| 1662 |
Blaise Pascal ran horse bus service in Paris on a fixed route for
a fixed fare |
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| 1829 |
George Shillibeer introduced his 'omnibus', meaning 'for all' in
Latin |
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| 1882 |
Dr Ernst Werner von Siemens ran first trolleybus 'Elektromote' in
Berlin. |
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| 1900 |
Daimler built the first 'charabanc', meaning 'coach with benches'
in French |
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| 1901 |
Max Schiemann began first passenger carrying trolleybus service |
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| 1910 |
AEC B type double-decker bus introduced |
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| 1927 |
Leyland used offset upper gangway to reduce height of Titan double-decker |
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| 1927 |
Frank Fageol built radical Twin Coach with under floor engine |
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| 1939 |
MCW built first chassisless trolleybuses in the UK for London Transport |
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| 1949 |
Introduction of first low-floor bus, the Bristol Lodekka double-decker |
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| 1954 |
Split level Scenicruiser built by GMC for Greyhound Corporation |
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| 1956 |
Revolutionary rear-engined low floor Leyland Atlantean introduced |
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| 1958 |
Famous London Routemaster bus entered production |
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| 1972 |
Leyland National single-decker introduced with access and safety
advances |
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| 1972 |
Safety inspired Wayne Lifeguard school bus introduced on GMC chassis |
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| 1975 |
Neoplan launched largest bus ever, the 144-seater Jumbocruiser |
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| 1997 |
Mercedes-Benz introduced its Citaro range of completely low floor
buses |
