BUSES Autumn Long

WHO CREATED BUSES? Blaise Pascal was the first to invent the bus.

He invented a horse drawn bus in 1662. The system started with seven horse-drawn

vehicles running along regular routes. Each coach could carry six or eight passengers. Some sources specify three routes.

THE FIRST BUS The bus was a regular route, schedule, and

fare system in 1662. But it remained in operation for only a few years.

The bus route were out of business by 1675.

THE BUS CONTINUES The omnibus reappeared 1812 in Bordeaux,

France, and afterward in Paris, London New York City motorbus transportation increased rapidly.

NEW STEAM BUSES The bus in the UK started in 1824 and John

Greenwood. In new York, omnibus service also began in

1829. Steam Buses emerged in the 1830s as

competition to the horse drawn buses.

1900’S The midibus is a lighter and smaller purpose-

built development of the single-deck bus, which emerged in the 1990s.

DIESEL ENGINE Since the 1930s, transit operators and

researchers have experimented with alternatives to the diesel engine, which is currently the predominant method of powering buses.

FULL SIZE BUSES After the first engine powered bus of 1895

models expanded in the 20th century, leading to the widespread introduction of the contemporary recognizable form of full size buses from the 1950s.

DOUBLE DECKER BUSES In 2000, Victoria and Kelowna, British

Columbia, Canada became the first city in North America to use modern double-decker buses in its public transit system.

NOW Today Buses now are wheelchair accessible. For standard buses, a major part of

accessibility is achieved by the low-floor bus design, although for coaches, accessibility is being achieved through wheelchair lifts due to their higher floor level.

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