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New Routemaster double-decker bus inLondon, United Kingdom

Abus (contracted fromomnibus, with variantsmultibus,motorbus,autobus, etc.) is amotor vehicle that carries significantly morepassengers than an averagecar orvan, but fewer than the averagerail transport. It is most commonly used inpublic transport, but is also in use forcharter 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 thesingle-deck rigid bus, withdouble-decker andarticulated buses carrying larger loads, andmidibuses andminibuses 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 secondaryschool buses orshuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions,bus drivers require a speciallarge vehicle licence above and beyond a regulardriving license.

Buses may be used forscheduled bus transport,scheduled coach transport,school transport, private hire, ortourism; promotional buses may be used forpolitical 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 bysteam buses in the 1830s, and electrictrolleybuses in 1882. The firstinternal combustion engine buses, or motor buses, were used in 1895. Recently, interest has been growing inhybrid electric buses,fuel cell buses, andelectric buses, as well as buses powered bycompressed natural gas orbiodiesel. As of the 2010s,bus manufacturing is increasinglyglobalised, with the same designs appearing around the world. (Full article...)

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TheBx23 andQ50bus routes constitute apublic transit corridor inNew York City, running from theFlushing neighborhood inQueens to thePelham Bay andCo-op City neighborhoods inthe Bronx. The Bx23 provides local service in Pelham Bay and Co-op City, while the Q50 provideslimited-stop service between Co-op City andsubway hubs in Pelham Bay and Flushing. Both routes are city-operated under theMTA Bus Company brand ofMTA Regional Bus Operations, and are the only two local routes in the Bronx to operate under the MTA Bus brand, rather than under the MaBSTOA brand that all other Bronx bus routes operate under.

The two routes are the successor to theQBx1 route, privately operated by theQueens Surface Corporation until 2005, when the route was taken over by the MTA. This route ran several confusing service patterns between Co-op City and Pelham Bay, with only select runs continuing to Flushing. In September 2010, to simplify service in the Bronx and to provide full-time service between Queens and the Bronx, the QBx1 was split into the Bx23 and Q50. (Full article...)

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Buses were introduced toMalta in 1905. As well as providingpublic transport across the country, up until 2011, the traditionalMalta bus (Maltese:xarabank orkarozza 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 byArriva, with traditional buses reduced to operating on only special heritage services.

Arriva introduced a fleet of modernlow-floor buses, importing secondhandex-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 newKing 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 asMalta Public Transport. On 8 January 2015, Malta Public Transport was reprivatised as it was sold to Autobuses Urbanos de León (anAlsa 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 modernising its bus fleet making it safer, more environmentally friendly, and more comfortable. The company invested in 200 new buses withEuro 6 diesel technology. The buses are cleaned and maintained regularly, and are equipped with air-conditioning systems. All new buses have two doors to facilitate boarding and alighting of passengers. (

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Image 1Bus station in ruralRussia (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 2Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" inHamamatsu (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 3Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus inJyväskylä, Finland (fromMidibus)
Image 414.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilevertail lift (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 5A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 6Yibin ART System,Yibin, China (fromGuided bus)
Image 7AVan Hool bi-articulated bus inHamburg, Germany (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 8DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor,Romania, June 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 9Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for theMilicja in Poland. (fromCombination bus)
Image 10Intercity coach atLiuliqiao, connectingBeijing withYouyu. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 11Medium-sizedHino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen inSakon Nakhon,Thailand. (fromCombination bus)
Image 12Bustech bodied double decker inSydney, Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 13SmartRider card forTransperth (fromTransit bus)
Image 14ATitan double decker bus built byAshok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 15One of the NAW/Hessarticulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (fromTrolleybus)
Image 16Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example fromToronto. (fromTransit bus)
Image 17A MAN Lion's City A24 articulated bus operated byTower Transit Singapore (fromArticulated bus)
Image 18Geumgang ExpressHyundai Universe in South Korea. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 19Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane inEssen, Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 20A 56-passengerPrevost coach in Canada (fromCoach (bus))
Image 21A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 22AFoton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus inBeijing Bus service (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 23Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (fromCoach (bus))
Image 24Thechassis of anAlexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display inHong Kong (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 25Scania K320UA articulated bus operating forSouthLink (fromArticulated bus)
Image 26AnIrizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (fromCoach (bus))
Image 27Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, withbucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (fromTransit bus)
Image 28An Indonesian intercity bus, Sinar Jayadouble decker Mercedes-Benz OC 500 RF 2542 bus travelling across Java, connectingSurabaya andJakarta (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 29Guided trolleybus inCastellón de la Plana, Spain (fromGuided bus)
Image 30ABYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker bus inLondon (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 31Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (fromTrolleybus)
Image 32A Paris omnibus in 1828 (fromHorsebus)
Image 33AMitsubishi Fuso Aero King at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 34Oxford Tube bodied double-deckerNeoplan Skyliners (fromCoach (bus))
Image 35New Flyer XT60 inSeattle (fromTrolleybus)
Image 36GMC New Design truckbus (fromCombination bus)
Image 37Greyhound LinesMCI 102DL3 Coach bus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 38On thisarticulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 39ThePerth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in thePerth CBD. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 40Hino Dutro 110SD 12-seater microbus inIndonesia (fromMinibus)
Image 41BEX intercity double-decker coach connectingDresden andBerlin. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 42CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated atWaterbury, CT (fromArticulated bus)
Image 43Knight Bus (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 441965Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 45A semi-open top sightseeing bus inKaohsiung,Taiwan (fromOpen top bus)
Image 46VinBus electric bus at VOP (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 47Föli double-deckercoach bus inTurku,Finland (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 48A trolleybus inBradford in 1970. TheBradford Trolleybus system was the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 49Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on theLeigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (fromGuided bus)
Image 50Apublic transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 51Trolleybus inMalatya (fromTrolleybus)
Image 52A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 53A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus inFrance (fromOpen top bus)
Image 54Monument toCrimean Trolleybus (fromTrolleybus)
Image 55A shuttle bus service inSydney (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 56Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus inSeoul,South Korea. (fromTransit bus)
Image 57ARocar DAC 217Earticulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 58An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 59AZiU-9 trolleybus in service inPiraeus, 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 bylow-floor designs. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 60Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (fromCoach (bus))
Image 61A private omnibus or "station bus" (fromHorsebus)
Image 62A double-decker bus on its first day of operation inMombasa, Kenya (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 63A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE inAustralia (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 64Leyland Titan double decker bus inSydney, Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 65Irisbus Cristalis inLimoges (fromTrolleybus)
Image 66A double-decker bus ofPabama Transport inBukidnon (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 67Crown-Ikarus 286 forTriMet (1993) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 68Armoured buses in Israel (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 69Airport Limousine Bus.Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace in Tokyo, Japan (fromCoach (bus))
Image 70The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (fromPublic light bus)
Image 71ANew Flyer XDE60 articulated bus inSeattle (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 72Busscar trolleybus inSão Paulo, Brazil (fromTrolleybus)
Image 73Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (fromTrolleybus)
Image 74Ausden Clark ExecutiveScania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (fromCoach (bus))
Image 75Barton's uniqueDennis Loline, 861 (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 76A double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in theHistoric Center of Quito - World Heritage Site byUNESCO (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 77Cacciamali Urby (built onIveco Daily chassis) inRijeka,Croatia (fromMinibus)
Image 78ASan Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbingNob Hill (fromTrolleybus)
Image 79A typical North American model inSherbrooke, Quebec: theNova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (fromTransit bus)
Image 80ANew Routemaster double-decker bus inLondon (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 81Stagecoach Yorkshire Enviro400EV electric double-decker inChesterfield in May 2025 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 82Interior of anarticulated bus inLos Angeles (fromBus)
Image 83Trolleybus with battery pack and fulldual-mode capability on the streets ofBrest, Belarus (fromTrolleybus)
Image 84Passengers on board an oldLeyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (fromOpen top bus)
Image 85NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on aKamAZ-44108. (fromCombination bus)
Image 86A Brisbane Metrofully electric bus in Australia (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 87MAZ-251 inMinsk, Belarus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 88Ikarus 280 buses inBudapest traffic (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 89An ex-SBS Transit Leyland Olympian 3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 90ANishitetsu public bus inFukuoka, Japan (fromBus)
Image 91Underground trolleybus atKurobe Dam Station (fromTrolleybus)
Image 92In many cities, traditional bus service is being augmented byBus rapid transit, like theViva service in Toronto's northern suburbs. (fromTransit bus)
Image 93An articulatedWright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath,England, May 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 94Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 95An example of a private bus operating for BusWest inPerth (2018) (fromBus)
Image 96Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (fromBus)
Image 97Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (fromSteam bus)
Image 98Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 99Scania L94UB chassis bus at theCentral Square inTampere,Finland (fromTransit bus)
Image 100A double-decker bus inMarrakesh, Morocco (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 101World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (fromBus)
Image 102BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 103Early version of a midibus, theBedford JJL (fromMidibus)
Image 104Double-decker buses may be particularly popular along tourist-friendly routes, such as thisFirst Kernow open-top bus inCornwall, England. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 105YaTB-3 trolleybus onLeningradskoye Highway inMoscow, 1930s (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 106Nottingham City Transport Optare Solo M995 in July 2025 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 107MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 108Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 109Caetano Levante 3 bodied Scania K410EB6 operated byNational Express (fromCoach (bus))
Image 110AnAEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 111LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 112AHino Rainbow midibus (fromMidibus)
Image 113A 1992 (redesigned)Neoplan Jumbocruiser (fromArticulated bus)
Image 114An omnibus of theCompagnie générale des omnibus [fr] company (fromHorsebus)
Image 115Greyhound Lines intercity bus inNew York City (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 116Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 117Cikupa manhauler (fromCombination bus)
Image 118Articulated trolleybus inArnhem (fromArticulated bus)
Image 119A typical transit bus inMadrid,Spain. (fromTransit bus)
Image 120Transjakarta location inJakarta is the longestBRT line in the world (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 121Tour bus being used in France (2015) (fromBus)
Image 122John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (fromSteam bus)
Image 123In-Motion Charging additional batteries charging at PalmovkaPrague (fromTrolleybus)
Image 124Curitiba Neobus bodied bi-articulatedVolvo 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. (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 125Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 126Bi-articulated bus inGuatemala City,Guatemala (fromArticulated bus)
Image 127AnEast Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 128AVolvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus,articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 129First appearing in London in 1947, theAEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to theAEC Routemaster. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 130A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English)Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (fromBus)
Image 131Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (fromTrolleybus)
Image 132Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissante (1875) (fromBus)
Image 133Van Hool Exquicity 18T inParma (fromTrolleybus)
Image 134MAN A39 inBerlin, Germany (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 1352003Volvo 9700S onB12M fromTelemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manualpallet jack is standard equipment for single-person operation. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 1362006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment fromSavonlinja inLahti (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 137AMercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 138Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 139Minibus vehicle fromSuzuki Carry used aspublic transportation ofTransjakarta in Indonesia (fromMinibus)
Image 1401999New Flyer D40LF in theAurora Village Transit Center inShoreline in June 2010. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 141The sharply-archedBeverley Bar necessitated a special bus design. A preservedEast Yorkshire Motor Services AEC Bridgemaster with an arched roof passes under the Bar in August 2022. (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 142Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 143Citroën Jumper minibus inFrance (fromMinibus)
Image 144MAN Lion's coach L (fromCoach (bus))
Image 145A postbus inSt. Moritz (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 146Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (fromSteam bus)
Image 147Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus onMexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 148Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 149Trolleybus ontunnel line inTateyama (fromTrolleybus)
Image 150Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guidedTEOR bus inRouen (fromGuided bus)
Image 151ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) atJyväskylä bus station (fromCoach (bus))
Image 152Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 153Coal mines also operate trolleybus networks to serve workers. Wuyang Coal Mine inXiangyuan,Changzhi,Shanxi has the last remaining mine trolleybus system in China. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 154A low-floor bus can provide accessibility for wheelchair users and those on personal mobility devices, often through the use of a wheelchair ramp. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 155ANeoplan Megaliner at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 156Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 157Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by theMetropolitan Transport Trust inPerth, Australia (fromBus)
Image 158A 1911LGOC B-type (fromBus)
Image 159An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 160Setra mid-size coach (fromCoach (bus))
Image 161Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (fromBus)
Image 162TheHyde Park Gate inLondon, erected by theKensington Turnpike Trust. These trusts helped to stimulate a sustained period of road improvement in the 18th century. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 163Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (fromSteam bus)
Image 164TheVancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 165AKowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 166VDL Synergy double-decker bus inNorrtälje, Sweden (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 167School buses operated byU-go Mobility inSydney, NSW (fromBus)
Image 168AnIveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (fromCoach (bus))
Image 169MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 170ACommunity Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 171A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck inKarlskrona, Sweden (2005) (fromBus)
Image 172Leyland B45 (prototype of theOlympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 173GAZ combination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 174Youngman JNP6183BEV inBeijing (fromTrolleybus)
Image 175LibertyBus in Jersey (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 176A Taichung BRT Bus (fromArticulated bus)
Image 177Yutong GT12 operated byFlixBus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 178A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 179A 1986 van-derivedFord Transit minibus bodied byCarlyle (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 180AMercedes-Benz Tourismo inBerlin, Germany (fromCoach (bus))
Image 1811960Scania-Vabis L75 bodied byKristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 182Yutong City Master inSkopje, North Macedonia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 183Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 184New Routemaster double-decker bus inLondon, United Kingdom (fromBus)
Image 185Low floor buses inSeoul (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 186MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 187French steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 188AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 189Berlin horsebus (fromHorsebus)
Image 190A preserved 1951Kenworthbruck displayed at theWhitefish Depot (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 191Bimodal Bus-tram(Ko) and Barota (BRT System)(Ko) inSejong City, South Korea (fromGuided bus)
Image 192Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transportingIDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (fromCombination bus)
Image 193TheMAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for theBus Contracting Model. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 194Évéole bus inDouai (fromGuided bus)
Image 195National Express Caetano Levante bodiedScania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 196MAX bus system in Las Vegas (fromGuided bus)
Image 1972003 Helmark-bodiedScania K124EB double-decker bruck inÖstersund (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 198TheLondon Booster moving sculpture
Image 199ATransit Systems Scania K280UB atWestfield Miranda (fromBus)
Image 200Interior of theAlexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axleVolvo Super Olympian (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 201A bi-articulatedVan Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 202Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL withTransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 203Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodiedDennis Dart SLF (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 204Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based onHuanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (fromArticulated bus)
Image 205Guided omnibus from Manchester (fromGuided bus)
Image 206Kerb guided busway guide wheelMannheim, Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 207Adouble-decker bus has more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (fromTransit bus)
Image 208Hess LighTram trolleybus inSt. Gallen (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 209AKSM-420 Vitovt inMinsk (fromTrolleybus)
Image 210A Scania bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 211Trolleybus inCastellón de la Plana (fromTrolleybus)
Image 212Double-decker bus inBaghdad, Iraq in 2016 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 213Hino Coach Bus inRMUTT (Pathumthani,Thailand) (fromCoach (bus))
Image 214Solaris trolleybus inLandskrona, Sweden (fromTrolleybus)
Image 215Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 216MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 217AIC Bus CE school bus with anInternational 3300 chassis in America (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 218Solaris Trollino 18 inSalzburg (fromTrolleybus)
Image 219The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen toNetphen) (fromBus)
Image 2201937Chevrolet bodied by Anco inTrondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 221Phileas bus (fromGuided bus)
Image 222Medium-sizedIsuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen inSamut Sakhon,Thailand. (fromCombination bus)
Image 223Solaris Urbino 18 inWarsaw,Poland (2018) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 224An AT Metro double deckerNorthern Busway bus atAlbany busway station (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 225AWright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodiedVolvo B9TL in April 2024. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 2261902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (fromSteam bus)
Image 227An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (fromBus)
Image 228AScania TransJakarta bus inHarmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 229A Chevrolet bus ofNepal Transport Service in 1961. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 230A coach operated byMegabus (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 231Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (fromBus)
Image 232Solaris Vacanza 13, A 3-axleSolaris coach manufactured between 2001 and 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain (fromCoach (bus))
Image 233Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (fromHorsebus)
Image 234Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (fromBus)
Image 235Portland, OregonTriMet high-floor bus withwheelchair lift extended and lowered to the sidewalk/pavement (2010) (fromBus)
Image 236National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (fromSteam bus)
Image 237A rebuiltEast Lancs Greenway (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 2381983 Repstad-bodiedVolvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 239Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 240Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen, 1986 (fromHorsebus)
Image 241A Greyhound bus in 1939. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 242AVan Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 243TwoOptare Solo midibuses (fromMidibus)
Image 244The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 2452009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service forRiksteatret, outside their headquarters inNydalen, Oslo. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 246A double-decker bus inAlexandria, Egypt (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 247Adual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in theDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 248AnAlexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 249An integral bodywork MCI 102DL3, an intercity bus owned byGreyhound Lines, typical of those used in the 1990s and early 2000s. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 250USschool bus (2007IC CE) (fromBus)
Image 251New Flyer trolleybus inToronto, Canada (fromBus)
Image 252AnAutoTram Extra Grand (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 253Volgren Optimus bodiedVolvo B8RLEA ofTransperth,Perth,Western Australia,Australia, November 2018 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 254A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus inToronto (2014) (fromBus)
Image 255Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 256ATheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service toVillage Park on theH-1 Freeway. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 257A switch in parallel overhead lines (fromTrolleybus)
Image 258MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running inDubai, UAE in 2023 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 259Youngman articulated bus inÜrümqi, China (fromBus)
Image 260George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (fromHorsebus)
Image 261Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 262New Flyer DE60LF diesel-electric hybrid inAlbuquerque,New Mexico, US. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 263Opel Blitz combination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 264Early coach drawn by horses (fromCoach (bus))
Image 265AMercedes-Benz Citaro transit bus operating inSingapore (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 266A double-deck trolleybus inReading, England, 1966 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 267Johannesburg Metrobus (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 268Electric busHyundai Elec City inGoyang (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 269Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (fromCombination bus)
Image 270One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft9+1⁄2 in)Super-Lo double-decker buses (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 271An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at theLondon Bus Museum (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 272Intercity coaches from GO and Megabus seen inNiagara Falls, Ontario (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 273Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (fromHorsebus)
Image 274TheElektromote, the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 275ARapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 276Almazora bodiedFuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (fromCombination bus)
Image 277Ural-375D 'truckbus' inTajikistan. (fromCombination bus)
Image 278AC Transit XMC-77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 279ABMTC UD SLF bus (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 280Setra S 417 HDH inMannheim (fromCoach (bus))
Image 281A 19-seatlow-floor green minibus (fromPublic light bus)
Image 282Volvo B5LH single-decker bus inSingapore (fromBus)
Image 283ZIL-131 shift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 284AKia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (fromCoach (bus))
Image 285Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type that operated inValparaíso (Chile) until 2023 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 286ModernSwitch Mobility EiV 22 double-decker bus operated by KSRTC in Kerala, India (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 287Spokane Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus atEastern Washington University (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 288A typical transit bus inEindhoven. The floor between the doors is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (fromTransit bus)

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... that TwittersatiristColdwar Steve creates most of his works on a phone while travelling to work by bus?

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Image 1An abandoned bus in theAtacama Desert
Image 2ADopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy,Karosa B 732 inPrague
Image 3AKMB bus, inHong Kong
Image 4Trolleybuses outsideSalzburg Hbf,Austria
Image 5AMAN Lion's City of BSAG,Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Image 6A trolleybus inNovosibirsk, Russia
Image 7The freight trolley TG-5,Vinnitsa, Ukraine.
Image 8View fromSlussen towardsGamla stan (Old town) andRiddarholmen. In the backgroundKungsholmen andStockholm City Hall.
Image 9A preservedBristol SUS, which was operated byWestern National
Image 10AKarosa Bus inOlomouc
Image 11A bus at theUniversity of Nottingham
Image 12AnIrisbus Agora Line vehicle inAvignon, France
Image 13AConnexionsbuses operatedScania Omnidekka, atThorpe Arch industrial estate,Wetherby.
Image 14AnEast Lancs bodiedVolvo B10M, owned by Hilton's travel,Newton-Le-Willows
Image 15The Agora and de l'Assut de l'Or Bridge – Part of the Arts and Science complex inValencia
Image 16A Setra S 415 NF of the operator BahnBus Hochstift, inPaderborn bus terminal.
Image 17A preservedBVG MAN SD200, operating Berlin bus 218
Image 18A trolleybus inBrno, Czech Republic
Image 19AMercedes Citaro O530, of theOxford Bus Company
Image 20Buses inOslo
Image 21AnIveco Crossway of Blaguss,Vienna
Image 22ALeyland Olympian, and the Grade II listed Angel Inn

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Ann Heron GloagDBE (néeSouter; born 10 December 1942) is a Scottish businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner. She is co-founder of the transport companyStagecoach Group.

According to TheSunday Times Rich List in 2024, Gloag and her brother,Sir Brian Souter, are worth £815 million, an increase of £35 million from the previous year.

In 2023, Gloag put Beaufort Castle, her Category A listed residence in the Scottish Highlands, up for sale at £7.5 million. Located nearKiltarlity, 13 miles west ofInverness, the castle was originally built in the 12th century and then rebuilt in 1880. Gloag purchased the historic estate, which includes a 26-bedroom principal property, a chapel, six residential cottages and 127 acres of land, in 1994 for approximately £1.5 million. (Read More)
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Sir Moir LockheadOBE DHC (born 25 April 1945 inCounty Durham, England) is an English businessman. He was Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of UK transport groupFirstGroup. Originally a mechanical engineer, he left school (West Cornforth Secondary Modern) at 15 to become apprentice mechanic in a bus garage inDarlington, before working for a short period as a management trainee withTarmac. In 1979, he was appointed Chief Engineer of Glasgow City Transport. He joinedGrampian Regional Transport in 1985 as General Manager, and went on to lead the successful employee buy-out asGRT Group.

He was made anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1996 for services to thebus industry. He is a past President of theConfederation of Passenger Transport. He wasknighted in the2008 Birthday Honours. In 2009, theUniversity of Aberdeen awarded him aDoctoratehonoris causa (DHC). In 2010, he was awarded theVisitScotland Silver Thistle Award for outstanding services to the tourism industry in Scotland.

In 2011, he was appointed Chairman of theScottish Rugby Union. In 2014, he was re-appointed for a second three-year term. In 2014, he was appointed Chairman of theNational Trust for Scotland.

In January 2011,First Great Western powercar43160 was namedSir Moir Lockhead as wasFirst ScotRail diesel multiple unit170401 in March 2011. (Read More)
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Kathleen Andrews (néeSmith; May 17, 1940 – November 17, 2013) was a British-Canadianbus driver and transport manager. Her pioneering role as the first female Transit Operator, Dispatcher and Manager inEdmonton, Alberta was later commemorated by the city.

Kathleen Smith grew up inRochdale, Lancashire and migrated to Edmonton aged 14. She graduated fromRoss 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 theEdmonton 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 ofcancer 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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Samuel Ledgard (1874–1952) was aLeeds entrepreneur who became a majorWest 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 theWest Yorkshire Road Car Company. (Read More)
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John Greenwood (born 1788, died 1851), transport entrepreneur, was the keeper of a toll-gate inPendleton on theManchester to Liverpoolturnpike. In 1824 he purchased a horse and a cart with several seats and began anomnibus service, probably the first one in theUnited Kingdom, between Pendleton and Manchester. His pioneering idea was to offer a service where, unlike with astagecoach, no prior booking was necessary and the driver would pick up or set down passengers anywhere on request. Later on he added daily services toBuxton,Chester, andSheffield.

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 theManchester Carriage and Tramways Company, led by John Greenwood (II). Following the council taking control of passenger transport services, in 1903, the residuary operations becameThe Manchester Carriage Co. (1903) Ltd, led by John Greenwood (III) (b. 1856).

For how this initial service developed, seeTimeline of public passenger transport operations in Manchester. (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 theNorthern Ireland transport companiesUlsterbus andCitybus. (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 ofNepal Transport Service which he and his brotherLupau Ratna Tuladhar founded in 1959. This wasNepal's first public bus service which linked the capitalKathmandu with the railhead ofAmlekhganj, 190 kilometers to the south near theIndian border.

The same year, Nepal Transport Service also started the first local shuttle between Kathmandu and Patan (Lalitpur), one of the three cities in theKathmandu Valley. (Read More)
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Julian Henry 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 ofStevensons 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 includedBakerBus,Choice Travel andMK Metro. He was a major shareholder inTellings-Golden Miller andCentrebus Holdings before their sale toArriva. (Read More)
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Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an Americanpublic transit planner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the firstcommissioner ofTransport for London, the public organisation that runs and maintains London's public transport network.

Kiley also worked as aCIA agent, CEO of theMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,deputy mayor ofBoston, chairman and CEO of theMetropolitan Transportation Authority, and president and CEO of theNew 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 formayor of Boston in1983. (Read More)

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