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articulated bus
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articulated vehicle used in public transportation
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Volgren Optimus bodied Volvo B8RLEA of Transperth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, November 2018 An articulated Wright Eclipse Fusion, bending as it drives round a corner at the University of Bath, England, May 2008
An articulated bus, also referred to as a slinky bus, an artic, 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “articulated bus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.