Named long-distance bus and coach services and the routes they run, the road equivalent of a named passenger rail service. Belongs here: any named intercity or transcontinental bus or coach service of real historical or commercial significance. Does not belong here: the highway or road corridor a service runs on, tracked as an infrastructure entity, or the bus vehicle itself, tracked under Buses and Road Mass Transit Vehicles.
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1. Wikipedia: George Shillibeer
WikipediaGeorge Shillibeer, first London omnibus serviceQuote, George Shillibeer, first London omnibus service
His first London "omnibus" took up service on 4 July 1829 on the route between Paddington (The Yorkshire Stingo) and "Bank" (Bank of England) via the "New Road" (now Marylebone Rd), Somers Town and City Rd.
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