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. The first internal combustion engine buses, or motor buses, were used in 1895. Horse-drawn buses were used from the 1820s, followed by steam buses in the 1830s, and electric trolleybuses in 1882. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving licence.īuses 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. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, do not charge a fare. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with larger loads for double-decker and articulated buses, and smaller loads for midibuses and minibuses, while coaches are used for longer-distance services. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers, although the average bus usually carries between 30 to 100. A Toronto Transit Commission bus system trolleybus in TorontoĪ bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a public transport road vehicle designed to carry significantly more passengers than the average cars or vans.
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