Image 84An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
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Image 85An omnibus of the Compagnie générale des omnibus company (from Horsebus)
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Image 87Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
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Image 88A typical North American model in Toronto: the hybrid electric Nova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (from Transit bus)
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Image 89Iveco Urbanway (from Articulated bus)
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Image 90Bangkok double-decker bus. (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 91Curitiba Neobus bodied bi-articulated Volvo B12M running 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. (from Bi-articulated bus)
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Image 92Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
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Image 93BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 94Hess LighTram trolleybus in St. Gallen (from Bi-articulated bus)
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Image 95Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type that operated in Valparaíso (Chile) until 2023 (from Trolleybus)
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Image 96Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 98BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 99Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 10014.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 101Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
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Image 102Hino Dutro 110SD 12-seater microbus in Indonesia (from Minibus)
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Image 103Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 1042003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 105One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 106A bi-articulated bus used on the Brisbane Metro (from Bi-articulated bus)
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Image 107Solaris trolleybus on the Arnhem trolleybus system in the Netherlands (from Trolleybus)
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Image 108Articulated trolleybus in Arnhem (from Articulated bus)
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Image 109Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
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Image 112Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
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Image 113A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
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Image 114A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
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Image 115School buses operated by U-go Mobility in Sydney, NSW (from Bus)
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Image 116Switch Mobility EiV 22 double-decker bus travelling in Marine Drive, Mumbai (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 118Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
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Image 119An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
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Image 120A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
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Image 121A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
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Image 122An ACTION Renault PR180.2, an example of an articulated bus with a pusher system (from Articulated bus)
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Image 124An intercity coach operated by Woods Coaches (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 125Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
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Image 126A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
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Image 128Ikarus 280 in Hungary (from Articulated bus)
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Image 129Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT ( Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
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Image 130MU ZiU-9 in Leningrad, Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
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Image 131GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
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Image 132A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
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Image 135A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
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Image 137Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (from Bi-articulated bus)
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Image 138The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 139A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 1401960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 141Yutong GT12 operated by FlixBus (from Coach (bus))
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Image 143Share taxi bus service (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 144New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
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Image 147A Neoplan Megaliner at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 148Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 149Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 150A Škoda 30 Tr trolleybus in Prague, which uses In-Motion Charging technology. (from Trolleybus)
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Image 151Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
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Image 1522009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 153A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
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Image 155Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
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Image 156Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
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Image 157Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
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Image 158Park and ride (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 159Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
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Image 160Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
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Image 161The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
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Image 162In many cities, traditional bus service is being augmented by bus rapid transit. Pictured is the Brisbane Metro (from Transit bus)
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Image 164Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
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Image 166Modern Switch Mobility EiV 22 double-decker bus operated by KSRTC in Kerala, India (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 167MCI 102DL3 operated by Greyhound Lines (from Coach (bus))
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Image 168Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
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Image 169Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
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Image 170Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
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Image 171A 1992 (redesigned) Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Articulated bus)
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Image 172An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
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Image 173 Almazora bodied Fuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (from Combination bus)
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Image 174Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair lift extended and lowered to the sidewalk/pavement (2010) (from Bus)
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Image 176Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
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Image 177A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 178A coach operated by Megabus (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 179An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 180The London Booster moving sculpture
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Image 181A San Francisco Muni trolleybus ( ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
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Image 182George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
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Image 183Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
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Image 184The Elektromote, the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
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Image 185A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
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Image 186First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster. (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 187MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 188Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
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Image 189National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
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Image 190Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
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Image 191Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
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Image 192MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 193Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace used by Airport Limousine Bus in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
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Image 1951937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 196Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
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Image 197A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
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Image 199Yibin ART System, Yibin, China (from Guided bus)
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Image 200Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016 (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 202Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
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Image 203A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
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Image 205A double-decker bus in Marrakesh, Morocco (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 206Feeder bus service (from Public transport bus service)
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Image 207Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
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Image 208Volvo B7RLE low floor bus in Brazil (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 209A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
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Image 210A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 211Bimodal Bus-tram and Barota in Sejong City, South Korea (from Guided bus)
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Image 212Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
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Image 214Solaris Vacanza 13, A 3-axle Solaris coach manufactured between 2001 and 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain (from Coach (bus))
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Image 215NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
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Image 216Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
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Image 218An integral bodywork MCI 102DL3, an intercity bus owned by Greyhound Lines, typical of those used in the 1990s and early 2000s. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 219The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 ( Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
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Image 220A low-entry bus of Volgren CR228L bodied Mercedes-Benz OC500LE in Darwin, Australia (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 221World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
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Image 222An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 223Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
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Image 2242003 Volvo 9700S on B12M from Telemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manual pallet jack is standard equipment for single-person operation. (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 225Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
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Image 226Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) in Rijeka, Croatia (from Minibus)
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Image 227Battery electric buses are in widespread service across the world. Pictured is a Yutong E12 in Zhengzhou. (from Transit bus)
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Image 228A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 229Double-decker Neoplan Skyliners with Oxford Tube bodies (from Coach (bus))
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Image 230A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 231Guided trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana, Spain (from Guided bus)
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Image 232An Indonesian intercity bus, Sinar Jaya double decker Mercedes-Benz OC 500 RF 2542 bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya and Jakarta (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 233Coal mines also operate trolleybus networks to serve workers. Wuyang Coal Mine in Xiangyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi has the last remaining mine trolleybus system in China. (from Trolleybus)
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Image 234The sharply-arched Beverley Bar necessitated a special bus design. A preserved East Yorkshire Motor Services AEC Bridgemaster with an arched roof passes under the Bar in August 2022. (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
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Image 235Egged Neoplan N122 Skyliner (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 237Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 238Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
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Image 239A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
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Image 240Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
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Image 241Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
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Image 242A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
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Image 244A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (from Open top bus)
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Image 245Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
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Image 246Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
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Image 247A Sunwin trolleybus in Shanghai, on the world's oldest operating trolleybus system (from Trolleybus)
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Image 248Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation of Transjakarta in Indonesia (from Minibus)
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Image 249A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
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Image 250Intercity coaches from GO and Megabus seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 251Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
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Image 252MAX bus system in Las Vegas (from Guided bus)
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Image 253A Taichung BRT Bus (from Articulated bus)
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Image 254A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 255Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 256Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
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Image 258Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 259Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth, Australia (from Bus)
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Image 261Évéole bus in Douai (from Guided bus)
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Image 262French steam bus (from Steam bus)
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Image 263Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink Ausden Clark Executive livery (from Coach (bus))
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Image 264A double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in the Historic Center of Quito - World Heritage Site by UNESCO (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 265Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
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Image 266A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 267An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
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Image 268Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) operated by ExpressBus Savonlinja at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
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Image 269Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
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Image 270Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
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Image 271An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
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Image 2761965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
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Image 277Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
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Image 278A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 2791999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
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Image 280An ex- SBS Transit Leyland Olympian 3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 281Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
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Image 283Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
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Image 284MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 285Double Decker tour coach in the Netherlands (from Double-decker bus)
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Image 286Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen, 1986 (from Horsebus)
- ... that Sir Richard Paget encouraged his daughter to fall from the open platform (pictured) of a London bus, to demonstrate his theory that a person could do so safely due to air currents?
- ... that Umeå Energi set up lamps in bus shelters to avoid people getting SAD?
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Image 1A trolleybus in Novosibirsk, Russia
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Image 2The Agora and de l'Assut de l'Or Bridge – Part of the Arts and Science complex in Valencia
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Image 3Trolleybuses outside Salzburg Hbf, Austria
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Image 4An Irisbus Agora Line vehicle in Avignon, France
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Image 6A Setra S 415 NF of the operator BahnBus Hochstift, in Paderborn bus terminal.
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Image 7A preserved BVG MAN SD200, operating Berlin bus 218
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Image 8A preserved Bristol SUS, which was operated by Western National
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Image 9A KMB bus, in Hong Kong
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Image 10View from Slussen towards Gamla stan (Old town) and Riddarholmen. In the background Kungsholmen and Stockholm City Hall.
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Image 15The freight trolley TG-5, Vinnitsa, Ukraine.
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Image 16An Iveco Crossway of Blaguss, Vienna
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Image 18A Karosa Bus in Olomouc
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Image 19An East Lancs bodied Volvo B10M, owned by Hilton's travel, Newton-Le-Willows
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Image 20A trolleybus in Brno, Czech Republic
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Image 21An abandoned bus in the Atacama Desert
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Image 22A Leyland Olympian, and the Grade II listed Angel Inn
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Image 1Sir Moir Lockhead OBE DHC (born 25 April 1945 in County Durham, England) is an English businessman. He was Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of UK transport group FirstGroup. Originally a mechanical engineer, he left school ( West Cornforth Secondary Modern) at 15 to become apprentice mechanic in a bus garage in Darlington, before working for a short period as a management trainee with Tarmac. In 1979, he was appointed Chief Engineer of Glasgow City Transport. He joined Grampian Regional Transport in 1985 as General Manager, and went on to lead the successful employee buy-out as GRT Group. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1996 for services to the bus industry. He is a past President of the Confederation of Passenger Transport. He was knighted in the 2008 Birthday Honours. In 2009, the University of Aberdeen awarded him a Doctorate honoris causa (DHC). In 2010, he was awarded the VisitScotland Silver Thistle Award for outstanding services to the tourism industry in Scotland. In 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the Scottish Rugby Union. In 2014, he was re-appointed for a second three-year term. In 2014, he was appointed Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland. In January 2011, First Great Western powercar 43160 was named Sir Moir Lockhead as was First ScotRail diesel multiple unit 170401 in March 2011. ( Read More)
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Image 5Ann Heron Gloag DBE (née Souter; born 10 December 1942) is a Scottish businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner. She is co-founder of the transport company Stagecoach Group. According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2024, Gloag and her brother, Sir Brian Souter, are worth £815 million, an increase of £35 million from the previous year. In 2023, Gloag put Beaufort Castle, her Category A listed residence in the Scottish Highlands, up for sale at £7.5 million. Located near Kiltarlity, 13 miles west of Inverness, the castle was originally built in the 12th century and then rebuilt in 1880. Gloag purchased the historic estate, which includes a 26-bedroom principal property, a chapel, six residential cottages and 127 acres of land, in 1994 for approximately £1.5 million. ( Read More)
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Image 8John Greenwood (born 1788, died 1851), transport entrepreneur, was the keeper of a toll-gate in Pendleton on the Manchester to Liverpool turnpike. In 1824 he purchased a horse and a cart with several seats and began an omnibus service, probably the first one in the United Kingdom, between Pendleton and Manchester. His pioneering idea was to offer a service where, unlike with a stagecoach, no prior booking was necessary and the driver would pick up or set down passengers anywhere on request. Later on he added daily services to Buxton, Chester, and Sheffield. 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 the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company, led by John Greenwood (II). Following the council taking control of passenger transport services, in 1903, the residuary operations became The Manchester Carriage Co. (1903) Ltd, led by John Greenwood (III) (b. 1856). For how this initial service developed, see Timeline of public passenger transport operations in Manchester. ( Read More)
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Image 9Kathleen Andrews ( née Smith; May 17, 1940 – November 17, 2013) was a British-Canadian bus driver and transport manager. Her pioneering role as the first female Transit Operator, Dispatcher and Manager in Edmonton, Alberta was later commemorated by the city. Kathleen Smith grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire and migrated to Edmonton aged 14. She graduated from Ross Sheppard Composite High School in 1959. Following a marriage and subsequent divorce, she sought full-time employment to support her family, which led to joining the Edmonton 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 of cancer in 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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