Guided bus

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Internationalization
Česky: Autobusová dráha
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Deutsch: Spurbus
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English: Guided bus
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Español: Bus guiado
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Français : Autobus guidé
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Nederlands: Geleide bus
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日本語: ガイドウェイバス
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Norsk bokmål: Sporbuss
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Polski: Autobus torowy
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Русский: Направляемый автобус
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Svenska: Spårbuss
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Türkçe: Metrobüs
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中文: 導向巴士
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Kerb-guided busway [edit]

Adelaide O-Bahn [edit]

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  • Mercedes-Benz-Bus (O-Bahn) in Adelaide, Australia, 1997

  • A bus on the O-Bahn guide-way.

Crawley Fastway [edit]

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  • A Fastway bus in the guided bus lane on Southgate Avenue, Crawley

  • A Fastway bus in the guided bus lane on A23 London Road, Crawley

  • A Fastway bus coming out of the bus lane that runs through the middle of Tushmore Roundabout

  • A Fastway bus in Crawley town centre

Edinburgh [edit]

  • Fastlink guided busway in operation from December 2004 to January 2008

  • Double-decker on Fastlink. Busway was only planned as an interim measure to pave the way for trams.

Essen [edit]

  • Spurbus Essen1.jpg
  • Guided Bus - Essen.png

Mannheim [edit]

  • Kerb guided busway guide weel detail 100 1209.jpg
  • Spurbus Mannheim1.jpg
  • MB O 405 N MVV274 guide wheel detail.jpeg
  • MB O 405 Mannheim 100 1728.jpg
  • MB O 405 Mannheim 100 1727.jpg

Ipswich (UK) [edit]

  • A view (in summer 2006) looking along the busway after the busway had been widened for standard width buses (When it first opened it used narrower buses 2.4m wide). Note the sign showing the 2.6m width restriction. Being only 200 metres in length it takes just a few minutes to walk its entire length.

  • Close up view of a guidewheel on a bus on the Ipswich (UK) kerb guided busway.

  • To deter private cars from entering steel channel galvanised traps are located at each end of both guided bus lanes.

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan [edit]

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  • NAGOYA guideway bus001.JPG

Translohr [edit]

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  • TranslohrGuideRail.svg
  • Rail entier.JPG
  • Rail section.JPG

  • A Translohr point ('switch' in American).

  • Unlike the GLT/TVR and ordinary trams where rail routes cross the Translohr requires special equipment which maintains continuous guidance.

Padova [edit]

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  • Translohr STE3

  • Inside a Padova Translohr. Note the upholstered perches on the articulations.

  • Negotiating a busy junction close to the main railway station.

  • Two pass near the Eremintani stop, with there being a very healthy crowd waiting on the platform.

Clermont-Ferrand [edit]

  • Tramway-clermont-ferrand-2.jpg
  • Tramway-clermont-ferrand-1.jpg
  • Tramway-clermont-ferrand-de-haut.jpg
  • Clermont-tram-place-de-jaude.jpg
  • Le tramway.jpg
  • Spårvagn i clermont-ferrand1.JPG

Mestre-Venice [edit]

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  • Tram mestre venice.png
  • Tram via cappuccina.png
  • Tramindeposto.png
  • TRANSLOHR MESTRE VIA CAPPUC.png

TVR [edit]

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  • TVRGeleiding.svg

Caen [edit]

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  • Tramway de Caen Station.jpg
  • Tramway de Caen.jpg
  • Tramway de Caen Interieur.jpg
  • Tramway de Caen Rail.jpg

Nancy [edit]

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Toyota IMTS [edit]

  • Expo 2005 Aichi Japan

  • Expo 2005 Aichi Japan

Phileas [edit]

  • A Phileas 'under-road beacon' guided bus on the Bus Rapid Transit private right of way in Eindhoven, Holland (Netherlands). Seen in summer 2006.

  • APTS Phileas Eindhoven Front.jpg
  • APTS Phileas Eindhoven Rear.jpg

Optical Guidance [edit]

  • Agora L TEOR suivant les lignes de guidage optique. Agora L bus on Rouen's TEOR Bus Rapid Transit service is steered with the aid of optical recognition cameras following pairs of white dashes painted on the road surface.

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