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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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A 2007 Motor Coach D4500CL (3471) on the Glen Oaks-bound QM5 at Union Turnpike/164th Street in June 2018

The QM1, QM5, QM6, QM7, QM8, QM31, QM35, and QM36 bus routes constitute a public transit line in New York City, operating express between Northeast Queens and Midtown or Downtown Manhattan. The routes operate primarily on Union Turnpike in Queens, and travel non-stop via Queens Boulevard, the Long Island Expressway, and the Midtown Tunnel or Queensboro Bridge between Queens and Manhattan.

The routes are numbered based on their origin and destination; buses that run to Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan are double-digit routes that start with the number "3" or "4", while all other routes are single-digit routes. In Manhattan, the QM1, QM5, and QM6 buses run via Sixth Avenue in Midtown; the QM31, QM35, and QM36 buses run via Third Avenue in Midtown; and the QM7 and QM8 buses run through the Financial District. In Queens, the QM1, QM7, and QM31 run to 188th Street and Horace Harding Expressway; the QM5, QM8, and QM35 run to 260th Street and Union Turnpike via the Horace Harding Expressway; and the QM6 and QM36 go to North Shore Towers. Some QM8 buses employ "Super Express" service, with larger non-stop sections during the trip. (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 1An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
Image 2A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 3Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 4Mercedes Benz Sprinter minibus in Zihuatanejo (from Minibus)
Image 5The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 6An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 7A 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 8In 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 9An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
Image 10The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 11On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
Image 12Russian GAZelle marshrutka with sliding access doors (from Minibus)
Image 13Double-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 14A Titan double decker bus built by Ashok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
Image 15A CNG powered MAN 18.310 bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 16The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 17MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 18Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
Image 19A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 20A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 21George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 22The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 23Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 24Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth (from Bus)
Image 25First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) is the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster (from Double-decker bus)
Image 26The 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 27Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 281960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 29BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 30An Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 31Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 32A Ford E450 cutaway chassis design, with more integrated bodywork (from Minibus)
Image 33The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 34AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 35Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
Image 36Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 372009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 38RH Transport Services Optare Solo 880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 39Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 40Some 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 41A section of track used for testing O-Bahn Busway buses (from Guided bus)
Image 42Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 43A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014 Bi-articulated Transmetro in Guatemala City (from Public transport bus service)
Image 44Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 45VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 46A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
Image 47A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 48A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 49Step equipped van on a converted Toyota HiAce minibus (from Minibus)
Image 50Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 51An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 52A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 531999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 54A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 55CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 56A double-decker Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Coach (bus))
Image 57A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 58A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 59Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
Image 60A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 61Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 62Volkswagen Type 2 "microbus" (from Minibus)
Image 63Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central Square in Tampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
Image 64Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 65Curitiba 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 66A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
Image 67A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
Image 68Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 69Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 70A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 71Iveco Daily minibus in the UK (from Minibus)
Image 72Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 73A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 74An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 75ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 76Iveco 316 minibus in Genoa, Italy (from Minibus)
Image 77Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 78A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 79An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 80A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
Image 81The 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 82Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 83A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 84Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
Image 85Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 86A 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 87Transmac YL01, a Yutong ZK6180HGH articulated bus in Macau. (from Articulated bus)
Image 88A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 89Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 90Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 91US school bus (2007) (from Bus)
Image 92Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
Image 93Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 941965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 95LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
Image 96Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 97A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 98Electric minibus in China (from Minibus)
Image 99A double-decker bus used for public transit in Kerala, India (2011) (from Bus)
Image 100Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 101An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 102An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 103Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 104An 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 105Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based on Huanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (from Articulated bus)
Image 106A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 107A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 108Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 109MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 110Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
Image 111A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 1121937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 113Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
Image 1141983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 115NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 116The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 117Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
Image 118A Neoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 119MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 120Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 121VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
Image 122Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 123An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 124LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
Image 125Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 126French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 127National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 1282003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 129Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 130Electric bus in Jakarta (from Public transport bus service)
Image 131A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 132An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 133A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 134MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 135Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 136A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 137Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
Image 138Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 139A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 140MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 141Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 142Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 143MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 144A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 145MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 146A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 147A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 148Fuso 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 149LAZ-699 in Lviv, Ukraine (from Coach (bus))
Image 150Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 151Van conversion Iveco Daily minibus with full height entrance door (from Minibus)
Image 152Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) operating in Zagreb, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 153BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
Image 154A IC Bus CE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (from Public transport bus service)
Image 155Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 156Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 157GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 158Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 159Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 160Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 161Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 162Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 163Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 164The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 1652006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 166Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
Image 167A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 16814.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 169Nissan Diesel RN partially low floor light bus (from Minibus)
Image 170A 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 171A New Routemaster bus operating in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 172AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 173A New Routemaster double-decker bus, operating for Arriva London on London Buses route 73 (2015) (from Bus)
Image 174Mercedes-Benz Vario minibus in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic (from Minibus)
Image 175Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 176Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (from Horsebus)
Image 177A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 178Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 179Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 180Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 181Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 182Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 183Isuzu QKR Modern Jeepney in Manila, Philippines, with Almazora bodywork. (from Minibus)
Image 184A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 185Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 186A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung,Taiwan (from Open top bus)
Image 187Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 188MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
Image 189Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
Image 190An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 191A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 192Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
Image 193Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 194Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
Image 195Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 196Van converted minibuses as light transit buses (from Minibus)
Image 197SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 198Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
Image 1992003 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 200Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 201Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (2010) (from Bus)
Image 202Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 203The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 204GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 205Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 206Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
Image 207Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 208Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 209Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 210Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 211Nissan Civilian minibus in Pathumthani, Thailand (Thanyaburi Transport CO.,LTD.) (from Minibus)
Image 212A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 213New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 214Solaris Urbino 18 in Warsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
Image 215Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi ME low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 216Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
Image 217An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 218One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 219Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 220A First Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 221A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 222AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 223Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 224A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 225A 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 226Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 227An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 228A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
Image 229Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
Image 230ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
Image 231Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 232Toyota Coaster LPG green public minibus in Hong Kong (from Minibus)
Image 233A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 234A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
Image 235DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania, June 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 236Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 237Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 238A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 239Underground trolleybus at Kurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
Image 240Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 241A New Flyer trolleybus operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in 1987 (from Bus)
Image 242The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (from Trolleybus)
Image 243A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 244Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 245Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 246Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
Image 247A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 248A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 249World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 250A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 251An 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 252A bi-articulated bus on the RIT bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil (from Public transport bus service)
Image 253A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 254National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 255Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 256Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 257A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 258A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 259Seen 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 260An Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC transit bus operating in Warwickshire, England (from Public transport bus service)
Image 261A Volkswagen Crafter minibus (from Minibus)
Image 262Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 263Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 264The kerb guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 265John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 266Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 267One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 268Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 2691902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 270Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 271A 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 272Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 273Optare Alero integral low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 274An Indonesian intercity bus, Rosalia Indah Scania K360IB bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya, Solo and Jakarta. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 275Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 276Level-boarding onto a double-decker bus on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 277Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker 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 MAN Lion's City of BSAG, Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Image 2A trolleybus in Brno, Czech Republic
Image 3A Mercedes Citaro O530, of the Oxford Bus Company
Image 4A trolleybus in Novosibirsk, Russia
Image 5A Setra S 415 NF of the operator BahnBus Hochstift, in Paderborn bus terminal.
Image 6A Connexionsbuses operated Scania Omnidekka, at Thorpe Arch industrial estate, Wetherby.
Image 7A Leyland Olympian, and the Grade II listed Angel Inn
Image 8The freight trolley TG-5, Vinnitsa, Ukraine.
Image 9Buses in Oslo
Image 10A preserved BVG MAN SD200, operating Berlin bus 218
Image 11The Agora and de l'Assut de l'Or Bridge – Part of the Arts and Science complex in Valencia
Image 12An East Lancs bodied Volvo B10M, owned by Hilton's travel, Newton-Le-Willows
Image 13Trolleybuses outside Salzburg Hbf, Austria
Image 14A Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy, Karosa B 732 in Prague
Image 15A Karosa Bus in Olomouc
Image 16A bus at the University of Nottingham
Image 17A KMB bus, in Hong Kong
Image 18View from Slussen towards Gamla stan (Old town) and Riddarholmen. In the background Kungsholmen and Stockholm City Hall.
Image 19An Iveco Crossway of Blaguss, Vienna
Image 20An abandoned bus in the Atacama Desert
Image 21An Irisbus Agora Line vehicle in Avignon, France
Image 22A preserved Bristol SUS, which was operated by Western National

Bus People

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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)