A bit offtopic to the buses, but it fits to the man theme:

Yesterday the well known company Karmann has built their last complete car. It was an Audi A4 Cabriolet in US-version.
They couldn't get new orders, since they don't build any more the VW Golf Cabriolet, the Mercedes CE Cabriolet, and since the Chrysler Crossfire is out of production.

Tampa runs almost entirely 40 foot Gillig buses. I don't think there are articulated buses running anywhere in Florida.

Not in Hernando County, Florida. Or Pasco County, Florida, or Suffolk or Nassau Counties in New York. I'll have to check on Tampa.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MTA_New_York_City_Bus_5740_in_Select_Bus_- Service_Bx12.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_Transit_New_Flyer_5473.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MTA_Bus_New_Flyer_5351.jpg

As for NYC, I've seen pictures of some, but I never had a reason to ride one.

We have got some here in Sweden with two "harmonicas" I don't know the word for it in English...
Here is one, don't know where this is from though: http://www.sportbilen.se/bilder/bilder/megabuss1024.jpg


Talking about that, you don't wanna be in the rear part of this articulated bus: www.garaget.org/video/yek94qd0mbb6
A guy at work told me that his mom drove one of these in Gothenburg and that they could lock the rear part so it wouldn't swing out like that, if it would start drift in the snow or such.

Nice pictures btw, Animatronixx

There aren't any near where you are?

In Brussels the line nr 71 is well known for that
http://www.lacapitale.be/zc/thumb300x200/mediastore/_2009/janvier/hermes/ID33103- 60_busarticules_H1LQ2T_0.JPG.jpg
As that line passes near two sites of ULB university and then in centre of the city

I don't understand any German, but riding in an articulated bus is now on my list of things to do before I die.

Nice, just wish I could understand it. I should take some German classes somtime.



I find it funny how you can search your heart out trying to find something specific, and you’ll almost never find it. Its only when your not actively looking/searching that you find what you were originally searching for. I guess that’s just one of those funny quirks of life.

Almost sunk into oblivion: Truck-and-trailer-buses

As most of you will already know, I'm quite deep into professional cars. During my research I very often stumble across some fascinating documents which could be pretty interesting for many other car enthusiasts out there. So why not sharing this sources?

Today, you'll see two brilliant coverages on German bus coachbuilders. First one is a feature on the creations of busmaker Gaubschat of Berlin-Neukölln.

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And here's a coverage on Drögmöller

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