{"id":41874,"date":"2020-02-24T19:14:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?page_id=41874"},"modified":"2020-02-24T20:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T20:01:00","slug":"middle-east","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?page_id=41874","title":{"rendered":"Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?page_id=2888\">Return to Index page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/566.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41886\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/566.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41886\" class=\"wp-image-41886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/566.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/566-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/566-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/566-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">  Dubai Roads &amp; Transport owned Neoplan Solaris bus which is part of  the Dubai to Sharjah bus service takes a breather in the bus station in  Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/568.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41887\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/568.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41887\" class=\"wp-image-41887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/568.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/568-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/568-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/568-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> An Indian built Eicher mini bus in Sharjah, UAE. Eicher is now  attempting to give other Indian bus builders a run for their money by  introducing several new models of buses, including full sized large  buses.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/569.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41888\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/569.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41888\" class=\"wp-image-41888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/569.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/569-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/569-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/569-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> An ancient Nissan Diesel bus provides a local service in Al Ain, United  Arab Emirates. Owned by the Al Ain Municipality, some of the Nissan  Diesels of that era had extended front bumpers, as seen here.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/572.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41889\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/572.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41889\" class=\"wp-image-41889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/572.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/572-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/572-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/572-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The Big Bus Co. of the UK operates a similar hop on hop off service in  Dubai. The fleet consists mostly of obsolete London double decker buses.  Here is one on its rounds on the Al Seef Road in Dubai, United Arab  Emirates.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/573.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41890\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/573.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41890\" class=\"wp-image-41890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/573.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/573-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/573-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/573-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> ome of the recent additions to Dubai\\&#8217;s Big Bus fleet have been Chinese  built buses. Here is one of the new Chinese buses, displayed in the  Arabian Travel Market travel exhibition in Dubai in 2007. This bus had  not yet entered service at that time, but is very much operational now. <br> \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/579.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41891\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/579.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41891\" class=\"wp-image-41891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/579.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/579-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/579-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/579-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/579-375x210.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A Chinese built local city bus in Sharjah, UAE waits by the roadside at  night as the driver has made an unscheduled and impromptu halt to fetch  his dinner from a nearby restaurant.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/580.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41892\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/580.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41892\" class=\"wp-image-41892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/580.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/580-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/580-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/580-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The Abu Dhabi Municipality introduced a free city bus service in July  2008, using a fleet of brand new Chinese Ankai HFF6100GK83 buses. <br>  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/586.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41893\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/586.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41893\" class=\"wp-image-41893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/586.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/586-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/586-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/586-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A Trans Mk.2 bus on sale in the second hand car market in Sharjah.  Belhasa Engg. in Sharjah assembles Trans buses using a mix of parts from  Ashok Leyland (India) and Chinese bus makers.      \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/587.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41894\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/587.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41894\" class=\"wp-image-41894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/587.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/587-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/587-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/587-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A Tata 608 bus on sale in the used car market in Sharjah. This bus had  been used to transport staff for one of the local companies in this  town.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/588-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41895\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/588.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41895\" class=\"wp-image-41895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/588-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/588-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/588-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/588.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Having finished its duties for the day, an ancient Leyland of the Big  Bus Co. in Dubai prepares to leave for the depot for its well earned  rest for the night.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/589.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41896\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/589.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41896\" class=\"wp-image-41896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/589.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/589-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/589-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/589-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A well turned out Iveco bus in the Al Ain bus station in the UAE.  Operated by the Al Ain Municipality, this bus has apparently been taken  on lease from a private company, as the sign under the windshield shows.     \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/590.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41897\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/590.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41897\" class=\"wp-image-41897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/590.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/590-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/590-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/590-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A new Mercedes bus which is part of the Dubai to Sharjah inter emirate  bus service crawls through the notorious Sharjah peak hour traffic as it  nears its destination.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/591.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41898\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/591.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41898\" class=\"wp-image-41898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/591.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/591-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/591-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/591-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Still looking fairly new, a Hyundai mini bus is put up for sale in the  Sharjah used car market. The only tell tale signs of the state of the  bus are the missing licence plates and the junk on its inside.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>       <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/593.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41899\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/593.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41899\" class=\"wp-image-41899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/593.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/593-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/593-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/593-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Exhibiting typical Indian style bodywork, a well worn Ashok Leyland bus  used formerly for staff transport is offered for sale in the Sharjah  used cars market.    \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>        <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/594.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41900\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/594.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41900\" class=\"wp-image-41900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/594.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/594-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/594-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/594-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Still bearing its Abu Dhabi licence plate, an old Iveco bus stands  abandoned in the used cars market in 2007 in Sharjah. I had seen this  bus brand new around 1994 when it was brought in to transport oil  company staff in Abu Dhabi.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>         <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/595.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41901\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/595.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41901\" class=\"wp-image-41901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/595.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/595-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/595-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/595-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Its rare to see American built buses in the UAE. Here, an  \\&#8217;International\\&#8217; is caked is dust as it waits for a customer in the  Sharjah used cars market. The bus was probably used for staff transport  in its better days.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/596.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41902\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/596.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41902\" class=\"wp-image-41902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/596.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/596-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/596-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/596-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Bearing Dubai licence plates, a pair of aircon luxury Daewoo coaches look rather abandoned in an open ground in Sharjah.    \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/597.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41903\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/597.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41903\" class=\"wp-image-41903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/597.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/597-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/597-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/597-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> An abandoned Nissan Civilian mini bus, formerly owned by the Dubai  Police awaits a customer in the Sharjah used cars market in the UAE.  <br>  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>       <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/603.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41904\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/603.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41904\" class=\"wp-image-41904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/603.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/603-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/603-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/603-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Nearly fifteen years old, an ancient Nissan Diesel bus owned by the Al  Ain Municipality in the UAE provides a local service. A few buses of  that era had extended front bumpers, a seen here. This pic was shot in  2008.    \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>       <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/604-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41905\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/604.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41905\" class=\"wp-image-41905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/604-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/604-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/604-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/604.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Full front view of a brand new Hyundai city bus in Abu Dhabi. The  service was introduced in July 2008 and is free (no fares) till end  2008. Soon after the buses were introduced however, the Abu Dhabi  Municipality thought it fit to remove the large \\&#8217;H\\&#8217; Hyundai logo from  the front end of the buses.    \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/605.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41906\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/605.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41906\" class=\"wp-image-41906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/605.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/605-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/605-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/605-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Dubao\\&#8217;s Roads &amp; Transport Authority is perking up its fleet by  inducting a number of new buses for the city bus service. Here a new  Solaris Neoplan integral bus prepares to leave the terminus at an  impossible location at the Dubai International Airport. (2008)   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/606.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41907\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/606.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41907\" class=\"wp-image-41907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/606.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/606-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/606-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/606-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Several private and Govt. buses leave from Sharjah several times a week  to other destinations in the Middle East such as Saudi, Syria, Bahrain  etc. This grey Mercedes bus seen in Sharjah bears Saudi licence plates  and will leave for that country shortly. Note impossible purple marker  lamps.    \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/607.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41908\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/607.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41908\" class=\"wp-image-41908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/607.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/607-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/607-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/607-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Here is another Mercedes O 303 coach in Sharjah readying to leave for another  Middle Eastern destination. The bus bears Sharjah licence plates, but  advertises for a travel company based in Greece!   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/714.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41909\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/714.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41909\" class=\"wp-image-41909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/714.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/714-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/714-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/714-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The emirate of Sharjah in the UAE has been faltering off and on about  starting a comprehensive bus network in the emirate, but has not made  much headway. One does spot Sharjah Transport vehicles on the roads  sporting a poorly finished orange- white livery. A Chinese built Higer  bus of the Sharjah Trasnport is seen here parked outside the main bus  station in Dec. 2008.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/715.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41910\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/715.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41910\" class=\"wp-image-41910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/715.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/715-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/715-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/715-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The UAE\\&#8217;s Roads &amp; Transport Authority runs buses between Dubai and  other Emirates. These buses bear the \\&#8217;Emirates Express\\&#8217; logo, probably  to distinguish them from the city buses which bear an identical livery.  While most of these inter city buses are Mercedes or Neoplan\/ Solaris,  there are a few stray Daewoos, of which this is one. This one is seen in  the bus station in Sharjah in Dec. 2008, about to leave on its return  journey to Dubai.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/716.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41911\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/716.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41911\" class=\"wp-image-41911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/716.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/716-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/716-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/716-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The UAE\\&#8217;s Roads &amp; Transport has acquired several Neoplan double  decker buses, which which have been pressed into service on the Dubai to  Sharjah route. One of these units is seen here leaving the bus station  in Sharjah in Dec.2008 on its journey to Dubai. The buses are rather  glassy, and being brand new, are gleaming, so the distracting  reflections on the glass was inevitable. In fact, I had deleted one  image as there was just too much backgroung clutter on the windshield in  the foreground.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/717.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41912\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/717.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41912\" class=\"wp-image-41912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/717.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/717-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/717-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/717-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> This is a rear view of another Neoplan double decker bus in Sharjah. I had described the service aspect in the previous photo.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/718.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41913\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/718.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41913\" class=\"wp-image-41913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/718.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/718-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/718-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/718-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Sharjah is trying to set up a comprehensive bus network in the emirate,  for which it has acquired a motley collection of Chinese buses of  various makes, in addition to Nissan Civilians and a few rather poorly  finished Mercedes Benz Elba buses, two of which are seen here. The dark  glasses are a real pain as one cannot see where one is going, especially  in the evenings. Sharjah Transport has installed these hideous dark  glasses on its city buses too, rendering it impossible for the  uninitiated to travel by bus, unless one is pretty darned sure as to  where he should disembark.   <br>\u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/719.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41914\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/719.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41914\" class=\"wp-image-41914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/719.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/719-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/719-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/719-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Another of the Mercedes Elba buses with the hideous dark glasses all  round. The finish of these buses is also not upto much, as the paint is  turned out in matt finish, unlike the gleaming red and white buses of  Dubai. Some of these buses are spotted running all the way to Abu Dhabi,  although there have been no official announcements of such services.  This Merc Elba is seen parked outside the main bus station in Sharjah in  Dec. 2008.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/720.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41915\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/720.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41915\" class=\"wp-image-41915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/720.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/720-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/720-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/720-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> One more of those buses that ply from Sharjah to other Middle Eastern  destinations (Syria, Jordan, Saudi etc.). This time its a Setra in a  brown-purple livery. The bus is parked nearby the departure area and  would probably leave in a couple of days time. Several of these buses  are bought second hand from Europe (notably Greece or Germany), and  carry the markings of the original owner.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/722.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41916\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/722.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41916\" class=\"wp-image-41916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/722.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/722-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/722-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/722-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> This bus has been around for a while now, and plies regularly between  Sharjah in the UAE and other Middle Eastern destinations. This is a high  deck bus. There was also a double decker version of this same model of  Neoplan, but it appears to have been scrapped last year.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/723.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41917\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/723.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41917\" class=\"wp-image-41917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/723.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/723-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/723-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/723-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The Mercedes O303 seems to be choice numero uno in most of the Middle  East. Here, a Sharjah registered D303 plying to other Middle Eastern  destinations is parked awaiting its eventual departure. Despite its  dreadful baby pink livery, the bus still bears some of its original  European markings.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/724.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41918\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/724.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41918\" class=\"wp-image-41918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/724.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/724-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/724-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/724-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Another Mercedes O303 is being readied for departure in Sharjah. (Dec.  2008). Although the bus is open, there was no crew, who have probably  gone off to fetch the luggage, which will be stuffed into the below  floor hold. These buses carry quite a lot of cargo as well.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/725.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41919\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/725.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41919\" class=\"wp-image-41919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/725.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/725-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/725-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/725-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Another Neoplan which is part of the service from Sharjah to Middle  Eastern destinations is parked quite far from its departure point.  Neoplan buses are comparatively rare in Dubai, but the Roads and  Transport Authority in Dubai have recently acquired a fleet of new  Neoplans (some Solaris) single and double deckers, with more to come by  the 1st quarter of 2009.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/726.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41920\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/726.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41920\" class=\"wp-image-41920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/726.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/726-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/726-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/726-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> One of the Roads &amp; Transport Authority\\&#8217;s new Neoplan double deckers  prepares to depart from Sharjah bus station to Dubai. (Dec. 2008)  <br> \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/727.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41921\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/727.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41921\" class=\"wp-image-41921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/727.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/727-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/727-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/727-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A new Solaris Neoplan bendy bus glistens in the early morning sun opposite the  Lamcy mall in Dubai. (Jan.2009). The bendys route numbers are preceded  by the letter &#8216;C&#8217; in Dubai.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/792.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41922\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/792.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41922\" class=\"wp-image-41922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/792.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/792-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/792-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/792-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> An Duck Tours Dubai owned amphibious bus of unknown make awaits riders at the Bur Juman Mall in Dubai. (march 2009)   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/793.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41923\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/793.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41923\" class=\"wp-image-41923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/793.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/793-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/793-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/793-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Another view of the Duck Tours amphibious bus in Dubai. I have actually witnessed this bus in the water. (March 2009).  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/794.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41924\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/794.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41924\" class=\"wp-image-41924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/794.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/794-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/794-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/794-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Rear end of amphibious bus. Note the high ground clearance and the  ladder to get passengers on board. The rear of the bus was stacked with  life jackets. (March 2009).   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/795.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41925\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/795.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41925\" class=\"wp-image-41925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/795.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/795-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/795-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/795-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A Dubai RTA run bendy bus (left) has just arrived at its destination  (Lamcy Plaza mall) while another (right) leaves for Qusais,the  destination at the other end. Most of these buses are brand new due to  which the shine and glitter result in a lot of distracting reflectons.  All bendy bus routes in Dubai are preceded by the &#8216;C\\ letter, and  buses run with headlights on all day.   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/858.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41926\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/858.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41926\" class=\"wp-image-41926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/858.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/858-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/858-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/858-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The driver answers a query from a passenger before starting off his brand  new Merc. bus on Route 88 from Sharjah\\&#8217;s Rolla Square. (Apr. 2009).  Sharjah has recently put out several new bus routes and has acquired a  new fleet, mostly Chinese built vehicles, but with some Mercedes  vehicles thrown in as well. The routes have received very little  publicity, yet are well popularized by heresay, due to which most routes  are well patronized.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1014.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41927\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1014.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41927\" class=\"wp-image-41927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1014.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1014-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1014-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1014-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Full load for a Scania bus (bodywork by Marco Polo), of the Dubai public  transport network. The bus is seen here in the old livery, which has  now been changed to blood red on the face, minus the weight. Since this  photo was shot in 2007, many of these Scania vehicles have been replaced  by a mixture of Mercedes, Solaris and Neoplan vehicles.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41928\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1015.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41928\" class=\"wp-image-41928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1015.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1015-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1015-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1015-768x478.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Seen here is an elderly Nissan Diesel on pit stop on the Abu Dhabi to Al  Ain service in the UAE. This pic was shot by me in 1993. These vehicles  have since been replaced, but a few can still be seen under private  ownership and bearing different liveries, used for staff transport by  the many construction companies in the UAE.  \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1236.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41929\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1236.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41929\" class=\"wp-image-41929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1236.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1236-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1236-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1236-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Abu Dhabi is now replacing most of its Chinese built city buses with  brand new MAN Lion&#8217;s City low floor coaches. Two examples of this are  awaiting departure for their destinations at the Abu Dhabi Marina Mall.  Al Ain, a city some 160 km away but still in the Abu Dhabi emirate, also  has similar MAN buses along with a few Mercs. Those buses have an  orange- white livery.    \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1242.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41930\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1242.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41930\" class=\"wp-image-41930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1242.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1242-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1242-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1242-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Abu Dhabi Department of Transport bought 115 China-built Anhui Ankai HFF6100s and 8040 is shown at Breakwater.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1243.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41931\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1243.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41931\" class=\"wp-image-41931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1243.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1243-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1243-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1243-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Dubai RTA 0344 is a Scania L94IB with Marcopolo bodywork photographed in October 2009 at the Al Ghubaiba Bus Station.   \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1244.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41932\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1244.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41932\" class=\"wp-image-41932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1244.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1244-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1244-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1244-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Dubai RTA Emirates Express fleet includes many Volvo B12B with  Sunsundegai Sideral coachwork. E6275 is shown arriving at Al Ghubaiba  Bus Station in Dubai.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1245.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41933\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1245.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41933\" class=\"wp-image-41933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1245.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1245-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1245-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1245-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Dubai RTA 0837 a Neoplan approaching Gold Souk Bus Station in October 2009.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1247.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41934\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1247.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41934\" class=\"wp-image-41934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1247.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1247-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1247-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1247-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Dubai RTA 1169  Al Neoplan 3-axle double-decker at Gold Souk Bus Station.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1257.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41935\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1257.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41935\" class=\"wp-image-41935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1257.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1257-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1257-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1257-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Abu Dhabi DoT 1007 a MAN NL313 leaving Breakwater Shopping Mall in October 2009.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1258.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41936\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1258.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41936\" class=\"wp-image-41936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1258.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1258-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1258-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1258-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Abu Dhabi DoT operate some long-distance services within the Emirate and  AD36822 is an Iveco with Marcopolo Andare coachwork photographed at Abu  Dhabi Bus Station in October 2009.   \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1260.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41937\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1260.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41937\" class=\"wp-image-41937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1260.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1260-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1260-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1260-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Emirates Express E6116 a Mercedes-Benz with Ghabbour bodywork photographed at Gold Souq Bus Station in Dubai.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1294.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41938\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1294.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41938\" class=\"wp-image-41938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1294.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1294-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1294-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1294-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> RTA Dubai 0417 a Scania with Marcopolo coachwork at Al Ghubaiba Bus Station in October 2009.   \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1296.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41939\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1296.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41939\" class=\"wp-image-41939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1296.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1296-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1296-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1296-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> RTA Dubai 0899 a Solaris Urbino 18 artic arriving at Al Ghubaiba Bus Station in October 2009.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1297.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41940\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1297.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41940\" class=\"wp-image-41940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1297.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1297-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1297-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1297-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> RTA Dubai 1303 a Mercedes-Benz Citaro photographed in October 2009 at the Mall of the Emirates.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1305.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41941\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1305.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41941\" class=\"wp-image-41941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1305.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1305-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1305-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1305-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> L159 is an Anhui Ankai open-top double-decker working for The Big Bus Co in Dubai.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>      <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1307.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41942\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1307.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41942\" class=\"wp-image-41942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1307.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1307-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1307-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1307-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> RTA Dubai received 512 VDL Citeas buses in 2008-2009. This is 1546 leaving Gold Souq Bus Station.   \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>       <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1309.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41943\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1309.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41943\" class=\"wp-image-41943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1309.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1309-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1309-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1309-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> RTA Dubai D44753 (I forgot to get the fleet number) is a Scania with  Marcopolo coachwork photographed at Al Ghubaiba Bus Station in October  2009.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/em>        <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1319.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41944\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1319.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41944\" class=\"wp-image-41944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1319.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1319-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1319-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1319-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A Setra high-deck bus which is part of a service from Sharjah (United  Arab Emirates) to another Middle Eastern country enjoys is break in  Sharjah before commencing on its long trip a couple of days later. (May  2010).   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em>     <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1493.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41945\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1493.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41945\" class=\"wp-image-41945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1493.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1493-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1493-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1493-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> The Chinese have invaded most countries in full force with a wide range  of buses with attractive body work that can easily match that of Volvo  and others. The performance of course is another matter altogether. Here  is an attractively turned out Yutong coach waiting outside the GGICO  train station in Dubai\\&#8217;s Garhoud area. (Dec. 2010).   \u00a9<em>s. shankar<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1495.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41946\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1495.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41946\" class=\"wp-image-41946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1495.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1495-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1495-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1495-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> One of several  hundred King Long LQ6950SQ urban buses whic entered  service in the Syrian capital during 2008-09. The lack of  air-conditioning is noteworthy given the sometimes ferocious heat of  Damascan summers. I presume that cost was an influencing factor in the  decision.   \u00a9 <em>C W Davison<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1496.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41947\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1496.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41947\" class=\"wp-image-41947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1496.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1496-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1496-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1496-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A King Long KLQ6950SQ recently delivered to and operating in the Syrian capital, Damascus, seen in October 2009.  \u00a9 <em>C W Davison<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1497.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41948\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1497.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41948\" class=\"wp-image-41948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1497.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1497-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1497-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1497-768x573.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Rear view of a King Long KLG6950 city bus loading at a busy stop in  Damascus. Note the modern passenger shelter with advertising and the  comprehensive route information (in Arabic) displayed on stainless steel   poles.  \u00a9 <em>C W Davison<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1695.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41949\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1695.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41949\" class=\"wp-image-41949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1695.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1695-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1695-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1695-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> HYUNDAI UNIVERSE AND DAEWOO WAITING FOR THE RUGBY PLAYERS  IN DUBAI     \u00a9   <em>AL SHULA<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1696.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41950\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1696.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41950\" class=\"wp-image-41950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1696.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1696-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1696-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1696-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> HYUNDAI UNIVERSE IN DUBAI     \u00a9 <em>AL SHULA<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1697.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41951\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1697.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41951\" class=\"wp-image-41951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1697.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1697-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1697-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1697-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> HYUNDAI UNIVERSE AND DAEWOO PARKED SIDE BY SIDE IN DUBAI   \u00a9 <em>AL SHULA<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1698.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41952\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1698.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41952\" class=\"wp-image-41952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1698.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1698-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1698-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1698-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> A privately owned Hyundai Universe bus gleams in the afternoon sunlight,  setting out unpleasant reflections. The bus is waiting for delegates  nearby the Airport show 2011 in Dubai.  \u00a9 <em>AL SHULA<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1699.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41953\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1699.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41953\" class=\"wp-image-41953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1699.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1699-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1699-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1699-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Hyundai Universe bus waiting for tourists at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel  Dubai &#8211; 2011.  \u00a9   <em>Al Shula<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1700.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41954\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1700.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41954\" class=\"wp-image-41954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1700.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1700-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1700-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1700-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Tourists boarding a Hyundai Universe and Daewoo bus at Holiday Inn &#8211; Dubai   \u00a9   <em>Al Shula<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1701.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41955\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1701.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41955\" class=\"wp-image-41955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1701.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1701-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1701-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1701-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Hyundai Universe at Hotel &#8211; Holiday Inn Express, Dubai.  \u00a9   <em>Al Shula<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1702.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"41956\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1702.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=41956\" class=\"wp-image-41956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1702.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1702-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1702-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1702-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Daewoo BH116 &#8211; at Hotel &#8211; Holiday Inn Express, Dubai.  \u00a9   <em>Al Shula<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?page_id=2888\">Return to index page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to Index page Return to index page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41874"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41874"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41974,"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41874\/revisions\/41974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}