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A New Routemaster double-decker bus, operating for Arriva London on London Buses route 73

A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. 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 licence.

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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Kelvin Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was a bus operating subsidiary of the Scottish Transport Group based in Bishopbriggs, Strathclyde, Scotland. It was formed in March 1985 from parts of Walter Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd and Central SMT, initially with six depots and a varied fleet of 381 vehicles.

The company expanded its operations in Glasgow prior to bus deregulation in 1986. New services were introduced in competition with Strathclyde Buses, many using AEC Routemaster double-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 at Milngavie was closed and many routes withdrawn. (Full article...)

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JR Bus collectively refers to the bus operations of Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies in Japan. JR Bus is operated by eight regional companies, each owned by a JR railway company. JR Bus companies provide regional, long distance, and chartered bus services. (

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Image 1Manufacturers badge of a Leyland Leopard bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 2Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 3Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 4An Indonesian intercity bus, Rosalia Indah Scania K360IB bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya, Solo and Jakarta. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 5Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 6Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
Image 7Step equipped van on a converted Toyota HiAce minibus (from Minibus)
Image 8A double decker bus in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
Image 9Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 10NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 11The 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)
Image 12An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 13Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 141999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 15Van converted minibuses as light transit buses (from Minibus)
Image 16MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 17An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 18Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the 3-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 19The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 20The sharply-arched Beverley Bar necessitated a special bus design; a preserved East Yorkshire Motor Services bus with an arched roof passes under the Bar in August 2022 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 21A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 22Daimler CC Bus 1912. One of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 23A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 24Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 25A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 26A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 27A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 28An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 29Solaris Urbino 18 in Warsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
Image 30The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 31A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 32Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 33A double-decker bus used for public transit in Kerala, India (from Bus)
Image 34Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 35Level-boarding onto a double-decker bus on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 36Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 37An Arriva London Wright Gemini 2 HEV at London Bridge railway station in June 2009 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 38John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 392003 Volvo 9700S on B12M from Telemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manual pallet jack is standard equipment for one-man operation. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 40The kerb guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 41An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 42Tour bus being used in France (from Bus)
Image 43A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 44Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth (from Articulated bus)
Image 45Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
Image 46Transmac YL01, a Yutong ZK6180HGH articulated bus in Macau. (from Articulated bus)
Image 47A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
Image 48A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 49Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 50Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
Image 51MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 52A 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)
Image 53A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 54RH Transport Services Optare Solo 880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 55A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 56Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 57Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 58A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 59A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 60Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 61One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 62Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
Image 63Van conversion Iveco Daily minibus with full height entrance door (from Minibus)
Image 64Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (from Horsebus)
Image 65A preserved AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth (from Bus)
Image 66Ford Transit minibus in County Down, Northern Ireland (from Minibus)
Image 67Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 68Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 69A section of track used for testing O-Bahn Busway buses (from Guided bus)
Image 70Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 71Iveco Daily minibus in the UK (from Minibus)
Image 72French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 73Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 74Russian GAZelle marshrutka with sliding access doors (from Minibus)
Image 75Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 76Nissan Civilian in Pathumthani, Thailand (Thanyaburi Transport CO.,LTD.) (from Minibus)
Image 77An Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 78GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 79Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (from Bus)
Image 80A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 81Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 82Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 Coach in Black and Pink Livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 83Toyota Coaster LPG green public minibus in Hong Kong (from Minibus)
Image 84In some cities, such as in Singapore, double-decker buses are used, which have more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (from Transit bus)
Image 85Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 86Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 87An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 88Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 89ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station. (from Coach (bus))
Image 90Föli double-decker bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 91A trolleybus in Bradford in 1970. The Bradford Trolleybus system was the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (from Trolleybus)
Image 92BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 93Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 94The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 95Nissan Diesel RN partially low floor light bus (from Minibus)
Image 96A 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)
Image 97Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
Image 98AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 99An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner. (from Articulated bus)
Image 100A double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 101An Ashok Leyland double decker bus. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 102A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 103Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 104A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 105An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
Image 106A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto. (from Bus)
Image 107Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 1081902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 1092009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 110An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 111A typical transit bus in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The floor at the forward section of the vehicle is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (from Transit bus)
Image 112Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 113ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 114A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 115Double-deck bus in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 116VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
Image 117A New Routemaster bus operating in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 118A Neoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 119Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 120Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 121Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 122Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 123Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 124Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 125DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania (from Articulated bus)
Image 126A Volkswagen Crafter minibus (from Minibus)
Image 127Minibus vehicles from Suzuki carry which are used as public transportation in Indonesia which is called as "Angkot". (from Minibus)
Image 128The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 129A IC Bus CE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (from Public transport bus service)
Image 130Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 131Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 132George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 133A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 134High-Floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (from Bus)
Image 135A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 136A bi-articulated bus on the RIT bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil (from Public transport bus service)
Image 137MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
Image 138A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 139A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 140Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 141A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 142A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single decker bus, articulated bus, double decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 143Advertisement on a bus (from Bus)
Image 144Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 145Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 146Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 147A Toronto Transit Commission bus system trolleybus in Toronto (from Bus)
Image 148A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 149A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
Image 150Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibus in Germany (from Minibus)
Image 151Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 152Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central Square in Tampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
Image 153Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 154A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 155A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 156The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 157An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (from Bus)
Image 158A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 159An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 160Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 161Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
Image 162Underground trolleybus in Kurobe Dam (from Trolleybus)
Image 163MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 164Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel (from Coach (bus))
Image 165Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
Image 166Double-decker buses may be particularly popular along tourist-friendly routes, such as this First Kernow open-top bus in Cornwall, England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 167Setra Mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 168Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 169Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) operating in Zagreb, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 170An ex-SBS Transit Leyland Olympian 3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 171A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 172A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
Image 173Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 174Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 175Electric minibus in China (from Minibus)
Image 176A New Routemaster double-decker bus, operating for Arriva London on London Buses route 73 (from Bus)
Image 177A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 178CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 179National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 180Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
Image 181Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 182An 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)
Image 183LAZ-699 in Lviv, Ukraine (from Coach (bus))
Image 184A double-decker Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Coach (bus))
Image 185A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 186A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
Image 187Mercedes Benz Sprinter minibus in Zihuatanejo (from Minibus)
Image 188The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 189Red double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
Image 190Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 191Toyota Coaster B50 in Pathumthani, Thailand (Thep U-Thong Khonsong CO.,LTD) (from Minibus)
Image 192Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 193A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014 Bi-articulated Transmetro in Guatemala City (from Public transport bus service)
Image 194Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 195A Double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in the Historic Center of Quito - World Heritage Site by UNESCO (from Double-decker bus)
Image 196A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 197Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 198New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 199Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (from Bus)
Image 200An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree protection bull-bar protecting the large upper deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 201Citroen Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 2021937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 203Early Coach drawn by Horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 204A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 205Volkswagen Type 2 "microbus" (from Minibus)
Image 206MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 207Electric bus in Jakarta (from Public transport bus service)
Image 208Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 209Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 210Trailer bus (from Bus)
Image 211Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
Image 212Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi ME low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 213A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 214A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 215National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 216AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 217Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 218A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 219AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 220Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 221Early LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 222Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 2232006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 22414.5-metres 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 225An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 226Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 227A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 228 Arctic bus during the "Armiya 2022" exhibition. (from Combination bus)
Image 229A Ford E450 cutaway chassis design, with more integrated bodywork (from Minibus)
Image 230Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 231Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 232A trolleybus in Qingdao, China (from Trolleybus)
Image 233World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 234A CNG powered MAN 18.310 bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 235Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 236Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 237A 1986 van derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 238A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 239North American School minibus based on a Chevrolet Express van chassis. Body is a Blue Bird Micro Bird MB-II by Girardin (from Minibus)
Image 240SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 2411983 Repstad bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 2422003 Helmark bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 243A transit bus operating in Warwickshire, England (from Public transport bus service)
Image 244GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 245On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
Image 246Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 247Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 2481965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader". (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 249Optare Alero integral low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 250A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 251Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 252Plaxton Beaver 2 bodied Mercedes-Benz Vario in Norwich, UK (from Minibus)
Image 253VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 254Curitiba 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)
Image 255Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 256Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 257Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 258Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 259MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 260Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 261Seen here in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the Nova Bus LFS is a common North American model. It has a bicycle rack over the front bumper. (from Transit bus)
Image 262A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 263One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 264A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 265The first internal combustion omnibus of 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 266An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 2671960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 268Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 269Higer KLQ6608GC in Pathumthani, Thailand (Kittisoontorn CO.,LTD.) (from Minibus)
Image 270A CNG AC Bus operated by DTC in Delhi (from Public transport bus service)
Image 271US school bus (from Bus)

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... that trolleybuses in Derby (example pictured) last operated in 1967, but there are still five preserved by collectors?

... that Casper the Commuting Cat is a book about the true story of a cat who was a regular bus commuter in Plymouth, England?

... that MASA, formed in 1959, was the second-largest manufacturer of buses in Mexico when it was acquired in 1998 by Volvo?

... that Nepal's first public bus service was founded in 1959 by Karuna Ratna Tuladhar and his brother?

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

... that the UFO-like Kielce Bus Station (pictured) has been praised as "one of the most valuable" architectural designs of the last decades of the People's Republic of Poland?

... that residents of Motspur Park feel that the London Buses route K5 should be more frequent?

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Image 1A preserved Bristol SUS, which was operated by Western National
Image 2A KMB bus, in Hong Kong
Image 3An Iveco Crossway of Blaguss, Vienna
Image 4A MAN Lion's City of BSAG, Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Image 5Trolleybuses outside Salzburg Hbf, Austria
Image 6An abandoned bus in the Atacama Desert
Image 7A Setra S 415 NF of the operator BahnBus Hochstift, in Paderborn bus terminal.
Image 8View from Slussen towards Gamla stan (Old town) and Riddarholmen. In the background Kungsholmen and Stockholm City Hall.
Image 9A Connexionsbuses operated Scania Omnidekka, at Thorpe Arch industrial estate, Wetherby.
Image 10A trolleybus in Brno, Czech Republic
Image 11A trolleybus in Novosibirsk, Russia
Image 12An Irisbus Agora Line vehicle in Avignon, France
Image 13Buses in Oslo
Image 14An East Lancs bodied Volvo B10M, owned by Hilton's travel, Newton-Le-Willows
Image 15The Agora and de l'Assut de l'Or Bridge – Part of the Arts and Science complex in Valencia
Image 16A bus at the University of Nottingham
Image 17The freight trolley TG-5, Vinnitsa, Ukraine.
Image 18A preserved BVG MAN SD200, operating Berlin bus 218
Image 19A Mercedes Citaro O530, of the Oxford Bus Company
Image 20A Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy, Karosa B 732 in Prague
Image 21A Karosa Bus in Olomouc
Image 22A Leyland Olympian, and the Grade II listed Angel Inn

Bus People

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John 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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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 of Stevensons of Uttoxeter between 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 included BakerBus, Choice Travel and MK Metro. He was a major shareholder in Tellings-Golden Miller and Centrebus Holdings before their sale to Arriva. (Read More)
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Kathleen 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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Karuna Ratna Tuladhar (Nepali: करुणारत्न तुलाधर) (23 October 1920 – 19 July 2008) was a pioneer of Nepalese public transport. He was proprietor of Nepal Transport Service which he and his brother Lupau Ratna Tuladhar founded in 1959. This was Nepal's first public bus service which linked the capital Kathmandu with the railhead of Amlekhganj, 190 kilometers to the south near the Indian border.

The same year, Nepal Transport Service also started the first local shuttle between Kathmandu and Patan (Lalitpur), one of the three cities in the Kathmandu Valley. (Read More)
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Sir 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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Samuel Ledgard (1874–1952) was a Leeds entrepreneur who became a major West Yorkshire Independent bus operator. Following his death in 1952, his executors continued to operate the Samuel Ledgard bus company until 1967, when it was acquired by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. (Read More)
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Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an American public transit planner and supervisor, with a reputation of being able to save transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the initial Commissioner of Transport for London, the public organisation empowered with running and maintaining London's public transport network.

Kiley also worked as a CIA agent, as the CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Deputy Mayor of Boston, the chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and as President and CEO of the New 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. (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 the Northern Ireland transport companies Ulsterbus and Citybus. (Read More)
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Dame Ann 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 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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