On the first day of March 1915, the first bus line in Budapest started at 7 am with the number 1 signal. It ran between today’s Dózsa György út and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út. Two vehicles were available, one with a battery and the other with a petrol engine. At the beginning there were no bus stops, and if you wanted to get on, you simply waved the bus off! Today, you can plan ahead, visit our website to request a quote, whether you are looking for a private journey or a company transport for your staff!
The word bus comes from the Latin word omnibus, which means, everyone’s bus! However, the omnibus was still a horse-drawn vehicle. The first motorised bus was built by Karl Benz and had a maximum speed of 20 km/h. The big brands that are still on the market today – Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Scania, Renault, Setra – soon appeared.
After the war, the industry went through a period of great development that will probably never end! Hungary has had great success in this field. IKARUS was one of the most successful Hungarian companies, a world brand! The history of the state bus factory goes back to 1895, but the name IKARUS was not used until after World War II. Several model families were mass-produced, and not only to the Eastern Bloc, but the change of regime and the collapse of the Soviet Union brought the brand to the crisis! As a result of the unfavourable economic and political environment, the cancellation of several major orders and the lack of acceptance of products already manufactured triggered a chain reaction in Hungarian industry. One last major development was made in 1993 (the Ikarus 411, a fully low-floor model), which proved our leading edge, but no major turnaround took place!
In 1999, Irisbus acquired Ikarus with the aim of acquiring the market. In 2003 the last plant in Székesfehérvár was liquidated and the last 3 vehicles rolled out of the factory in October 2003!
The bus is not only the first, but the most popular means of public transport to this day. It is an accessible form of travel in big cities, in small towns, anywhere in the world. Speaking of popular, the largest bus is Volvo’s Gran Artic 300 , a double articulated passenger utility vehicle that can carry 300 people, the vehicle is 30 metres long.
The LONGEST , scheduled bus service between London and Calcutta! It covered the 16,000 km distance in 50 days. You can still pay for a marathon bus journey like this for those who like a challenge!
And although there are many different means of public transport by land, sea and air, we recommend the bus, of course! If you’re on holiday, if you’re going on a trip, if you want to get to work, choose the bus, and the Bus Plus! Be our passenger!
Photo source. Fortepan/Villányi György
More bus records!
https://www.bus4you.hu/legnagyobb-leghosszabb-legtobb-buszos-vilag-rekordok/
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