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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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GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven million across an area over 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi) stretching from Kitchener in the west to Peterborough in the east, and from Barrie in the north to Niagara Falls in the south. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 71,827,500. GO Transit operates diesel-powered double-decker trains and coach buses, on routes that connect with all local and some long-distance inter-city transit services in its service area.

GO Transit began regular passenger service on May 23, 1967, as a part of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Since then, it has grown from a single train line to seven lines. GO Transit has been constituted in a variety of public-sector configurations. Today, it is an operating division of Metrolinx, a provincial Crown agency with overall responsibility for integrative transportation planning within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and is projected to grow dramatically with electrification, increased frequency and new stations through the GO Expansion, which is scheduled to be completed in phases through 2025–2032. (Full article...)

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A school bus is any type of bus owned, leased, contracted to, or operated by a school or school district. It is regularly used to transport students to and from school or school-related activities, but not including a charter bus or transit bus. Various configurations of school buses are used worldwide; the most iconic examples are the yellow school buses of the United States which are also found in other parts of the world.

In North America, school buses are purpose-built vehicles distinguished from other types of buses by design characteristics mandated by federal and state/provincial regulations. In addition to their distinct paint color (National School Bus Glossy Yellow), school buses are fitted with exterior warning lights (to give them traffic priority) and multiple safety devices. (

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Image 1A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
Image 2Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 3Greyhound Lines intercity bus in New York City (from Intercity bus service)
Image 4BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
Image 5Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 6Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
Image 7A typical transit bus in Eindhoven. The floor between the doors is low to allow for easy entry and egress. (from Transit bus)
Image 8New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom (from Bus)
Image 9Red open-top double decker bus in Cape Town, South Africa (from Double-decker bus)
Image 10A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 11Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (2010) (from Bus)
Image 12A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
Image 13A Mercedes-Benz Citaro transit bus operating in Singapore (from Public transport bus service)
Image 14A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 15RH Transport Services Optare Solo M880 in April 2007 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 16A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 171965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 18Youngman articulated bus in Ürümqi, China. (from Bus)
Image 19Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 20The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 21Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 22The Elektromote, the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 23Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 24Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 252009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 26AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 27Underground trolleybus at Kurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
Image 28A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 29Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 302006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 31A Scania bus operated by Transport for Brisbane. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 32The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 33In 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 34GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 35A double-decker bus has more seating capacity than a single-decker bus of equivalent length. (from Transit bus)
Image 36Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 37Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
Image 38A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 391937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 40A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 41National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 42An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 43Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 44A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King arrived at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 45Electric buses are becoming common in some places. Pictured is an example from Toronto. (from Transit bus)
Image 46Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 47Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 48A 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 49Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 50Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 51Ashok Leyland Titan double decker bus in Angamaly, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 52The 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 53Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 54A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 55Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 5614.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 57A typical North American model in Sherbrooke, Quebec: the Nova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (from Transit bus)
Image 58A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 591983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 60VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 61MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 62New Routemaster in London, United Kingdom (from Double-decker bus)
Image 63A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 64DAC 117UD articulated bus in Uzinelor, Romania, June 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 65Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 66Geumgang Express Hyundai Universe in South Korea. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 67An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 68A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 692003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 70A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 71A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 72Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 73Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 74A First Glasgow Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker bus in Glasgow, Scotland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 75Electric bus Hyundai Elec City in Goyang (from Double-decker bus)
Image 76The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 77Double-decker in Vienna, 1979 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 78Double-decker Neoplans operating the Oxford to London coach route (from Coach (bus))
Image 79Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 80Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 81Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 82A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 83Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 84Scania L94UB chassis bus at the Central Square in Tampere, Finland (from Transit bus)
Image 85A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 86An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 87Ikarus 280 in Hungary (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 88A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 89NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 90Spokane Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus at Eastern Washington University. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 91An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 92A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 93George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 94An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 95Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Seoul, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 96Fuso 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 97Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil (from Trolleybus)
Image 98A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 99A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 100Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 101MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 102An articulated bus in Tel Aviv. (from Articulated bus)
Image 103Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth (from Bus)
Image 104AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 105Solaris Urbino 18 in Warsaw, Poland (2018) (from Articulated bus)
Image 106Low floor bus vehicles in Seoul (from Low-floor bus)
Image 107MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 108Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 109Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 110GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 111A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 112Bimodal Bus-tram(Ko) and Barota (BRT System)(Ko) in Sejong City, South Korea (from Guided bus)
Image 113Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 114Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 115A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 116Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 117Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 118Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 119First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster (from Double-decker bus)
Image 120An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 121An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 122A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 123A low-entry bus of Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B7RLE in Australia. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 124A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 125Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 126Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen (from Horsebus)
Image 127A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 128A IC Bus CE with International 3300 chassis school bus in America (from Public transport bus service)
Image 129An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
Image 130Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
Image 131AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 132Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 133LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
Image 134Plaxton-bodied Volvo B9R operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 135Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 136One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 137An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 138A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 139Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 140A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 141Trolleybus with battery pack and full dual-mode capability on the streets of Brest, Belarus (from Trolleybus)
Image 142MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 143An 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 144Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 145Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 146Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 147Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 148A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 149Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 150The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 151A bendy bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 152LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
Image 153An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 154Transjakarta location in Jakarta is the longest BRT line in the world (from Public transport bus service)
Image 155A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 156Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
Image 1571960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 158Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
Image 159Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 160The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 161Bus station in rural Russia (from Public transport bus service)
Image 162The Shanghai trolleybus system is currently the oldest in the world. (from Trolleybus)
Image 163A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 164One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 165Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 166Double-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 167MAN NG 313 F articulated bus, bodied by Castrosua (CS 40) in TMB, Barcelona. (from Articulated bus)
Image 168Curitiba 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 169BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 170Toyota Coaster LPG green public minibus in Hong Kong (from Minibus)
Image 171Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 172Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 173Guided omnibus from Manchester (from Guided bus)
Image 174Airport Limousine Bus. Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 175A 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 176Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 177Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 178Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 179CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated at Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 180Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 181MU ZiU-9 in Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 182An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 183Some 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 1841999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 185Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) operating in Zagreb, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 186New Flyer trolleybus in Toronto, Canada (from Bus)
Image 187Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden (from Trolleybus)
Image 188Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 189Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 190Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 191Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 192A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 193A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 194Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 195Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 196Intercity coaches from GO and Megabus seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario (from Intercity bus service)
Image 197Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 198Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 199Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 200On this articulated Beijing trolleybus, the operator uses ropes to guide the trolley poles to contact the overhead wires. (from Trolleybus)
Image 201A Marcopolo Torino Express 2014 Articulated bus, Transmetro in Guatemala City (from Public transport bus service)
Image 202ExpressBus Savonlinja Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
Image 203Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type still running in Valparaíso (Chile) (from Trolleybus)
Image 204Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 205YaTB-3 trolleybus on Leningradskoye Highway in Moscow, 1930s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 2061902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 207A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 208National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 209US school bus (2007) (from Bus)
Image 210Yibin ART System, Yibin, China (from Guided bus)
Image 2112003 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 212The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth CBD. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 213The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 214Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
Image 215A shuttle bus service in Sydney (from Public transport bus service)
Image 216A 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 217A 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 218VinBus electric bus at VOP (from Public transport bus service)
Image 219An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 220A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 221Ikarus 280 buses in Budapest traffic (1975) (from Articulated bus)
Image 222SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 223A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta. (from Articulated bus)
Image 224An Enviro400EV battery-electric double-decker bus in London (from Public transport bus service)
Image 225Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 226A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 227Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 228Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 229A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 230John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 231In Motion Charging additional batteries charging at Palmovka Prague (from Trolleybus)
Image 232Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 233Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 234Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 235French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 236A typical transit bus in Madrid, Spain. (from Transit bus)
Image 237Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 238ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 239Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
Image 240The 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 241An 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 242World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 243A postbus in St. Moritz (from Public transport bus service)
Image 244A PMPML CNG-led Tata Marcopolo bus in Pune, India (2024) (from Bus)
Image 245Ausden Clark Executive Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 246A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 247Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 248MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 249A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 250A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 251Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 252A Neoplan Megaliner arrived at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 253Replica of the Jinghua BK670, a 1970s-1980s front-engined articulated bus model based on Huanghe JN150 trucks, in Beijing (from Articulated bus)
Image 254Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
Image 255A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 256Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 257A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 258Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 259An 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 260A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (from Open top bus)
Image 261New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 262Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 263Metroline Volvo B5LH diesel-electric hybrid bus in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 264Johannesburg Metrobus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 265MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 266A Titan double decker bus built by Ashok Leyland in Dhaka, Bangladesh (from Double-decker bus)
Image 267Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 268Greyhound Lines MCI 102DL3 Coach bus (from Coach (bus))
Image 269Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 270Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated 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 1A preserved Bristol SUS, which was operated by Western National
Image 2Trolleybuses outside Salzburg Hbf, Austria
Image 3A Karosa Bus in Olomouc
Image 4A MAN Lion's City of BSAG, Bremen Hauptbahnhof
Image 5A Leyland Olympian, and the Grade II listed Angel Inn
Image 6Buses in Oslo
Image 7A Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy, Karosa B 732 in Prague
Image 8A trolleybus in Brno, Czech Republic
Image 9View from Slussen towards Gamla stan (Old town) and Riddarholmen. In the background Kungsholmen and Stockholm City Hall.
Image 10A Setra S 415 NF of the operator BahnBus Hochstift, in Paderborn bus terminal.
Image 11A Mercedes Citaro O530, of the Oxford Bus Company
Image 12A trolleybus in Novosibirsk, Russia
Image 13An Iveco Crossway of Blaguss, Vienna
Image 14A bus at the University of Nottingham
Image 15A Connexionsbuses operated Scania Omnidekka, at Thorpe Arch industrial estate, Wetherby.
Image 16A KMB bus, in Hong Kong
Image 17An East Lancs bodied Volvo B10M, owned by Hilton's travel, Newton-Le-Willows
Image 18An abandoned bus in the Atacama Desert
Image 19An Irisbus Agora Line vehicle in Avignon, France
Image 20A preserved BVG MAN SD200, operating Berlin bus 218
Image 21The Agora and de l'Assut de l'Or Bridge – Part of the Arts and Science complex in Valencia
Image 22The freight trolley TG-5, Vinnitsa, Ukraine.

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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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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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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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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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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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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)