Is it a truck or a bus?

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steavoh@reddit

I've seen pictures of those things in Cuba too

The wikipedia article for trailer buses suggest they used to be pretty widespread but after the 1940s most western countries like the US regulated them out of existence due to concerns about wrecks so they became a niche of some soviet aligned regions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_bus

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EpsteinsFoceGhost@reddit

I've never seen a double decker one, though. This picture triggers my "AI" BS detector

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w0lrah@reddit

GISed it and found a few more pictures from different angles and every one with a description refers to it as a transporter for the Semirara Mining and Power Corporation on Semirara Island in the Philippines.

I'm pretty sure I've just found three of them (plus two more normal buses) on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wpzzqmZCBiKo35PF9

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steavoh@reddit

Yeah, I agree. You can't trust anything anymore.

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Metlman13@reddit

If I remember correctly, Cuba used them for a while in the 1990s during their 'special period' after the Soviet Collapse and the cutting off of further monetary aid from Russia (who was itself deep in financial turmoil) as a sort of emergency means of public transport.

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reddit1766@reddit

Yes. They were called “camellos,” which means “camels.” They were not only extremely common, they were the only buses used from the early 90’s until Chinese-made buses were introduced in the mid 2000’s.

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Mountain_Frog_@reddit

It is a trailer bus pulled by a truck. These used to be more common.

https://youtu.be/WpFb1BRIsM8?si=CUwqMdYZF77zUepl

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kamikaze000@reddit

Come on guys! Let's have a burger and a Cuban cigar. 🥰🚬❤️🍔✌️☮️🏳️🏳️

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JudasWasJesus@reddit

The day they were invented was the day they became obsolete.

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M0ncsy@reddit

Still in use in Cuba … so not that obsolete

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PsychologicalTowel79@reddit

Everything in Cuba is obsolete.

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M0ncsy@reddit

Your expectation of freedom is obsolete LOL

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PsychologicalTowel79@reddit

It sounds like you think I'm an American.

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M0ncsy@reddit

Are U saying americans are not free ?

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JudasWasJesus@reddit

It's a quote from the link

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M0ncsy@reddit

That does not change the fact that they are still in use 😂

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thiccdaddyroadhog@reddit

Logic 10/10

Doorless fridge = yacht

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gogoguy5678@reddit

Ah Cuba, the bleeding edge of technological development.

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Redditor_VSA_737@reddit

Trus

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CaptianBrasiliano@reddit

Bruck? Trus?

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crucible@reddit

Trus. Runs the Liz Line.

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TheBarkingPenguin@reddit

A 50 day service

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crucible@reddit

Complimentary lettuce meal for First Class passengers

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TheBarkingPenguin@reddit

Plus an appetizer of New Monarch

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crucible@reddit

Of course

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Git777@reddit

This is very funny and deserves more lettuce.

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crucible@reddit

Thanks. I’m here all week. Try the lettuce.

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Git777@reddit

Longer than she lasted.

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Dovahkitty99@reddit

No, the bus is made of an assembly of beams connected by nodes.

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Sh4DowKitFox@reddit

Alex Trabus.

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MasterChavez@reddit

A buck

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Watson_inc@reddit

It’s a cool idea, but I don’t like the prospect of the passengers being separated from the driver

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Tawptuan@reddit

Or all those lives depending on the structural integrity of one trailer hitch. 😬

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ash_274@reddit

Compared to one train wheel or a few pieces of tape

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SirLoopy007@reddit

I figure the driver would prefer it. It is now someone else's job to deal with the passengers back there, not his!

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Watson_inc@reddit

Perhaps, but I was thinking more like just in case the driver becomes incapacitated

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Mammoth_Industry8246@reddit

Yes.

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Accomplished-Sun-797@reddit

It’s easier to list the CDL endorsements you don’t need to operate this lane yact

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TK421isAFK@reddit

Along with all the CDL endorsements, I think you need to have a ships Captain license, as well.

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Accomplished-Sun-797@reddit

I think there is a steakhouse on there as well so food safety certifications should be in order

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FinnSwede@reddit

But does she handle like a bistro?

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Environmental_Egg773@reddit

Unexpected futurama?

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JuneBuggington@reddit

No still handles like a steakhouse

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SuperKing37@reddit

Still a beautiful ship. Shapely, seductive...

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Mountain_Frog_@reddit

Imagine if some trailer buses were done in an Australian road train style...

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jj999125@reddit

And imagine if instead of regular roads it rode on a sort of rail...

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jaysun92@reddit

You could put them on dedicated metal tracks for low friction

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BurnTheOrange@reddit

...but instead of discreet trailers, they were all connected like the world's longest bendy-bus

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damienjarvo@reddit

And combine it with Australian outback, you’d get a Mad Max/snowpiercer crossover!

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JaperDolphin94@reddit

& the lower class people fight amongst themselves for survival while the 1st class cabin people just chilling with lobsters & mimosa

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Dovahkitty99@reddit

There are already double bendy buses so it should be doable.

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Beardo88@reddit

Thats just a standard Class A with a passenger endorsement. The hardest part is you need a vehicle for that class to test to get the endorsement.

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Despairogance@reddit

This is the bus driver version of "I want a separate soundproof bubble dome for the kids". I'm sure plenty of bus drivers would get whatever certs they need to obtain this level of physical separation from the passenger compartment.

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Polarbearcafe00@reddit

Trubs

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friendly_mosquit0@reddit

used to ride on something similar during basic training at fort leonard wood.

drill sergeants would cram the entire company onto the truck in full kit for range day if we werent rucking there

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Repulsive_Memory4262@reddit

It's a TRUS :D

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Coreysurfer@reddit

A Truss..

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FlashLink95@reddit

It's a trus. Or a Buck

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Slottech88@reddit

Yes

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JayRedd1@reddit

I'd say YES

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bamahusker82@reddit

It’s a BRUCK

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petrosethesse@reddit

yes

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Insanelover23@reddit

Yes

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MikeyW1969@reddit

It's a truss.

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JuanSolo9669@reddit

Yes

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Shatalroundja@reddit

Trus.

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a-pretty-alright-dad@reddit

Yes.

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Pyroxel@reddit

It's a "Trus" or a "Buck"

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johnlewisdesign@reddit

Yes

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ChocktawRidge@reddit

Yes.

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pistolpita@reddit

Yes

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hidefinitionpissjugs@reddit

The US Army has these for use on base

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brassmorris@reddit

Trus your instincts, go buck

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SAlovicious@reddit

Yes

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equivoice@reddit

That is a truck pulling a tram trailer.

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Obvious_Customer9923@reddit

Trailer bus. Quite a few places had them in the past. Australia had a decent selection.

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fatjuan@reddit

I travelled on some of these here in Australia in the 1960's. It was neat sitting up the front while the prime mover went around a corner. And we were allowed to smoke down the back. Winner all around!

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