This "Bus Train" is an interesting way to add passenger capacity in Munich, Germany

[@catzillafirefox]

"Bus or Train?" Easy... that's a brain 🧠

[@glitchFan2428]

Yes😊

[@lvalledor3440]

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada & back in the days before late 2000s Niagara Falls actually had a bus with 2 individual components. The lead component with a driver & a trailer without a driver's cab. Unlike a 60 ft Articulated bus where you can access the rear by walking through the accordians, the trailer component was coupled with the lead component & the only way to access the rear was only from the outside just like it is seen here.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

The bus in Niagara Falls was an "Orion IV" in case anyone wants to look up pictures.

[@keahnig164]

My hometown in Switzerland had these "trains" for several years, but they replaced them with double-articulated trolleybuses (because of a very high demand). These trolleybuses are from the same manufacturer as the carriage is in this video: Hess, a swiss bus brand

[@TransportCollectives1]

Wow! What a rare experience you had in Germany. Amazing video as always :)

[@glitchFan2428]

Thanks!

[@mallparker5874]

Its a bus with a double-axle caravan that has bus doors and bus interiors So I imagine that these buses would only go 40mph, is a huge road hogger, has side mirrors that stretch further than a limo, and is a great accommodation for camps

[@glitchFan2428]

Camping sounds fun

[@shawnandbuses2258]

Very interesting unique of public transportation in Germany. Never heard of a bus carriage before

[@chongsk4383]

Operates like a bendy... A detachable one.. 👍

[@glitchFan2428]

That's right

[@layrexhdtx]

Schöne Idee. Cool das es das in München gibt.👍🙂 Ps: 8:42 geiler sound vom auto

[@lausimeyer6558]

Years ago, a bus train was running from Wolfsburg to Braunschweig.

[@glitchFan2428]

Must have been quite an interesting journey that

[@dannyastourian8054]

Just like a Tram, even in the Parking lot entrance of Disney World.

[@michalsvitek1329]

A very old-fashioned way to increase bus capacity. Many years ago this was normal throughout Europe. Munich is probably one of the last places where you can still see it.

[@glitchFan2428]

I see. Personally this is my first ttime encountering such a thing 👍🏻

[@mobiletransportvideo]

There is a video on KZbin of one of a European postbus showing how they “uncouple” the rear section.

[@brandonsup1578]

It’s like a combine bus and tram quite cool though not gonna lie

[@SMBR-jy8kf]

Looks like a bendy bus but more fun to ride I guess

[@YaoboyProd2K15]

The real 2-car bus

[@swfx101]

OMSI has this addon but it's a dlc. Recommended to get it though, it's a very nice addon The bus itself is built by MAN while trailer is built by HESS, a Swiss company.

[@glitchFan2428]

That's really cool I didn't know this existed in omsi!

[@swfx101]

@@glitchFan2428 yep, the addon includes this bus with 2 other buses and 4 lines in Munich

[@MixShadowlight]

@@glitchFan2428 yes, although the payware addon's is garbage and sobol only had pictures of his A21 project with the Goppel wagon bustrain. It might have been released to his patrons, idk. But the public release of his A21 never saw the bustrain.

[@BYD4005Z]

Kinda not expect it tho but cool

[@williamseaman176]

Genius!

[@pressntopass60]

Just wondering, how's the ride quality like? I noticed they seem to be less occupied as compared with the front part of the bus

[@glitchFan2428]

It's quite normal, doesn't feel very different

[@hansmuller3604]

It is very nice in the back, no engine noises. very quiet and comfortable ride

[@chicago45036]

im a bus driver in the netherlands, im probaby not allowed to drive it, as the law sees it as a "trailer" so i'd need drivers license D-E. I am allowed to drive articulated buses, because, for the roadlaws, it's seen as 1 vehicle (so no trailer)

[@glitchFan2428]

Ooo that's interesting, even though they probably need a similar skill set to drive too

[@chicago45036]

@@glitchFan2428 not really, articulated is very similar to a normal bus actually, rear end just slightly goes more inward, but not alot

[@resketless]

It like lrt on road, hopefully the second carriage don't detach itself

[@glitchFan2428]

Yeah haha I'm sure it's secured on properly

[@9Dan5-Productions]

Have you ever try cuba theres a camel bus like they use a semi truck and the trailer is full of seats not sure if you intrested

[@glitchFan2428]

I haven't actually

[@singaporemrtbustransport6745]

Nice 👍👍 video sharing

[@L3me36epico]

I saw this video 21 seconds after he posted lol

[@KironManuelCards]

This concept should be in crowded Asian cities

[@unknownywuux_bus]

Nice and love it

[@andrewtse918]

40ft +20ft?

[@agentd6723]

This is amazing as it is a detachable version of the o450g. The bus carriage really gives the illusion of a train.

[@glitchFan2428]

Yeah I was quite surprised when I first saw it

[@AmbientWalking]

Nice!

[@randompotatoguy9347]

that's technically a bus with a modified trailer lol.

[@eunicechin599]

This is called a 2 bus bus

[@eunicechin599]

Ive seen this bus before and first

[@alex._.1501]

sentosa beach tram before the shuttle buses

[@glitchFan2428]

Familiar auras

[@SGZGabrielLim]

Will the LTA plan to have this bus ?

[@glitchFan2428]

Probably not

[@carfailguygooiyeetable4141]

don't bendy buses work the exact same way? because why have this when bendy buses are already doing that job of adding passenger capacity.

[@thegrowl2210]

Versatility I suppose.

[@glitchFan2428]

Yeah, bendies are permanently connected while these can be removed

[@carfailguygooiyeetable4141]

@@glitchFan2428 oh i see

[@markwright3161]

@@glitchFan2428 I feel like these could turn sharper corners too. Like towing a trailer with any other vehicle, usually you can turn as tight as the towing vehicle can, (exception being tractors and the like, tow hitch on the rear axle so the tyres can catch on the trailed implement if you turn too tight), but it looks like these have dual steering axles, so these can go on the same routes as the regular single decker towing it as it will follow the path of its rear axle, whereas bendy buses are limited to how tight they can turn, as we found out when Belfast, Northern Ireland got their 'gliders'. A driver used to non-articulating buses took a junction like they would in their previous bus and got it stuck when they steered too tightly for the rear section to follow, possibly reversed too to jackknife it, and brought the whole area to a standstill. The local authorities thought they could just put the drivers into the bendy buses without any additional training. :)

[@MixShadowlight]

@@markwright3161 in a way, yes, these could take tighter corners. Although one not used to driving a vehicle with a trailer will still jackknife on this bustrain (yes, hess literally calls this a bustrain!) too upon reversing. Interestingly, these in the 60s and 70s were more popular than bendy buses. But they fell out of favor because from what I read the reliability of the couple joints and how the joints poses safety issues to pedestrians.

[@hmmyes2037]

This is a tram that doesn't need tracks

[@glitchFan2428]

Pretty much ? Hmmm

[@MrColinTheBusDriver]

Road LRT

[@hafizsirajkumar7927]

It to save money . If u use bus train , save a lot money

[@李濬承]

Das sind lange Busse in München.

[@rtproductionspoggers]

Solaris Urbino TG??? LMAo get it

[@seranoham7611]

this is so cursed

[@StatisticsRepublic]

Weird bus

[@StatisticsRepublic]

But looks amazing!

[@brandonsup1578]

Oh cool

[@GuestHypR]

The con is that we can't hear the beautiful MAN A21's Engine :(

[@glitchFan2428]

Yeah sadly not. Can hear just a tinyyyyy bit only

[@huebach6140]

@@glitchFan2428 wish u were in Singapore because I am in Singapore and can find a lot more buses like the a&s bus the new wrap and I saw it 2times in a row when I was coming back from school

[@GuestHypR]

@@huebach6140 he will visit Singapore one day :) He is now happily living in (idk what country) and enjoys his life over there more than Singapore

[@huebach6140]

@@GuestHypR ok

[@rusydididigamingandvlog2290]

that is trailer bus

[@sgdemobushunter7394]

Ooo cool

[@huebach6140]

Y not buy a train then buying 3 buses that cost more a normal short train with wheels I think

[@singaporemrtbustransport6745]

Like BRT 🚌 Rapid Transit

[@naorierangeenviro500]

Mini metro

[@jessoncho5190]

What if I say both

[@glitchFan2428]

Can ah

[@jessoncho5190]

@@glitchFan2428 yes

[@jessoncho5190]

@@glitchFan2428 jk incase the first one is full that it can fill up the back one like bedny

[@JC368_Productions]

More like a tram bus

[@enviro500]

I feel it’s quite dangerous but you will have a great experience if you are a Singaporean ;)

[@glitchFan2428]

I find it alright though in terms of the bus and the city. Munich is quite safe even at night.

[@darrenrodneysales5973]

I have seen video's of buses similar to this in Communist era Czechoslovakia.

[@ksfandkhiproductions3491]

LRT bus

[@glitchFan2428]

Hmmmm

[@L3me36epico]

First Also youve started making videos in germany

[@glitchFan2428]

I've made a few videos in Germany already featuring the buses in OMSI :)

[@Bourboelettah]

Brain or Trus

[@chongsk4383]

Bayern Munich...

[@strongstrengthtv]

Scared evade fares.. Boris Johnson London bendy bus 2010 news..

[@glitchFan2428]

Germany largely uses an honour system on its public transport, drivers don't check tickets and the trains have no faregates. But expect your ticket to be checked on the intercity express trains tho

[@zain5277]

I did real train?? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@daddysnalayakaulad]

Bendy buses or articulated bus. I used to call it Sticky bus. Let's call this LIMOBUS