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New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom

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

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

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

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Front of Pittsfield station in March 2006

The Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center (often referred to as the ITC or the Scelsi ITC) is a transit facility located in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. The $11 million facility is named after Joseph Scelsi, a longtime State Representative who represented Pittsfield. Owned by the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA), it is serviced by local BRTA bus services, Amtrak intercity rail service, and Peter Pan intercity bus service. The second floor of the building houses two classrooms used by Berkshire Community College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Railroad stations have been located in downtown Pittsfield since the Western Railroad opened in 1841. The original station burned in 1854; after its replacement proved inadequate, a union station was constructed in 1866 to serve the Western plus the Housatonic Railroad and the Pittsfield and North Adams Railroad. A second, larger union station replaced it in 1914. The New Haven Railroad and New York Central Railroad moved to smaller depots in 1960 and 1965, and Union Station was demolished in 1968. Rail service to Pittsfield ended in 1971 but returned in 1975 and moved to a new shelter downtown in 1981. The facility ITC opened in 2004 to combine local and intercity bus and intercity rail operations into one location. (Full article...)

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An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation. It is usually a single-decker, and comprises two or more rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint (articulation) enclosed by protective bellows inside and outside and a cover plate on the floor. This allows a longer legal length than rigid-bodied buses, and hence a higher passenger capacity (94–120), while still allowing the bus to maneuver adequately.

Due to their high passenger capacity, articulated buses are often used as part of bus rapid transit schemes, and can include mechanical guidance system and electric bus or trolleybus. Articulated buses are typically 18 m (59 ft) long, in contrast to standard rigid buses at 11 to 14 m (36 to 46 ft) long. The common arrangement of an articulated bus is to have a forward section with two axles leading a rear section with a single axle, with the driving axle mounted on either the front or the rear section. Some articulated buses have a steering arrangement on the rearmost axle which turns slightly in opposition to the front steering axle, allowing the vehicle to negotiate tighter turns, similar to hook-and-ladder fire trucks operating in city environments. A less common variant of the articulated bus is the bi-articulated bus, where the vehicle has two trailer sections rather than one. Such vehicles have a capacity of around 200 people, and a length of about 25 m (82 ft); as such, they are used almost exclusively on high-capacity, high-frequency arterial routes and on bus rapid transit services. (

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Image 1National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 2Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 31965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 4Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central Square in Tampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
Image 5National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 61937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 72009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 8Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 9Yibin ART System, Yibin, China (from Guided bus)
Image 10A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 11A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (from Open top bus)
Image 12New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom (from Bus)
Image 13Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
Image 14A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
Image 152006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 16An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 17A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 18A Neoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 19Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 20A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
Image 21Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 22Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 23Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 24Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 25Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 26Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 27A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 28A First Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 29Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 30A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 31Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen, 1986 (from Horsebus)
Image 32Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 33Metroline Volvo B5LH diesel-electric hybrid bus in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 34Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 35First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster (from Double-decker bus)
Image 36Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 37MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 38Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
Image 39Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 40An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 41Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 42Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
Image 43The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 44A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 45Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 461983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 47Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 482003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 49An Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker bus in London (from Public transport bus service)
Image 50Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 51An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 52Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 53Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 54Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
Image 55A IC Bus CE school bus with an International 3300 chassis in America (from Public transport bus service)
Image 56An integral bodywork MCI 102DL3, an intercity bus owned by Greyhound Lines, typical of those used in the 1990s and early 2000s. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 57Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
Image 58Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 59Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
Image 60A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 61The Hyde Park Gate in London, erected by the Kensington Turnpike Trust. These trusts helped to stimulate a sustained period of road improvement in the 18th century. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 62A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 63One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 64ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 65Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 66A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
Image 67Some coal mines also operate separate trolleybus systems to serve workers. Wuyang Coal Mine in Xiangyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi has the last remaining mine trolleybus system in China. (from Trolleybus)
Image 68Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
Image 69Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 70Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 71MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
Image 72The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 731902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 74An ex-SBS Transit Leyland Olympian 3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 75Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 76New Flyer trolleybus in Toronto, Canada (from Bus)
Image 77The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (from Trolleybus)
Image 78A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 79Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 80MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 81Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 82The Elektromote, the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 83New Routemaster in London, United Kingdom (from Double-decker bus)
Image 84A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 85LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
Image 86Double-decker buses may be particularly popular along tourist-friendly routes, such as this First Kernow open-top bus in Cornwall, England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 87MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 88The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 89A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 90GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 91Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth (from Bus)
Image 92Airport Limousine Bus. Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 93One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 94Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 95Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
Image 96Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
Image 97VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 98Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 99Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) in Rijeka, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 100Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 101A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 102A Titan double decker bus built by Ashok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
Image 103A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 104A low-floor bus can provide accessibility for wheelchair users and those on personal mobility devices, often through the use of a wheelchair ramp. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 105Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based on Huanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (from Articulated bus)
Image 106Underground trolleybus at Kurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
Image 107A double-decker bus has more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (from Transit bus)
Image 108In Motion Charging additional batteries charging at Palmovka Prague (from Trolleybus)
Image 109Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
Image 110Low floor bus vehicles in Seoul (from Low-floor bus)
Image 111The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 112LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
Image 113Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
Image 114Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 115Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 116Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 117Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
Image 118An Indonesian intercity bus, Sinar Jaya double decker Mercedes-Benz OC 500 RF 2542 bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya and Jakarta (from Intercity bus service)
Image 119SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 120John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 121An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 122MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 123Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 124Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 125Transjakarta location in Jakarta is the longest BRT line in the world (from Public transport bus service)
Image 126Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
Image 127VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
Image 128A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 129Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 130In many cities, traditional bus service is being augmented by Bus rapid transit, like the Viva service in Toronto's northern suburbs. (from Transit bus)
Image 131Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 132Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 133Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 134A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 135Solaris Urbino 18 in Warsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
Image 136Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 137Johannesburg Metrobus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 138A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 139An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 140CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 141An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 142The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 143Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
Image 144George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 145An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
Image 146A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 147YaTB-3 trolleybus on Leningradskoye Highway in Moscow, 1930s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 148Spokane Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus at Eastern Washington University. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 149A PMPML CNG-led Tata Marcopolo bus in Pune, India (2024) (from Bus)
Image 150Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 151Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
Image 152Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 153An omnibus of the Compagnie générale des omnibus [fr] company (from Horsebus)
Image 154A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 155An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 156Hino Dutro 110SD 12-seater microbus in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 157Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 158Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 159Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 160A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 161A Mercedes-Benz Citaro transit bus operating in Singapore (from Public transport bus service)
Image 162Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 163A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 164The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 165Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 166Guided trolleybuses, Castellón de la Plana, Spain (from Guided bus)
Image 167Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
Image 168A trolleybus in Bradford in 1970. The Bradford Trolleybus system was the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (from Trolleybus)
Image 169An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
Image 170DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania, June 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 171A typical transit bus in Eindhoven. The floor between the doors is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (from Transit bus)
Image 172MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 173A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 174A Double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in the Historic Center of Quito - World Heritage Site by UNESCO (from Double-decker bus)
Image 175Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 176A ZiU-9 trolleybus in service in Piraeus, Greece, on the large Athens-area trolleybus system. The Russian-built ZiU-9 (also known as the ZiU-682), introduced in 1972, is the most numerous trolleybus model in history, with more than 45,000 built. In the 2000s it was effectively rendered obsolete by low-floor designs. (from Trolleybus)
Image 177NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 178Guided omnibus from Manchester (from Guided bus)
Image 179Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
Image 180The sharply-arched Beverley Bar necessitated a special bus design. A preserved East Yorkshire Motor Services AEC Bridgemaster with an arched roof passes under the Bar in August 2022. (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 181A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 182A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 183A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 184US school bus (2007 IC CE) (from Bus)
Image 185A New Flyer XDE60 articulated bus in Seattle (from Public transport bus service)
Image 186Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 187Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
Image 188A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 189MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 190A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 191Youngman articulated bus in Ürümqi, China. (from Bus)
Image 192Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 193Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 194Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 195Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 196Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 197Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 198A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
Image 199Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 200Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 201A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 202New Flyer DE60LF diesel-electric hybrid in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. (from Articulated bus)
Image 203Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 204Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 205Hess LighTram in St. Gallen (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 206A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 207A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 208A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 209MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 210Electric bus Hyundai Elec City in Goyang (from Double-decker bus)
Image 211A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
Image 212Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 2131960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 214A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 215Geumgang Express Hyundai Universe in South Korea. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 216World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 217Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 2182003 Volvo 9700S on B12M from Telemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manual pallet jack is standard equipment for single-person operation. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 219A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 220Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 221Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 222A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 223BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
Image 224A 1992 (redesigned) Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Articulated bus)
Image 225A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 226AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 227Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 228Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 229Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 230A typical North American model in Sherbrooke, Quebec: the Nova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (from Transit bus)
Image 231Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 232Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 233Bimodal Bus-tram(Ko) and Barota (BRT System)(Ko) in Sejong City, South Korea (from Guided bus)
Image 234A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 235A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
Image 236AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 237Fuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (Cab is separate and can be tipped over, unlike most conversions which weld it to the bus box) (from Combination bus)
Image 238A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 239Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 240Intercity coaches from GO and Megabus seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario (from Intercity bus service)
Image 241Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 242Curitiba Neobus bodied bi-articulated Volvo B12M running with 100% biofuel. At 28 metres, it is one of the world's longest buses. Each section features train-like doors for rapid exchange of people. (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 243New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 244Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 245A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 246Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 247French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 248Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 249A Scania bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 250ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
Image 251RH Transport Services Optare Solo M880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 252An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 253Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 254AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 255Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 256On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
Image 257A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 258A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 259A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 260BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 261A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 262A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 263Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 264Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 265An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 266GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 267A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 268The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 269An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 270Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 271Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 27214.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 273Articulated trolleybus in Arnhem (from Articulated bus)
Image 274An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 2751999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 276Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair lift extended and lowered to the sidewalk/pavement (2010) (from Bus)

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... that Cam Winton has held press conferences on a moving Metro Transit bus and in the largest pothole in Minneapolis?

... that the first series of On the Buses, a British sitcom written by Chesney and Wolfe, was rejected by the BBC but accepted by London Weekend Television?

... that Werner Heubeck, the managing director of Ulsterbus during The Troubles, was known for personally removing IRA bombs from buses to keep them running on time?

... that French manufacturer Vétra built trolleybuses (example pictured) for transit systems in 12 countries, on three continents?

... that Newton Corner has at various times been a commuter rail depot, a trolley station, and now a busy bus stop?

... that Peter Stuart, who formed the band Dog's Eye View, toured with Paula Cole by following her tour bus in his rental car?

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Image 1A KMB bus, in Hong Kong
Image 2Buses in Oslo
Image 3A Leyland Olympian, and the Grade II listed Angel Inn
Image 4A MAN Lion's City of BSAG, Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Image 5An East Lancs bodied Volvo B10M, owned by Hilton's travel, Newton-Le-Willows
Image 6Trolleybuses outside Salzburg Hbf, Austria
Image 7The Agora and de l'Assut de l'Or Bridge – Part of the Arts and Science complex in Valencia
Image 8A Connexionsbuses operated Scania Omnidekka, at Thorpe Arch industrial estate, Wetherby.
Image 9A Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy, Karosa B 732 in Prague
Image 10A trolleybus in Brno, Czech Republic
Image 11The freight trolley TG-5, Vinnitsa, Ukraine.
Image 12A preserved Bristol SUS, which was operated by Western National
Image 13A trolleybus in Novosibirsk, Russia
Image 14An Irisbus Agora Line vehicle in Avignon, France
Image 15An Iveco Crossway of Blaguss, Vienna
Image 16View from Slussen towards Gamla stan (Old town) and Riddarholmen. In the background Kungsholmen and Stockholm City Hall.
Image 17An abandoned bus in the Atacama Desert
Image 18A bus at the University of Nottingham
Image 19A Karosa Bus in Olomouc
Image 20A preserved BVG MAN SD200, operating Berlin bus 218
Image 21A Mercedes Citaro O530, of the Oxford Bus Company
Image 22A Setra S 415 NF of the operator BahnBus Hochstift, in Paderborn bus terminal.

Bus People

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John Greenwood (born 1788, died 1851), transport entrepreneur, was the keeper of a toll-gate in Pendleton on the Manchester to Liverpool turnpike. In 1824 he purchased a horse and a cart with several seats and began an omnibus service, probably the first one in the United Kingdom, between Pendleton and Manchester. His pioneering idea was to offer a service where, unlike with a stagecoach, no prior booking was necessary and the driver would pick up or set down passengers anywhere on request. Later on he added daily services to Buxton, Chester, and Sheffield.

John Greenwood, and a number of competitors, created a network of omnibus services, often acting as feeders to the railways. When he died in 1851 he left a flourishing business to his son, also named John (II) (b. 12 May 1818, d. 21 March 1886), which in that year became the Manchester Carriage Company.

By gestation, and amalgamation, in 1880, this became the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company, led by John Greenwood (II). Following the council taking control of passenger transport services, in 1903, the residuary operations became The Manchester Carriage Co. (1903) Ltd, led by John Greenwood (III) (b. 1856).

For how this initial service developed, see Timeline of public passenger transport operations in Manchester. (Read More)
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Sir Moir Lockhead OBE DHC (born 25 April 1945 in County Durham, England) is an English businessman. He was Chief Executive and Deputy Chairman of UK transport group FirstGroup. Originally a mechanical engineer, he left school (West Cornforth Secondary Modern) at 15 to become apprentice mechanic in a bus garage in Darlington, before working for a short period as a management trainee with Tarmac. In 1979, he was appointed Chief Engineer of Glasgow City Transport. He joined Grampian Regional Transport in 1985 as General Manager, and went on to lead the successful employee buy-out as GRT Group.

He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1996 for services to the bus industry. He is a past President of the Confederation of Passenger Transport. He was knighted in the 2008 Birthday Honours. In 2009, the University of Aberdeen awarded him a Doctorate honoris causa (DHC). In 2010, he was awarded the VisitScotland Silver Thistle Award for outstanding services to the tourism industry in Scotland.

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

In January 2011, First Great Western powercar 43160 was named Sir Moir Lockhead as was First ScotRail diesel multiple unit 170401 in March 2011. (Read More)
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Werner Wolfgang Heubeck (24 October 1923 – 19 October 2009) was a German–British transport executive who was managing director of the Northern Ireland transport companies Ulsterbus and Citybus. (Read More)
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Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an American public transit planner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the initial commissioner of Transport for London, the public organisation that runs and maintains London's public transport network.

Kiley also worked as a CIA agent, CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, deputy mayor of Boston, chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and president and CEO of the New York City Partnership. He is credited as being the architect of the revival of Boston and New York's ailing public transport systems in the 1970s and 1980s respectively.

Kiley unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Boston in 1983. (Read More)
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Karuna Ratna Tuladhar (Nepali: करुणारत्न तुलाधर) (23 October 1920 – 19 July 2008) was a pioneer of Nepalese public transport. He was proprietor of Nepal Transport Service which he and his brother Lupau Ratna Tuladhar founded in 1959. This was Nepal's first public bus service which linked the capital Kathmandu with the railhead of Amlekhganj, 190 kilometers to the south near the Indian border.

The same year, Nepal Transport Service also started the first local shuttle between Kathmandu and Patan (Lalitpur), one of the three cities in the Kathmandu Valley. (Read More)
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Ann Heron Gloag DBE (née Souter; born 10 December 1942) is a Scottish businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner. She is co-founder of the transport company Stagecoach Group.

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

In 2023, Gloag put Beaufort Castle, her Category A listed residence in the Scottish Highlands, up for sale at £7.5 million. Located near Kiltarlity, 13 miles west of Inverness, 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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Samuel Ledgard (1874–1952) was a Leeds entrepreneur who became a major West Yorkshire Independent bus operator. Following his death in 1952, his executors continued to operate the Samuel Ledgard bus company until 1967, when it was acquired by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. (Read More)
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Julian Peddle (born November 1954) is an entrepreneur who has worked in the bus industry since the early 1980s, having owned or part-owned numerous bus companies. He spent 11 years as co-owner of Stevensons of Uttoxeter between 1983 and 1994, having previously been its traffic manager. During the late 1990s and early 2000s he ran Status Group, a group of small bus companies spread across England which included BakerBus, Choice Travel and MK Metro. He was a major shareholder in Tellings-Golden Miller and Centrebus Holdings before their sale to Arriva. (Read More)
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Kathleen Andrews (née Smith; May 17, 1940 – November 17, 2013) was a British-Canadian bus driver and transport manager. Her pioneering role as the first female Transit Operator, Dispatcher and Manager in Edmonton, Alberta was later commemorated by the city.

Kathleen Smith grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire and migrated to Edmonton aged 14. She graduated from Ross Sheppard Composite High School in 1959. Following a marriage and subsequent divorce, she sought full-time employment to support her family, which led to joining the Edmonton Transit System (ETS) in 1975. She initially fulfilled the role of Bus Information Clerk, before becoming the first female bus driver that May. After three years, she became the first female Bus Dispatcher, and was eventually promoted to manager of Special Service charter buses. She was commended by the council as being the first female in any significant management capacity in the city. She continued to drive school buses after her retirement from ETS in 1998, and died of cancer in November 2013.

In 2014, the city council created the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage at a cost of $196 million, covering 500,000 square feet of space and accommodating 300 buses and 700 drivers. The garage did not open officially until February 2020. (Read More)