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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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Kelvin Scottish Omnibuses Ltd was abus operating subsidiary of theScottish Transport Group based inBishopbriggs,Strathclyde, Scotland. It was formed in March 1985 from parts ofWalter Alexander & Sons (Midland) Ltd andCentral SMT, initially with six depots and a varied fleet of 381 vehicles.

The company expanded its operations inGlasgow prior tobus deregulation in 1986. New services were introduced in competition withStrathclyde Buses, many usingAEC Routemaster double-deckers operated by conductors. Kelvin suffered from vehicle maintenance problems, and on two occasions was forced to hire vehicles from other companies to ensure operation of all its routes. After Kelvin lost money in 1987, the depot atMilngavie was closed and many routes withdrawn. (Full article...)

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Aerocoach (full nameGeneral American Aerocoach Corporation) was a bus and coach manufacturer based inChicago, Illinois, in theUnited States and was popular in the 1940s. The company existed between 1939 and 1952 when it went out of business. Its first manager was Harry Alphonse Fitzjohn, co-founder of theFitzJohn-Erwin Manufacturing Company. (

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Image 1A preserved 1951Kenworthbruck displayed at theWhitefish Depot (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 2AVolvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus,articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 31965Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 4ATransit Systems Scania K280UB atWestfield Miranda (fromBus)
Image 5One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft9+1⁄2 in)Super-Lo double-decker buses (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 6AMercedes-Benz Citaro transit bus operating inSingapore (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 7Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodiedDennis Dart SLF (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 8Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 9ANishitetsu public bus inFukuoka, Japan (fromBus)
Image 10GMC New Design truckbus (fromCombination bus)
Image 11A semi-open top sightseeing bus inKaohsiung,Taiwan (fromOpen top bus)
Image 12Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 13Nottingham City Transport Optare Solo M995 in July 2025 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 14ANew Routemaster double-decker bus inLondon (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 15Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen, 1986 (fromHorsebus)
Image 16LibertyBus in Jersey (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 17Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (fromTrolleybus)
Image 18A 1911LGOC B-type (fromBus)
Image 19A coach operated byMegabus (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 20Greyhound Lines intercity bus inNew York City (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 21Bustech bodied double decker inSydney, Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 22Phileas bus (fromGuided bus)
Image 23A double-decker bus on its first day of operation inMombasa, Kenya (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 24Thechassis of anAlexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display inHong Kong (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 25Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 26ATitan double decker bus built byAshok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 27An integral bodywork MCI 102DL3, an intercity bus owned byGreyhound Lines, typical of those used in the 1990s and early 2000s. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 28Hess LighTram trolleybus inSt. Gallen (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 29French steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 30Berlin horsebus (fromHorsebus)
Image 31Portland, OregonTriMet high-floor bus withwheelchair lift extended and lowered to the sidewalk/pavement (2010) (fromBus)
Image 32Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 33Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, withbucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (fromTransit bus)
Image 34AnAEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 35A double-decker bus inAlexandria, Egypt (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 36Ausden Clark ExecutiveScania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (fromCoach (bus))
Image 37Busscar trolleybus inSão Paulo, Brazil (fromTrolleybus)
Image 38The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (fromPublic light bus)
Image 39Leyland B45 (prototype of theOlympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 40Tour bus being used in France (2015) (fromBus)
Image 41A double-decker bus inMarrakesh, Morocco (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 42AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 43First appearing in London in 1947, theAEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to theAEC Routemaster. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 44An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (fromBus)
Image 45Geumgang ExpressHyundai Universe in South Korea. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 46A typical transit bus inMadrid,Spain. (fromTransit bus)
Image 47BEX intercity double-decker coach connectingDresden andBerlin. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 48Double-decker buses may be particularly popular along tourist-friendly routes, such as thisFirst Kernow open-top bus inCornwall, England. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 49A 1986 van-derivedFord Transit minibus bodied byCarlyle (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 50On thisarticulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 51Adual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in theDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 52Low floor buses inSeoul (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 53A shuttle bus service inSydney (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 54Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissante (1875) (fromBus)
Image 55MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 56Johannesburg Metrobus (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 57Yutong City Master inSkopje, North Macedonia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 58A typical transit bus inEindhoven. The floor between the doors is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (fromTransit bus)
Image 59Medium-sizedHino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen inSakon Nakhon,Thailand. (fromCombination bus)
Image 60NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on aKamAZ-44108. (fromCombination bus)
Image 61Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (fromSteam bus)
Image 62Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 63New Flyer trolleybus inToronto, Canada (fromBus)
Image 64TheLondon Booster moving sculpture
Image 65Intercity coaches from GO and Megabus seen inNiagara Falls, Ontario (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 66AnIrizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (fromCoach (bus))
Image 67A double-deck trolleybus inReading, England, 1966 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 68MAX bus system in Las Vegas (fromGuided bus)
Image 69ModernSwitch Mobility EiV 22 double-decker bus operated by KSRTC in Kerala, India (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 70A Chevrolet bus ofNepal Transport Service in 1961. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 71AKia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (fromCoach (bus))
Image 72Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for theMilicja in Poland. (fromCombination bus)
Image 73AScania TransJakarta bus inHarmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 74New Flyer DE60LF diesel-electric hybrid inAlbuquerque,New Mexico, US. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 75Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type that operated inValparaíso (Chile) until 2023 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 76Kerb guided busway guide wheelMannheim, Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 771960Scania-Vabis L75 bodied byKristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 78Irisbus Cristalis inLimoges (fromTrolleybus)
Image 79Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 80TheMAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for theBus Contracting Model. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 81Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (fromSteam bus)
Image 82Trolleybus inMalatya (fromTrolleybus)
Image 83Trolleybus inCastellón de la Plana (fromTrolleybus)
Image 84Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 85In many cities, traditional bus service is being augmented byBus rapid transit, like theViva service in Toronto's northern suburbs. (fromTransit bus)
Image 86ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) atJyväskylä bus station (fromCoach (bus))
Image 87AVan Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 88ARocar DAC 217Earticulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 89MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 90Guided trolleybus inCastellón de la Plana, Spain (fromGuided bus)
Image 91DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor,Romania, June 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 92An example of a private bus operating for BusWest inPerth (2018) (fromBus)
Image 93Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based onHuanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (fromArticulated bus)
Image 94Medium-sizedIsuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen inSamut Sakhon,Thailand. (fromCombination bus)
Image 95A trolleybus inBradford in 1970. TheBradford Trolleybus system was the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 96AKSM-420 Vitovt inMinsk (fromTrolleybus)
Image 97Scania K320UA articulated bus operating forSouthLink (fromArticulated bus)
Image 98AnIveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (fromCoach (bus))
Image 99Bi-articulated bus inGuatemala City,Guatemala (fromArticulated bus)
Image 1002003 Helmark-bodiedScania K124EB double-decker bruck inÖstersund (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 101An Indonesian intercity bus, Sinar Jayadouble decker Mercedes-Benz OC 500 RF 2542 bus travelling across Java, connectingSurabaya andJakarta (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 102A double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in theHistoric Center of Quito - World Heritage Site byUNESCO (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 103Solaris Urbino 18 inWarsaw,Poland (2018) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 104ANew Flyer XDE60 articulated bus inSeattle (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 105ASan Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbingNob Hill (fromTrolleybus)
Image 106Ural-375D 'truckbus' inTajikistan. (fromCombination bus)
Image 107A Greyhound bus in 1939. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 108Early coach drawn by horses (fromCoach (bus))
Image 109George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (fromHorsebus)
Image 110Spokane Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus atEastern Washington University (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 111VinBus electric bus at VOP (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 112A Scania bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 113Transjakarta location inJakarta is the longestBRT line in the world (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 114Minibus vehicle fromSuzuki Carry used aspublic transportation ofTransjakarta in Indonesia (fromMinibus)
Image 115Solaris Vacanza 13, A 3-axleSolaris coach manufactured between 2001 and 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain (fromCoach (bus))
Image 116Double-decker bus inBaghdad, Iraq in 2016 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 117Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (fromCoach (bus))
Image 118Coal 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 119An AT Metro double deckerNorthern Busway bus atAlbany busway station (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 120A rebuiltEast Lancs Greenway (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 121Armoured buses in Israel (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 122Apublic transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 123TheElektromote, the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 124Youngman articulated bus inÜrümqi, China (fromBus)
Image 125ThePerth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in thePerth CBD. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 126A 1992 (redesigned)Neoplan Jumbocruiser (fromArticulated bus)
Image 127Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus onMexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 128Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" inHamamatsu (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 129Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 130A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 131Guided omnibus from Manchester (fromGuided bus)
Image 132Scania L94UB chassis bus at theCentral Square inTampere,Finland (fromTransit bus)
Image 133Interior of anarticulated bus inLos Angeles (fromBus)
Image 134World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (fromBus)
Image 135Trolleybus with battery pack and fulldual-mode capability on the streets ofBrest, Belarus (fromTrolleybus)
Image 136Hino Coach Bus inRMUTT (Pathumthani,Thailand) (fromCoach (bus))
Image 137An articulatedWright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath,England, May 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 138Underground trolleybus atKurobe Dam Station (fromTrolleybus)
Image 139A Taichung BRT Bus (fromArticulated bus)
Image 1402006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment fromSavonlinja inLahti (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 141Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 142A private omnibus or "station bus" (fromHorsebus)
Image 143Yutong GT12 operated byFlixBus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 144AWright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodiedVolvo B9TL in April 2024. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 145Solaris Trollino 18 inSalzburg (fromTrolleybus)
Image 146Intercity coach atLiuliqiao, connectingBeijing withYouyu. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 147A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus inFrance (fromOpen top bus)
Image 148CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated atWaterbury, CT (fromArticulated bus)
Image 149Setra S 417 HDH inMannheim (fromCoach (bus))
Image 150Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (fromHorsebus)
Image 151Leyland Titan double decker bus inSydney, Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 152AMitsubishi Fuso Aero King at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 153A MAN Lion's City A24 articulated bus operated byTower Transit Singapore (fromArticulated bus)
Image 154Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 155Volgren Optimus bodiedVolvo B8RLEA ofTransperth,Perth,Western Australia,Australia, November 2018 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 156A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 157Solaris trolleybus inLandskrona, Sweden (fromTrolleybus)
Image 158ATheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service toVillage Park on theH-1 Freeway. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 159Stagecoach Yorkshire Enviro400EV electric double-decker inChesterfield in May 2025 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 160ZIL-131 shift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 161AZiU-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 162Bus station in ruralRussia (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 163Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transportingIDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (fromCombination bus)
Image 164Föli double-deckercoach bus inTurku,Finland (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 1652003Volvo 9700S onB12M fromTelemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manualpallet jack is standard equipment for single-person operation. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 166MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running inDubai, UAE in 2023 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 167VDL Synergy double-decker bus inNorrtälje, Sweden (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 168Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus inSeoul,South Korea. (fromTransit bus)
Image 169A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE inAustralia (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 170TheHyde 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 171National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (fromSteam bus)
Image 172The 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 1731937Chevrolet bodied by Anco inTrondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 174A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus inToronto (2014) (fromBus)
Image 175National Express Caetano Levante bodiedScania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 176An omnibus of theCompagnie générale des omnibus [fr] company (fromHorsebus)
Image 1772009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service forRiksteatret, outside their headquarters inNydalen, Oslo. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 178Airport Limousine Bus.Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace in Tokyo, Japan (fromCoach (bus))
Image 179Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (fromSteam bus)
Image 180Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 181Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (fromCoach (bus))
Image 182The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen toNetphen) (fromBus)
Image 183A 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 184Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (fromHorsebus)
Image 185Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 186LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 187A typical North American model inSherbrooke, Quebec: theNova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (fromTransit bus)
Image 188Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (fromBus)
Image 189Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by theMetropolitan Transport Trust inPerth, Australia (fromBus)
Image 190Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (fromCombination bus)
Image 191TwoOptare Solo midibuses (fromMidibus)
Image 19214.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilevertail lift (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 193An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at theLondon Bus Museum (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 194Ikarus 280 buses inBudapest traffic (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 195Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (fromBus)
Image 196Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (fromBus)
Image 197A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 198MAN Lion's coach L (fromCoach (bus))
Image 199Évéole bus inDouai (fromGuided bus)
Image 200New Routemaster double-decker bus inLondon, United Kingdom (fromBus)
Image 201ARapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 202A postbus inSt. Moritz (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 203Hino Dutro 110SD 12-seater microbus inIndonesia (fromMinibus)
Image 204Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on theLeigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (fromGuided bus)
Image 205A Brisbane Metrofully electric bus in Australia (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 206Setra mid-size coach (fromCoach (bus))
Image 207Adouble-decker bus has more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (fromTransit bus)
Image 208An ex-SBS Transit Leyland Olympian 3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 209An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 210Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (fromBus)
Image 211AnAutoTram Extra Grand (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 212Interior of theAlexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axleVolvo Super Olympian (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 213Greyhound LinesMCI 102DL3 Coach bus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 214Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example fromToronto. (fromTransit bus)
Image 215Early version of a midibus, theBedford JJL (fromMidibus)
Image 216MAN A39 inBerlin, Germany (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 217YaTB-3 trolleybus onLeningradskoye Highway inMoscow, 1930s (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 218Monument toCrimean Trolleybus (fromTrolleybus)
Image 219ABYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker bus inLondon (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 220John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (fromSteam bus)
Image 221Van Hool Exquicity 18T inParma (fromTrolleybus)
Image 222Volvo B5LH single-decker bus inSingapore (fromBus)
Image 223ACommunity Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 224A 56-passengerPrevost coach in Canada (fromCoach (bus))
Image 225A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 226AnEast Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 227A 19-seatlow-floor green minibus (fromPublic light bus)
Image 228Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL withTransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 229Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 230Caetano Levante 3 bodied Scania K410EB6 operated byNational Express (fromCoach (bus))
Image 231Crown-Ikarus 286 forTriMet (1993) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 232GAZ combination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 233A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English)Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (fromBus)
Image 234Knight Bus (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 235USschool bus (2007IC CE) (fromBus)
Image 236A double-decker bus ofPabama Transport inBukidnon (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 2371999New Flyer D40LF in theAurora Village Transit Center inShoreline in June 2010. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 238In-Motion Charging additional batteries charging at PalmovkaPrague (fromTrolleybus)
Image 239SmartRider card forTransperth (fromTransit bus)
Image 240MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 241Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane inEssen, Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 242Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus inJyväskylä, Finland (fromMidibus)
Image 243Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guidedTEOR bus inRouen (fromGuided bus)
Image 244AVan Hool bi-articulated bus inHamburg, Germany (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 245One of the NAW/Hessarticulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (fromTrolleybus)
Image 246BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 247New Flyer XT60 inSeattle (fromTrolleybus)
Image 248Youngman JNP6183BEV inBeijing (fromTrolleybus)
Image 249Oxford Tube bodied double-deckerNeoplan Skyliners (fromCoach (bus))
Image 250Bimodal Bus-tram(Ko) and Barota (BRT System)(Ko) inSejong City, South Korea (fromGuided bus)
Image 251AMercedes-Benz Tourismo inBerlin, Germany (fromCoach (bus))
Image 252AKowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 253MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 254Opel Blitz combination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 255AC Transit XMC-77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 256A Paris omnibus in 1828 (fromHorsebus)
Image 2571983 Repstad-bodiedVolvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 258ANeoplan Megaliner at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 259Barton's uniqueDennis Loline, 861 (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 260An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 2611902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (fromSteam bus)
Image 262Citroën Jumper minibus inFrance (fromMinibus)
Image 263Cacciamali Urby (built onIveco Daily chassis) inRijeka,Croatia (fromMinibus)
Image 264A bi-articulatedVan Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 265AnAlexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 266The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 267Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 268Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (fromTrolleybus)
Image 269A switch in parallel overhead lines (fromTrolleybus)
Image 270Curitiba 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 271ABMTC UD SLF bus (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 272AIC Bus CE school bus with anInternational 3300 chassis in America (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 273Articulated trolleybus inArnhem (fromArticulated bus)
Image 274AFoton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus inBeijing Bus service (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 275Electric busHyundai Elec City inGoyang (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 276Passengers on board an oldLeyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (fromOpen top bus)
Image 277Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 278AMercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 279Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (fromTrolleybus)
Image 280Cikupa manhauler (fromCombination bus)
Image 281Yibin ART System,Yibin, China (fromGuided bus)
Image 282MAZ-251 inMinsk, Belarus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 283A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck inKarlskrona, Sweden (2005) (fromBus)
Image 284AHino Rainbow midibus (fromMidibus)
Image 285TheVancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 286Trolleybus ontunnel line inTateyama (fromTrolleybus)
Image 287School buses operated byU-go Mobility inSydney, NSW (fromBus)
Image 288Almazora bodiedFuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (fromCombination bus)

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... that public transport inValparaíso,Chile, includestrolleybuses (pictured) that were built 60 years ago, byPullman, and were declared a national monument in 2003?

... that thetrolleybus system serving Dayton, Ohio, in operation since 1933, is the second-oldest such system in the Western Hemisphere?

... that of more than 300 trolleybus systems currently serving cities worldwide, the 1914-openedtrolleybus system in Shanghai is the oldest, and its counterpartin Philadelphia the second-oldest?

... that the bus serviceCoastliner 700 betweenBrighton andSouthsea on the south coast of England, has been running for more than 35 years?

... that the busiest route of theWeston-super-Mare Tramways ran from anOld Pier to aSanatorium?

... that theTietê Bus Terminal inSão Paulo,Brazil, is the largest bus terminal inLatin America and the second largest in the world?

... that the November 2010 sale bySilver Star Holidays of its local bus routes aroundCaernarfon ended nearly ninety years of bus service operation by the company?

... that thebus services in Surat are operated by private partners for theSurat Municipal Corporation under apublic–private partnership?

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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