O-Bahn still exists on the route to Kray and 6 places in Great Britain. I did travel underground - on the trams after the buses stopped using the tunnels. But I have not been to Essen since 2012. I hope to go there in 2019.
Thanks for your reply. It sounds like these busways were not very flexible. Were they worth the money spent to build them? Could the money have been better spent on something else? I am a bit concerned because of the number of “Bus Rapid Transit” (BRT) systems they are attempting to build here in America, and because I have heard lots of negative things said about them.
They are much cheaper than seperate busroads, cost less concrete and thus greenhouse gasses, are easier to maintain, safer, and less delays and traffic will occur. This is a brilliant system.
Cheaper than separate busroads, but still more expensive than ordinary buses which operate on existing roads. If they’re so great though, why don’t you see them all over?
Ethan Lamoureux you know I have a theory. It's because these guided bus paths actually get people to ride transit. I hear the ones in England have helped to increase ridership.
How does this operate in snowy Winter weather? A former Mayor of Winnipeg, Glen Murray, wanted this technology for our Southwest Transit Corridor. People laughed at him because it wouldn't work because of how much snow Winnipeg, Canada gets each year. So instead we are stuck with just plain diesel spewing buses. We deserve better! Our metro area is more than 811,000 now. We deserve rail transit, just like Essen, Germany. I can see just how poorly this BRT operates and makes the bus and passengers not have a smooth ride. Time to convert this mess to LRT or tram.
Tolles Zeitdokument! :) Der Türsound ist einfach herrlich!
Err.. I don't think he's German.
Would love to see a set up like this from Mobile, AL to New Orleans, LA, and points beyond.
Wunderschön 😭😭😭😭
Die Haltestellenansagen sind und bleiben die besten, was die EVAG in Essen hatte.
Heute nicht mehr Spurbusse sondern Fahrradweg (letzt 2014?)
Welches jahr war das? Muss ja vor 2000 gewesen sein
Filmed in summer 1990
@@CitytransportInfoplus Wohne da in der gegend schön zu sehen wie es damals aussah! Ist das video von dir?
Why does this bus abolish？
Since then, have you traveled with the tramway orbit along the underground as a trolleybus previously?
O-Bahn still exists on the route to Kray and 6 places in Great Britain.
I did travel underground - on the trams after the buses stopped using the tunnels. But I have not been to Essen since 2012. I hope to go there in 2019.
citytransportinfo Thanks a lot❗️
Please teach me Essen bus system, when you've been to there in 2019.
Why has the busway closed?
Replaced with a cycle lane. I think its mostly because they needed to spend money so that wider buses could use it.
Thanks for your reply. It sounds like these busways were not very flexible. Were they worth the money spent to build them? Could the money have been better spent on something else? I am a bit concerned because of the number of “Bus Rapid Transit” (BRT) systems they are attempting to build here in America, and because I have heard lots of negative things said about them.
They are much cheaper than seperate busroads, cost less concrete and thus greenhouse gasses, are easier to maintain, safer, and less delays and traffic will occur. This is a brilliant system.
Cheaper than separate busroads, but still more expensive than ordinary buses which operate on existing roads. If they’re so great though, why don’t you see them all over?
Ethan Lamoureux you know I have a theory. It's because these guided bus paths actually get people to ride transit. I hear the ones in England have helped to increase ridership.
How does this operate in snowy Winter weather?
A former Mayor of Winnipeg, Glen Murray, wanted this technology for our Southwest Transit Corridor. People laughed at him because it wouldn't work because of how much snow Winnipeg, Canada gets each year.
So instead we are stuck with just plain diesel spewing buses. We deserve better! Our metro area is more than 811,000 now. We deserve rail transit, just like Essen, Germany.
I can see just how poorly this BRT operates and makes the bus and passengers not have a smooth ride. Time to convert this mess to LRT or tram.
In snowy weather the guideway fills with snow and unless removed the bus is at risk of derailing. It would have been a disaster in Winnipeg.
Pittsburgh could use this system