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New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom

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

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

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

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A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle

Community Transit (CT) is the public transit authority of Snohomish County, Washington, United States, in the Seattle metropolitan area. It operates local bus, paratransit and vanpool service within Snohomish County, excluding the city of Everett. CT is publicly funded, financed through sales taxes, federal grants, and farebox revenue, with an annual operating budget of $248.6 million as of 2025^[update]. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 9,517,700, or about 31,100 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2026, placing it third among transit agencies in the Puget Sound region. The city of Everett, which serves as the county seat, is served by Everett Transit, a municipal transit system.

The system, officially the Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (SCPTBA), operates a fleet of 257 accessible transit buses, 52 paratransit vehicles, and 333 vanpool vans, maintained at two bus bases in Everett. Service is provided year-round at over 1,600 stops on 33 routes throughout the county public transportation benefit area (PTBA). These include three Swift Bus Rapid Transit lines, local and commuter routes that connect with Link light rail, and service to regional Sound Transit facilities. CT also operates several Sound Transit Express routes that serve Snohomish County, Downtown Seattle, and the Interstate 405 corridor. The agency's microtransit service, Zip Shuttle, operates in four cities. (Full article...)

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A destination sign (North American English) or destination indicator/destination blind (British English) is a sign mounted on the front, side or rear of a public transport vehicle, such as a bus, tram/streetcar or light rail vehicle, that displays the vehicle's route number and destination, or the route's number and name on transit systems using route names. The main such sign, mounted on the front of the vehicle, usually located above (or at the top of) the windshield, is often called the headsign, most likely from the fact that these signs are located on the front, or head, end of the vehicle. Depending on the type of the sign, it might also display intermediate points on the current route, or a road that comprises a significant amount of the route, especially if the route is particularly long and its final terminus by itself is not very helpful in determining where the vehicle is going. (

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Image 1Curitiba 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 2Diagram of a 1947-built Pullman Standard model 800 trolleybus, a type that operated in Valparaíso (Chile) until 2023 (from Trolleybus)
Image 3An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 equipped with bike rack, servicing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (from Double-decker bus)
Image 41902 Thornycroft Steam bus used by London Road car Co Ltd (from Steam bus)
Image 5Los Angeles Metro bus with bike rack fitted to front of bus (from Public transport bus service)
Image 6Arriva Southend Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart SLF (from Low-floor bus)
Image 7Irisbus Crealis Neo, an optically guided TEOR bus in Rouen (from Guided bus)
Image 8Hino S'elega in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 9Guided trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana, Spain (from Guided bus)
Image 10An early horse-drawn omnibus from mid-nineteenth century (from Bus)
Image 11A Kowloon Motor Bus Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Hong Kong (from Double-decker bus)
Image 122003 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 13A Ringtrambus hybrid bus in Belgium (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 14Japanese low-entry bus "omnibus" in Hamamatsu (from Low-floor bus)
Image 15An intercity coach operated by Woods Coaches (from Public transport bus service)
Image 16Preserved 1965 AEC Regal VI formerly operated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust in Perth, Australia (from Bus)
Image 17Stagecoach Yorkshire Enviro400EV electric double-decker in Chesterfield in May 2025 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 18Ural-375D 'truckbus' in Tajikistan. (from Combination bus)
Image 19A 1992 (redesigned) Neoplan Jumbocruiser (from Articulated bus)
Image 20Gothenburg - Bi-articulated Volvo bus (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 21A Van Hool US-specification double-decker bus in New York City, US (from Double-decker bus)
Image 22Arriva Southern Counties Volvo B7TL with TransBus ALX400 bodywork in England (from Double-decker bus)
Image 23US school bus (2007 IC CE) (from Bus)
Image 24Barton's unique Dennis Loline, 861 (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 25Crown-Ikarus 286 for TriMet (1993) (from Articulated bus)
Image 26Volvo B7RLE low floor bus in Brazil (from Low-floor bus)
Image 27Medium-sized Isuzu Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 28One of the NAW/Hess articulated trolleybuses delivered to Geneva in 1992, which were among the first production-series low-floor trolleybuses (from Trolleybus)
Image 29Bus timetable in Tamil Nadu, India. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 30A typical North American model in Toronto: the hybrid electric Nova Bus LFS with a bicycle rack at the front. (from Transit bus)
Image 31AC Transit XMC-77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 32A bus in Finland in the early 20th century with the cargo area totally separated from the bus body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 33Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair lift extended and lowered to the sidewalk/pavement (2010) (from Bus)
Image 34The chassis of an Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker bus on display in Hong Kong (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 35Monument to Crimean Trolleybus (from Trolleybus)
Image 36Föli double-decker coach bus in Turku, Finland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 37Switch Mobility EiV 22 double-decker bus travelling in Marine Drive, Mumbai (from Double-decker bus)
Image 38National Steam car Co Ltd ran steam buses in London from 2 Nov 1909 to 18 Nov 1919 (from Steam bus)
Image 39CT Transit Nova Bus LFS articulated in Waterbury, CT (from Articulated bus)
Image 40An AEC Routemaster, a pioneering 1950s bus design (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 41Kerb guided busway guide wheel Mannheim, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 42A Scania TransJakarta bus in Harmoni Central Busway Station, Jakarta (from Articulated bus)
Image 43MU ZiU-9 in Leningrad, Soviet Union, 1987 (from Trolleybus)
Image 44The MAN A95 is one of the newest double-decker buses purchased for the Bus Contracting Model. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 45VDL Synergy double-decker bus in Norrtälje, Sweden (from Double-decker bus)
Image 46A semi-open top sightseeing bus in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (from Open top bus)
Image 47Electric bus Hyundai Elec City in Goyang (from Double-decker bus)
Image 48Winnipeg Transit New Flyer D60LF on Route 77 (from Articulated bus)
Image 49Preserved 1857 horse bus in Copenhagen, 1986 (from Horsebus)
Image 50Feeder bus service (from Public transport bus service)
Image 51Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama (from Trolleybus)
Image 52Chevrolet AK Series shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 53Tour bus being used in France (2015) (from Bus)
Image 54John Scott Russell's Steam carriage in 1834 (from Steam bus)
Image 55LiAZ-6213 in Tyumen (from Low-floor bus)
Image 56Leyland Titan double decker bus in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 57A public transport timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 58A rebuilt East Lancs Greenway (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 59Double Decker tour coach in the Netherlands (from Double-decker bus)
Image 60Star 200 truck with passengers bodywork for the Milicja in Poland. (from Combination bus)
Image 61Évéole bus in Douai (from Guided bus)
Image 62a New Flyer XD60 for CDTA (from Articulated bus)
Image 63Minibus vehicle from Suzuki Carry used as public transportation of Transjakarta in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 64Bangkok double-decker bus. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 65MAN A39 in Berlin, Germany (from Double-decker bus)
Image 66New Flyer trolleybus in Toronto, Canada (from Bus)
Image 67GMC New Design truckbus (from Combination bus)
Image 68Irisbus Cristalis in Limoges (from Trolleybus)
Image 69A bi-articulated bus used on the Brisbane Metro (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 70Horsebus in Copenhagen, 1907 (from Horsebus)
Image 71A 1911 LGOC B-type (from Bus)
Image 72A Mitsubishi Fuso Aero King at Tokyo station as "Dream-go" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 731965 Mercedes-Benz LPO322 from Sweden, a typical "skvader" (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 74New Flyer DE60LF diesel-electric hybrid in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. (from Articulated bus)
Image 75Berlin horsebus (from Horsebus)
Image 76Schematic of an articulated bus, showing four passenger doors and two powertrain configurations. (from Articulated bus)
Image 77Volvo B7R / 9700S (no. 792, AAI-840, 2006) operated by ExpressBus Savonlinja at Jyväskylä bus station (from Coach (bus))
Image 78Geumgang Express Hyundai Universe in South Korea. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 79Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante (1875) (from Bus)
Image 80A 1912 Daimler CC Bus, one of five (English) Daimler Company buses exported to Australia (from Bus)
Image 81Countries with double-decker buses as a form of public transport (from Double-decker bus)
Image 82Citroën Jumper minibus in France (from Minibus)
Image 83Armoured buses in Israel (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 84The 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 85Police bus in Taipei, Taiwan (2014) (from Bus)
Image 86Caetano Levante 3 bodied Scania K410EB6 operated by National Express (from Coach (bus))
Image 87Trailer bus in Havana (2006) (from Bus)
Image 88MAX bus system in Las Vegas (from Guided bus)
Image 89The Elektromote, the world's first trolleybus, in Berlin, Germany, 1882 (from Trolleybus)
Image 90New Flyer trolleybus in San Francisco (from Trolleybus)
Image 91Coal mines also operate trolleybus networks to serve workers. Wuyang Coal Mine in Xiangyuan, Changzhi, Shanxi has the last remaining mine trolleybus system in China. (from Trolleybus)
Image 92Advertisement on a bus in Hong Kong (2018) (from Bus)
Image 93The first ever internal combustion omnibus, introduced in 1895 (Siegen to Netphen) (from Bus)
Image 94Battery electric buses are in widespread service across the world. Pictured is a Yutong E12 in Zhengzhou. (from Transit bus)
Image 95Hess LighTram trolleybus in St. Gallen (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 96A Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL (from Low-floor bus)
Image 97Retired bus in Israel used as a tow truck (2008) (from Bus)
Image 98Intercity coach at Liuliqiao, connecting Beijing with Youyu. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 99A 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 100YaTB-3 trolleybus on Leningradskoye Highway in Moscow, 1930s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 101Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus on Mexico City Metrobús' new line 7 running along Calzada de los Misterios (from Double-decker bus)
Image 102The Vancouver trolleybus system completed the transition to an exclusively low-floor fleet in 2009. (from Trolleybus)
Image 103A switch in parallel overhead lines (from Trolleybus)
Image 104Yibin ART System, Yibin, China (from Guided bus)
Image 105MAN SD200 on route T-4 in Saint-Petersburg in 2000s (from Double-decker bus)
Image 106An ACTION Renault PR180.2, an example of an articulated bus with a pusher system (from Articulated bus)
Image 107The earliest public light buses. At the front are (left to right) Commer, Isuzu Elf and Morris (from Public light bus)
Image 108Trolleybus in Malatya (from Trolleybus)
Image 109ZIL-131 shift bus (from Combination bus)
Image 110A Chevrolet bus of Nepal Transport Service in 1961. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 111Knight Bus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 112Modern Switch Mobility EiV 22 double-decker bus operated by KSRTC in Kerala, India (from Double-decker bus)
Image 113A Foton BJ6128SHEVCA-5 plug-in hybrid double-decker bus in Beijing Bus service (from Double-decker bus)
Image 114A Mercedes-Benz O405 integral bus (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 115An 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 116A preserved Leyland Titan TD1 of Glasgow Corporation at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 117Setra S 417 HDH in Mannheim (from Coach (bus))
Image 118Bus rapid transit (from Public transport bus service)
Image 119Park and ride (from Public transport bus service)
Image 120Solaris Vacanza 13, A 3-axle Solaris coach manufactured between 2001 and 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain (from Coach (bus))
Image 121MAZ-251 in Minsk, Belarus (from Coach (bus))
Image 122Behind time, anonymous engraving of a stagecoach in England. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 123A 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 124Iveco Indcar Mago 2 midibus in Jyväskylä, Finland (from Midibus)
Image 1252006 Volvo 9700HD with walk-in cargo compartment from Savonlinja in Lahti (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 1261937 Chevrolet bodied by Anco in Trondheim with an open cargo area integrated with the body (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 127A San Francisco Muni trolleybus (ETI 14TrSF) climbing Nob Hill (from Trolleybus)
Image 128Nottingham City Transport Optare Solo M995 in July 2025 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 129A New Routemaster double-decker bus in London (from Double-decker bus)
Image 130An articulated bus in Tel Aviv (from Articulated bus)
Image 131A modern purpose-built open top sightseeing bus in France (from Open top bus)
Image 132Bus stop in Shirley, New Zealand. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 133Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 (from Articulated bus)
Image 134Johannesburg Metrobus (from Double-decker bus)
Image 135Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma (from Trolleybus)
Image 136An AutoTram Extra Grand (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 137A Mercedes-Benz Tourismo in Berlin, Germany (from Coach (bus))
Image 138Bus stop with timetable attached (from Public transport bus service)
Image 139Interiors of coaches include many features not found in buses intended for shorter travel. (from Coach (bus))
Image 140AEC Routemaster in Sri Lanka (from Double-decker bus)
Image 141Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Ashok Leyland (from Double-decker bus)
Image 142A 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 143A low-entry bus of Volgren CR228L bodied Mercedes-Benz OC500LE in Darwin, Australia (from Low-floor bus)
Image 144Bustech bodied double decker in Sydney, Australia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 145Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles (from Bus)
Image 146AKSM-420 Vitovt in Minsk (from Trolleybus)
Image 147Cacciamali Urby (built on Iveco Daily chassis) in Rijeka, Croatia (from Minibus)
Image 148Bimodal Bus-tram [ko] and Barota [ko] in Sejong City, South Korea (from Guided bus)
Image 149Share taxi bus service (from Public transport bus service)
Image 150A Low floor Bus in Kolkata (from Low-floor bus)
Image 151New Routemaster double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom (from Bus)
Image 152A Community Transit double-decker bus in Downtown Seattle, Washington (from Double-decker bus)
Image 153A double-decker bus on its first day of operation in Mombasa, Kenya (from Double-decker bus)
Image 154NefAZ-4208/4951 shift bus based on a KamAZ-44108. (from Combination bus)
Image 155Russian Police Ural-572060 also known as VM-4320 (from Combination bus)
Image 156The Perth Central Area Transit operates as a zero-fare basis for passengers in the Perth central business district (from Public transport bus service)
Image 157A double-decker bus in Alexandria, Egypt (from Double-decker bus)
Image 158A Sunwin trolleybus in Shanghai, on the world's oldest operating trolleybus system (from Trolleybus)
Image 159Kerb-guided track and adjacent multi-user path along a disused rail line, on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit (from Guided bus)
Image 160Cikupa manhauler (from Combination bus)
Image 161An East Lancs Olympus body with a tree-protection bull-bar protecting the large upper-deck front window (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 162Cross-sectional diagram of the parallel direction curbs of the bus lane in Essen, Germany (from Guided bus)
Image 163Bi-articulated bus in Guatemala City, Guatemala (from Articulated bus)
Image 164Youngman JNP6183BEV in Beijing (from Trolleybus)
Image 165Articulated trolleybus in São Paulo (from Trolleybus)
Image 166Bristol Lodekka FS6G – the first British alternative to the lowbridge design (from Lowbridge double-deck bus)
Image 167A Neoplan Megaliner at Osaka station as "Seishun Mega Dream" in Japan (from Double-decker bus)
Image 168 Almazora bodied Fuso Canter Modern PUV, Philippines (from Combination bus)
Image 169Trolleybus wire switch (Type Soviet Union) (from Trolleybus)
Image 170Intercity coaches from GO and Megabus seen in Niagara Falls, Ontario (from Intercity bus service)
Image 171An Irizar i6 built on a MAN chassis (from Coach (bus))
Image 172Solaris trolleybus on the Arnhem trolleybus system in the Netherlands (from Trolleybus)
Image 173One of GO Transit's 3.9-metre height (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Super-Lo double-decker buses (from Double-decker bus)
Image 174A Taichung BRT Bus (from Articulated bus)
Image 175A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966 (from Trolleybus)
Image 176Guided omnibus from Manchester (from Guided bus)
Image 177Bus bunching caused by misaligned bus timetables (from Public transport bus service)
Image 178First appearing in London in 1947, the AEC Regent III RT (pictured) was the predecessor to the AEC Routemaster. (from Double-decker bus)
Image 179Trolleybus in Castellón de la Plana (from Trolleybus)
Image 180A preserved 1951 Kenworth bruck displayed at the Whitefish Depot (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 181Spokane Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus at Eastern Washington University (from Double-decker bus)
Image 182A TheBus with destination marquee indicating "Express" service to Village Park on the H-1 Freeway. (from Public transport bus service)
Image 183A Rapid KL Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC during a test run in Cheras, Malaysia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 184Double-decker Neoplan Skyliners with Oxford Tube bodies (from Coach (bus))
Image 185Insulated poles, contact shoes, and pull–ropes (from Trolleybus)
Image 186A 1965 Mercedes-Benz LPO 322 Bruck in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005) (from Bus)
Image 187A BMTC UD SLF bus (from Low-floor bus)
Image 188Medium-sized Hino Songthaew (truck bus) as seen in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. (from Combination bus)
Image 189Scania K94UB double decker bus operating in Hong Kong (from Public transport bus service)
Image 190An AT Metro double decker Northern Busway bus at Albany busway station (from Double-decker bus)
Image 191A 56-passenger Prevost coach in Canada (from Coach (bus))
Image 192Modern Tiyulit (Hebrew for "trip truck") in Israel used for transporting IDF soldiers in open non-paved terrain. (from Combination bus)
Image 193George Shillibeer's first London omnibus, 1829 (from Horsebus)
Image 194New Flyer XT60 in Seattle (from Trolleybus)
Image 195A double-decker bus of Pabama Transport in Bukidnon (from Double-decker bus)
Image 196Hino Coach Bus in RMUTT (Pathumthani, Thailand) (from Coach (bus))
Image 19714.5-metre 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 198Solaris Trollino 18 in Salzburg (from Trolleybus)
Image 199MAN A95 double decker on route X25 running in Dubai, UAE in 2023 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 200Horse-drawn omnibus in London, 1902 (from Horsebus)
Image 201MCI 102DL3 operated by Greyhound Lines (from Coach (bus))
Image 202An historical Brixton to Clapham horse-drawn bus on display at the London Bus Museum (from Double-decker bus)
Image 203Volvo B5LH single-decker bus in Singapore (from Bus)
Image 204National Express Caetano Levante bodied Scania K340EB 6x2 with wheelchair lift at Metrocentre bus rally in May 2009 (from Low-floor bus)
Image 205A Rocar DAC 217E articulated trolleybus in Bucharest, Romania, in April 2007 (from Trolleybus)
Image 206Two Optare Solo midibuses (from Midibus)
Image 207An 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 208A Transit Systems Scania K280UB at Westfield Miranda (from Bus)
Image 209The 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 210LibertyBus in Jersey (from Double-decker bus)
Image 211A double-decker bus in Marrakesh, Morocco (from Double-decker bus)
Image 212BEX intercity double-decker coach connecting Dresden and Berlin. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 213Double-decker bus in Baghdad, Iraq in 2016 (from Double-decker bus)
Image 214In many cities, traditional bus service is being augmented by bus rapid transit. Pictured is the Brisbane Metro (from Transit bus)
Image 215Leyland B45 (prototype of the Olympian) on route 10 in Gibraltar (from Double-decker bus)
Image 216Phileas bus (from Guided bus)
Image 217Amédée Bollée's L'Obéissante steam bus photographed in 1875 (from Steam bus)
Image 218School buses operated by U-go Mobility in Sydney, NSW (from Bus)
Image 219A 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 220MAN A39 double-deck bus on route 500 in Porto, Portugal (from Double-decker bus)
Image 221Early version of a midibus, the Bedford JJL (from Midibus)
Image 222Egged Neoplan N122 Skyliner (from Double-decker bus)
Image 223Public transport bus in Auckland, New Zealand in the 1920s (from Public transport bus service)
Image 224Jakarta double-decker city tour bus passing through landmarks and points of interest in Jakarta, Indonesia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 225Ikarus 280 in Hungary (from Articulated bus)
Image 2261999 New Flyer D40LF in the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline in June 2010. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 227An 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 228Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Ace used by Airport Limousine Bus in Tokyo, Japan (from Coach (bus))
Image 229An Iveco Bus (Irisbus) Magelys at Busworld 2007 (from Coach (bus))
Image 230A retired bus is used for an ambulance bus in Toronto (2014) (from Bus)
Image 231A Nishitetsu public bus in Fukuoka, Japan (from Bus)
Image 232Scania K320UA articulated bus operating for SouthLink (from Articulated bus)
Image 233Hino Dutro 110SD 12-seater microbus in Indonesia (from Minibus)
Image 234A 1986 van-derived Ford Transit minibus bodied by Carlyle (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 235A dual-mode bus operating as a trolleybus in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel in 1990 (from Trolleybus)
Image 236An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008 (from Articulated bus)
Image 237Youngman articulated bus in Ürümqi, China (from Bus)
Image 238Scania Irizar i6 coach in black and pink Ausden Clark Executive livery (from Coach (bus))
Image 239World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882 (from Bus)
Image 2402003 Helmark-bodied Scania K124EB double-decker bruck in Östersund (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 241An operator livery complementing the bodywork features (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 242A Van Hool bi-articulated bus in Hamburg, Germany (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 243Interior of the Alexander ALX500 bodywork as applied to the three-axle Volvo Super Olympian (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 244Passengers on board an old Leyland Titan open-top bus view the scenery in Devon. (from Open top bus)
Image 2451983 Repstad-bodied Volvo B10M, converted for transport of racing horses (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 246Transit bus (from Public transport bus service)
Image 247GAZ combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 248A Greyhound bus in 1939. (from Intercity bus service)
Image 2491960 Scania-Vabis L75 bodied by Kristiansund Lettmetall, carrying six passengers (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 250Hyundai County minibus being used as a city bus in Hoengseong, South Korea. (from Transit bus)
Image 251Pole bases with springs and pneumatic pole lowering cylinders (from Trolleybus)
Image 252Early coach drawn by horses (from Coach (bus))
Image 253Left, double-decker bus Schneider Brillié P2; Centre, double decker horse-drawn omnibus in Paris, France (from Double-decker bus)
Image 254A bi-articulated Van Hool ExquiCity 24 on Mettis services at Metz, France (from Bi-articulated bus)
Image 255A Hino Rainbow midibus (from Midibus)
Image 256An example of a private bus operating for BusWest in Perth (2018) (from Bus)
Image 257Articulated trolleybus in Arnhem (from Articulated bus)
Image 258A Paris omnibus in 1828 (from Horsebus)
Image 259French steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 260Yutong City Master in Skopje, North Macedonia (from Double-decker bus)
Image 261The London Booster moving sculpture
Image 262Lear Steam bus on display in Michigan in 1972 (from Steam bus)
Image 263Many low-floor buses feature extendable ramps. (from Low-floor bus)
Image 264Iveco Urbanway (from Articulated bus)
Image 265A Kia Granbird Silkroad from 2015 at the Seoul Motor Show (from Coach (bus))
Image 266Setra mid-size coach (from Coach (bus))
Image 267A Volvo B10M chassis, bodied worldwide as a single-decker bus, articulated bus, double-decker bus, and coach (from Bus manufacturing)
Image 268A MAN Lion's City A24 articulated bus operated by Tower Transit Singapore (from Articulated bus)
Image 269A 19-seat low-floor green minibus (from Public light bus)
Image 270Yutong GT12 operated by FlixBus (from Coach (bus))
Image 271Underground trolleybus at Kurobe Dam Station (from Trolleybus)
Image 272An omnibus of the Compagnie générale des omnibus [fr] company (from Horsebus)
Image 2732009 Volvo 9700HD NG bruck coach from Bussring. In service for Riksteatret, outside their headquarters in Nydalen, Oslo. (from Bruck (vehicle))
Image 274A private omnibus or "station bus" (from Horsebus)
Image 275Gillett & Co Steam bus licensed by the Metropolitan Police on 21 Jan 1899 (from Steam bus)
Image 276MAN Lion's coach L (from Coach (bus))
Image 277Interior of a wheelchair-accessible transit bus, with bucket seats and smart-card readers at the exit. (from Transit bus)
Image 278Opel Blitz combination bus (from Combination bus)
Image 279SmartRider card for Transperth (from Transit bus)
Image 280A coach operated by Megabus (from Intercity bus service)
Image 281Torquay & District Motor Omnibus Co Ltd service to Chelston from 1903 with a 14-seat Chelmsford Steam bus (from Steam bus)
Image 282Dublin Bus Volvo B9TL (from Double-decker bus)
Image 283BYD B12C01 double-decker bus operating in Santiago, Chile (from Double-decker bus)
Image 284Chelmsford (1905) (from Steam bus)
Image 285Metrobus liveried Mercedes-Benz O 500 LE CNG (from Low-floor bus)
Image 286A Škoda 30 Tr trolleybus in Prague, which uses In-Motion Charging technology. (from Trolleybus)

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

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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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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)
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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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Samuel Ledgard (1874–1952) was a Leeds entrepreneur who became a major West Yorkshire Independent bus operator. Following his death in 1952, his executors continued to operate the Samuel Ledgard bus company until 1967, when it was acquired by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company. (Read More)
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Julian Henry Peddle (born November 1954) is an entrepreneur who has worked in the bus industry since the early 1980s, having owned or part-owned numerous bus companies. He spent 11 years as co-owner 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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Werner Wolfgang Heubeck (24 October 1923 – 19 October 2009) was a German–British transport executive who was managing director of the Northern Ireland transport companies Ulsterbus and Citybus. (Read More)
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Robert R. Kiley (September 16, 1935 – August 9, 2016) was an American public transit planner and supervisor known for his ability to rehabilitate transit systems experiencing serious problems. From 2001 to 2006 he was the first 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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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)