Wikipedia:WikiProject Buses
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Welcome to the Buses WikiProject, a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of buses.
(For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and the Guide to WikiProjects).
- Goals
- To cover bus routes in major cities and their history, including streetcar lines. Note that minor routes do not need to have a separate article, but can simply be mentioned in a list.
- To cover bus models and their history.
- To determine which routes are suitable for a separate article rather than as part af a list.
- To create a common format for articles and lists of bus routes.
- Scope
- Anything related to buses and bus routes, including trackless trolleys, mostly in relation to public transport.
Guidelines
[edit]Open tasks
[edit]Participants
[edit]Use this on your User: page to show you are part of this project:
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Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
- Doc Dimaus (talk · contribs) (Ukrainian and Soviet buses and trolleybuses)
- MaynardClark (talk · contribs) (The emergence of the electric bus and trucks, and of electrified transportation and distributed drycharging infrastructure)
- Mingyu Tang (talk · contribs) (Buses in Germany and in the rest of Europe, sometimes in China)
- MTATransitFan (talk · contribs) (Buses in NYC and the surrounding areas. Occasionally different buses.
- NE2 (talk · contribs) (New York City, and sometimes other cities)
- Alansohn (talk · contribs) (New Jersey, New York City, Long Island)
- The Port of Authority (talk · contribs) (New York City and various North American cities)
- Sebwite (talk · contribs) (Baltimore, and occasionally Washington, DC area)
- Kneiphof (talk · contribs) (primary buses in former Soviet Union and trolleybuses everywhere)
- Sparrowman980 (talk · contribs) (Worldwide buses)
- Trulystand700 (talk · contribs) (New York City Buses)
- Lamborghini man (talk · contribs) (MTA Maryland)
- Bluegoblin7 (London Buses)
- Dudleybus (talk · contribs) (Working on West Midlands stuff, plus anything to do with Rotala)
- Simply south (talk · contribs) UK Buses but generally London
- DocRushing (talk · contribs) [Greyhound and Trailways in the USA; local transit in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; I grew up at Greyhound; I'm a native of Nashville, a retired professor of business, a motor-coach historian, and a one-time second-generation Greyhound coach operator, long ago, based in Nashville and in Orlando, Florida, USA.]
- SteveCof00 (talk · contribs) (School buses in the United States and Canada, and school bus models and school bus manufacturers)
- MetroFan2009 (talk · contribs) Bi-State Development Agency in St. Louis
- JoelRussell - Talk Contribs I'm in Poole, Dorset, England. If anyone from outside my area needs an article improving in dorset, tell me on my Talk Page
- Folklore1 (talk · contribs) (MTA Maryland and Washington DC Metrobus)
- Welshleprechaun (talk · contribs) Cardiff and Newcastle upon Tyne
- Colonel Warden (talk · contribs)
- Hanjie (talk · contribs) Pittsburgh Buses
- Useddenim (talk · contribs) Toronto, London, bus manufacturers
- Triglav 2000 (talk · contribs) Bus service in Slovenia
- Rcsprinter123 (talk · contribs) England bus services
- SmrtBusesLuver (talk · contribs) Singapore Buses (SMRT & SBS Transit)
- Mark999 (talk · contribs), Bristol UK
- Checkmatechamp137 (talk · contribs), New York City, NY and surrounding suburbs
- Orsd (talk · contribs), NFI, Orion Ind.,Novabus,Vancouver (Translink),Orange County (OCTA),LA Metro, West Vancouver Blue Bus
- Adam mugliston (talk · contribs) (UK, lists of bus routes)
- Wilbysuffolk (talk · contribs) Any East Anglian pages
- Davey2010 (talk · contribs) Generally buses in England / Kent
- WWGB (talk · contribs) Sydney, Australia
- Coachcapt (talk · contribs) Queensland, Australia
- Stephen Allcroft (talk · contribs) UK bus manufacturing and imports into the UK (not routes) and especially now-defunct manufacturers and coachbuilders.
- Packerfan386 (talk · contribs) Midwest, lists of bus routes
- Kiewii (talk · contribs) Dundee and Angus buses
- WikiLeon (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) Bay Area based bus routes specializing in Solano and Napa counties.
- DJ MC CJ (talk · contribs) (Florida buses including bus models and numbers.)
- C16sh (talk · contribs) NYC and DC metro areas
- Ibadibam (talk · contribs) Seattle, Washington, interested in bus rapid transit creep
- SBS9834C (talk · contribs) Singapore and Hong Kong buses in general. Also interested with London and Australia urban buses
- Sni56996 (talk · contribs) (Anything about Singapore bus network.)
- Bren Harding (talk · contribs) (Buses in England, Essex)
- Balablitz (talk · contribs) (Bus transport in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere)
- BFerson (talk · contribs) (Arriva Northumbria buses)
- Drumlineramos (talk · contribs) (Bus Services in New Mexico, mostly ABQ RIDE, but working on the rest of the state too)
- KevinCuddeback (talk · contribs) US Passenger Buses
- SounderBruce (talk · contribs) Seattle-area transit
- Arbustum (talk · contribs) Polish buses including Solaris, including writing Solaris Urbino 18 Hybrid from the very beginning.
- TwilightKing81 (talk · contribs) Connecticut-area buses (they're essential for the area economy to work), including CTtransit and CTfastrak.
- Æthelred (talk · contribs) (England & Wales buses, mostly West Midlands)
- Ryan 868 (talk · contribs) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Happy to know that there are other freaks like me out there. Also, I am the 50th member :)
- RES2773 (talk · contribs) I do bus list and company page edits in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County, all in New York.
- Bergenga (talk · contribs) Bus/coach and chassis models from the Nordic countries and Germany, with a worldwide perspective
- Class455fan1 (talk · contribs) British Buses, mainly London Buses
- Pianist4 (talk · contribs) Canberra and Sydney buses
- KU (talk · contribs) Kansai region and Tokyo, Japan
- Buttons0603 (talk · contribs) Sheffield and surrounding areas, and UK bus and coach models and manufacturers
- TJH2018 (talk · contribs) Greater Los Angeles area, and anything involving the LACMTA
- Imahesh3847 (talk · contribs) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions.
- Bumbl loid (talk · contribs) Proud member of Pinoy Bus Fanatic, the largest bus enthusiast group in the Philippines
- Cnvery (talk · contribs) Malaysia
- Kew Gardens 613 (talk · contribs) NYC area buses
- Toreightyone (talk · contribs) - Brampton Transit, Miway, TTC, and other Golden Horseshoe agencies
- DreamLinker (talk · contribs) Bus transport in Delhi but also other places as required at AfD
- Commyguy (talk · contribs) Bus transport in the UK, in particular Stagecoach and Stagecoach Gold services as well as transport around the Oxfordshire area
- Vanstrat (talk · contribs) Covers Edmonton Alberta Canada bus routes operated by Edmonton Transit
- Saltn'Pepper (talk · contribs) Public transportation in Canada, especially in Vancouver.
- MediKron (talk · contribs) Hungarian buses, mostly Ikarus.
- Map Collector (talk · contribs) Indian and UK Buses, specially Double - Deckers.
- Schoolbus777 (talk · contribs) School buses, as evidenced by my username.
- Central Corridor (talk · contribs) Twin Cities and Minnesota, Chicago
- SBS2828S (talk · contribs) Singapore bus enthusiast
- Grandtubetrains (talk · contribs) England bus services
- Exodus662 (talk · contribs) Bus routes in London and Cumbria, also bus types in the UK
- Vkem (talk · contribs) Bus routes in Finland
- Hullian111 (talk · contribs) General clean-up of bus-realted articles in UK, though my special focus is on buses in the Hull, East Yorkshire and perhaps greater East Midlands area.
- Caleb M1 (talk · contribs) Bus Routes in the Midwest
- BOO109 (talk · contribs) No Description Avalible
- DMJames98 (talk · contribs) Bus transport in the UK, particularly in the West Midlands.
- Quoll662 (talk) 11:51, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
- DestinationFearFan (talk) 17:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC) - Bus Transport in China and Japan.
- User:Jon Alten US municipal bus systems
- SK2242 (talk) 10:35, 29 January 2021 (UTC) - UK related bus articles
- User: AirFan19 Mainly buses in Singapore, occasionally Shanghai
- Berrely (talk · contribs) almost exclusively London buses!
- Geof Sheppard (talk · contribs) South West England and UK open top services
- TheTransitFanNY (talk · contribs) Tri-State area (NYC) and North America in general.
- MJ9674 (talk · contribs) South East England, particular focus on Sussex.
- عُثمان (talk · contribs) buses in Baltimore and their parent streetcar lines but interested in anything and everywhere
- NotOrrio (talk · contribs) buses in Melbourne and other parts of Australia
- 296cherry (talk · contribs) DART bus system and other systems in general
- TheWiki93 (talk · contribs) Bus services in the New York metropolitan area of New York.
- S5A-0043 (talk · contribs) Shanghai, Wuhan & Singapore based
- Mwsmith20 (talk · contribs) UK, using book collection to add refs/citations and expand articles
- Transitsylveonkpop (talk · contribs) (New York City, and surrounding areas)
Articles
[edit]Article alerts
[edit]Did you know
- 10 Nov 2024 – Berta Persson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MumphingSquirrel (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 08 Dec 2024 – Arriva Kent Thameside (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Arriva Southern Counties by Hullian111 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Oct 2024 – Transpora North West (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Transpora Group by NHPluto (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Aug 2024 – Boggo Road busway station (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Boggo Road railway station by DigitalPanda (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jun 2024 – Sunbus Townsville (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sunbus by Whiltshinx (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jun 2024 – Sunbus Sunshine Coast (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sunbus by Whiltshinx (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jun 2024 – Sunbus Rockhampton (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sunbus by Whiltshinx (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jun 2024 – Sunbus Cairns (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Sunbus by Whiltshinx (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 29 Jun 2024 – London Country North East (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Hullian111 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 May 2024 – SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Triphora (t · c); see discussion
- 18 May 2024 – SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Triphora (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – Bus bulb (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 123.1.232.138 (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Jan 2023 – Tour bus service (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Darrelljon (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 08 Dec 2024 – Draft:Reliance (bus company) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by HeyI'mAmethyst (t · c)
- 08 Dec 2024 – Draft:Calstart (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Maverickberlin (t · c)
- 02 Dec 2024 – Draft:LandFlight (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jpdfive (t · c)
- 29 Nov 2024 – Draft:Iveco Group (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MarcoTruck (t · c)
Promoted content
[edit]A selection of bus-related Did you know articles may be viewed at Portal:Buses/Did you know.
Candidates
[edit]Review
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Bus transport articles by quality and importance | ||||||||
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Quality | Importance | |||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | Other | ??? | Total | |
FA | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
FL | 1 | 1 | ||||||
GA | 2 | 59 | 61 | |||||
B | 3 | 7 | 33 | 76 | 8 | 127 | ||
C | 18 | 26 | 97 | 386 | 30 | 557 | ||
Start | 13 | 29 | 141 | 1,703 | 283 | 2,169 | ||
Stub | 1 | 44 | 1,086 | 245 | 1,376 | |||
List | 1 | 7 | 25 | 103 | 2 | 3 | 141 | |
Category | 519 | 3 | 522 | |||||
Disambig | 7 | 7 | ||||||
File | 88 | 88 | ||||||
Portal | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Project | 22 | 22 | ||||||
Redirect | 1 | 1 | 6 | 143 | 370 | 521 | ||
Template | 14 | 14 | ||||||
NA | 14 | 14 | ||||||
Assessed | 36 | 71 | 350 | 3,572 | 1,023 | 3 | 569 | 5,624 |
Unassessed | 3 | 238 | 241 | |||||
Total | 36 | 71 | 350 | 3,575 | 1,023 | 3 | 807 | 5,865 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 21,832 | Ω = 5.09 |
Collaboration
[edit]- Electric bus
- Create and expand Hybrid bus (mainly from diesel-electric).
- The UK bus operator quality drive
- The UK bus route quality drive
Templates
[edit]- Template:WikiProject Buses for talk pages
Note that new stub templates should be proposed before creation at WP:WSS/P.
Stubs
[edit]Instead of using the standard {{stub}} template, you may want to use one of the following more specific vehicle stub tags, some of which are:
- {{vehicle-stub}} for stubs about general automotive topics. Unfortunately, this category contains many articles, so use of one of the more targeted subcategories is recommended:
- {{bus-stub}} - for stub articles about buses
- {{motorvehicle-company-stub}} - for stub articles about automotive companies
- {{auto-factory-stub}} - for stub articles about automotive factories
- {{automotive-part-stub}} - for stub articles about automotive parts or components
- {{automotive-tech-stub}} - for stub articles about automotive technologies
- {{road-stub}} - for stub articles about general road transport
- {{bus-stub}} - for stub articles about buses
Categories
[edit]- Category:Bus transport
- Category:Bus routes in England
- Category:Lists of New York (state) bus routes
- Category:Bus Transport Articles in Draft Stage
Resources
[edit]Note that most of these are not reliable sources, but may be good "starting points" for narrowing down what to look for.
- United States
- Chicago Transit & Railfan: histories of bus routes in many cities
- Baltimore Transit Archives
- Philadelphia Trolley Tracks
Ideas
[edit]- Is there a bus-specific infobox? If not, that would be a good addition to have, since the Infobox automobile allows for some information to be displayed, but buses differ from cars in other ways that the automobile one doesn't do a bus justice. SteveCof00 (talk) 09:30, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- There is one for an overall bus service, Template:Infobox bus transit, and one for individual bus routes, Template:Infobox busline. —Onore Baka Sama(speak | stalk) 13:26, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
- While those two are useful for articles about bus routes and services, there are articles being written about the vehicles themselves...Template:Infobox UK Bus is somewhat of a starting point, but it probably isn't used much outside of UK-related bus articles (for obvious reasons), and it seems to be more specific about buses on a specific route than a vehicle type. I was wondering if there was interest in an developing a bus specific infobox or using the automobile one for article like the Gillig Phantom, GM New Look, Blue Bird All American, etc...-SteveCof00 (talk) 22:24, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
- Template:Infobox UK Bus was moved to Template:Infobox bus, which is now a redirect to Template:Infobox automobile. Template:Infobox bus may be considered the less confusing name to use, now. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 16:53, 29 August 2016 (UTC).
- Template:Infobox UK Bus was moved to Template:Infobox bus, which is now a redirect to Template:Infobox automobile. Template:Infobox bus may be considered the less confusing name to use, now. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 16:53, 29 August 2016 (UTC).
- While those two are useful for articles about bus routes and services, there are articles being written about the vehicles themselves...Template:Infobox UK Bus is somewhat of a starting point, but it probably isn't used much outside of UK-related bus articles (for obvious reasons), and it seems to be more specific about buses on a specific route than a vehicle type. I was wondering if there was interest in an developing a bus specific infobox or using the automobile one for article like the Gillig Phantom, GM New Look, Blue Bird All American, etc...-SteveCof00 (talk) 22:24, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
- Is there any standard format for fleet lists/rosters? (The ones I've seen on different Wikipedia pages seem to be a slap-dash mash-up of the very detailed information that appears on bus-specific web sites.) Useddenim (talk) 21:55, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
- (add yours)
- Proposal to add a draft articles section so others can help and give advice to articles which have not yet been created related to bus NotOrrio (talk) 2:15, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
Related projects
[edit]Related WikiProjects: Trains, Transport, Streetcars, Rapid transit, Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment/Green vehicle task force (electric buses); Commons:Commons:WikiProject BSicon.