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== History == | == History == | ||
Upon returning to [[London]], one of [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]'s first acts was to use the bus system to sightsee around central [[London]]. ([[DW]]: "[[The Planet of Decision]]") | Upon returning to [[London]], one of [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]]'s first acts was to use the bus system to sightsee around central [[London]]. ([[DW]]: "[[The Chase (TV story)|The Planet of Decision]]") | ||
[[Nostalgia Tours]] converted a [[space cruiser]] to have the chassis of a bus when it was due to travel to [[Earth]], [[1959]]. It was capable of flight and was powered by a [[Hellstorm Fireball]] engine. It was destroyed by the [[Bannermen]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | [[Nostalgia Tours]] converted a [[space cruiser]] to have the chassis of a bus when it was due to travel to [[Earth]], [[1959]]. It was capable of flight and was powered by a [[Hellstorm Fireball]] engine. It was destroyed by the [[Bannermen]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] commandeered a double-decker bus after its driver was killed. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] commandeered a double-decker bus after its driver was killed. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare Games]]'') | ||
[[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS]] assumed the shape of the number 22 bus that often circled [[Putney Common]]. ([[ST]]: ''[[Old Flames]]'') | [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS]] assumed the shape of the number 22 bus that often circled [[Putney Common]]. ([[ST]]: ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]'') | ||
In [[1843]], the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] wrote off the deaths of seven civilians and [[Policeman (The Lions of Trafalgar)|a policeman]] as the result of a bus crushing them. They had in fact been killed by [[stone lion]]s. ([[ST]]: ''[[The Lions of Trafalgar]]'') | In [[1843]], the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] wrote off the deaths of seven civilians and [[Policeman (The Lions of Trafalgar)|a policeman]] as the result of a bus crushing them. They had in fact been killed by [[stone lion]]s. ([[ST]]: ''[[The Lions of Trafalgar (audio story)|The Lions of Trafalgar]]'') | ||
[[Dodo Chaplet]] told [[Steven Taylor]] that, if she got lost, she would catch a bus to return to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark]]'') | [[Dodo Chaplet]] told [[Steven Taylor]] that, if she got lost, she would catch a bus to return to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') | ||
[[File:SchoolBus.jpg|thumb|right|American school buses had a distinctive orange-and-black colour scheme ([[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'')]] | [[File:SchoolBus.jpg|thumb|right|American school buses had a distinctive orange-and-black colour scheme ([[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')]] | ||
A tour bus took [[Maria Jackson]] and [[Kelsey Hooper]] to the [[Bubble Shock! factory]]. Later, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] broke into the factory with one of these buses, crashing the door. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane]]'') | A tour bus took [[Maria Jackson]] and [[Kelsey Hooper]] to the [[Bubble Shock! factory]]. Later, [[Sarah Jane Smith]] broke into the factory with one of these buses, crashing the door. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'') | ||
[[The 200]] was another [[London]] double-decker bus. It fell through a [[wormhole]] to the planet [[San Helios]]. Its sturdy construction and metallic frame protected the occupants. The [[Tenth Doctor]] fitted it with [[anti-gravity clamp]]s, making it capable of flight; it was then flown through the wormhole to Earth. Lady [[Christina de Souza]] then flew off in it. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | [[The 200]] was another [[London]] double-decker bus. It fell through a [[wormhole]] to the planet [[San Helios]]. Its sturdy construction and metallic frame protected the occupants. The [[Tenth Doctor]] fitted it with [[anti-gravity clamp]]s, making it capable of flight; it was then flown through the wormhole to Earth. Lady [[Christina de Souza]] then flew off in it. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 9 April 2012
Buses were large, multi-wheeled vehicles used on Earth, capable of transporting many more passengers than a standard automobile. They often bore numbers associated with routes so that passengers could know which specific bus to ride in order to get to a particular place.
History
Upon returning to London, one of Ian and Barbara's first acts was to use the bus system to sightsee around central London. (DW: "The Planet of Decision")
Nostalgia Tours converted a space cruiser to have the chassis of a bus when it was due to travel to Earth, 1959. It was capable of flight and was powered by a Hellstorm Fireball engine. It was destroyed by the Bannermen. (DW: Delta and the Bannermen)
The Eighth Doctor commandeered a double-decker bus after its driver was killed. (DWM: Doctor Who and the Nightmare Games)
Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS assumed the shape of the number 22 bus that often circled Putney Common. (ST: Old Flames)
In 1843, the Metropolitan Police Service wrote off the deaths of seven civilians and a policeman as the result of a bus crushing them. They had in fact been killed by stone lions. (ST: The Lions of Trafalgar)
Dodo Chaplet told Steven Taylor that, if she got lost, she would catch a bus to return to the TARDIS. (DW: The Ark)
A tour bus took Maria Jackson and Kelsey Hooper to the Bubble Shock! factory. Later, Sarah Jane Smith broke into the factory with one of these buses, crashing the door. (SJA: Invasion of the Bane)
The 200 was another London double-decker bus. It fell through a wormhole to the planet San Helios. Its sturdy construction and metallic frame protected the occupants. The Tenth Doctor fitted it with anti-gravity clamps, making it capable of flight; it was then flown through the wormhole to Earth. Lady Christina de Souza then flew off in it. (DW: Planet of the Dead)
Amy and Rory once had to catch a ride in a school bus in Utah in order to recommence their travels with the Eleventh Doctor. (DW: The Impossible Astronaut)
See also
- Shuttle bus, a common means of quickly transporting individuals from one place to another.
