{"id":42502,"date":"2020-02-26T10:50:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T10:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?page_id=42502"},"modified":"2020-02-26T10:50:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T10:50:01","slug":"samoa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?page_id=42502","title":{"rendered":"Samoa"},"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=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42503\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/300.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42503\" class=\"wp-image-42503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/300.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/300-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/300-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO063 Nissan 2-July-2008   Nissan 6 ton truck chassis imported new and fitted with wooden framed bodies c1970-2003  \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/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\/301.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42504\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/301.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42504\" class=\"wp-image-42504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/301.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/301-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/301-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO339 Toyota RA 1-Jul-2008   Toyota RA 6 ton truck chassis imported new and fitted with wooden framed  bodies c1970-2003. Existing lorries are still being converted in 2008   \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/302.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42505\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/302.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42505\" class=\"wp-image-42505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/302.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/302-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/302-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/302-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO343 Daewoo 1-Jul-2008   Second hand Korean Import c2003-2006. Perhaps as many as 15 were brought in   \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/303.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42506\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/303.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42506\" class=\"wp-image-42506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/303.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/303-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/303-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/303-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO022 Toyota Coaster 2-Jul-2008  Imported new c2003. Coasters have been imported in small numbers over  many years up to 2007 as tour buses and for other special purpose uses   \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/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\/304.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42507\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/304.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42507\" class=\"wp-image-42507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/304.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/304-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/304-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/304-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO331 FAW 2-Jul-2008   FAW Truck chassis imported new from China and fitted with wooden framed  bodies 2005-6. Possibly only ten originally but several trucks have been  converted recently   \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/305.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42508\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/305.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42508\" class=\"wp-image-42508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/305.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/305-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/305-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/305-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO306 Lifan 2-Jul-2008   Lifan truck chassis imported new from China and fitted with wooden  framed bodies in 2006-7. Currently I am aware of only four and they may  be the last new truck chassis imported into the country for fitting with  wooden bodies.   \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/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\/1026.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42509\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1026.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42509\" class=\"wp-image-42509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1026.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1026-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1026-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1026-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO126 Nissan with door relocated 12-Sep-2009   \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/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=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1608.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42510\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1608.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42510\" class=\"wp-image-42510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1608.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1608-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1608-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1608-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">  MO281 Mitsubishi MK219J Angel Boy Express15Jun2011  Second hand RHD import from Japan in 2011  \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>    <br> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1609.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42511\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1609.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42511\" class=\"wp-image-42511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1609.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1609-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1609-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1609-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO274 Isuzu Gala Mio LR233_Queen Suji Express 15Jul2011   Second hand RHD import from Japan 2011  \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>  <br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1610.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42512\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1610.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42512\" class=\"wp-image-42512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1610.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1610-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1610-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1610-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO271 Hino Rainbow RJ1 Unknown Operator 15Jul2011   Second Hand RHD import from Japan 2011  \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>   <br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1611.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42513\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1611.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42513\" class=\"wp-image-42513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1611.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1611-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1611-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1611-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">  MO125 Isuzu LR333 16Jul2011  Second hand RHD import from Japan in 2010  \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>    <br> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1612.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42514\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1612.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42514\" class=\"wp-image-42514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1612.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1612-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1612-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1612-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO066 Toyota DA116 Anderson Savaii 21Jun2011   Toyota DA116 truck chassis converted to RHD and new body fitted in 2010  \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/em>     <br><\/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\/1659.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42515\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1659.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42515\" class=\"wp-image-42515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1659.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1659-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1659-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1659-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">  M\/O004  An imported Asia Cosmos in Apia January 2011. \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/em> <br> <\/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\/1660.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42516\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1660.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42516\" class=\"wp-image-42516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1660.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1660-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1660-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1660-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">  A bus station in Apia  M\/O118 is a bonnetted Toyota truck chassis with body converted to RHD.  \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/em>  <br> <\/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=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1663.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42517\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1663.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42517\" class=\"wp-image-42517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1663.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1663-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1663-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1663-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO209 a Toyota truck chassis with wooden body converted to have the  entrance on the left-hand side. Operated by Queen Poto Transport it was  photographed in Apia in early 2011.  \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/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\/1664.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42518\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1664.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42518\" class=\"wp-image-42518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1664.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1664-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1664-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1664-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> While Samoa has changed it rule of the road to the left, that hasnt  stopped Chinese concerns supplying chassis like this FAW with wooden  body seen in one of Apia\\&#8217;s bus stations.  \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/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\/1665.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42519\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1665.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42519\" class=\"wp-image-42519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1665.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1665-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1665-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1665-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Western Samoa changed its rule of the road to enable the import and  improvement of its public transport. This fairly modern Nissan (M\/O422)  was photographed in Apia in January 2011.  \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/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\/1667.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42520\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1667.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42520\" class=\"wp-image-42520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1667.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1667-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1667-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1667-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Samoa is in transition with many imported buses running alongside  right-hand conversion truck chassis. This Hino retains its former Japan  operators livery and is seen alongside a Toyota truck chassis with local  bodywork.   \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/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\/1668.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42521\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1668.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42521\" class=\"wp-image-42521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1668.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1668-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1668-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1668-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Photographed just after a tropical downpour in one of Apias bus  stations, this Nissan truck chassis operates for Laumasooi Breeze.  \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/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\/1671.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42522\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1671.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42522\" class=\"wp-image-42522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1671.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1671-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1671-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1671-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Skippy Line Express   A Toyota truck chassis with locally built body in Apia January 2011.  \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/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\/1672.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42523\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1672.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42523\" class=\"wp-image-42523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1672.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1672-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1672-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1672-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO330 is a Toyota truck chassis photographed in Apia in January 2011.  \u00a9 <em>Earl King<\/em>         <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1713.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42524\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1713.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42524\" class=\"wp-image-42524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1713.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1713-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1713-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1713-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO281 Mitubishi MK219J Angel Boy Express    Starting from 1-Jan-2011 any buses being newly registered were provided  with 2011 series number plates and all other M\/O series buses were given  them as the were relicenced for the April- September 2011 licencing  period. MO281 was photographed newly on the road on 15-Jun-2011 and one  month later was still the highest number issued   \u00a9 <em>Peter Trevor<\/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\/2372.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42525\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2372.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42525\" class=\"wp-image-42525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2372.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2372-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2372-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2372-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> colourful Samoan Nissan  The buses of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) are noted for their bright  colours such as on MO014 a normal-control Nissan in the main bus station  in the capital Apia in April 2012. \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\/2405.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"42526\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2405.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=42526\" class=\"wp-image-42526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2405.jpg 900w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2405-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2405-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2405-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> MO064 is a Chinese-made FAW truck chassis with a wooden bus body and operated by Tara Lucinda on the island of Savaii.  \u00a9 <em>Ian Lynas<\/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\/42502"}],"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=42502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42538,"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42502\/revisions\/42538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/busesworldwide.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}