diesel bus

collocation in English

meaningsofdieselandbus

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diesel
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.zəl/us
/ˈdiː.zəl/
a type of heavy oil used ...
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bus
noun[C]
uk
/bʌs/us
/bʌs/
a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place ...
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(Definition ofdieselandbusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, adieselbusis cheaper to buy than a trolley bus of equivalent capacity.
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I have not seen a closing in which a smalldieselbushas featured.
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All that thedieselbushas is a smell.
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Since 2000, therefore, the trolleybus anddieselbusservices have been fully separated, both organisationally and operationally.
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These buses run dual-mode, trackless trolley in the tunnel anddieselbusoutside.
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In the point of view of the driver, the performance is good and partly better than with adieselbus.
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Conversion of some existingdieselbuslines has been proposed.
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The only additional effort compared to adieselbuscomes from minding of the poles.
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The annual costs of trolleybus were still about 10% higher compared to a correspondingdieselbus, although the difference was narrower than before.
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Hangzhou has an efficient public transportation network, consisting of a modern fleet of regulardieselbus, trolley bus, hybrid diesel-electric bus and taxi.
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Sinautec estimates that one of its buses has one-tenth the energy cost of adieselbusand can achieve lifetime fuel savings of $200,000.
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Muni is in the process of replacing itsdieselbusfleet with diesel-electric hybrid buses.
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The line also had one municipaldieselbus.
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The former trolleybus routes were replaced bydieselbusservices.
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The buses provide approximately 40% better fuel economy but cost about two and a half times more than a standarddieselbus($210,000 versus $80,000).
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In 1972, route 2 was extended, but was also simultaneously transformed into adieselbusroute.
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Additionally, because they are not confined to tracks, trolleybuses can pull over to the curb as adieselbusdoes, eliminating boarding islands in the middle of the street.
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In 1975,dieselbusroute 9, which had been opened in 1966, was converted to trolleybus operation, and the following year the line to terminal 6 was extended.
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Urgent consideration, with tax breaks if necessary, should be given to the retro-fitting of exhaust control equipment on the older diesel buses in urban areas.
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If there are hundreds of diesel buses running week in, week out, year in, year out, how can it be "comparatively insignificant"?
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