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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, but less 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 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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Two deadheading Community Transit buses in Seattle: an articulated bus and a "Double Tall" double-decker bus

Community Transit (CT) is the public transit authority of Snohomish County, Washington, United States, excluding the city of Everett, in the Seattle metropolitan area. It operates local bus, paratransit and vanpool service within Snohomish County, as well as commuter buses to Downtown Seattle and Northgate station. CT is publicly funded, financed through sales taxes, and farebox revenue, with an operating budget of $133.2 million. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 7,133,700, or about 24,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023, placing it fourth among transit agencies in the Puget Sound region. The city of Everett, which serves as the county seat, is served by Everett Transit, a municipal transit system.

Community Transit, officially the Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (SCPTBA), operates a fleet of 225 accessible buses, 54 paratransit vehicles, and 412 vanpool vans, maintained at two bus bases located in the Paine Field industrial area in Everett. Service is provided year-round at 1,500 stops on 46 routes throughout the county public transportation benefit area (PTBA). CT began operation as SCPTBA Public Transit on October 4, 1976, four months after the third attempt to establish public transit in Snohomish County was approved. Renamed Community Transit in 1979, the agency expanded service in its first decades of existence, later taking over King County Metro commuter routes to Seattle in 1989 and adding several cities into its PTBA in the 1980s and 1990s. CT service hours fell during two funding crises in the 2000s, after the passage of Initiative 695 in 1999 and during a severe recession from 2010 to 2012. Despite the cuts, which forced service hours to fall short of rising demand, the agency debuted the state's first bus rapid transit line, Swift, as well as introducing "Double Tall" double-decker buses on its commuter routes to Seattle. (Full article...)

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Buses were introduced to Malta in 1905. As well as providing public transport across the country, up until 2011, the traditional Malta bus (Maltese: xarabank or karozza tal-linja) served as a popular tourist attraction due to their unique appearances grounded in the bus ownership and operation model employed in the country; by the end of this traditional operation, Malta had several bus types no longer in service anywhere else in the world.

The unique nature of the Malta bus stemmed from the tradition of local ownership of the buses by the drivers, and their historic practice of customising them. In addition to a high degree of customisation, detailing and decoration, several Malta buses also had a unique appearance due to the practice of in-house maintenance, rebuilding or modifying of bus bodies in local workshops.

As an iconic feature of the country, the classic Malta bus features on several tourist-related items. As the main mode of public transport across the country, the Malta bus was also used by many tourists to visit the different parts of the country. While newer Malta buses were progressively introduced that followed modern standard bus designs found elsewhere, customisation and detailing had continued for these 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, importing secondhand ex-London articulated Mercedes-Benz Citaros, retaining and repainting some of the 'newest' buses from the old fleet in Arriva colours as well as purchasing 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 articulated Citaros from operation in the country pending an investigation.

Arriva 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), who 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 modernizing its bus fleet making it safer, more environmentally friendly, and more comfortable. The company invested in 200 new buses with the latest Euro VI diesel technology. The buses are cleaned and maintained regularly, and are equipped with air-conditioning systems for added comfort. All the new buses have two doors to facilitate boarding and alighting of passengers. (

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Image 1A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 2A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 3Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 4A 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 5A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 6A CNG powered MAN 18.310 bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 7An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 8First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) is the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster (from Double-decker bus)
Image 9On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
Image 10A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 11Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 12The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 13A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 14Level-boarding onto a double-decker bus on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 15Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 16A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 17Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 18A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung,Taiwan (from Open top bus)
Image 19Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 20Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
Image 21Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 22A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 23RH Transport Services Optare Solo 880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 24A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 25Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 26Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
Image 27French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 28A bi-articulated bus on the RIT bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil (from Public transport bus service)
Image 29Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 30A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 31A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 32Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 33Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 34A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 35A Ford E450 cutaway chassis design, with more integrated bodywork (from Minibus)
Image 36Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 37CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 38The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 39An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 40Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 41Nissan Diesel RN partially low floor light bus (from Minibus)
Image 42A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 43Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
Image 44Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 45AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 46A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 47Electric minibus in China (from Minibus)
Image 48Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 49Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth (from Bus)
Image 50New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 51Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 52A 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 53A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 54A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 55Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 56An 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 57A First Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 58A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
Image 59Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 602009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 61A 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 62Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 63A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 64SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 65The kerb guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 66Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 67Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 68Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
Image 69A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014 Bi-articulated Transmetro in Guatemala City (from Public transport bus service)
Image 70Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) operating in Zagreb, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 71An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at Bath of University, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 72Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 73A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 74The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 75Mercedes Benz Sprinter minibus in Zihuatanejo (from Minibus)
Image 76DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania, June 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 77The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 78Double-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 79Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
Image 80A Volkswagen Crafter minibus (from Minibus)
Image 81Mercedes-Benz Vario minibus in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic (from Minibus)
Image 82The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (from Trolleybus)
Image 83A Titan double decker bus built by Ashok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
Image 84Step equipped van on a converted Toyota HiAce minibus (from Minibus)
Image 85A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 86MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 871999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 88Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 89Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 90LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
Image 912006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 92AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 93Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 94Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
Image 952003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 96Fuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (Cab is separate and can be tipped over, unlike most conversions which weld it to the bus box) (from Combination bus)
Image 97A 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 98Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 99Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 100Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 101A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 102Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 103Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 104The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 105Iveco 316 minibus in Genoa, Italy (from Minibus)
Image 106An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 107A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 108A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 109A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 1102003 Volvo 9700S on B12M from Telemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manual pallet jack is standard equipment for single-person operation. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 111A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 1121965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 113BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 114Toyota Coaster LPG green public minibus in Hong Kong (from Minibus)
Image 115A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 116A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 117Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 118Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
Image 119Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 120A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 121A section of track used for testing O-Bahn Busway buses (from Guided bus)
Image 122A Neoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 123John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 124VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
Image 125A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 126Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 127Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 128LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
Image 129Van conversion Iveco Daily minibus with full height entrance door (from Minibus)
Image 130Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 131GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 132Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 133Transmac YL01, a Yutong ZK6180HGH articulated bus in Macau. (from Articulated bus)
Image 134Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
Image 135Some coal mines also operate separate trolleybus systems to serve workers. Wuyang Coal Mine in Xiangyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi has the last remaining mine trolleybus system in China. (from Trolleybus)
Image 136Solaris Urbino 18 in Warsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
Image 137An Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 138An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 13914.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 140Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 141Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 142Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (from Horsebus)
Image 143Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
Image 144An Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC transit bus operating in Warwickshire, England (from Public transport bus service)
Image 145Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 146In 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 147Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi ME low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 148NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 149A New Routemaster double-decker bus, operating for Arriva London on London Buses route 73 (2015) (from Bus)
Image 150Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
Image 151ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 152MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 153Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
Image 154An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 155Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
Image 156A double-decker bus used for public transit in Kerala, India (2011) (from Bus)
Image 157Underground trolleybus at Kurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
Image 158A IC Bus CE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (from Public transport bus service)
Image 159Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 160A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
Image 161A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 162Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 163Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 164An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 165Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 166US school bus (2007) (from Bus)
Image 167A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
Image 168A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 169Iveco Daily minibus in the UK (from Minibus)
Image 170Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
Image 171Nissan Civilian minibus in Pathumthani, Thailand (Thanyaburi Transport CO.,LTD.) (from Minibus)
Image 172Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 173Seen 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 174An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
Image 175Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 176Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 177The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 178A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 179A double-decker Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Coach (bus))
Image 180MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 181Isuzu QKR Modern Jeepney in Manila, Philippines, with Almazora bodywork. (from Minibus)
Image 182Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 183Electric bus in Jakarta (from Public transport bus service)
Image 184A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
Image 185AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 186Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 187Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
Image 188Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 189An 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 190The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 191VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 192Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
Image 193MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
Image 194Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 195A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 196A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 1971960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 198One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 199An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 200A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 201Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (2010) (from Bus)
Image 202A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
Image 203Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 204An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 205Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 206Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 207Van converted minibuses as light transit buses (from Minibus)
Image 208Curitiba 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 209Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 210Volkswagen Type 2 "microbus" (from Minibus)
Image 211A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 212MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 213A New Flyer trolleybus operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in 1987 (from Bus)
Image 214MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 215George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 216GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 217Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 218ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
Image 219Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 220LAZ-699 in Lviv, Ukraine (from Coach (bus))
Image 221Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 222A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 223The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 224A 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 225World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 226Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based on Huanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (from Articulated bus)
Image 227Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 228One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 229A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 230A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 231A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 232An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 233Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 234Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 235A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
Image 236Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 237A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 238Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 239Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 240Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central Square in Tampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
Image 241Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 242Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 243A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 244Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 245A New Routemaster bus operating in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 246Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 247Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
Image 248A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 249Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 250MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 251Russian GAZelle marshrutka with sliding access doors (from Minibus)
Image 252Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 253An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 254An Indonesian intercity bus, Rosalia Indah Scania K360IB bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya, Solo and Jakarta. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 255National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 256Optare Alero integral low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 257Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 258Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 259The 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)
Image 260Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 261The 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 262Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
Image 263An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
Image 2641937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 265Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 266Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 267Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 268Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 269MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 270Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 271BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
Image 272A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 273Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 2741983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 275Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
Image 2761902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 277National 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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... that Cam Winton has held press conferences on a moving Metro Transit bus and in the largest pothole in Minneapolis?

... that the first series of On the Buses, a British sitcom written by Chesney and Wolfe, was rejected by the BBC but accepted by London Weekend Television?

... that Werner Heubeck, the managing director of Ulsterbus during The Troubles, was known for personally removing IRA bombs from buses to keep them running on time?

... that French manufacturer Vétra built trolleybuses (example pictured) for transit systems in 12 countries, on three continents?

... that Newton Corner has at various times been a commuter rail depot, a trolley station, and now a busy bus stop?

... that Peter Stuart, who formed the band Dog's Eye View, toured with Paula Cole by following her tour bus in his rental car?

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

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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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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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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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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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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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.

Kiley unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Boston in 1983. (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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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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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)