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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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Lothian Buses is a major bus operator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom: the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh) owns 91%, Midlothian Council 5%, East Lothian Council 3% and West Lothian Council 1%.

Lothian operates the majority of bus services in Edinburgh, and is a significant operator in East Lothian, Midlothian and most recently West Lothian. It operates a comprehensive night bus network, three routes to Edinburgh Airport, and owns the subsidiary companies Lothian Country, East Coast Buses, Edinburgh Bus Tours, Lothian Motorcoaches and Eve Coaches. (Full article...)

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Image 1A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 2A double-decker Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Coach (bus))
Image 3A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 4John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 5Van conversion Iveco Daily minibus with full height entrance door (from Minibus)
Image 6Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 7VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 8French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 9Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 10Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
Image 11Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 12ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
Image 13Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 14A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 15An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 16Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 17A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 18Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
Image 19Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 20Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 21MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 22Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth (from Bus)
Image 23Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 24The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 25A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 26An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 27A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 28Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 29New Routemaster in London, United Kingdom (from Double-decker bus)
Image 30Mercedes-Benz Vario minibus in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic (from Minibus)
Image 31VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
Image 32A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 33Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central Square in Tampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
Image 34Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 35Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 36Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 37Fuso 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 38Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 39MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 40Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 41A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 42Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 43Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 44Underground trolleybus at Kurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
Image 45Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 46Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 47Curitiba 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 48An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 49An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 50A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 51Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
Image 52A IC Bus CE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (from Public transport bus service)
Image 53A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
Image 54Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 55Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
Image 56New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom (from Bus)
Image 57An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 58Level-boarding onto a double-decker bus on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 59George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 60A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 61A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
Image 62An 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 63An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 64World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 65Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 66Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 67A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 682003 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 691983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 70On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
Image 71A 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 72LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
Image 73Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 74Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (from Horsebus)
Image 75A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 76A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 77Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 78An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 79A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
Image 80An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 81Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
Image 82Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
Image 83An Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker bus in London (from Public transport bus service)
Image 84Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 85A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 86Iveco 316 minibus in Genoa, Italy (from Minibus)
Image 87A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 88An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 89Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 901999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 91AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 92Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
Image 932003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 94One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 95Isuzu QKR Modern Jeepney in Manila, Philippines, with Almazora bodywork. (from Minibus)
Image 962006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 97MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
Image 98Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 99Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 100A 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 101The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 102BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 103Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
Image 104A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 105A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 106A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 107A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 108MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 109Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 110A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 111A typical transit bus in Eindhoven. The floor between the doors is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (from Transit bus)
Image 112Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 113The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 114A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 115CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 116Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 117Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 118Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
Image 119Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 120A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 121Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 122Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 123A double-decker bus used for public transit in Kerala, India (2011) (from Bus)
Image 124Russian GAZelle City partially low floor marshrutka (from Minibus)
Image 125A bi-articulated bus on the RIT bus rapid transit system in Curitiba, Brazil (from Public transport bus service)
Image 126A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 127Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 1281965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 129MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 130GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 131Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 132National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 133Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 134The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 135Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 1361902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 137Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (2010) (from Bus)
Image 138Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 139Mercedes Benz Sprinter minibus in Zihuatanejo, loading passengers for Petatlan and points in between (from Minibus)
Image 140A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 141Optare Alero integral low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 142Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 143Iveco Daily minibus in the UK (from Minibus)
Image 144Volkswagen Type 2 "microbus" (from Minibus)
Image 145Transmac YL01, a Yutong ZK6180HGH articulated bus in Macau. (from Articulated bus)
Image 146Some 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 147Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 148Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 149MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 150LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
Image 151MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 152Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 153Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 154Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 155A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
Image 156Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 157SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 158Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 159Johannesburg Metrobus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 160Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
Image 161A typical North American model in Sherbrooke, Quebec: the Nova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (from Transit bus)
Image 162A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 163Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 164A 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 165Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 166Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 167Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 168Volvo B8RLE double-decker bus used on South Korea's metropolitan bus routes. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 169A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 1701937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 171Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 172A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 173A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 174A Volkswagen Crafter minibus (from Minibus)
Image 175Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
Image 176Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 177A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 178Keumkang Express Hyundai Universe in South Korea. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 179A 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 180A double-decker bus has more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (from Transit bus)
Image 181Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
Image 182A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 183BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
Image 184The kerb guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 185Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 186Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 187Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
Image 188Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 189A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 190Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 191A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 192The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 193One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 194A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 195Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 196A First Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 197A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014 Bi-articulated Transmetro in Guatemala City (from Public transport bus service)
Image 198A Neoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 199Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 200A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
Image 201A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
Image 202A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 203New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 204Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 205AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 206A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 207An Indonesian intercity bus, Rosalia Indah Scania K360IB bus travelling across Java, connecting Surabaya, Solo and Jakarta. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 208Nissan Diesel RN partially low floor light bus (from Minibus)
Image 209A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 210National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 211ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 2121960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 21314.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 214Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 215RH Transport Services Optare Solo M880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 216Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
Image 2172009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 218Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 219New Flyer trolleybus in Toronto, Canada (from Bus)
Image 220Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 221Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 222Solaris Urbino 18 in Warsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
Image 223Step equipped van on a converted Toyota HiAce minibus (from Minibus)
Image 224The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (from Trolleybus)
Image 225US school bus (2007) (from Bus)
Image 226A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 227A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (from Open top bus)
Image 228DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania, June 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 229Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 230Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 231The 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 232Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 233Gothenburg - Bi-Articulated Volvo Bus (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 234Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 235Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
Image 236Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 237The 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 238A section of track used for testing O-Bahn Busway buses (from Guided bus)
Image 239First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) is the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster (from Double-decker bus)
Image 240A Ford E450 cutaway chassis design, with more integrated bodywork (from Minibus)
Image 241GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 242Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 243A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 244A Titan double decker bus built by Ashok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
Image 245Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 246Low floor bus vehicles in Seoul (from Low-floor bus)
Image 247Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 248The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 249A CNG powered MAN 18.310 bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 250An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
Image 251Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 252Toyota Coaster LPG green public minibus in Hong Kong (from Minibus)
Image 253The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 254Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
Image 255An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
Image 256MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 257NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 258Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 259Van converted minibuses as light transit buses (from Minibus)
Image 260Metroline Volvo B5LH diesel-electric hybrid bus in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 261Spurbus Essen guided bus. (from Guided bus)
Image 262Nissan Civilian minibus in Pathumthani, Thailand (Thanyaburi Transport CO.,LTD.) (from Minibus)
Image 263Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 264Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) operating in Zagreb, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 265Electric minibus in China (from Minibus)
Image 266Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 267Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
Image 268A Mercedes-Benz Citaro transit bus operating in Singapore (from Public transport bus service)
Image 269An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 270Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
Image 271Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Midi ME low floor minibus (from Minibus)
Image 272Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based on Huanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (from Articulated bus)
Image 273Double-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 274A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 275Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 276Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 277A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 278An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 279The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 280AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 281A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 282A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 283LAZ-699 in Lviv, Ukraine (from Coach (bus))
Image 284An 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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...that Perley A. Thomas was a Canadian millsmith who attended night courses, learned drafting and design skills, and became a renowned streetcar and bus manufacturer in High Point, North Carolina?

...that school bus yellow is a specific shade of yellow formally adopted as the standard color for school buses in the United States in 1939, following a conference funded by the Rockefeller Foundation?

...that 24 Royal Marines cadets aged 10 to 13 were killed when a double-decker bus ploughed into their marching column in the 1951 Gillingham bus disaster, setting a new British record of fatalities in a road accident?

...that the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 entitles all persons in England who are over the age of 60 or disabled to free bus travel throughout the country during off-peak hours?

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

... that Central Link trains share a tunnel with buses in Downtown Seattle?

... that Kalasipalyam in central Bangalore, India, known for its traffic congestion and unhygienic conditions, is also a transportation hub for 800,000 bus passengers a day?

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

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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 2024, Gloag and her brother, Sir Brian Souter, are worth £815 million, an increase of £35 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 disputed the charges, which were later dropped. (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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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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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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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 (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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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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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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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)