Guided bus
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Čeština: Autobusová dráha
· Deutsch: Spurbus
· English: Guided bus
· Español: Bus guiado
· Français : Autobus guidé
· Nederlands: Geleide bus
· 日本語: ガイドウェイバス
· Norsk bokmål: Sporbuss
· Polski: Autobus torowy
· Русский: Направляемый автобус
· Svenska: Spårbuss
· Türkçe: Metrobüs
· 中文:導向巴士
· Kerb-guided busway
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Mercedes-Benz-Bus (O-Bahn) in Adelaide, Australia, 1997
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A bus on the O-Bahn guide-way.
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A Fastway bus in the guided bus lane on Southgate Avenue, Crawley
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A Fastway bus in the guided bus lane on A23 London Road, Crawley
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A Fastway bus coming out of the bus lane that runs through the middle of Tushmore Roundabout
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A Fastway bus in Crawley town centre
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Fastlink guided busway in operation from December 2004 to January 2008
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Double-decker on Fastlink. Busway was only planned as an interim measure to pave the way for trams.
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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.
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Close up view of a guidewheel on a bus on the Ipswich (UK) kerb guided busway.
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To deter private cars from entering steel channel galvanised traps are located at each end of both guided bus lanes.
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Calling at the kerb guided bus stop on the Kesgrave / Ipswich kerb guided busway.
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Manchester (Leigh) Guided Busway
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A Vantage bus on route V1 calls at Cooling Lane bus stop on the Manchester - Leigh kerb guided busway.
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Real time 'next bus' information at Newearth Road bus stop on the Manchester - Leigh kerb guided busway.
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Signage at a pedestrian crossing near to Cooling Lane bus stop on the Manchester - Leigh kerb guided busway.
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Car traps at the eastern end of the Manchester - Leigh kerb guided busway. Their purpose is to deter cars from trying to drive along the busway. The location is Newearth Road bus stop.
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Signage at Cooling Lane bus stop on the Manchester - Leigh kerb guided busway.
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A Vantage bus on route V1 on the Manchester - Leigh kerb guided busway.
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A Vantage bus on route V1 crosses tramlines at St Peters Square in Manchester city centre.
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A Vantage bus on route V1 calls at Newearth Road bus stop on the Manchester - Leigh kerb guided busway.
Translohr
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A Translohr point ('switch' in American).
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Unlike the GLT/TVR and ordinary trams where rail routes cross the Translohr requires special equipment which maintains continuous guidance.
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Translohr STE3
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Inside a Padova Translohr. Note the upholstered perches on the articulations.
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Negotiating a busy junction close to the main railway station.
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Two pass near the Eremintani stop, with there being a very healthy crowd waiting on the platform.
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TVR
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Guided trolleybus
Toyota IMTS
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Expo 2005 Aichi Japan
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Expo 2005 Aichi Japan
Phileas
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A Phileas 'under-road beacon' guided bus on the Bus Rapid Transit private right of way in Eindhoven, Holland (Netherlands). Seen in summer 2006.
Bangkok
[edit]Optical Guidance
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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.