Rail replacement bus service
A rail replacement bus service uses buses to replace a passenger train service on a temporary or permanent basis. The train service that is replaced may be of any type such as light rail, tram, streetcar, commuter rail, regional rail or heavy rail, intercity passenger service. The rail service may be replaced if the line is closed because of rail maintenance, a breakdown of a train, a rail accident or a strike action or to simply provide additional capacity or if the rail service is deemed not economically viable.
Metroline Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident 2 rail replacement bus in London
Traffic in Sydney, Australia, after the replacement of trams by buses, 1962
Beijing Public Transport rail replacement bus from Xi'erqi to Zhuxinzhuang after the Changping Line train collision, December 2023
Rail replacement bus service in the Czech Republic
Via Rail Canada Inc., operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada.
CNR Rapido train cars in Pickering, July 1968. In an effort to attract riders, new train cars were acquired by CN in the 1960s.
A Via Rail train at Cochrane station in August 1978. Earlier that year, CNR and CPR passenger rail service were spun off into Via Rail Canada.
The LRC in Port Hope, October 1981. Via Rail ordered the LRCs in the 1980s to replace its older train cars.
A Via GMD FP7 leads the Canadian in Regina, May 1982. The Canadian was rerouted in the 1990s, ending service to several cities, like Calgary.