Buses

Buses is an operator of Bathwick and Somerset. You can spawn them at Sherwood or King's Road Depot. They interchange with all operators and vehicles represent various companies within the UK. These are the baseline of the Bathwick and Somerset map as the game was originally called Buses: IV.

Information
Bus routes operate throughout the game known as Bathwick and Somerset, from local routes in the villages to high-frequency routes in the urban areas to the guided busway. Some buses also operate internal airport services. However, some types are limited in the service they operate depending on length, number of doors and other factors alongside the depot they are based out of. Bus routes are also preset on each vehicle type, dictating where they can operate. All bus models can operate local and long-distance routes, although coaches are not available in the game.

While most models are built to provincial specifications (having one front door while articulated models have a front and rear door), some models are built to London specifications and have a rear door equipped. The Jetparks articulated buses have three doors for faster unloading and loading. In all buses, each door is controlled individually by buttons to the right of the driver's seat.

An interesting bus type in-game is the guided busway, which requires buses with special guide wheels in order to operate the services. In-game, these are branded as Vantage routes, combining the advantages of rail-based vehicles with the ability to serve existing bus terminals. The services are operated by First Group and Go North West, using a mix of specially branded double deck buses, a single deck bus and an articulated bus.

Trivia

 * This is currently the oldest operator on the game Bathwick and Somerset.
 * This operator has the most vehicles on the game Bathwick and Somerset, due to the various amount of routes bus operators must serve. These models also wear different liveries as a result.
 * The majority of articulated buses are based out of the Sherwood Road depot.
 * There used to be an airport depot for storing buses assigned to internal airport service; however, this responsibility has been consolidated to the Sherwood Road Depot, allowing them to also operate city-airport routes as of late 2020.