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New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom

A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving license.

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

Horse-drawn buses were used from the 1820s, followed by steam buses in the 1830s, and electric trolleybuses in 1882. The first internal combustion engine buses, or motor buses, were used in 1895. Recently, interest has been growing in hybrid electric buses, fuel cell buses, and electric buses, as well as buses powered by compressed natural gas or biodiesel. As of the 2010s, bus manufacturing is increasingly globalised, with the same designs appearing around the world. (Full article...)

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Two 2017 XD60s (6032 & 6064) on the Q52 & Q53 SBS at Metropolitan Avenue

The Q11, Q21, Q52, and Q53 bus routes constitute a public transit corridor running along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards in Queens, New York City. The corridor extends primarily along the length of the two boulevards through "mainland" Queens, a distance of 6 miles (9.7 km) between Elmhurst and the Jamaica Bay shore in Howard Beach. The Q52 and Q53 buses, which provide Select Bus Service along the corridor, continue south across Jamaica Bay to the Rockaway peninsula, one of the few public transit options between the peninsula and the rest of the city.

The Q11 and Q21 were formerly privately operated by Green Bus Lines, and the Q53 was formerly operated by Triboro Coach, under subsidized franchises with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). The Q11 and Q21 started service along the corridor in 1918 and 1923, respectively. These routes came under the control of Green Bus Lines in the 1930s when the borough's bus system was divided into four lettered "zones", with "Zone C" including Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and the Rockaways operated by Green Lines. An additional route along the corridor, the Q53, was added in 1950, to replace the Long Island Rail Road's Rockaway Beach Branch service to the Rockaways, which was shut down due to a trestle fire. This service was operated by Triboro Coach. (Full article...)

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Image 1A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 2Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 3Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 41960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 5A IC Bus CE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (from Public transport bus service)
Image 6World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 7A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 8Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 9A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 102003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 11A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 12BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 13Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
Image 14An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 15Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 16Low floor bus vehicles in Seoul (from Low-floor bus)
Image 17A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 18Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 191965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 202006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 21Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
Image 22Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 23A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 24Double-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 25US school bus (2007) (from Bus)
Image 26ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 27Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 28Keumkang Express Hyundai Universe in South Korea. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 291902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 30Nissan Diesel RN partially low floor light bus (from Minibus)
Image 312009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 32A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
Image 33A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 34Russian GAZelle City partially low floor marshrutka (from Minibus)
Image 35Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 36An Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker bus in London (from Public transport bus service)
Image 37A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (from Open top bus)
Image 38Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 39New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom (from Bus)
Image 40Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 41Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
Image 42French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 43MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
Image 44ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
Image 45A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 46MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 47A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 48The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 49A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 50Spurbus Essen guided bus. (from Guided bus)
Image 51Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 52Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 53Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 54A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 55Level-boarding onto a double-decker bus on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 56A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
Image 57Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 58Iveco Daily minibus in the UK (from Minibus)
Image 59A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 60A Titan double decker bus built by Ashok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
Image 61Johannesburg Metrobus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 62Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 63Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 64Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 65Optare Alero integral low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 66GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 67A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 68Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 69A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
Image 70A 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 71Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 72Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 73Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 74An 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 75MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 76Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 77Curitiba 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 78Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 79A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 80Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 81MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 82Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 83Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth (from Bus)
Image 84A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 85New Flyer trolleybus in Toronto, Canada (from Bus)
Image 86Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 87Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 88Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
Image 89The 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 90Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
Image 91A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 92Transmac YL01, a Yutong ZK6180HGH articulated bus in Macau. (from Articulated bus)
Image 93CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 94A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 95The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 96The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 971999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 98Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 99A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 100A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 101VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
Image 102DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania, June 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 103Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 104Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 105Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 106A Mercedes-Benz Citaro transit bus operating in Singapore (from Public transport bus service)
Image 107Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 108Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
Image 109The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 110A 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 111The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (from Trolleybus)
Image 112Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 113Some 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 114A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 115AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 116Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 117A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 118Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 119Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 120Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 121Fuso 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 122One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 123A double-decker bus has more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (from Transit bus)
Image 124On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
Image 125Van conversion Iveco Daily minibus with full height entrance door (from Minibus)
Image 126A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 127The 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 128A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 129Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 130One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 131A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
Image 132An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 133A double-decker Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Coach (bus))
Image 134Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 135The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 136A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 137MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 138SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 139Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 140An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 141A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 142Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 143Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 144A CNG powered MAN 18.310 bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 145Nissan Civilian minibus in Pathumthani, Thailand (Thanyaburi Transport CO.,LTD.) (from Minibus)
Image 146A Ford E450 cutaway chassis design, with more integrated bodywork (from Minibus)
Image 147Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 148Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 149Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (2010) (from Bus)
Image 150Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
Image 151Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 152A section of track used for testing O-Bahn Busway buses (from Guided bus)
Image 153Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 154A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 1551937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 156National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 157A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 158Mercedes Benz Sprinter minibus in Zihuatanejo, loading passengers for Petatlan and points in between (from Minibus)
Image 159VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 160Volkswagen Type 2 "microbus" (from Minibus)
Image 161Step equipped van on a converted Toyota HiAce minibus (from Minibus)
Image 162A double-decker bus used for public transit in Kerala, India (2011) (from Bus)
Image 163MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 164John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 165Underground trolleybus at Kurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
Image 166A 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 167An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 168Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
Image 169Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 170A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 171Iveco 316 minibus in Genoa, Italy (from Minibus)
Image 172Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 173Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
Image 174BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
Image 175New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 176GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 177Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 178Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 179A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014 Bi-articulated Transmetro in Guatemala City (from Public transport bus service)
Image 180Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 181The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 182Solaris Urbino 18 in Warsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
Image 183Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 184Mercedes-Benz Vario minibus in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic (from Minibus)
Image 185Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 186A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
Image 187Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 188Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 189Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 190Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 191A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 192Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
Image 193A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
Image 194Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central Square in Tampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
Image 195Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
Image 196Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 197MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 198Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 199A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 200Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 201Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 202Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) operating in Zagreb, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 203First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster (from Double-decker bus)
Image 204Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 205Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (from Horsebus)
Image 206AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 207Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
Image 208Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 209An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 210A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 211Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 2122003 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 213Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
Image 214A Volkswagen Crafter minibus (from Minibus)
Image 215Isuzu QKR Modern Jeepney in Manila, Philippines, with Almazora bodywork. (from Minibus)
Image 216A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 217Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
Image 218LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
Image 219An Indonesian intercity bus, Rosalia Indah Scania K360IB bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya, Solo and Jakarta. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 220A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 221An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 222Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
Image 223MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 224A Neoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 225An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 226An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 227Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
Image 228LAZ-699 in Lviv, Ukraine (from Coach (bus))
Image 229RH Transport Services Optare Solo M880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 230Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
Image 231National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 232An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
Image 233A typical North American model in Sherbrooke, Quebec: the Nova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (from Transit bus)
Image 234A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 235An 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 236Toyota Coaster LPG green public minibus in Hong Kong (from Minibus)
Image 237Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 238A First Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 239Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 240Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 241Van converted minibuses as light transit buses (from Minibus)
Image 24214.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 243LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
Image 244The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 245A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 246Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based on Huanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (from Articulated bus)
Image 247AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 248Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 249Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 250Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi ME low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 251NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 252A 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 253An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 254George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 255Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
Image 256An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 257An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
Image 258A typical transit bus in Eindhoven. The floor between the doors is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (from Transit bus)
Image 259Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 260The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 261Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 262A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 263A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 264A bi-articulated bus on the RIT bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil (from Public transport bus service)
Image 265Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 266Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 267Metroline Volvo B5LH diesel-electric hybrid bus in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 268Electric minibus in China (from Minibus)
Image 269A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 270Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 271Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 272Volvo B8RLE double-decker bus used on South Korea's metropolitan bus routes. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 273New Routemaster in London, United Kingdom (from Double-decker bus)
Image 274Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 275The kerb guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 276Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 277An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 278A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 279Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 2801983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 281A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 282Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 283A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 284A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)

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

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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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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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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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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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 known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the initial commissioner of Transport for London, the public organisation that runs and maintains London's public transport network.

Kiley also worked as a CIA agent, CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, deputy mayor of Boston, chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and 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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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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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 2024, Gloag and her brother, Sir Brian Souter, are worth £815 million, an increase of £35 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 disputed the charges, which were later dropped. (Read More)