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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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A 2019 XD60 (6164) on the M60 SBS on Broadway near116th Street–Columbia University station in June 2024

TheM60 Select Bus Service is abus route inNew York City. It is part ofMTA Regional Bus Operations, operated by theManhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) under theNew York City Transit brand. The M60 provides service between theUpper West Side ofManhattan andLaGuardia Airport inEast Elmhurst, Queens, traveling between boroughs via theRFK-Triborough Bridge. It is the only directpublic transit option between Manhattan and LaGuardia Airport, as well as the only bus route to serve all LGA terminals.

The M60 was introduced in 1992 as an airport connector and is usually advertised as such. Much of the M60's passenger load, however, is from its crosstown service along125th Street inHarlem; the M60 is the busiest of the four bus routes that run along the 125th Street Crosstown Line ("125th Street corridor"). On May 25, 2014, the M60 was converted into aSelect Bus Service (SBS) route to improve service to-and-from the airport, and service along 125th Street. (Full article...)

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The Witch Way is the branding for long-standing English bus routeX43, which runs betweenBurnley andManchester. The service is currently operated byThe Burnley Bus Company.

The route has operated continuously since 1948. It was previously operated byRibble Motor Services,Stagecoach North West andBurnley & Pendle, whileGM Buses briefly competed with Stagecoach on the route. During its history it has served several places no longer on the present route, includingBury and theTrafford Centre.

The service was rebranded as The Witch Way in 2005 to coincide with the introduction of new vehicles. It had previously been branded asThe X43 and before then was unbranded. Between 1982 and 1986 the route was known asTimesaver, with buses carrying dedicated liveries. (

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Image 1New Routemaster double-decker bus inLondon, United Kingdom (fromBus)
Image 2Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (fromBus)
Image 3A typical transit bus inMadrid,Spain. (fromTransit bus)
Image 4AScania TransJakarta bus inHarmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 5AKowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 6ASunwin trolleybus inShanghai, on the world's oldest operating trolleybus system (fromTrolleybus)
Image 7MAN A39 inBerlin, Germany (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 8A double-deck trolleybus inReading, England, 1966 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 9Van Hool Exquicity 18T inParma (fromTrolleybus)
Image 10Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (fromSteam bus)
Image 11An ex-SBS Transit Leyland Olympian 3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 12New Flyer DE60LF diesel-electric hybrid inAlbuquerque,New Mexico, US. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 13TwoOptare Solo midibuses (fromMidibus)
Image 14Irisbus Cristalis inLimoges (fromTrolleybus)
Image 15Minibus vehicle fromSuzuki Carry used aspublic transportation ofTransjakarta in Indonesia (fromMinibus)
Image 16A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 17Caetano Levante 3 bodied Scania K410EB6 operated byNational Express (fromCoach (bus))
Image 18Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" inHamamatsu (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 19ANew Routemaster double-decker bus inLondon (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 20A rebuiltEast Lancs Greenway (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 21Thechassis of anAlexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display inHong Kong (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 22George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (fromHorsebus)
Image 23Monument toCrimean Trolleybus (fromTrolleybus)
Image 24USschool bus (2007IC CE) (fromBus)
Image 25MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 26Transjakarta location inJakarta is the longestBRT line in the world (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 27Almazora bodiedFuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (fromCombination bus)
Image 28ANew Flyer XDE60 articulated bus inSeattle (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 29Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 301965Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 31Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 32MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 33The 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 34Cikupa manhauler (fromCombination bus)
Image 35Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based onHuanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (fromArticulated bus)
Image 36An example of a private bus operating for BusWest inPerth (2018) (fromBus)
Image 37A 19-seatlow-floor green minibus (fromPublic light bus)
Image 38MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running inDubai, UAE in 2023 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 39A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus inToronto (2014) (fromBus)
Image 40AnIrizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (fromCoach (bus))
Image 41AMercedes-Benz Tourismo inBerlin, Germany (fromCoach (bus))
Image 42CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated inWaterbury, CT (fromArticulated bus)
Image 43AKSM-420 Vitovt inMinsk (fromTrolleybus)
Image 44A 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 45One of the NAW/Hessarticulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (fromTrolleybus)
Image 46Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, withbucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (fromTransit bus)
Image 47New Flyer trolleybus inSan Francisco (fromTrolleybus)
Image 48Hino Coach Bus inRMUTT (Pathumthani,Thailand) (fromCoach (bus))
Image 49Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (fromTrolleybus)
Image 50A 1911LGOC B-type (fromBus)
Image 51AKia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (fromCoach (bus))
Image 52ANishitetsu public bus inFukuoka, Japan (fromBus)
Image 53Double-decker bus inBaghdad, Iraq in 2016 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 54AVolvo BZL battery-electric bus inManchester (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 55ARocar DAC 217Earticulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 56MU ZiU-9 inLeningrad, Soviet Union, 1987 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 57Knight Bus (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 58Kerb guided busway guide wheelMannheim, Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 59Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 60Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (fromSteam bus)
Image 61Medium-sizedIsuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen inSamut Sakhon,Thailand. (fromCombination bus)
Image 62A preserved 1951Kenworthbruck displayed at theWhitefish Depot (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 63YaTB-3 trolleybus onLeningradskoye Highway inMoscow, 1930s (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 64Youngman JNP6183BEV inBeijing (fromTrolleybus)
Image 65Electric busHyundai Elec City inGoyang (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 662006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment fromSavonlinja inLahti (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 67Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (fromTrolleybus)
Image 68Bustech bodied double decker inSydney, Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 69A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 70A double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in theHistoric Center of Quito - World Heritage Site byUNESCO (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 71Scania K320UA articulated bus operating forSouthLink (fromArticulated bus)
Image 72Opel Blitz combination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 73ACommunity Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 74Leyland Titan double decker bus inSydney, Australia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 75MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 761983 Repstad-bodiedVolvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 77Ikarus 280 buses inBudapest traffic (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 78Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 79Scania L94UB chassis bus at theCentral Square inTampere,Finland (fromTransit bus)
Image 80An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 81School buses operated byU-go Mobility inSydney, NSW (fromBus)
Image 82Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL withTransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 83AVolvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus,articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 84Greyhound LinesMCI 102DL3 Coach bus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 85A typical North American model inSherbrooke, Quebec: theNova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (fromTransit bus)
Image 86ATransit Systems Scania K280UB atWestfield Miranda (fromBus)
Image 87An integral bodywork MCI 102DL3, an intercity bus owned byGreyhound Lines, typical of those used in the 1990s and early 2000s. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 88Guided omnibus from Manchester (fromGuided bus)
Image 89Stagecoach Yorkshire Enviro400EV electric double-decker inChesterfield in May 2025 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 90Leyland B45 (prototype of theOlympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 91Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guidedTEOR bus inRouen (fromGuided bus)
Image 92GAZ combination bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 93Hess LighTram trolleybus inSt. Gallen (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 94A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English)Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (fromBus)
Image 95Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (fromHorsebus)
Image 96Ural-375D 'truckbus' inTajikistan. (fromCombination bus)
Image 97Curitiba 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 981902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (fromSteam bus)
Image 99DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor,Romania, June 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 100A double-decker bus on its first day of operation inMombasa, Kenya (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 101Tour bus being used in France (2015) (fromBus)
Image 102Coal 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 103Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane inEssen, Germany (fromGuided bus)
Image 104Trolleybus ontunnel line inTateyama (fromTrolleybus)
Image 105AMercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 106AnAlexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 107A shuttle bus service inSydney (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 108Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (fromTrolleybus)
Image 109BEX intercity double-decker coach connectingDresden andBerlin. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 110Guided trolleybus inCastellón de la Plana, Spain (fromGuided bus)
Image 111A Paris omnibus in 1828 (fromHorsebus)
Image 112Youngman articulated bus inÜrümqi, China (fromBus)
Image 113New Flyer XT60 inSeattle (fromTrolleybus)
Image 114A typical transit bus inEindhoven. The floor between the doors is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (fromTransit bus)
Image 115An articulatedWright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath,England, May 2008 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 116Volgren Optimus bodiedVolvo B8RLEA ofTransperth,Perth,Western Australia,Australia, November 2018 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 117A transit bus operated byFirst Bus London. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 118Setra S 417 HDH inMannheim (fromCoach (bus))
Image 119Passengers on board an oldLeyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (fromOpen top bus)
Image 120Diagram of a 1947-builtPullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type that operated inValparaíso (Chile) until 2023 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 121Ausden Clark ExecutiveScania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (fromCoach (bus))
Image 122Intercity coaches from GO and Megabus seen inNiagara Falls, Ontario (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 123A double-decker bus inMarrakesh, Morocco (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 124Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 125ASan Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbingNob Hill (fromTrolleybus)
Image 126TheHyde 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 127The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen toNetphen) (fromBus)
Image 128Intercity coach atLiuliqiao, connectingBeijing withYouyu. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 129ABMTC UD SLF bus (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 130NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on aKamAZ-44108. (fromCombination bus)
Image 131In many cities, traditional bus service is being augmented byBus rapid transit, like theViva service in Toronto's northern suburbs. (fromTransit bus)
Image 132Solaris Urbino 18 inWarsaw,Poland (2018) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 133Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 134A double-decker bus inAlexandria, Egypt (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 135Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 136A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck inKarlskrona, Sweden (2005) (fromBus)
Image 137An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (fromBus)
Image 138Bimodal Bus-tram [ko] andBarota [ko] inSejong City, South Korea (fromGuided bus)
Image 139Amédée Bollée'sL'Obéissante (1875) (fromBus)
Image 140First appearing in London in 1947, theAEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to theAEC Routemaster. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 141A bi-articulated bus used on theBrisbane Metro (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 142AnIveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (fromCoach (bus))
Image 143AnEast Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 144Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transportingIDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (fromCombination bus)
Image 145Yutong City Master inSkopje, North Macedonia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 146Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 147A Chevrolet bus ofNepal Transport Service in 1961. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 148VinBus electric bus at VOP (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 149Interior of anarticulated bus inLos Angeles (fromBus)
Image 150Barton's uniqueDennis Loline, 861 (fromLowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 151Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 152AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 153A 1992 (redesigned)Neoplan Jumbocruiser (fromArticulated bus)
Image 154National Express Caetano Levante bodiedScania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 155Johannesburg Metrobus (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 156Adouble-decker bus has more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (fromTransit bus)
Image 157ATheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service toVillage Park on theH-1 Freeway. (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 158Évéole bus inDouai (fromGuided bus)
Image 159ATitan double decker bus built byAshok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 160An AT Metro double deckerNorthern Busway bus atAlbany busway station (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 161AIC Bus CE school bus with anInternational 3300 chassis in America (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 162Geumgang ExpressHyundai Universe in South Korea. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 163Yibin ART System,Yibin, China (fromGuided bus)
Image 164A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE inAustralia (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 165Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (fromCoach (bus))
Image 166Early coach drawn by horses (fromCoach (bus))
Image 167TheLondon Booster moving sculpture
Image 168Citroën Jumper minibus inFrance (fromMinibus)
Image 169Interior of theAlexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axleVolvo Super Olympian (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 170ARapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 171ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) atJyväskylä bus station (fromCoach (bus))
Image 172AVolvo B9TL double-decker bus operating inHong Kong (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 173AnAutoTram Extra Grand (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 174A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 175Medium-sizedHino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen inSakon Nakhon,Thailand. (fromCombination bus)
Image 176ZIL-131 shift bus (fromCombination bus)
Image 177Trolleybus inMalatya (fromTrolleybus)
Image 178A MAN Lion's City A24 articulated bus operated byTower Transit Singapore (fromArticulated bus)
Image 179Oxford Tube bodied double-deckerNeoplan Skyliners (fromCoach (bus))
Image 180A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in 1990. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 181An intercity coach operated by Flixbus (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 182TheElektromote, the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (fromTrolleybus)
Image 183GMC New Design truckbus (fromCombination bus)
Image 184One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft9+1⁄2 in)Super-Lo double-decker buses (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 185MAZ-251 inMinsk, Belarus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 186Articulated trolleybus inArnhem (fromArticulated bus)
Image 1871999New Flyer D40LF in theAurora Village Transit Center inShoreline in June 2010. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 188Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 1892003Volvo 9700S onB12M fromTelemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manualpallet jack is standard equipment for single-person operation. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 190AZiU-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 191Airport Limousine Bus.Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace in Tokyo, Japan (fromCoach (bus))
Image 192A private omnibus or "station bus" (fromHorsebus)
Image 193Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 194A 1986 van-derivedFord Transit minibus bodied byCarlyle (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 195ModernSwitch Mobility EiV 22 double-decker bus operated by KSRTC in Kerala, India (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 196LibertyBus in Jersey (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 197Volvo B5LH single-decker bus inSingapore (fromBus)
Image 198A Taichung BRT Bus (fromArticulated bus)
Image 199Apublic transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 200Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by theMetropolitan Transport Trust inPerth, Australia (fromBus)
Image 201Setra mid-size coach (fromCoach (bus))
Image 202AFoton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus inBeijing Bus service (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 203Bus station in ruralRussia (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 2042009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service forRiksteatret, outside their headquarters inNydalen, Oslo. (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 205Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus onMexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 206Föli double-deckercoach bus inTurku,Finland (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 207Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (fromCombination bus)
Image 208Spokane Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus atEastern Washington University (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 209An omnibus of theCompagnie générale des omnibus [fr] company (fromHorsebus)
Image 210Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus inJyväskylä, Finland (fromMidibus)
Image 211AVan Hool bi-articulated bus inHamburg, Germany (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 212TheMAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for theBus Contracting Model. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 213LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 214Portland, OregonTriMet high-floor bus withwheelchair lift extended and lowered to the sidewalk/pavement (2010) (fromBus)
Image 215Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (fromBus)
Image 216An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at theLondon Bus Museum (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 217Low floor buses inSeoul (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 218AVan Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 21914.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilevertail lift (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 220AWright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodiedVolvo B9TL in April 2024. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 221ANeoplan Megaliner at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 222Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 223Early version of a midibus, theBedford JJL (fromMidibus)
Image 224Bi-articulated bus inGuatemala City,Guatemala (fromArticulated bus)
Image 225A postbus inSt. Moritz (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 226Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 227Solaris Trollino 18 inSalzburg (fromTrolleybus)
Image 228World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (fromBus)
Image 229New Flyer trolleybus inToronto, Canada (fromBus)
Image 230A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus inFrance (fromOpen top bus)
Image 231Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (fromBus)
Image 232SmartRider card forTransperth (fromTransit bus)
Image 233A coach operated byMegabus (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 234French steam bus (fromSteam bus)
Image 2351937Chevrolet bodied by Anco inTrondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 236A semi-open top sightseeing bus inKaohsiung,Taiwan (fromOpen top bus)
Image 237Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus inSeoul,South Korea. (fromTransit bus)
Image 238A Škoda 30 Tr trolleybus in Prague, which uses In-Motion Charging technology. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 239AnAEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 240MAX bus system in Las Vegas (fromGuided bus)
Image 241A 56-passengerPrevost coach in Canada (fromCoach (bus))
Image 242A Greyhound bus in 1939. (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 2432003 Helmark-bodiedScania K124EB double-decker bruck inÖstersund (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 244Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodiedDennis Dart SLF (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 245Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (fromBus)
Image 246AMitsubishi Fuso Aero King at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 247VDL Synergy double-decker bus inNorrtälje, Sweden (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 248A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 249Double-decker buses may be particularly popular along tourist-friendly routes, such as thisFirst Kernow open-top bus inCornwall, England. (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 250Crown-Ikarus 286 forTriMet (1993) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 251Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 252Berlin horsebus (fromHorsebus)
Image 253AHino Rainbow midibus (fromMidibus)
Image 254Hino Dutro 110SD 12-seater microbus inIndonesia (fromMinibus)
Image 255Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (fromCoach (bus))
Image 256Solaris Vacanza 13, A 3-axleSolaris coach manufactured between 2001 and 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain (fromCoach (bus))
Image 257Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on theLeigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (fromGuided bus)
Image 258An Indonesian intercity bus, Sinar Jayadouble decker Mercedes-Benz OC 500 RF 2542 bus travelling across Java, connectingSurabaya andJakarta (fromIntercity bus service)
Image 259Solaris trolleybus on theArnhem trolleybus system in the Netherlands (fromTrolleybus)
Image 260Phileas bus (fromGuided bus)
Image 261TheVancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 262Nottingham City Transport Optare Solo M995 in July 2025 (fromLow-floor bus)
Image 263AC Transit XMC-77 (fromArticulated bus)
Image 264A double-decker bus ofPabama Transport inBukidnon (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 265Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (fromArticulated bus)
Image 266BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (fromDouble-decker bus)
Image 267A bi-articulatedVan Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (fromBi-articulated bus)
Image 268Cacciamali Urby (built onIveco Daily chassis) inRijeka,Croatia (fromMinibus)
Image 269MAN Lion's coach L (fromCoach (bus))
Image 270Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen, 1986 (fromHorsebus)
Image 271Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (fromSteam bus)
Image 272Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for theMilicja in Poland. (fromCombination bus)
Image 273Armoured buses in Israel (fromBus manufacturing)
Image 274John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (fromSteam bus)
Image 275A trolleybus inBradford in 1970. TheBradford Trolleybus system was the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (fromTrolleybus)
Image 276Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (fromHorsebus)
Image 277The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (fromPublic light bus)
Image 278Trolleybus inCastellón de la Plana (fromTrolleybus)
Image 2791960Scania-Vabis L75 bodied byKristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (fromBruck (vehicle))
Image 280Chelmsford (1905) (fromSteam bus)
Image 281A switch in parallel overhead lines (fromTrolleybus)
Image 282National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (fromSteam bus)
Image 283Yutong GT12 operated byFlixBus (fromCoach (bus))
Image 284Underground trolleybus atKurobe Dam Station (fromTrolleybus)
Image 285An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (fromArticulated bus)
Image 286ThePerth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in thePerth central business district (fromPublic transport bus service)
Image 287Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example fromToronto. (fromTransit bus)

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... thatCam Winton has held press conferences on a movingMetro Transit bus and in the largestpothole inMinneapolis?

... thatthe first series ofOn the Buses, a British sitcom written byChesney and Wolfe, was rejected by theBBC but accepted byLondon Weekend Television?

... thatWerner Heubeck, the managing director ofUlsterbus duringThe Troubles, was known for personally removingIRA bombs from buses to keep them running on time?

... that French manufacturerVétra builttrolleybuses(example pictured) for transit systems in 12 countries, on three continents?

... thatNewton Corner has at various times been acommuter rail depot, a trolley station, and now a busy bus stop?

... thatPeter Stuart, who formed the bandDog's Eye View, toured withPaula Cole by following hertour bus in hisrental car?

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

Bus People

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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