An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation. It is usually a single-decker, and comprises two or more rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint (articulation) enclosed by protective bellows inside and outside and a cover plate on the floor. This allows a longer legal length than rigid-bodied buses, and hence a higher passenger capacity (94–120), while still allowing the bus to maneuver adequately.
An electric bus is a bus that is propelled using electric motors as opposed to an internal combustion engine. Electric buses can store the needed electricity on board, or be fed continuously from an external source. The majority of buses storing electricity are battery electric buses, where the electric motor obtains energy from an onboard battery pack, although examples of other storage modes do exist, such as the gyrobus which uses flywheel energy storage. When electricity is not stored on board, it is supplied by contact with outside power sources. For example, overhead wires as in the trolleybus, or with a ground-level power supply, or through inductive charging.
The Košice public transit system operates in Košice, Slovakia; services are managed by the Košice Transit Company.
The Ruse trolleybus system is a part of the public transport network of the city and municipality of Ruse, the fifth most populous in Bulgaria. Opened in 1988, the system currently has seven lines and forms the backbone of the city's transport system. Its approximate length is 63 km and has been designed to work with 600V DC electricity, although not all infrastructure is actively in use. Various models of trolleybuses have been operated in Ruse during the network's operation.
SOR Libchavy is a Czech manufacturer of buses for urban, intercity and tourist traffic and trolleybuses. It was established in Libchavy in 1991.
The SOR BN 12 is a low-entry single-decker bus produced by Czech bus manufacturer SOR since 2003.
Škoda 31Tr SOR is a low-floor articulated trolleybus produced in cooperation of Škoda Transportation and SOR, which supplies the body based on the bus SOR NB 18.
SOR NB18 is a low-floor articulated single-decker bus produced by Czech bus manufacturer SOR since 2008. Since 2009 bus also comes with hybrid drive SOR NBH 18. In many towns they currently replace Karosa B 741 and Karosa B 941.
SOR NB12 is a fully low-floor single-decker bus produced by the Czech bus manufacturer SOR since 2008. In many towns they currently replace Karosa B 731, Karosa B 732 and Karosa B 931.
The Škoda 30Tr SOR is a full-sized low-entry trolleybus produced in cooperation of Škoda Electric and SOR, which supplies the body based on the bus SOR NB 12.
SOR CN12 is a low-entry intercity bus produced by Czech bus manufacturer SOR since 2004.
SOR BN 8,5 is a model of a partly low-floor minibus manufactured by Czech company SOR Libchavy. The bus is designed for urban transport and deployed on lines where sufficient vehicles with a smaller capacity are needed due to the cramped conditions of the road infrastructure. It is suitable for service lines to medical and sanitary facilities and offices.
SOR BN 10,5 is a low-entry midibus produced by Czech bus manufacturer SOR since 2005.
SOR LH 12 is an turistic bus and long-distance coach produced by Czech bus manufacturer SOR since 2005.
SOR EBN 10,5 is an electric bus produced since 2010 by Czech bus manufacturer SOR. Its development was initiated in late 2008 and 2009, with a supplier of electrical equipment, Cegelec, which further uses subcontractors.
Transport Călători Express (TCE) is a local government body responsible for the transport system in Ploiești, Romania.
Prague was the first city in Czechoslovakia to introduce modern trolleybuses. Only a few other trolleybus systems existed previously in the Czech lands – in České Velenice (Gmünd) and České Budějovice – using the same overhead system as the Electromote, the predecessor of all trolleybuses.
Škoda 33Tr SOR is a low-floor articulated trolleybus produced in cooperation of Škoda Transportation and SOR, which supplies the body based on the bus SOR NS 18.
SOR NS 18 is a low-floor articulated single-decker bus produced by Czech bus manufacturer SOR since 2008. In many towns they will replace Karosa B 741 and Karosa B 941.
Credo BC 11 is of Hungarian minibus production from 1999 to 2001 with a length of 9.5 m and 10.7 m. Buses were equipped with 176 kW Iveco Tector engines. They had drum brakes of the Rába 501 type at the front of the vehicle and the Rába 106 at the rear. There was no low-floor version of these buses. The bus is very similar to the Credo EC 11 type bus, both externally and internally. It differs only in the number of doors. There are one single-leaf door in the front and rear of the vehicle and one double-leaf door in the middle of the vehicle. They started to be delivered to Bratislava at the end of 1999 under the name SOR B9.5.
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