page_title: Bruck (vehicle)
hierarchical_section_title: Bruck (vehicle)
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bus mit Ladebordwand zum Transport von Personen und Gütern. English: Delta Star 501 with Volvo B10M 6x2 chassis in Sweden.
context_page_description: A bruck is a type of bus or coach built to combine goods and passenger transport where it is most profitable or most convenient compared to separate vehicles. The word bruck was used in North America. In Australia they were known as passenger-freighters. In Europe they are known as Kombinationsbus, seka-auto, kombibuss and godsbuss, with even the nickname skvader. They have for practical reasons mostly been built on front- or mid-engined chassis. In North America and Australia this type of bus was introduced in the late 1940s as a replacement for unprofitable railway lines, while in Europe they have been around since the first buses.
context_section_description: A bruck (blended from the words bus and truck) is a type of bus or coach built to combine goods and passenger transport where it is most profitable or most convenient compared to separate vehicles. The word bruck was used in North America. In Australia they were known as passenger-freighters. In Europe they are known as Kombinationsbus (German), seka-auto (Finnish), kombibuss (Norwegian) and godsbuss (Swedish), with even the nickname skvader. They have for practical reasons mostly been built on front- or mid-engined chassis. In North America and Australia this type of bus was introduced in the late 1940s as a replacement for unprofitable railway lines, while in Europe they have been around since the first buses.
caption: 14.5-metres 1991 Delta Star 501 on Volvo B10M with cantilever tail lift.
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