The history of the world's first bus is complex, as the word "bus" has changed over time.
The idea of a vehicle that carried people in groups first began in France.
* In 1662, Blaise Pascal started a horse-drawn transport system in Paris. It ran through the streets of the city at a fixed schedule.
* However, the closest thing to the modern bus is the 'omnibus' started in Nantes, France, in 1826 by Stanislas Baudry. The word 'bus' comes from the Latin word 'omnibus', which means 'for all'. These were horse-drawn carriages.
* In 1895, Karl Benz built the first petrol-powered bus in Germany. It had a capacity to carry eight passengers.
* The first mass-produced bus model was the B-type double-decker bus, designed by the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) in 1910. These buses were used to transport soldiers during World War I.
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