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Abus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average carorvan, but less 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 busesorshuttle 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 licence.

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 gasorbiodiesel. As of the 2010s, bus manufacturing is increasingly globalised, with the same designs appearing around the world. (Full article...)

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The Witch Way is the branding for long-standing English bus route X43, which runs between Burnley and Manchester. The service is currently operated by The Burnley Bus Company.

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The Flxible Metro is a transit bus that was assembled and manufactured by the Flxible Corporation from 1983 until 1995. From 1978 until early-1983, when Flxible was owned by Grumman, the model was known as the Grumman 870, with a Grumman nameplate. The earlier model 870 experienced a large number of major design defects and deficiencies, some of which led to the filing of lawsuits against the company by purchasers, and the successor "Metro" model addressed those defective design issues.

Over the combined 17-year production history, a total of 14,456 were built, of which 4,642 were model 870 and 9,814 were Metros. (

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  Image 1Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
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  Image 2John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
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  Image 3AnArriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 4The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
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  Image 5Russian GAZelle marshrutka with sliding access doors (from Minibus)
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  Image 6The London Booster moving sculpture
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  Image 7An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 8AnEast Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 9Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
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  Image 10Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 11A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung,Taiwan (from Open top bus)
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  Image 12Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
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  Image 13A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 14MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 15A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
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  Image 16AVan Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 17Iveco Daily minibus in the UK (from Minibus)
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  Image 18New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 19An ex-SBS Transit Leyland Olympian 3-axle bus as preserved in the UK after its retirement from Singapore in 2013 (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 20Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 21Adual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 22The Hyde Park GateinLondon, 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)
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  Image 232006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from SavonlinjainLahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 24VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 25ABMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 26AIC Bus CE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 27A 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)
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  Image 28Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 29A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 30AKowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 31The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (SiegentoNetphen) (from Bus)
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  Image 32A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014 Bi-articulated TransmetroinGuatemala City (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 33A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 34World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
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  Image 35Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 36DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania, June 2008 (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 37AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 38USschool bus (2007) (from Bus)
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  Image 392009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 40Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 41Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
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  Image 42AMitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 43Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
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  Image 44AZiU-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)
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  Image 45Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 46Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
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  Image 47An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 481965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 49Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 50GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
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  Image 51Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 52Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 53A double-decker Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 541983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 55The kerb guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
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  Image 56GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
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  Image 57Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 58The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 59Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
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  Image 60ATheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 61AKia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 62National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 63Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
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  Image 64AnIrizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 65Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
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  Image 66Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 67An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
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  Image 68Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
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  Image 69ANew Flyer trolleybus operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in 1987 (from Bus)
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  Image 70Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 71Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 72An Indonesian intercity bus, Rosalia Indah Scania K360IB bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya, Solo and Jakarta. (from Intercity bus service)
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  Image 73Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 74LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 75Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 76Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
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  Image 77Underground trolleybusatKurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 78A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
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  Image 791902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
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  Image 80Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 81Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
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  Image 82Optare Alero integral low floor minibus (from Minibus)
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  Image 83Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 84Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
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  Image 85ANew Routemaster bus operating in London (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 86Solaris Urbino 18inWarsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 87George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
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  Image 88AScania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 89Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
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  Image 90AVolkswagen Crafter minibus (from Minibus)
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  Image 91Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 92An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 93Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
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  Image 94ARocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 95Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
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  Image 96A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 97Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 98A Double-decker bus in front of the Presidential Palace in the Historic Center of Quito - World Heritage Site by UNESCO (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 99Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEAofTransperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 100Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
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  Image 101Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 1021937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 103A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 104A CNG powered MAN 18.310 bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 105A section of track used for testing O-Bahn Busway buses (from Guided bus)
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  Image 106MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 107SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
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  Image 108Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 109The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 110Transmac YL01, a Yutong ZK6180HGH articulated bus in Macau. (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 111MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 112Seen here in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the Nova Bus LFS is a common North American model. It has a bicycle rack over the front bumper. (from Transit bus)
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  Image 113Curitiba 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)
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  Image 114Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 115Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportationinIndonesia (from Minibus)
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  Image 116The 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)
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  Image 117Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 118Mercedes Benz Sprinter minibus in Zihuatanejo (from Minibus)
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  Image 119Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi ME low floor minibus (from Minibus)
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  Image 120A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
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  Image 1212003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 122CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 123ARapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 124Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
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  Image 125A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 126AFirst Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 127Some 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)
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  Image 128Mercedes-Benz Vario minibus in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic (from Minibus)
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  Image 129ANew Routemaster double-decker bus, operating for Arriva LondononLondon Buses route 73 (2015) (from Bus)
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  Image 130Van conversion Iveco Daily minibus with full height entrance door (from Minibus)
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  Image 131Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 132Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
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  Image 133Trolleybus on tunnel lineinTateyama (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 134Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 135A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 136Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (2010) (from Bus)
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  Image 137Apublic transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 138Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
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  Image 139AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 140A double-decker bus of Pabama TransportinBukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 141Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based on Huanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 142Double-decker buses may be particularly popular along tourist-friendly routes, such as this First Kernow open-top businCornwall, England (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 143A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
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  Image 144A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 145MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 146Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
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  Image 147A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 148On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 149ACommunity Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 150Nissan Diesel RN partially low floor light bus (from Minibus)
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  Image 151A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
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  Image 152Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
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  Image 153Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 154Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
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  Image 155Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
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  Image 156MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 157Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
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  Image 158Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 159A double-decker bus used for public transit in Kerala, India (2011) (from Bus)
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  Image 160Föli double-decker coach businTurku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 161Volkswagen Type 2 "microbus" (from Minibus)
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  Image 16214.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 163A typical transit bus in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The floor at the forward section of the vehicle is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (from Transit bus)
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  Image 164AHino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
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  Image 165ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 166MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 167Abi-articulated bus on the RIT bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 168A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 169Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central SquareinTampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
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  Image 1702003 Volvo 9700S on B12M from Telemark Bilruter, with all doors open. Manual pallet jack is standard equipment for single-person operation. (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 171Toyota Coaster LPG green public minibus in Hong Kong (from Minibus)
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  Image 172BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
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  Image 173The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 174Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
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  Image 175Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 176Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
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  Image 177Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
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  Image 178A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
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  Image 179Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 180ASan Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 181National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
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  Image 182A trolleybus in Bradford in 1970. The Bradford Trolleybus system was the last one to operate in the United Kingdom; closing in 1972. (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 183Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 184Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 185One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 186Yutong City MasterinSkopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 187Electric bus in Jakarta (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 188A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 189Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 190Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 191Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
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  Image 192A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 193AMercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 194MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 195ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
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  Image 196LAZ-699inLviv, Ukraine (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 197An 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)
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  Image 198MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 199Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
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  Image 200Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
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  Image 201A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
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  Image 202Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 203Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 204AnAlexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC transit bus operating in Warwickshire, England (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 205AnAutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
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  Image 206An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 207An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 208French steam bus (from Steam bus)
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  Image 209Electric minibus in China (from Minibus)
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  Image 210Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 211Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 212The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 213Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 214ATitan double decker bus built by Ashok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 215The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 216Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
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  Image 217AnIveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 218AnAlexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 219Iveco 316 minibus in Genoa, Italy (from Minibus)
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  Image 220Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) operating in Zagreb, Croatia (from Minibus)
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  Image 221A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
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  Image 222A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 223Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 224Step equipped van on a converted Toyota HiAce minibus (from Minibus)
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  Image 225VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 226AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 227Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 228LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 229Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 230Interior of an articulated businLos Angeles (from Bus)
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  Image 231Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
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  Image 232Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 233Fuso 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)
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  Image 234Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
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  Image 235Isuzu QKR Modern Jeepney in Manila, Philippines, with Almazora bodywork. (from Minibus)
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  Image 236AVolvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 237Level-boarding onto a double-decker bus on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
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  Image 238RH Transport Services Optare Solo 880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 239Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
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  Image 240One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 241A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
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  Image 242A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
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  Image 243BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 244A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 245Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
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  Image 2461960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
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  Image 247Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
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  Image 248A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
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  Image 249Van converted minibuses as light transit buses (from Minibus)
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  Image 250An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
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  Image 251Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 252Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
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  Image 253AFoton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 254A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
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  Image 255Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
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  Image 256Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 257In some cities, such as in Singapore, double-decker buses are used, which have more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (from Transit bus)
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  Image 258Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 259Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (from Horsebus)
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  Image 260Nissan Civilian minibus in Pathumthani, Thailand (Thanyaburi Transport CO.,LTD.) (from Minibus)
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  Image 261NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
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  Image 262Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 263AnAEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
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  Image 264ANeoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 265A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
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  Image 266Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport TrustinPerth (from Bus)
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  Image 2671999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 268First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) is the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster (from Double-decker bus)
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  Image 269Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
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  Image 270A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
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  Image 271Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
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  Image 272Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
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  Image 273AVan Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
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  Image 274AFord E450 cutaway chassis design, with more integrated bodywork (from Minibus)
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  Image 275Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 276The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
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  Image 277A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)

• ... that trolleybuses in Derby (example pictured) last operated in 1967, but there are still five preserved by collectors?

• ... that Casper the Commuting Cat is a book about the true story of a cat who was a regular bus commuter in Plymouth, England?

• ... that MASA, formed in 1959, was the second-largest manufacturer of buses in Mexico when it was acquired in 1998 by Volvo?

• ... that Nepal's first public bus service was founded in 1959 by Karuna Ratna Tuladhar and his brother?

• ... that television dramas have portrayed criminals riding around Weston-super-Mare on an open-top bus?

• ... that the UFO-like Kielce Bus Station (pictured) has been praised as "one of the most valuable" architectural designs of the last decades of the People's Republic of Poland?

• ... that residents of Motspur Park feel that the London Buses route K5 should be more frequent?

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

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Julian Peddle (born November 1954) is an entrepreneur who has worked in the bus industry since the early 1980s, having owned or part-owned numerous bus companies. He spent 11 years as co-owner of Stevensons of Uttoxeter between 1983 and 1994, having previously been its traffic manager. During the late 1990s and early 2000s he ran Status Group, a group of small bus companies spread across England which included BakerBus, Choice Travel and MK Metro. He was a major shareholder in Tellings-Golden Miller and Centrebus Holdings before their sale to Arriva. (Read More)

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Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an American public transit planner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the initial commissionerofTransport 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 mayorofBoston, 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 Bostonin1983. (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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Kathleen Andrews (née Smith; May 17, 1940 – November 17, 2013) was a British-Canadian bus driver and transport manager. Her pioneering role as the first female Transit Operator, Dispatcher and Manager in Edmonton, Alberta was later commemorated by the city.

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

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

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Dame Ann Heron Gloag DBE (née Souter; born 10 December 1942) is a Scottish businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner. She is co-founder of the transport company Stagecoach Group.

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2020, Gloag and her brother, Sir Brian Souter, are worth £730 million, a decrease of £145 million from the previous year.

In January 2023, Gloag, with her husband and two other family members, was charged with criminal offences involving human trafficking. She disputes the charges. (Read More)

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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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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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Werner Wolfgang Heubeck CBE (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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