Bus

For the "buses" in computers, see Computer bus.

Symbols that we use for buses

A bus is a large wheeled vehicle meant to carry many passengers along with the bus driver. It is larger than a car or van. The name is a shortened version of omnibus, which means "for everyone" in Latin. Unlike trams or rapid transit trains. Buses used to be called omnibuses, but people now simply call them "buses".

Buses are an important part of public transport in places all over the world. Many people who do not have cars, especially the third world countries, use buses to get around. Buses make it easy for them to get to where they want to go.

Buses can have many types of bus. For example : a single decker bus or a double decker bus.

A place where people wait for a local bus is called a bus stop. A building where people wait for a long-distance bus or where many buses meet is called a bus station.

There are many types of bus around the world. An example is a motorhome, which is a bus-like vehicle equipped for living. Typically, a motorhome will include a lounge area, dining area, small bathroom, a galley, kitchen and a corridor.

Types of buses

Further information: Types of buses

Gallery

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  A Wright Streetlite single-decker bus in the United Kingdom

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  A Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC double-decker bus in Singapore

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  A typical American school bus

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  First gasoline is common for a bus of the world, 1895

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  A bus stop in Paris

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  A Mercedes-Benz T2 motorhome

Bus Media

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  A New Routemaster double-decker bus operated by Arriva London on London Buses route 19 in 2024

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  A New Flyer trolleybus operated by the Toronto Transit Commission in 1987

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  Illustration of the car "Entreprise Générale des Dames Blanches" on an old map of Paris (Plan de la ville de Paris représentant les nouvelles voitures publiques).

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  Shillibeer's first London Omnibus (1829)

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  World's first trolleybus, Berlin 1882

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  Interior of an articulated bus in Los Angeles

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  Portland, Oregon TriMet high-floor bus with wheelchair ramp extended (2010)

Other websites

• Media related to [[commons:category:Buses|]] at Wikimedia Commons