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Guided BusGuided buses are buses steered for part or all of their route by some form of external trackway. This trackway, which often parallels existing roads, excludes all other forms of traffic, permitting the maintenance of reliable schedules on heavily used corridors even during rush hours. Small guide wheels are attached to the regular wheels of the bus, and these engage vertical kerbs on either side of the trackway. The bus is steered in the normal way away from the guideway. The start of the guideway is funnelled from a wide track to the normal width. The trackway allows for high speed operation on a narrow guideway. Only a few examples currently exist, but more are proposed in various countries. The most extensive guided busway in the world is the Adelaide O-Bahn system in South Australia, which has been operating since the mid 1980's. The Adelaide O-Bahn has been reasonably successful. Four guided busways currently operate in the United Kingdom. They are at: See also
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