HISTORY of BUS
Buses coming from the term? Omnibus? which means the vehicle for all. Omni, in Latin, means for all. Embryo of a bus appeared when the motor vehicle replaced the horse as a means of transportation at that time around 1905, called the autobus omnibus motor. Until now, France and the UK still use the term. The first omnibus operated in the United States. Starting with crossing Broadway Street in New York City in 1827 Someone named Abraham Brower, an owner of the business first.
The most important progress in the omnibus is a street car. The first horse-drawn street cars. The difference is the presence of steel rails placed in the middle of the road. The wheels of street cars are also made of steel, which is made in such a way so as not to damage the rail. The first street cars operating in Browery Street, New York. Owned by John Manson and was made by an Irish descent named John Stephenson.
At first, the bus merupakana horse-drawn vehicles, and then starting from the 1830s steam powered buses start there. Along with the times, the conventional engine powered bus is a trolley bus electronic discovery function under a set of cables available in several places with a lot number. Bus-powered engines first appeared in conjunction with the development of the car. After the first engine powered bus in 1895, various models developed in the 1900s, widespread until the whole form of buses ranging from the 1950's. Buses became popular in the early 21st century because of World War I. At that time, most of the rail means allocated for the needs of the war and the number of private cars, so we need other means of transportation that can carry many passengers.
History of buses in Indonesia itself is not certain. Currently, BusMania Community (BMC) is planning cooperation with the Museum of Transportation to collect the pieces of the history of Indonesian bus. Including collecting miniatures private collection member BMC bus. Supposedly Joko Puspitomurti, Chairman of BMC, the bus started to go in Indonesia around 1936.
Currently, the bus in Indonesia are divided into various categories, based on size, grade, type, and distance. There are three types of buses based on size, large bus, medium bus, and small buses. While there are class based economy class, business rs, ac business, executive, and super executive. The division is based on this class is determined by the facilities provided by the bus.
There is also an intercity bus interprovincial (AKAP). AKAP bus is transportation from one city to another via inter-district / city through more than one area of the province by using the public bus bound cars in the stretch. Another with intercity buses in the provincial transport from one city to another via inter-district / city in the province area. In addition, there are also city buses, such as metromini, patas, and so on, as well as rural buses.
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