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Bus (in general) - 4



If one follows the development in a certain sector of motor vehicles, it strikes one, just how much time goes by, before a brain-wave or a really new occurence goes into the manufacturing process. You want an example? If the principle of the radial-tyre was actually known in 1913 but was only brought onto the market in 1948, by the way, for a long time by one company only, then that's a long time! The Diesel engine also took almost as long, to assert itself in trucks or buses.

A peculiar situation occurred after the First World War. First of all, foreign companies were blocked out by import taxes, then exactly at the time when the manufacturers had a little leeway, the foreign companies with their, in the meantime, achieved progress were let in again through the lowering of import taxes in 1924. This, one might say, was hard to adapt to, although it was at first mastered, it petered out again in 1929 with the arrival of the worldwide economy crisis. The crashing of companies was inevitable. Only one fifth survived.

Trucks and buses develop in different directions ...

Of course, this was also the result of mergers, e.g., like the famous example set by Daimler and Benz in 1926. Necessity was also the mother of a number of inventions. The bus was slowly drifting away from the truck. Its chassis side-rails were no longer stubbornly straight, but were curved over the axles. The construction was called 'low-frame', which made it easier to embark and also reduced the height of the buses.

Not only during this time, did the Büssing company seem to be particularly innovative. Although the company had long since been taken into the MAN-concern, the Brunswick lion still adorned their vehicles. Heinrich Büssing was one of the first with his public bus service in 1904 and after 1908, he would offer the possibility of carrying not only passengers but also a certain amount of goods. From the word go Büssing was, after Daimler and Benz, the third largest supplier in Germany.

Whether it was the introduction of the pneumatic tyre, a common chassis for military purposes, the introduction of the assembly line and the resumption of production after the war, the company were always up front. Indeed, because of his prominent position in the field of bus- and truck building, Büssing also suffered set-backs, so much so, that in 1930 he had to merger with Komnick and NAG.

Typical for buses: various types of doors
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