The 6 best City buses of 2016 in Europe
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable.
While there are indications of experiments with public transport in Paris as early as 1662, there is evidence of a scheduled “bus route” from Market Street in Manchester to Pendleton in Salford UK which was started by John Greenwood in 1824.
Another claim for the first public transport system for general use originated in Nantes, France in 1826. Stanislas Baudry, a retired army officer who had built public baths using the surplus heat from his flour mill on the city’s edge, set up a short route between the center of town and his baths.
A London newspaper reported on July 4, 1829 that “the new vehicle, called the omnibus, commenced running this morning from Paddington to the City”, operated by George Shillibeer.
The first omnibus service in New York began in 1829, when Abraham Brower, an entrepreneur who had organized volunteer fire companies, established a route along Broadway starting at Bowling Green.
Mercedes-Benz Citaro K-G/NGT
Citaro: the undisputed number one in urban buses is driven in 40 countries.
The Mercedes-Benz Citaro is an international bestseller: and with 3027 units sold and a market share of 16.4 percent, it was the number one selling urban bus in Europe last year, too. In Germany the Citaro maintained its market leadership with a share of 37 percent. The Citaro is driven in virtually every metropolis in Europe between London and Bucharest, and between Madrid and Helsinki. It conveys passengers in Mexico, Japan, Singapore and Abu Dhabi, and even on the island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It forms the backbone of the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) lines in Strasbourg, Istanbul and Nancy.
The Citaro is in use in 40 countries. Recent large orders for 100+ vehicles have come from European capitals Brussels, Budapest and Vienna, from Florence in Italy and from Zug in Switzerland.
MAN Lion’s City Hybrid
Sustainable in the future – the new MAN Lion’s City Hybrid
The MAN Lion’s City Hybrid is the optimum solution for urban scheduled bus services of the future. Because its innovative hybrid drive concept combines sustainable driving with ultimate economy. Maximum transport efficiency is achieved with minimum emissions. The MAN hybrid bus consumes up to 30 percent less fuel and therefore saves up to 10,000 litres of diesel fuel per year — a result also reflected in CO2 emissions: the MAN Lion’s City Hybrid pollutes the environment by up to 26 tons CO2 less per year than comparable city buses with conventional motorisation. The modern hybrid drive not only protects the environment and wallet, through its reduced noise and exhaust emissions at bus stops it also improves the quality of life in inner cities.
MAN Lion’s City
MAN Lion’s City – a flexible miracle of space for the city
The low floor city bus series MAN Lion’s City meets the demanding requirements of urban passenger transport with style. Impressive proof of this is provided not least by the fact that it was named “Bus of the Year 2015”. Its modular concept allows MAN to offer different bus models to cover every need in public transport. This allows transport capacity, vehicle length and vehicle concept (number of doors, internal design, low floor, low-entry) as well as different drive types to be combined to meet the customer’s specifications. Every model impresses through its great comfort, safety and through its sustainable economy.
Volvo H/LAH Hybrid
Listen to your city and go where people want to go. Introducing the new Volvo 7900 Electric.
Go across instead of around
The new Volvo 7900 Electric is so much more than an electric bus. It’s an enabler, a tool that gives you totally new possibilities to develop your public transport – and your entire city. The new Volvo 7900 Electric can literally run everywhere. Silent and clean, with no climate emissions, it can go where people actually want to go. The shorter way, the better way. You, and your city, can benefit from the Volvo Environmental Effect.
Scania Citywide LF
Scania Citywide
Do the math.
The Scania Citywide is a complete range solution for a profitable and sustainable transport. It’s the natural choice when you demand a 100% commitment and a complete operational approach over the long-term. There is a lot of things to take into account, because the profit goes beyond the simple costs, uptime and service life. You need to do the math.
Solaris Urbino/electric
Urbino 12 electric
Solaris’s electric buses are also available in a fully low-floor version with a length of 12 meters. It is built on the basis of its popular diesel counterpart, but the innovative electric drive system guarantees lower operating costs.
The Urbino 12 electric is fully prepared for different operators’ requirements by offering a maximum of flexibility in selecting batteries, charging systems and other components, making it a true breakthrough in electric mobility.
By using the Urbino 12 electric, city bus services become a guaranteed zero-emission mode of transport that offers unprecedented level of comfort for passengers and keeps the air in our cities clean. This electric bus makes the future become reality.
