Information about Bus Spotting
Bus spotting is a pastime in which one seeks to see all buses in a particular fleet or those produced by a particular manufacturer. A person who engages in these activities is known as a bus spotter, bus fan (popular name in Hong Kong) or a bus enthusiast. Within the bus industry bus spotters are known as moquettes, from the material used to make the seat coverings. As with train or aircraft spotters, bus spotters spend much time outdoors with notepads, monitoring bus routes. Some bus enthusiasts are only interested in vintage vehicles, and some prefer trolleybuses.
Bus spotters are relatively unconcerned by timetables or network quality but they may be interested in new liveries, especially ad-hoc schemes to advertise particular products or events. Some may be so keen that they might track a vehicle through its life, knowing for example which fleet numbers it has carried with different owners and when mechanical parts or interior fittings were renewed. Bus spotting has never had the wide following achieved by train spotting in the UK, even though enthusiasts can share the common term of "gricer", however it has become popular in Hong Kong and many bus societies have been formed there.
Bus spotters usually like to keep abreast of the news about buses. They may also like to take photographs of buses and ride on them. Since bus spotting involves urban mass transit, it often goes hand in hand with metrophily. In New York, the two are often combined into "transit fan", a person who studies both bus and rail rapid transit, with the same diligence.
The term bus enthusiast may have a wider meaning than just spotting buses, meaning someone with an interest not just in vehicles, but also in the operation of bus companies and their fleets in general.
Bus spotters also like to have 'fan charters' by chartering a bus of choice and get photos of it in different parts of the city or town they are in.
Bus spotters are often found at major bus termini, bus depots and anywhere related to buses.
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Bus spotters are relatively unconcerned by timetables or network quality but they may be interested in new liveries, especially ad-hoc schemes to advertise particular products or events. Some may be so keen that they might track a vehicle through its life, knowing for example which fleet numbers it has carried with different owners and when mechanical parts or interior fittings were renewed. Bus spotting has never had the wide following achieved by train spotting in the UK, even though enthusiasts can share the common term of "gricer", however it has become popular in Hong Kong and many bus societies have been formed there.
Bus spotters usually like to keep abreast of the news about buses. They may also like to take photographs of buses and ride on them. Since bus spotting involves urban mass transit, it often goes hand in hand with metrophily. In New York, the two are often combined into "transit fan", a person who studies both bus and rail rapid transit, with the same diligence.
The term bus enthusiast may have a wider meaning than just spotting buses, meaning someone with an interest not just in vehicles, but also in the operation of bus companies and their fleets in general.
Bus spotters also like to have 'fan charters' by chartering a bus of choice and get photos of it in different parts of the city or town they are in.
Bus spotters are often found at major bus termini, bus depots and anywhere related to buses.
See also
- Roadgeek
- Gricer
External links
- The original Bus Spotter page
- Transport & General Photography (inc Buses)
- Phototrans.eu Public Transport & Rail Database and Photogallery
- UK Bus Events Diary
- Bus Photo Archive
- London Bus Page
- Andy's Bus Photos
- Singapore Buses
- Bus Australia
- Canadian Public Transportation Discussion Board
- Bus And Rail Photos
- Mikes Transit Stop
- Bus Drawings and more
- Toronto bus Page
- Transit Toronto
- Scotty Bus Fans
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Fleet vehicles are groups of automobiles with a single owner, typically a company or corporation, rather than an individual or family. Typical examples are the vehicles owned by a car rental company, the vehicles owned by a utility company, public buses, and the vehicles owned by a
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Aircraft spotting or Plane spotting is the enjoyment, observation and photography of aircraft: gliders, powered aircraft, large balloons, airships, helicopters, and microlights.
When spotting planes, observers notice the key attributes of an aircraft.
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When spotting planes, observers notice the key attributes of an aircraft.
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Largest district (population) Sha Tin District
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March of the Volunteers[1]
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Largest district (population) Sha Tin District
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photograph (often shortened to photo) is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip.
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Public transport, public transportation, public transit or mass transit comprise all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles.
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A metrophile is a person whose hobby is the study of metro (subway, underground) systems.
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Such people may indulge their hobby by:
- Traveling and visiting as many metro systems as they can.
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Flag of New York Seal
Nickname(s): The Empire State
Motto(s): Excelsior!
Official language(s) None
Capital Albany
Largest city New York City
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Nickname(s): The Empire State
Motto(s): Excelsior!
Official language(s) None
Capital Albany
Largest city New York City
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